STATE BILLAK SB 23PASSED

Civics Education

State of Alaska

An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Jun 19, 2026
146 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
AK SB 23 · PassedJun 19

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Bill details

Last action
FN3: (EED) · Sep 30, 2026

Sponsors

GSGary StevensSenator · Republican · SD-CPrimary sponsor
EGElvi Gray-JacksonSenator · Democrat · SD-G
LTLoki TobinSenator · Democrat · SD-I
JKJames KaufmanRepresentative · Republican · SD-F
CTCathy TiltonSenator · Republican · SD-M
MCMatt ClamanRepresentative · Democrat · SD-H
BSBert StedmanSenator · Republican · SD-A
GRGeorge RauscherSenator · Republican · SD-O
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CGCatherine GiesselSenator · Republican · SD-E
MCMike CronkRepresentative · Republican · SD-R
SKScott KawasakiRepresentative · Democrat · SD-P
WWWilliam WielechowskiSenator · Democrat · SD-K
RYRobert YundtSenator · Republican · SD-N
TETed EischeidRepresentative · Democrat · HD-022
WSWill StappRepresentative · Republican · HD-032
SVSarah VanceRepresentative · Republican · HD-006
AGAndrew GrayRepresentative · Democrat · HD-020
CHCarolyn HallRepresentative · Democrat · HD-016
MDMaxine DibertRepresentative · Democrat · HD-031
KMKevin McCabeRepresentative · Republican · HD-030
BEBill ElamRepresentative · Republican · HD-008
AJAndrew JosephsonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-013
KHKy HollandRepresentative · N · HD-009
AGAlyse GalvinRepresentative · Independent · HD-014
LSLouise StutesRepresentative · Republican · HD-005
CSCalvin SchrageRepresentative · N · HD-012
DNDavid NelsonRepresentative · Republican · HD-018
RFRobyn FrierRepresentative · Democrat · HD-040
DSDan SaddlerRepresentative · Republican · HD-024

Bill history

Newest first.

Sep 30, 2026FN3: (EED)House
Sep 30, 2026FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263House
Sep 30, 2026LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26House
Sep 30, 2026LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26Senate
Jun 19, 2026EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/27Senate
Jun 19, 2026LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 18 SLA 26Senate
Jun 4, 202610:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNORSenate
May 20, 2026EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGESenate
Show 57 earlier actions
May 20, 2026CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-Senate
May 20, 2026CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UPSenate
May 19, 2026VERSION: HCS CSSB 23(EDC)House
May 19, 2026TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDEDHouse
May 19, 2026SCHRAGE, D.NELSON, FRIER, SADDLERHouse
May 19, 2026CROSS SPONSOR(S): DIBERT, MCCABE, ELAM, JOSEPHSON, HOLLAND, GALVIN, STUTES,House
May 19, 2026EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGEHouse
May 19, 2026PASSED Y37 N3House
May 19, 2026READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 23(EDC)House
May 19, 2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UCHouse
May 19, 2026AM NO 2 WITHDRAWNHouse
May 19, 2026BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READINGHouse
May 18, 2026NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDARHouse
May 17, 2026CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE, GRAY, HALLHouse
May 17, 2026HELD IN SECOND READING TO 5/18 CALENDARHouse
May 17, 2026AM NO 2 OFFERED AND PENDINGHouse
May 17, 2026AM NO 1 NOT OFFEREDHouse
May 17, 2026EDC HCS ADOPTED UCHouse
May 17, 2026READ THE SECOND TIMEHouse
May 17, 2026MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDARHouse
May 17, 2026RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026House
May 16, 2026FN3: (EED)House
May 16, 2026AM: ALLARDHouse
May 16, 2026NR: JIMMIE, TOMASZEWSKI, HANNAN, MOORE, BYNUM, STAPPHouse
May 16, 2026DP: GALVIN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTERHouse
May 16, 2026FIN RPT HCS(EDC) 4DP 6NR 1AMHouse
May 8, 2026CROSS SPONSOR(S): STAPPHouse
Apr 13, 2026FN3: (EED)House
Apr 13, 2026DP: SCHWANKE, ELAM, DIBERT, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, HIMSCHOOT, STORYHouse
Apr 13, 2026EDC RPT HCS(EDC) 7DPHouse
Mar 11, 2026CROSS SPONSOR(S): EISCHEIDHouse
Mar 11, 2026EDC, FINHouse
Mar 11, 2026READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSHouse
Mar 9, 2026VERSION: CSSB 23(FIN)Senate
Mar 9, 2026TRANSMITTED TO (H)Senate
Mar 9, 2026EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGESenate
Mar 9, 2026PASSED Y20 N-Senate
Mar 5, 2026HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/9 CALSenate
Mar 5, 2026READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 23(FIN)Senate
Mar 4, 2026CRONK, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, YUNDTSenate
Mar 4, 2026COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, KAUFMAN, TILTON, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, RAUSCHER, GIESSEL,Senate
Mar 4, 2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/5 CALSenate
Mar 4, 2026FIN CS ADOPTED UCSenate
Mar 4, 2026READ THE SECOND TIMESenate
Mar 4, 2026RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2026Senate
Mar 4, 2026FN2: (EED)Senate
Mar 4, 2026NR: MERRICK, KIEHLSenate
Mar 4, 2026DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONKSenate
Mar 4, 2026FIN RPT CS 5DP 2NR SAME TITLESenate
Feb 28, 2025FN1: INDETERMINATE(EED)Senate
Feb 28, 2025NR: BJORKMAN, KIEHLSenate
Feb 28, 2025DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENSSenate
Feb 28, 2025EDC RPT 3DP 2NRSenate
Jan 24, 2025COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSONSenate
Jan 22, 2025EDC, FINSenate
Jan 22, 2025READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSSenate
Jan 22, 2025PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25Senate

Recorded votes

Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)Mar 9, 2026 · Senate · 20 yea · 0 nayPassed
House: Third Reading Final PassageMay 19, 2026 · House · 37 yea · 3 nayPassed
Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 23(FIN) Effective Date(s)May 20, 2026 · Senate · 20 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Assessments
  • Boards & Commissions
  • Constitution
  • Education
  • Rights
  • School Districts
  • Schools

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