# Alaska SB 156: AK COMMERCIAL FISHING & AG BANK; LOANS

Alaska SB 156, AK COMMERCIAL FISHING & AG BANK; LOANS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF TASK FORCE EVAL ALASKA SEAFOOD INDUSTRY; status vetoed, last action 2025-07-30 ((S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/16/25); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB156-34
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Alaska SB 156
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: AK COMMERCIAL FISHING & AG BANK; LOANS
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Last action: 2025-07-30, (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/16/25
- Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF TASK FORCE EVAL ALASKA SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (19 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alaska fishers get capped-rate, permit-backed loans: mixed, low. The law funds loans and refinancing for people in Alaska’s commercial fishing industry through state purchases of bank shares. Subject to legislative appropriation, Alaska’s commerce department purchases nonvoting preferred shares in the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank. The purchase…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF TASK FORCE EVAL ALASKA SEAFOOD INDUSTRY

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | CONCUR AM OF (H) Y19 N1 | pass | 19 | 1 |   |

## Actions (79)

- 2025-07-30: (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/16/25 (Senate)
- 2025-07-30: (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (Senate)
- 2025-07-30: (S) 8:45 A.M. 6/26/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y19 N1 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 156(FSH) (House)
- 2025-05-20: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED (House)
- 2025-05-20: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House)
- 2025-05-20: (H) PASSED Y40 (House)
- 2025-05-20: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 156(FSH) (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CALENDAR (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) FSH HCS ADOPTED UC (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) FN2: (S.FIN/CED) (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) NR: MCCABE (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) DP: KOPP, EDGMON, HIMSCHOOT, ELAM, STUTES (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE (House)
- 2025-05-19: (H) FSH RPT HCS(FSH) NEW TITLE 5DP 1NR (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) Minutes (HFSH) (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) Moved HCS CSSB 156(FSH) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 2:00 pm -- (House)
- 2025-05-18: (H) FISHERIES at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House)
- 2025-05-18: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-17: (H) FSH (House)
- 2025-05-17: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)
- 2025-05-17: (S) VERSION: CSSB 156(FIN) (Senate)
- 2025-05-17: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate)
- 2025-05-17: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate)
- 2025-05-17: (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 (Senate)
- 2025-05-17: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 156(FIN) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CAL (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FN2: (S.FIN/CED) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FN1: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) NR: OLSON, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) DP: STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KIEHL (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FIN RPT CS 3DP 4NR NEW TITLE (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (S) Moved CSSB 156(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House)
- 2025-05-15: (H) <Pending Referral> -- Please Note Time Change -- (House)
- 2025-05-15: (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2025-05-15: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-15: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-14: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) <Pending Referral> -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- (House)
- 2025-05-14: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2025-05-14: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-14: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-06: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: (H) Minutes (HFSH) (House)
- 2025-05-06: (H) FISHERIES at 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-06: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-05: (S) FIN WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: (S) FN1: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: (S) L&C RPT CS 3DP SAME TITLE (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: (S) Moved CSSB 156(L&C) Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-14: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-02: (S) L&C, FIN (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled SB 156, 2025-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156Z.PDF)
- HCS CSSB 156(FSH), 2025-05-19: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156D), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156D.PDF)
- CSSB 156(FIN), 2025-05-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156C.PDF)
- CSSB 156(L&C), 2025-04-30: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156B.PDF)
- SB 156, 2025-04-02: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156A.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law)
- SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law)
- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law)
- HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law)

## Sources
- [Enrolled SB 156 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156Z)
- [Enrolled SB 156 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156Z.PDF)
- [HCS CSSB 156(FSH) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156D)
- [HCS CSSB 156(FSH) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156D.PDF)
- [CSSB 156(FIN) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156C)
- [CSSB 156(FIN) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156C.PDF)
- [CSSB 156(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156B)
- [CSSB 156(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156B.PDF)
- [SB 156 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0156A)
- [SB 156 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0156A.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34)
- [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34)
- [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34)
- [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34)
- [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34)
- [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB156-34 (as of 2026-11-04).