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

SB 163: An Act relating to inactive state accounts and funds; repealing the public access fund; repealing the Alaska temporary assistance program emergency account; repealing the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 163 is a bill introduced in the Alaska Senate on April 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relating to inactive state accounts and funds; repealing the public access fund; repealing the Alaska temporary assistance program emergency account; repealing the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games reserve fund; and providing for an effective date. Primary sponsor: James Kaufman (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 16, 2026): (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James KaufmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateF

“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. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26
  2. (S) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 53 SLA 26
  3. (S) 12:15 P.M. 6/16/26 Transmitted to Governor
  4. (H) VERSION: CSSB 163(L&C)
  5. (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  6. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  7. (H) PASSED Y39 A1
  8. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 163(L&C)
  9. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
  10. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME
  11. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026
  12. (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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