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HB26

Statewide Public and Community Transit Plan

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to create a statewide plan for public, tribal, and community transit.

What it does

  • Requires the department to develop a comprehensive, long-range intermodal transportation plan that includes public, tribal, and community transit programs.
  • Directs the department to study how to improve transportation in urban, rural, and remote areas by coordinating with local governments, tribes, ferry operators, and the Alaska Railroad Corporation.
  • Requires the department to develop a specific statewide public and community transit plan while working with various groups including metropolitan planning organizations and tribal entities.

Who it affects

  • The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
  • Metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, communities, and tribal entities
  • Public and community transit operators, ferry operators, and the Alaska Railroad Corporation

Limits and unknowns

  • The governor vetoed this bill on May 20, 2026.
  • It is unknown if lawmakers will override the veto to make this law effective.
  • The text does not specify a deadline for completing the new transit plan.

Plain language

Terms to know

tribal entity
A tribe recognized by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior or a business wholly owned by one or more tribes.
intermodal transportation plan
A long-range strategy that connects different types of travel, such as buses, trains, and ferries.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

STATEWIDE PUBLIC & COMMUNITY TRANSIT PLAN An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and relating to a statewide public and community transit plan.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 5/20/263019
  2. (H) 9:36 A.M. 5/8/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR2463
  3. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y22 N14 E42380
  4. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP2379
  5. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD2350
  6. (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 26(TRA)2417
  7. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED2417
  8. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON2416
  9. (S) PASSED Y16 N42415
  10. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 26(TRA)2415
  11. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/29 CAL2387
  12. (S) TRA SCS ADOPTED UC2387
  13. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME2387
  14. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/28/20262387
  15. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL2174
  16. (S) FN2: ZERO(DOT)2050
  17. (S) DNP: STEDMAN2050
  18. (S) DP: KIEHL, TOBIN2050
  19. (S) NR: BJORKMAN2050
  20. (S) TRA RPT SCS 1NR 2DP 1DNP SAME TITLE2050

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Amendments

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AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC 963