# Alaska SB 63: LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION Alaska SB 63, LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Cronk (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-07-16 ((S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/2/26) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB63-34 - 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 63 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2026-07-16, (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/2/26 - Sponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (53 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New membership rules for Alaska boundary commissioners: cost, low. Beginning January 31, 2027, Alaska’s Local Boundary Commission has six governor-appointed members with overlapping six-year terms. Each of the four judicial districts gets one seat, the unorganized borough gets one, and one represents the whole state. District and unorganized borough members must k… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jesse Kiehl (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve St. Clair (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-11 | House | RETURN TO SECOND FOR FISCAL NOTE FAILED Y16 N24 | fail | 16 | 24 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | PASSED Y37 N3 | pass | 37 | 3 | | ## Actions (65) - 2026-07-16: (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/2/26 (Senate) - 2026-06-17: (S) 12:15 P.M. 6/16/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (H) VERSION: SB 63 AM (House) - 2026-05-11: (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (House) - 2026-05-11: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-11: (H) PASSED Y37 N3 (House) - 2026-05-11: (H) RETURN TO SECOND FOR FISCAL NOTE FAILED Y16 N24 (House) - 2026-05-11: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 63 AM (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/11 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ST. CLAIR (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FN3: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) NR: PRAX, HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) DP: HOLLAND, ST. CLAIR, HALL, MEARS (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) CRA RPT 4DP 2NR (House) - 2026-04-23: (H) Moved SB 63 AM Out of Committee (House) - 2026-04-23: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-23: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-16: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) CRA (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2026-04-01: (S) VERSION: SB 63 AM (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 63 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CAL (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) FN3: ZERO(CED)(UPDATED FOR 2026) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/31/2026 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) FN2: ZERO(CED) (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) NR: STEDMAN (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) DP: HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) FIN RPT 5DP 1NR (Senate) - 2025-04-29: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-04-29: (S) Moved SB 63 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-29: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-11: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-04-11: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-19: (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: (S) STA REFERRAL REMOVED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: (S) FN1: (CED) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: (S) DP: MERRICK, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT (Senate) - 2025-02-19: (S) CRA RPT 4DP (Senate) - 2025-02-18: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: (S) Moved SB 63 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-11: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-02-11: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-27: (S) COSPONSOR(S): KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-01-24: (S) CRA, STA (Senate) - 2025-01-24: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled SB 63, 2026-05-11: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0063Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0063Z.PDF) - SB 63 am, 2026-04-01: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0063B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0063B.PDF) - SB 63, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0063A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0063A.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 - [Enrolled SB 63 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0063Z) - [Enrolled SB 63 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0063Z.PDF) - [SB 63 am (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0063B) - [SB 63 am (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0063B.PDF) - [SB 63 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0063A) - [SB 63 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0063A.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) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB63-34 (as of 2026-11-04).