Alaska · House Bill 1 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie.

HB 1 Sponsored by Kevin McCabe Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 22, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Passed the House May 7, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate May 12, 2026
  5. To the governor May 13, 2026
  6. Became law May 29, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

SPECIE AS LEGAL TENDER

Every action

61 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 53 earlier steps
  1. HousePREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25
  2. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  3. CommitteeSTA, FIN · House State Affairs
  4. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER
  5. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  6. Committee-- MEETING CANCELED -- · House State Affairs
  7. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): MOORE
  8. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  9. CommitteeHeard & Held · House State Affairs
  10. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): STAPP, TILTON, ALLARD, TOMASZEWSKI, PRAX, COULOMBE, RUFFRIDGE
  11. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): ELAM, BYNUM
  12. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): JIMMIE, STUTES
  13. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  14. CommitteeHeard & Held · House State Affairs
  15. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  16. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Delayed to 4:15 pm-- · House State Affairs
  17. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  18. CommitteeMoved CSHB 1(STA) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session -- · House State Affairs
  19. CommitteeSTA RPT CS(STA) 6DP 1NR · House State Affairs
  20. CommitteeDP: VANCE, MCCABE, MOORE, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, CARRICK · House State Affairs
  21. CommitteeNR: STORY · House State Affairs
  22. HouseFN1: ZERO(ADM)
  23. HouseFN2: ZERO(CED)
  24. HouseCOSPONSOR REMOVED: JIMMIE
  25. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): VANCE, ST. CLAIR, D.NELSON, COSTELLO, FOSTER, G.NELSON
  26. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): SCHWANKE
  27. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  28. CommitteeMoved CSHB 1(STA) Out of Committee · House Finance
  29. CommitteeFIN RPT CS(STA) 5DP 1DNP 4NR · House Finance
  30. CommitteeDP: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, MOORE, BYNUM, FOSTER · House Finance
  31. CommitteeDNP: JIMMIE · House Finance
  32. CommitteeNR: GALVIN, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON · House Finance
  33. HouseFN3: ZERO(ADM)
  34. HouseFN4: ZERO(CED)
  35. HouseCOSPONSOR REMOVED: ALLARD
  36. HouseCOSPONSOR REMOVED: STAPP
  37. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 5/7/2026
  38. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  39. HouseSTA CS ADOPTED UC
  40. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
  41. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME CSHB 1(STA)
  42. HousePASSED Y40
  43. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): KOPP
  44. HouseTRANSMITTED TO (S)
  45. HouseVERSION: CSHB 1(STA)
  46. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  47. CommitteeFIN · Senate Finance
  48. SenateFIN REFERRAL WAIVED UC
  49. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2026
  50. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  51. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL
  52. SenateCROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER, TILTON
  53. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME CSHB 1(STA)
  1. SenatePASSED Y19 N1
  2. SenateCROSS SPONSOR(S): CRONK, BJORKMAN, YUNDT
  3. SenateRETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  4. SenateVERSION: CSHB 1(STA)
  5. House2:55 P.M. 5/13/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  6. HouseMANIFEST ERROR(S)
  7. HouseLAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 5/29 CHAPTER 6 SLA 26
  8. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/28/26

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading - Final Passage · Full House

Passed 40–0
May 7, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 21 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 22 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 23 cosponsors

From Alaska's official records (akleg.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.