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SB21Introduced in the Senate

Ak Work & Save Prgrm; Pfd Investment Acct

Vetoed

Introduced by William Wielechowski, District K

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of Revenue; relating to depositing permanent fund dividends into investment accounts; and providing for an effective date.

Where it stands

GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y39 N21

June 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 21(FIN) Effective Date(s) · May 19, 2026

17

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

20 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Cathy Tilton26No
George Rauscher29No
Bert StedmanAYes
Jesse KiehlBYes
Gary StevensCYes
Jesse BjorkmanDYes
Catherine GiesselEYes
James KaufmanFYes
Elvi Gray-JacksonGYes
Matt ClamanHYes

Bill history

  1. PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

  2. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  3. L&C, FIN

  4. COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON

  5. L&C RPT CS 3NR 2DP NEW TITLE

  6. NR: BJORKMAN, MERRICK, YUNDT

  7. DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON

  8. FN1: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  9. FN2: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  10. FIN RPT CS 4DP 2NR 1AM NEW TITLE

  11. DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KIEHL

  12. NR: CRONK, MERRICK

  13. AM: KAUFMAN

  14. FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  15. FN4: (REV)

  16. RULES TO CALENDAR 4/21/2026

  17. READ THE SECOND TIME

  18. FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  19. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/22 CAL

  20. READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 21(FIN)

  21. PASSED Y15 N4 E1

  22. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  23. TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  24. VERSION: CSSB 21(FIN)

  25. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  26. L&C, FIN

  27. CROSS SPONSOR(S): COSTELLO

  28. CROSS SPONSOR(S): SADDLER

  29. L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NEW TITLE 3DP 3NR 1AM

  30. TITLE CHANGE: HCR 18

  31. DP: FRIER, HALL, FIELDS

  32. NR: COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER

  33. AM: D.NELSON

  34. FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  35. FN5: (REV)

  36. CROSS SPONSOR(S): HANNAN, SCHRAGE

  37. FIN RPT HCS(L&C) NEW TITLE 5DP 3NR

  38. TITLE CHANGE: HCR 18

  39. DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, MOORE, FOSTER

  40. NR: TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD, BYNUM

  41. FN6: (REV)

  42. FN7: ZERO(REV)

  43. CROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  44. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026

  45. READ THE SECOND TIME

  46. L&C HCS ADOPTED UC

  47. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  48. READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 21(L&C)

  49. PASSED Y31 N9

  50. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  51. TITLE CHANGE: HCR 18

  52. CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, BYNUM, UNDERWOOD, HOLLAND, GRAY, MEARS, EISCHEID,

  53. DIBERT

  54. TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  55. VERSION: HCS CSSB 21(L&C)

  56. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP

  57. CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N3

  58. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  59. COSPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, YUNDT

  60. 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  61. VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26

  62. MOTION TO OVERRIDE VETO

  63. GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y39 N21

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