Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB391
Extending the West Coast Storm Disaster Emergency
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill extends a state disaster emergency for the 2025 West Coast Storm until June 30, 2026.
What it does
- It states that storm effects remain severe and ongoing infrastructure needs require continued emergency actions.
- It approves past extensions of the disaster declaration made by the governor from November 2025 to April 2026.
- It extends the original October 9, 2025, disaster emergency until June 30, 2026.
- It makes this extension retroactive to May 7, 2026.
Who it affects
- State agencies conducting emergency response actions
- Residents and infrastructure in areas impacted by the 2025 West Coast Storm
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not list specific funding amounts for emergency actions.
- The text states effects remain severe but does not describe which areas are most damaged.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Disaster Emergency Declaration
- An official statement from the governor that a disaster has occurred, allowing special emergency actions.
- Retroactive
- Making a law apply to dates in the past before it was officially passed.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
EXTEND WEST COAST STORM DISASTER An Act extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS2439
- (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER2439
- (H) FN1: ZERO(MLV)2439
- (H) CRA, FIN2439
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2439