# Alaska SB 36: APPROPRIATION LIMIT; GOV BUDGET

Alaska SB 36, APPROPRIATION LIMIT; GOV BUDGET, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by James Kaufman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-25 ((S) Minutes (SJUD)) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB36-34
- 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 36
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: APPROPRIATION LIMIT; GOV BUDGET
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-25, (S) Minutes (SJUD)
- Sponsor: James Kaufman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: James Kaufman (Republican), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-25: (S) Minutes (SJUD) (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-01-22: (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) JUD, FIN (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 36, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0036A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0036A.PDF)

## Related bills

- 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)
- HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law)
- HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed)

## Sources
- [SB 36 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0036A)
- [SB 36 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0036A.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB195-34)
- [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34)
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- [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB36-34 (as of 2026-11-04).