# Alaska SJR 28: SUPPORTING J-1 & H-1B VISA PROGRAMS

Alaska SJR 28, SUPPORTING J-1 & H-1B VISA PROGRAMS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by SENATE EDUCATION; status failed, last action 2026-05-01 ((H) Heard & Held) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SJR28-34
- 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 28
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: SUPPORTING J-1 & H-1B VISA PROGRAMS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-05-01, (H) Heard & Held
- Sponsor: SENATE EDUCATION
- 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: SENATE EDUCATION

## Actions (29)

- 2026-05-01: (H) Heard & Held (House)
- 2026-05-01: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2026-05-01: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) L&C (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)
- 2026-04-20: (S) VERSION: CSSJR 28(L&C) (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSJR 28(L&C) (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: (S) NOT TAKEN UP 4/16 - ON 4/20 CALENDAR (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/16 CAL (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) L&C CS ADOPTED UC (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) L&C RPT CS 5DP NEW TITLE (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: (S) Moved CSSJR 28(L&C) Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-30: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-27: (S) Scheduled but Not Heard (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: (S) L&C (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)

## Bill text

- CSSJR 28(L&C), 2026-04-10: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SJR028B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SJR028B.PDF)
- SJR 28, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SJR028A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SJR028A.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
- [CSSJR 28(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SJR028B)
- [CSSJR 28(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SJR028B.PDF)
- [SJR 28 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SJR028A)
- [SJR 28 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SJR028A.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SJR28-34 (as of 2026-11-04).