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HB 56 Alaska House · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act making supplemental appropriations and capital appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; repealing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

HB 56 allocates $50 million from the general fund to reimburse the Alaska LNG pipeline project for front-end engineering costs through 2027, and adds $15 million to the disaster relief fund. The bill specifies that the LNG funds will expire on June 30, 2027, while the disaster relief capitalization does not lapse. It also retroactively applies to July 1, 2024, if enacted after June 30, 2025, and takes effect immediately upon passage. This is a funding bill with no policy changes, solely directing specific budget allocations for existing projects and funds.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $50M for LNG project and $15M disaster relief via appropriations, directly funding budget items without tax changes.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Apr 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

CSHB 56(FIN) → CSHB 56(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) · 3 edits
MINOR
This amendment adds a new appropriation for the Village Public Safety Officer Program under the Department of Public Safety, while reorganizing departmental sections and updating bill metadata. The change introduces new funding of $1,660,500 for village-level public safety officers and shifts some departmental listings to reflect updated organizational structure.
Scope change
The bill now includes funding for a Village Public Safety Officer Program under the Department of Public Safety, expanding the scope of covered public safety initiatives.
FISCAL

New appropriation of $1,660,500 for the Village Public Safety Officer Program under the Department of Public Safety

TECHNICAL

Reorganized departmental section headers and formatting throughout the appropriations table

Updated bill metadata to reflect amendment status and committee information

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
80
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y27 N13
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y21 N19
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved CSHB 56(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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