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HB139 • 2026

RENT GOVERNORS MANSION

An Act relating to renting the governor's mansion; and providing for an effective date.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVE STAPP
Last action
2025-04-23
Official status
(H) FIN
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Renting the Governor's Mansion

This act allows the governor's mansion to be rented out when it is not in use by the governor or during legislative sessions.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Office of the Governor to rent the governor's mansion on a short-term basis when the legislature is not in session and the governor has not reserved it.
  • Makes rental agreements unenforceable if the legislature calls for a special session while the mansion is rented out.
  • Requires the Office of the Governor to create rules about renting the mansion, including setting fees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of the Governor
  • People who want to rent the governor's mansion

Terms To Know

Governor's mansion
A house provided for the use of a state’s governor while in office.
Legislature
The group that makes laws for a state, made up of representatives and senators.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify who can rent the mansion or what kind of events are allowed there.
  • It is unclear how much money will be raised from renting out the governor's mansion.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-23 858

    (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  2. 2025-04-23 858

    (H) FN1: INDETERMINATE(GOV)

  3. 2025-04-23 858

    (H) NR: VANCE, MOORE, HOLLAND

  4. 2025-04-23 858

    (H) DP: HIMSCHOOT, CARRICK

  5. 2025-04-23 858

    (H) STA RPT 2DP 3NR

  6. 2025-04-22 Text

    (H) Moved HB 139 Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --

  7. 2025-04-22 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  8. 2025-04-10 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  9. 2025-04-10 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  10. 2025-04-08 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  11. 2025-04-08 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  12. 2025-03-17 478

    (H) STA, FIN

  13. 2025-03-17 478

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

RENT GOVERNORS MANSION
An Act relating to renting the governor's mansion; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 139

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE STAPP

Introduced: 3/17/25
Referred: State Affairs, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to renting the governor's mansion; and providi ng for an effective 1
date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 44.19 is amended by adding a new section to read: 4
Sec. 44.19.032. Governor's mansion. The Office of the Governor shall rent 5
the governor's mansion on a short-term basis when the legislatu re is not in session and 6
the governor has not reserved the mansion in advance. If the le gislature is called into 7
special session, an agreement to rent the mansion during the sp ecial session is 8
unenforceable. The Office of the Governor shall adopt regulatio ns establishing a 9
system for making the governor's mansion available for a person to rent and the fee 10
charged for renting the mansion. 11
* Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 12