# Alaska SB 160: MEMBERS LEG COUNCIL; LEG BUDGET & AUDIT

Alaska SB 160, MEMBERS LEG COUNCIL; LEG BUDGET & AUDIT, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by SHOWER; status failed, last action 2025-05-16 ((S) REFERRED TO FINANCE) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB160-34
- 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 160
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: MEMBERS LEG COUNCIL; LEG BUDGET & AUDIT
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2025-05-16, (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
- Sponsor: SHOWER
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: SHOWER
- Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hughes
- Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse Kiehl (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Myers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-16: (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) NR: BJORKMAN (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) STA RPT 3DP 1NR (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (S) Moved SB 160 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-05: (S) COSPONSOR(S): KIEHL, WIELECHOWSKI (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-09: (S) COSPONSOR(S): MYERS, HUGHES, CRONK, YUNDT, KAWASAKI (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: (S) STA, FIN (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 160, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0160A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0160A.PDF)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [SB 160 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0160A)
- [SB 160 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0160A.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 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34)
- [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34)
- [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-SB160-34 (as of 2026-11-04).