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SB63 • 2026

LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION

An Act relating to the Local Boundary Commission; and providing for an effective date.

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
SENATORS CRONK, Kiehl, Rauscher REPRESENTATIVE St. Clair
Last action
2026-07-02
Official status
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Changes to the Alaska Local Boundary Commission

This bill changes how many members serve on the Local Boundary Commission and updates their term lengths.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the number of commission members from five to six.
  • Extends member terms from five years to six years with overlapping schedules.
  • Requires one new member to be appointed from each of Alaska's four judicial districts.
  • Adds a requirement for one member to live in and vote within the unorganized borough.
  • Allows commission members to choose their own chairperson instead of assigning it by appointment type.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Local Boundary Commission
  • Members appointed to serve on the commission after January 31, 2027

Terms To Know

Local Boundary Commission
A group within the Department of Commerce that handles local government boundary issues.
Judicial Districts
Four specific geographic areas in Alaska used for court and election purposes.
Unorganized Borough
The part of Alaska that does not have a local borough government structure.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill was vetoed by the governor on July 2, 2026.
  • It is unknown if lawmakers will override the veto to make this law active.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

AM 1

2126

AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

Plain English: This amendment changes the year a specific part of SB 63 takes effect from 2026 to 2027.

  • The bill will now take effect in 2027 instead of 2026.
  • The amendment text only shows the year change and does not explain what specific rules or actions start on that date.
  • It is unclear which exact part of the Local Boundary Commission bill this new effective date applies to without reading the full original law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-02 Alaska State Legislature

    (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 7/2/26

  2. 2026-06-17 3001

    (S) 12:15 P.M. 6/16/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  3. 2026-05-11 2498

    (H) VERSION: SB 63 AM

  4. 2026-05-11 2498

    (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  5. 2026-05-11 2498

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  6. 2026-05-11 2497

    (H) PASSED Y37 N3

  7. 2026-05-11 2497

    (H) RETURN TO SECOND TO FISCAL NOTE FAILED Y16 N24

  8. 2026-05-11 2497

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 63 AM

  9. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/11 CALENDAR

  10. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  11. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/8/2026

  12. 2026-04-29 2344

    (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ST. CLAIR

  13. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) FN3: ZERO(CED)

  14. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) NR: PRAX, HIMSCHOOT

  15. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) DP: HOLLAND, ST. CLAIR, HALL, MEARS

  16. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) CRA RPT 4DP 2NR

  17. 2026-04-23 Text

    (H) Moved SB 63 AM Out of Committee

  18. 2026-04-23 Text

    (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124

  19. 2026-04-16 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  20. 2026-04-16 Text

    (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124

  21. 2026-04-08 2045

    (H) CRA

  22. 2026-04-08 2045

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  23. 2026-04-01 2130

    (S) VERSION: SB 63 AM

  24. 2026-04-01 2130

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  25. 2026-04-01 2127

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  26. 2026-04-01 2127

    (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  27. 2026-04-01 2127

    (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  28. 2026-04-01 2126

    (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  29. 2026-04-01 2126

    (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC

  30. 2026-04-01 2126

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 63

  31. 2026-03-31 2112

    (S) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER

  32. 2026-03-31 2106

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CAL

  33. 2026-03-31 2105

    (S) FN3: ZERO(CED) (UPDATED FOR 2026)

  34. 2026-03-31 2105

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  35. 2026-03-31 2105

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/31/2026

  36. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)

  37. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) NR: STEDMAN

  38. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) DP: HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL

  39. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) FIN RPT 5DP 1NR

  40. 2025-04-29 Min

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  41. 2025-04-29 Text

    (S) Moved SB 63 Out of Committee

  42. 2025-04-29 Text

    (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  43. 2025-04-11 Min

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  44. 2025-04-11 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  45. 2025-04-11 Text

    (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  46. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED

  47. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) STA REFERRAL REMOVED

  48. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) FN1: (CED)

  49. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) DP: MERRICK, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT

  50. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) CRA RPT 4DP

  51. 2025-02-18 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  52. 2025-02-18 Text

    (S) Moved SB 63 Out of Committee

  53. 2025-02-18 Text

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  54. 2025-02-11 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  55. 2025-02-11 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  56. 2025-02-11 Text

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  57. 2025-01-27 98

    (S) COSPONSOR(S): KIEHL

  58. 2025-01-24 61

    (S) CRA, STA

  59. 2025-01-24 61

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION
An Act relating to the Local Boundary Commission; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Enrolled SB 63
LAWS OF ALASKA

2026

Source Chapter No.
SB 63 am _______

AN ACT

Relating to the Local Boundary Commission; and providing for an effective date.

_______________

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1

-1- Enrolled SB 63

AN ACT

Relating to the Local Boundary Commission; and providing for an effective date. 1
_______________ 2
* Section 1. AS 44.33.810 is amended to read: 3
Sec. 44.33.810. Local Boundary Commission. There is in the Department of 4
Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a Local Boundary Commission. 5
The Local Boundary Commission consists of six [FIVE] members appointed by the 6
governor for overlapping six-year [FIVE-YEAR] terms. One member shall be 7
appointed from each of the four judicial districts described in AS 22.10.010, one 8
member shall be appointed from the unorganized borough, and one member shall 9
be appointed from the state at large. The members from each judicial district must 10
maintain a principal place of abode and be registered to vote in a precinct in that 11
district. The member from the unorganized borough must maintain a principal 12
place of abode and be registered to vote in a precinct in the unorganized 13

Enrolled SB 63 -2-
borough. The commission shall select a chair from among its members [THE 1
MEMBER APPOINTED FROM THE STATE AT LARGE IS THE CHAIR OF THE 2
COMMISSION]. 3
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 4
read: 5
TRANSITION. A member appointed to the Local Boundary Commission after the 6
effective date of this Act serves a six-year term as provided in AS 44.33.810, as amended by 7
sec. 1 of this Act. This Act does not affect the term of a member appointed to the Local 8
Boundary Commission before the effective date of this Act. 9
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect January 31, 2027. 10