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HB23Introduced in the House

State Commission For Civil Rights

Vetoed

Introduced by Andrew Josephson, District 13

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to investigations and conciliation by the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to local civil rights commissions; and providing for an effective date.

Where it stands

VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26

June 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Concur · May 19, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jeremy Bynum1Yes
Rebecca Himschoot2Yes
Andrea Story3Yes
Sara Hannan4Yes
Louise Stutes5Yes
Sarah Vance6Yes
Justin Ruffridge7Yes
Bill Elam8Yes
Ky Holland9Yes
Charles Kopp10Yes

Bill history

  1. PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

  2. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  3. L&C, FIN

  4. L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 3NR

  5. DP: CARRICK, BURKE, HALL, FIELDS

  6. NR: NELSON, SADDLER, COULOMBE

  7. FN1: (GOV)

  8. FIN RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 6DP 1NR

  9. DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE

  10. NR: BYNUM

  11. FN2: (GOV)

  12. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2025

  13. READ THE SECOND TIME

  14. L&C CS ADOPTED UC

  15. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/16 CALENDAR

  16. READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 23(L&C)

  17. PASSED Y39 E1

  18. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  19. VERSION: CSHB 23(L&C)

  20. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  21. FIN

  22. CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON, CLAMAN

  23. FIN RPT SCS 3DP 3NR NEW TITLE

  24. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 32

  25. DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL

  26. NR: KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK

  27. FN3: (GOV)

  28. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026

  29. READ THE SECOND TIME

  30. FIN SCS ADOPTED UC

  31. AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  32. ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  33. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  34. READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 23(FIN)(EFD ADD S)

  35. PASSED Y20 N-

  36. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  37. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  38. VERSION: SCS CSHB 23(FIN)(EFD ADD S)

  39. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD

  40. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  41. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40

  42. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  43. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 32

  44. 10:44 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  45. VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26

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