Alaska · Senate Bill 54 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of…

SB 54 Sponsored by Matt Claman Vetoed

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 23, 2025
  4. Passed the House May 20, 2025
  5. To the governor Sep 8, 2025
  6. Vetoed Sep 22, 2025

What it does

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

ARCH, ENG, SURVEYORS; REG INT DESIGN

Read the full official title (150 words)

An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.

Every action

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

Show the 58 earlier steps
  1. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  2. CommitteeL&C, FIN · Senate Labor & Commerce
  3. SenateCOSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON
  4. SenateSPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED-REFERRALS
  5. CommitteeL&C, FIN · Senate Labor & Commerce
  6. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate Labor & Commerce
  7. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Labor & Commerce
  8. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate Labor & Commerce
  9. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Labor & Commerce
  10. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate Labor & Commerce
  11. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Labor & Commerce
  12. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate Labor & Commerce
  13. CommitteeMoved CSSSSB 54(L&C) Out of Committee · Senate Labor & Commerce
  14. CommitteeL&C RPT CS 2DP 2NR SAME TITLE · Senate Labor & Commerce
  15. CommitteeDP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON · Senate Labor & Commerce
  16. CommitteeNR: MERRICK, YUNDT · Senate Labor & Commerce
  17. SenateFN1: (CED)
  18. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  19. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Finance
  20. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  21. CommitteeMoved CSSSSB 54(FIN) Out of Committee · Senate Finance
  22. CommitteeFIN RPT CS 1DP 5NR NEW TITLE · Senate Finance
  23. CommitteeDP: HOFFMAN · Senate Finance
  24. CommitteeNR: OLSON, STEDMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL · Senate Finance
  25. SenateFN2: (CED)
  26. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 4/22/2025
  27. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  28. SenateFIN CS ADOPTED UC
  29. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/23 CAL
  30. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME CSSSSB 54(FIN)
  31. SenatePASSED Y18 N2
  32. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  33. SenateTRANSMITTED TO (H)
  34. SenateVERSION: CSSSSB 54(FIN)
  35. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  36. CommitteeL&C, FIN · House Labor & Commerce
  37. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124 · House Labor & Commerce
  38. Committee-- Delayed to 15 minutes Following Session -- · House Labor & Commerce
  39. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 · House Labor & Commerce
  40. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min. after adjournment -- · House Labor & Commerce
  41. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 · House Labor & Commerce
  42. Committee<Bill Hearing Canceled> · House Labor & Commerce
  43. CommitteeLABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 · House Labor & Commerce
  44. CommitteeMoved CSSSSB 54(FIN) Out of Committee · House Labor & Commerce
  45. CommitteeL&C RPT 4DP 2NR 1AM · House Labor & Commerce
  46. CommitteeDP: BURKE, CARRICK, FIELDS, HALL · House Labor & Commerce
  47. CommitteeNR: COULOMBE, D.NELSON · House Labor & Commerce
  48. CommitteeAM: SADDLER · House Labor & Commerce
  49. HouseFN2: (CED)
  50. CommitteeFINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  51. CommitteeMoved CSSSSB 54(FIN) Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- · House Finance
  52. CommitteeFIN RPT 6DP 5NR · House Finance
  53. CommitteeDP: HANNAN, STAPP, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, SCHRAGE · House Finance
  54. CommitteeNR: BYNUM, JOHNSON, ALLARD, TOMASZEWSKI, JOSEPHSON · House Finance
  55. HouseFN2: (CED)
  56. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2025
  57. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  58. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CALENDAR
  1. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME CSSSSB 54(FIN)
  2. HousePASSED Y30 N10
  3. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  4. HouseRETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  5. HouseVERSION: CSSSSB 54(FIN)
  6. Senate1:40 P.M. 9/8/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  7. SenateVETOED BY GOVERNOR 9/22/25
  8. SenateMANIFEST ERROR(S)

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 30–10
May 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 30 No 10
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 11 yes, 10 no
How each member voted

Yes · 30

No · 10

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Alaska's official records (akleg.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.