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Alaska · 34th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 16: An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 16 is a bill introduced in the Alaska House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; and relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national. Primary sponsor: Calvin Schrage (Independent). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 16, 2026): (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/9/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Independent 3 · Nonpartisan 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Calvin SchragePrimary sponsorIndependentHouse12
BurkeCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ashley CarrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Forrest DunbarCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateJ
Zack FieldsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Alyse GalvinCo-sponsorIndependentHouse14
Cathy GiesselCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateE
Elvi Gray-JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateG
Carolyn HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Rebecca HimschootCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2
Ky HollandCo-sponsorNonpartisanHouse9
Andy JosephsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Scott KawasakiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateP
Jesse KiehlCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateB
Donna MearsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Genevieve MinaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Donny OlsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateT
Löki TobinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateI
Bill WielechowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateK

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/9/26
  2. (H) 11:30 A.M. 6/22/26 Transmitted to Governor
  3. (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
  4. (H) VERSION: CSHB 16(STA) AM S(EFD FLD H)
  5. (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
  6. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y24 N16
  7. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y21 N19
  8. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
  9. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
  10. (S) VERSION: CSHB 16(STA) AM S
  11. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
  12. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y20 N-

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source