An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger dock and related terminal facility in Seward, Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
HB 65 authorizes the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue up to $135 million in revenue bonds to replace the passenger dock and terminal facility in Seward, Alaska. The project must accommodate marine highway vessels with side-loading doors, and bonds will be repaid solely from dock revenue, not state funds. This bill directly affects the Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Seward facility, enabling infrastructure upgrades without using general state credit. The bill was signed into law on March 6, 2025, and took effect March 7, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Signed Mar 10, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a web page layout to a standard legislative document format, with no substantive changes to the policy content. The core provisions remain identical: authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue up to $135 million in revenue bonds (down from $60 million in the original uncodified law) to finance replacement of the Seward passenger dock and terminal facility.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and legal effect remain the same.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changed from website navigation structure to standard bill document format with proper section numbering and sponsor information.
Added bill header information including sponsor names, session details, and introduction date.
Page numbering and document structure reorganized for formal legislative publication.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed into law 3/6 CHAPTER 1 SLA 25
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y18 N- E2
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved HB 65 Out of Committee
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y36 E4
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved HB 65 Out of Committee
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Louise Stutes
RRepublican
Co
Alyse Galvin
IIndependent
Co
Andy Josephson
DDemocratic
Co
Bert Stedman
RRepublican
Co
Bill Elam
RRepublican
Co
Calvin Schrage
IIndependent
Co
Dan Saddler
RRepublican
Co
Frank Tomaszewski
RRepublican
Co
Gary Stevens
RRepublican
Co
George Rauscher
RRepublican
Co
James Kaufman
RRepublican
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