Alaska · House Bill 65 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's passenger…

HB 65 Sponsored by Louise Stutes Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed the House Feb 17, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 26, 2025
  5. To the governor Feb 28, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 6, 2025

What it does

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

RAILROAD CORP. FINANCING

Read the full official title (35 words)

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.

Every action

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

Show the 32 earlier steps
  1. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  2. CommitteeFIN · House Finance
  3. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  4. CommitteeMoved HB 65 Out of Committee · House Finance
  5. CommitteeFIN RPT 9DP · House Finance
  6. CommitteeDP: TOMASZEWSKI, BYNUM, JIMMIE, GALVIN, STAPP, ALLARD, HANNAN, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON · House Finance
  7. HouseFN1: ZERO(CED)
  8. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
  9. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 2/17/2025
  10. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  11. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
  12. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME HB 65
  13. HousePASSED Y36 E4
  14. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  15. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): SADDLER, BYNUM, ELAM, MCCABE, COSTELLO, SCHRAGE, NELSON,
  16. HouseJOSEPHSON, RAUSCHER
  17. HouseTRANSMITTED TO (S)
  18. HouseVERSION: HB 65
  19. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  20. CommitteeFIN · Senate Finance
  21. SenateCROSS SPONSOR(S): BJORKMAN, HUGHES, CRONK, STEVENS
  22. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  23. CommitteeScheduled but Not Heard · Senate Finance
  24. CommitteeFIN RPT 6DP · Senate Finance
  25. CommitteeDP: STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL · Senate Finance
  26. SenateFN1: ZERO(CED)
  27. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 2/24/2025
  28. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  29. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/26 CAL
  30. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  31. CommitteeMoved HB 65 Out of Committee · Senate Finance
  32. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME HB 65
  1. SenatePASSED Y18 N- E2
  2. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  3. SenateCROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, YUNDT
  4. SenateRETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  5. SenateVERSION: HB 65
  6. House11:58 A.M. 2/28/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  7. HouseSIGNED INTO LAW 3/6 CHAPTER 1 SLA 25
  8. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 3/7/25

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 36–0
Feb 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Excused · 4

Third Reading - Final Passage - Effective Date(s) · Full Senate

Passed 18–0
Feb 26, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 18 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 7 yes, 0 no Republicans: 11 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 18

Excused · 2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 16 Republicans, 2 Independents, 2 Democrats.

All 20 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.