SCR 1 Alaska Senate · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

Relating to the procedure that the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature will use to reconsider bills and items vetoed by the governor.

This procedural resolution clarifies that Alaska's legislature must meet in joint session within five days to reconsider bills vetoed by the governor, as required by the state constitution and a 1976 voter-approved amendment. It interprets the constitutional phrase "shall meet immediately" as mandatory, not discretionary, and aligns with existing rules requiring prompt action on vetoes. The resolution applies directly to the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature's process for handling vetoed bills during its sessions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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SCR 1 CSSCR 1(JUD) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reclassified from a Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) to a Senate Committee Substitute (CSSCR) and moved from the State Affairs/Judiciary committee to the Rules committee. The substantive content regarding veto reconsideration procedures remains unchanged, but the document now includes a new WHEREAS clause clarifying voter expectations about the five-day reconsideration timeline after adjournment.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same - it governs legislative procedures for reconsidering vetoed bills and items. The change is primarily administrative, shifting the bill from a regular Senate Concurrent Resolution to a committee substitute version.
TECHNICAL

Bill designation changed from SCR 1 to CSSCR 1(JUD) indicating it is now a committee substitute version

Committee referral changed from State Affairs/Judiciary to Rules committee

New WHEREAS clause added clarifying that voters expected the legislature to act within five days of the next session to reconsider vetoed items

Original introduction date of 1/24/25 removed and replaced with offered date of 4/9/25

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Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSCR 1(JUD) Out of Committee
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved SCR 1 Out of Committee -- Please Note Location Change --
upper
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Matt Claman
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