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AK HB 79

vetoed

An Act renaming the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska as the Vic Fischer Institute of Social and Economic Research; and naming the Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park.

Alaska · 2026 Regular Session (34th Legislature, 2nd Session) · lower

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-07-03 — (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Fieldsprimary
  • Gray-Jacksoncosponsor
  • Clamancosponsor
  • Olsoncosponsor
  • Kawasakicosponsor
  • Stevenscosponsor
  • Dunbarcosponsor
  • Graycosponsor
  • Josephsoncosponsor
  • Galvincosponsor
  • Tobincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

  2. 2025-01-31

    (H) RES

  3. 2025-02-07

    (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  4. 2025-02-07

    (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  5. 2025-02-17

    (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  6. 2025-02-17

    (H) Heard & Held

  7. 2025-02-17

    (H) Minutes (HRES)

  8. 2025-03-14

    (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  9. 2025-03-14

    (H) Moved HB 79 Out of Committee

  10. 2025-03-14

    (H) Minutes (HRES)

  11. 2025-03-17

    (H) RES RPT 8DP

  12. 2025-03-17

    (H) DP: FIELDS, COULOMBE, HALL, ELAM, RAUSCHER, MEARS, DIBERT, BURKE

  13. 2025-03-17

    (H) FN1: ZERO(DNR)

  14. 2025-04-09

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/9/2025

  15. 2025-04-09

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-09

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/11 CALENDAR

    reading-3

  17. 2025-04-09

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, JOSEPHSON

  18. 2025-04-11

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 79

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-11

    (H) PASSED Y35 N2 E3

    passage

  20. 2025-04-11

    (H) COSTELLO NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

  21. 2025-04-11

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY

  22. 2025-04-14

    (H) RECON TAKEN UP - IN THIRD READING

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-14

    (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y37 N3

    passage

  24. 2025-04-14

    (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

    passage

  25. 2025-04-14

    (H) VERSION: HB 79

  26. 2025-04-15

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

  27. 2025-04-15

    (S) CRA, RES

  28. 2025-05-06

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  29. 2025-05-06

    (S) Heard & Held

  30. 2025-05-06

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  31. 2025-05-13

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  32. 2025-05-13

    (S) Moved HB 79 Out of Committee

  33. 2025-05-13

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  34. 2025-05-14

    (S) CRA RPT 5DP

  35. 2025-05-14

    (S) DP: MERRICK, OLSON, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT

  36. 2025-05-14

    (S) FN1: ZERO(DNR)

  37. 2026-03-06

    (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  38. 2026-03-06

    (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  39. 2026-05-06

    (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  40. 2026-05-06

    (S) Heard & Held

  41. 2026-05-12

    (S) RESOURCES at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  42. 2026-05-12

    (S) Moved SCS HB 79(RES) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --

  43. 2026-05-12

    (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  44. 2026-05-12

    (S) Minutes (SRES)

  45. 2026-05-15

    (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, TOBIN, KAWASAKI, OLSON, CLAMAN, GRAY-JACKSON,

  46. 2026-05-15

    (S) STEVENS

  47. 2026-05-16

    (S) RES RPT SCS 4DP 2NR NEW TITLE

  48. 2026-05-16

    (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30

  49. 2026-05-16

    (S) DP: GIESSEL, DUNBAR, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI

  50. 2026-05-16

    (S) NR: MYERS, RAUSCHER

  51. 2026-05-16

    (S) FN2: ZERO(DNR)

  52. 2026-05-16

    (S) FN3: ZERO(UA)

  53. 2026-05-17

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026

  54. 2026-05-17

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

    reading-2

  55. 2026-05-17

    (S) RES SCS ADOPTED UC

  56. 2026-05-17

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/18 CAL

    reading-3

  57. 2026-05-18

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 79(RES)

    reading-3

  58. 2026-05-18

    (S) PASSED Y19 N1

    passage

  59. 2026-05-18

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

    passage

  60. 2026-05-18

    (S) VERSION: SCS HB 79(RES)

  61. 2026-05-19

    (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD

  62. 2026-05-19

    (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  63. 2026-05-19

    (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y29 N11

  64. 2026-05-19

    (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30

  65. 2026-06-17

    (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  66. 2026-07-03

    (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26

    executive-veto

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • (H) PASSED Y35 N2 E3 #702

    2025-04-11 · pass · 35-2

  • (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y37 N3 #716

    2025-04-14 · pass · 37-3

  • (S) PASSED Y19 N1 #2761

    2026-05-18 · pass · 19-1

  • (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y29 N11 #2947

    2026-05-19 · pass · 29-11

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