# Alaska SB 174: INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT

Alaska SB 174, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Forrest Dunbar (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-07-01 ((S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB174-34
- 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 174
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-14
- Last action: 2026-07-01, (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26
- Sponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (51 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alaska creates an invasive species council: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the law creates an advisory council in Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game. It brings together state agencies, tribal representatives, researchers, conservation groups, and legislative appointees to coordinate invasive species work. Invasive species are non-native species th…
- Alaska creates fund for invasive species: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the law creates an Invasive Species Response Fund within Alaska’s general fund. It receives money only through legislative appropriations; the law sets no funding amount. Unspent money carries over after the fiscal year ends. The Department of Fish and Game can spend that mon…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Gray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Hannan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Himschoot (Not), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Kaufman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin McCabe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donna Mears (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Merrick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Genevieve Mina (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bert Stedman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Stevens (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louise Stutes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cathy Tilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Loki Tobin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-19 | House | FAILED TO ADOPT FIN HCS Y16 N23 A1 | fail | 16 | 23 |   |
| 2026-05-19 | House | PASSED Y35 N5 | pass | 35 | 5 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled SB 174, 2026-05-19: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0174Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0174Z.PDF)
- HCS SB 174(FIN), 2026-05-19: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0174B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0174B.PDF)
- SB 174, 2025-04-14: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0174A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0174A.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Enrolled SB 174 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0174Z)
- [Enrolled SB 174 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0174Z.PDF)
- [HCS SB 174(FIN) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0174B)
- [HCS SB 174(FIN) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0174B.PDF)
- [SB 174 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0174A)
- [SB 174 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0174A.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB178-34)
- [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)
- [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills)
- [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB174-34 (as of 2026-11-04).