DELIVERY OF RESOLUTIONS

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows 'Passed Legislature' but also lists a recent referral action; final enactment details beyond this excerpt are unknown.

Rules for Returning Resolutions from the Governor

This bill sets time limits and steps for how the governor's office must return signed resolutions to state lawmakers.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the governor's office to deliver original enrolled copies of laws or resolutions to the Legislative Affairs Agency after signing them.
• Sets a deadline of 15 days, not counting Sundays, for returning resolutions if the legislature is in session.
• Sets a deadline of 20 days, not counting Sundays, for returning resolutions if the legislature is not in session.
• Requires the director to sign for each bill and resolution upon receipt.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Governor's Office
• The Legislative Affairs Agency

Terms To Know

Resolution

A formal statement or decision made by the legislature that is signed or noted by the governor.

Enrolled copy

The original official version of a law or resolution delivered to the Legislative Affairs Agency.

Limits and Unknowns

• The text does not state what happens if the governor misses these return deadlines.
• The effective date is listed as empty in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

DELIVERY OF RESOLUTIONS
An Act relating to delivery of resolutions by the governor.

Current Bill Text

HB0290a -1- HB 290
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

34-LS1308\A

HOUSE BILL NO. 290

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLAND

Introduced: 2/4/26
Referred: State Affairs

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to delivery of resolutions by the governor." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 24.08.300 is amended to read: 3
Sec. 24.08.300. Delivery by governor. When the governor has signed a bill or 4
allowed it to become law without the governor's signature, and when the governor has 5
signed or noted resolutions, the governor's office is to deliver the original enrolled 6
copy of each law or resolution to the executive director of the Legislative Affairs 7
Agency. If a resolution is transmitted to the governor while the legislature is in 8
session, the governor shall return the resolution within 15 days, Sundays 9
excepted. If a resolution is transmitted to the governor while the legislature is not 10
in session, the governor shall return the resolution within 20 days, Sundays 11
excepted. The director shall sign for each bill and resolution, and when it has been 12
photographed for duplication it shall be returned on receipt to the Office of the 13
Governor [OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]. 14