Alaska · Senate Bill 43 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act establishing the month of March as Women's History Month.

SB 43 Sponsored by Elvi Gray-Jackson Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 22, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 3, 2025
  4. Passed the House Mar 28, 2025
  5. To the governor Apr 2, 2025
  6. Became law Apr 3, 2025

What it does

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

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Every action

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

Show the 31 earlier steps
  1. SenatePREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25
  2. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  3. CommitteeSTA · Senate State Affairs
  4. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate State Affairs
  5. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate State Affairs
  6. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate State Affairs
  7. CommitteeMoved SB 43 Out of Committee · Senate State Affairs
  8. CommitteeSTA RPT 5DP · Senate State Affairs
  9. CommitteeDP: KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, GRAY-JACKSON, BJORKMAN, YUNDT · Senate State Affairs
  10. SenateFN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
  11. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 2/28/2025
  12. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  13. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/3 CAL
  14. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME SB 43
  15. SenatePASSED Y19 N- E1
  16. SenateTRANSMITTED TO (H)
  17. SenateVERSION: SB 43
  18. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  19. CommitteeSTA · House State Affairs
  20. HouseCROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN, HANNAN
  21. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  22. CommitteeMoved SB 43 Out of Committee · House State Affairs
  23. CommitteeSTA RPT 5DP 1NR · House State Affairs
  24. CommitteeDP: MOORE, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK · House State Affairs
  25. CommitteeNR: VANCE · House State Affairs
  26. HouseFN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
  27. HouseCROSS SPONSOR(S): HALL
  28. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 3/26/2025
  29. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  30. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/28 CALENDAR
  31. HouseCROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, EISCHEID
  1. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME SB 43
  2. HousePASSED Y33 N2 E5
  3. HouseRETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  4. HouseVERSION: SB 43
  5. HouseCROSS SPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE
  6. Senate10:30 A.M. 4/2/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  7. SenateSIGNED INTO LAW 4/3 CHAPTER 3 SLA 25
  8. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/2/25

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 33–2
Mar 28, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 33 No 2 Not voting 5
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 16 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 33

No · 2

Excused · 5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Independents.

All 6 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.