# Alaska SJR 2: CONST. AM: VOTES NEEDED FOR VETO OVERRIDE Alaska SJR 2, CONST. AM: VOTES NEEDED FOR VETO OVERRIDE, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Matt Claman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-04 ((H) REFERRED TO FINANCE) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SJR2-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska SJR 2 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: CONST. AM: VOTES NEEDED FOR VETO OVERRIDE - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-04, (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE - Sponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (14 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Giessel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Donny Olson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bert Stedman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Stevens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | PASSED Y14 N6 | pass | 14 | 6 | | ## Actions (63) - 2026-05-04: (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE (House) - 2026-05-04: (H) FN2: ZERO(GOV) (House) - 2026-05-04: (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (House) - 2026-05-04: (H) NR: COSTELLO, VANCE, KOPP, UNDERWOOD (House) - 2026-05-04: (H) DP: MINA, EISCHEID, GRAY (House) - 2026-05-04: (H) JUD RPT 3DP 4NR (House) - 2026-05-01: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House) - 2026-05-01: (H) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee (House) - 2026-05-01: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-05-01: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-04-15: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-10: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2026-04-10: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-04-01: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FIELDS (House) - 2026-04-01: (H) JUD, FIN (House) - 2026-04-01: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2026-03-31: (S) VERSION: SJR 2 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) PASSED Y14 N6 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-03-30: (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/31 CAL (Senate) - 2026-03-30: (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-03-27: (S) NOT TAKEN UP 3/27 - ON 3/30 CALENDAR (Senate) - 2026-03-25: (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/27 CAL (Senate) - 2026-03-25: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SJR 2 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: (S) COSPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2026-03-23: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/25 CAL (Senate) - 2026-03-23: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-03-23: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-03-16: (S) COSPONSOR(S): STEDMAN, GIESSEL, OLSON, DUNBAR, STEVENS (Senate) - 2026-02-18: (S) FN2: ZERO(GOV) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: (S) NR: MERRICK (Senate) - 2026-02-18: (S) DNP: KAUFMAN, CRONK (Senate) - 2026-02-18: (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-02-18: (S) FIN RPT 4DP 2DNP 1NR (Senate) - 2026-02-17: (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-11: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- (Senate) - 2026-02-11: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-01-23: (S) FN2: ZERO(GOV) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: (S) NR: TILTON, BJORKMAN (Senate) - 2026-01-23: (S) DP: KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-01-23: (S) STA RPT 3DP 2NR (Senate) - 2026-01-22: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: (S) Moved SJR 2 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-01-20: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-01-20: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-22: (S) STA, FIN (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (Senate) ## Bill text - SJR 2, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SJR002A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SJR002A.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 - [SJR 2 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SJR002A) - [SJR 2 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SJR002A.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) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SJR2-34 (as of 2026-11-04).