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SB63 • 2026

LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION

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

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SENATORS CRONK, Kiehl, Rauscher REPRESENTATIVE St. Clair
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
RTN TO (S) GOV NEXT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Local Boundary Commission Changes

This act changes the composition and term lengths for members of the Local Boundary Commission in Alaska.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the number of members on the Local Boundary Commission from five to six.
  • Adjusts the appointment terms for commission members from five years to six years.
  • Specifies that each member must be appointed from one of four judicial districts, the unorganized borough, or statewide.
  • Removes a specific requirement that the chair is appointed from the state at large and allows the commission to choose its own chair.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Local Boundary Commission in Alaska
  • Members appointed to the Local Boundary Commission

Terms To Know

Local Boundary Commission
A group within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development that has six members appointed by the governor.
Judicial districts
Four specific areas in Alaska where each member of the Local Boundary Commission must be from.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date when changes take effect is January 31, 2027.
  • It does not specify how the commission will select its chair after this change.

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: OFFERED IN THE SENATE TO: SB 63 1 Page 2, line 10: 2 Delete "2026" 3 Insert "2027" L AMENDMENT * I -1- 34-LS0422\A .

  • OFFERED IN THE SENATE TO: SB 63 1 Page 2, line 10: 2 Delete "2026" 3 Insert "2027" L AMENDMENT * I -1- 34-LS0422\A .
  • l Dunmire 3/30/26 BY SENATOR CRONK Drafted by legal Services
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 2591

    (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV

  2. 2026-05-11 2498

    (H) VERSION: SB 63 AM

  3. 2026-05-11 2498

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

  4. 2026-05-11 2498

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  5. 2026-05-11 2497

    (H) PASSED Y37 N3

  6. 2026-05-11 2497

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

  7. 2026-05-11 2497

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 63 AM

  8. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/11 CALENDAR

  9. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  10. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/8/2026

  11. 2026-04-29 2344

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

  12. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) FN3: ZERO(CED)

  13. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) NR: PRAX, HIMSCHOOT

  14. 2026-04-24 2279

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

  15. 2026-04-24 2279

    (H) CRA RPT 4DP 2NR

  16. 2026-04-23 Text

    (H) Moved SB 63 AM Out of Committee

  17. 2026-04-23 Text

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

  18. 2026-04-16 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  19. 2026-04-16 Text

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

  20. 2026-04-08 2045

    (H) CRA

  21. 2026-04-08 2045

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  22. 2026-04-01 2130

    (S) VERSION: SB 63 AM

  23. 2026-04-01 2130

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  24. 2026-04-01 2127

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  25. 2026-04-01 2127

    (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  26. 2026-04-01 2127

    (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  27. 2026-04-01 2126

    (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC

  28. 2026-04-01 2126

    (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC

  29. 2026-04-01 2126

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 63

  30. 2026-03-31 2112

    (S) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER

  31. 2026-03-31 2106

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CAL

  32. 2026-03-31 2105

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

  33. 2026-03-31 2105

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  34. 2026-03-31 2105

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/31/2026

  35. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)

  36. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) NR: STEDMAN

  37. 2025-04-30 1066

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

  38. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) FIN RPT 5DP 1NR

  39. 2025-04-29 Min

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  40. 2025-04-29 Text

    (S) Moved SB 63 Out of Committee

  41. 2025-04-29 Text

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

  42. 2025-04-11 Min

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  43. 2025-04-11 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  44. 2025-04-11 Text

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

  45. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED

  46. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) STA REFERRAL REMOVED

  47. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) FN1: (CED)

  48. 2025-02-19 299

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

  49. 2025-02-19 299

    (S) CRA RPT 4DP

  50. 2025-02-18 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  51. 2025-02-18 Text

    (S) Moved SB 63 Out of Committee

  52. 2025-02-18 Text

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

  53. 2025-02-11 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  54. 2025-02-11 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  55. 2025-02-11 Text

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

  56. 2025-01-27 98

    (S) COSPONSOR(S): KIEHL

  57. 2025-01-24 61

    (S) CRA, STA

  58. 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