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

SB 9: An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; 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 9 is a bill introduced in the Alaska Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relating to the surrender of infants; relating to civil history; and providing for an effective date. Primary sponsor: Robb Myers (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2026): (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/10/26.

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 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robb MyersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateQ
Mike CronkCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateR
D.NelsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cathy GiesselCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateE
Elvi Gray-JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateG
HughesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andy JosephsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Frank TomaszewskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Jubilee UnderwoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27

“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 9/10/26
  2. (S) Signed into law 9/9 CHAPTER 61 SLA 26
  3. (S) 12:30 P.M. 8/24/26 Transmitted to Governor
  4. (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
  5. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  6. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
  7. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
  8. (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 9(JUD)
  9. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
  10. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, D.NELSON, UNDERWOOD
  11. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  12. (H) PASSED Y35 N5

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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