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HB 79 AK
Vetoed

An Act renaming the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska as the Vic Fischer Institute of Social and Economic Research; and naming the Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park.

AK · session 34 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Latest action (Jul 3, 2026) (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26

Sponsor (1)

  • Fields Democratic · primary
10 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (66)

  1. Jan 31, 2025 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · lower
  2. Jan 31, 2025 (H) RES · lower
  3. Feb 7, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  4. Feb 7, 2025 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- · lower
  5. Feb 17, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  6. Feb 17, 2025 (H) Heard & Held · lower
  7. Feb 17, 2025 (H) Minutes (HRES) · lower
  8. Mar 14, 2025 (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  9. Mar 14, 2025 (H) Moved HB 79 Out of Committee · lower
  10. Mar 14, 2025 (H) Minutes (HRES) · lower
  11. Mar 17, 2025 (H) RES RPT 8DP · lower
  12. Mar 17, 2025 (H) DP: FIELDS, COULOMBE, HALL, ELAM, RAUSCHER, MEARS, DIBERT, BURKE · lower
  13. Mar 17, 2025 (H) FN1: ZERO(DNR) · lower
  14. Apr 9, 2025 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/9/2025 · lower
  15. Apr 9, 2025 (H) READ THE SECOND TIME · lower
  16. Apr 9, 2025 (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/11 CALENDAR · lower
  17. Apr 9, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, JOSEPHSON · lower
  18. Apr 11, 2025 (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 79 · lower
  19. Apr 11, 2025 (H) PASSED Y35 N2 E3 · lower
  20. Apr 11, 2025 (H) COSTELLO NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION · lower
  21. Apr 11, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY · lower
  22. Apr 14, 2025 (H) RECON TAKEN UP - IN THIRD READING · lower
  23. Apr 14, 2025 (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y37 N3 · lower
  24. Apr 14, 2025 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) · lower
  25. Apr 14, 2025 (H) VERSION: HB 79 · lower
  26. Apr 15, 2025 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · upper
  27. Apr 15, 2025 (S) CRA, RES · upper
  28. May 6, 2025 (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · upper
  29. May 6, 2025 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  30. May 6, 2025 (S) Minutes (SCRA) · upper
  31. May 13, 2025 (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · upper
  32. May 13, 2025 (S) Moved HB 79 Out of Committee · upper
  33. May 13, 2025 (S) Minutes (SCRA) · upper
  34. May 14, 2025 (S) CRA RPT 5DP · upper
  35. May 14, 2025 (S) DP: MERRICK, OLSON, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT · upper
  36. May 14, 2025 (S) FN1: ZERO(DNR) · upper
  37. Mar 6, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  38. Mar 6, 2026 (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- · upper
  39. May 6, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  40. May 6, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  41. May 12, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  42. May 12, 2026 (S) Moved SCS HB 79(RES) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- · upper
  43. May 12, 2026 (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  44. May 12, 2026 (S) Minutes (SRES) · upper
  45. May 15, 2026 (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, TOBIN, KAWASAKI, OLSON, CLAMAN, GRAY-JACKSON, · upper
  46. May 15, 2026 (S) STEVENS · upper
  47. May 16, 2026 (S) RES RPT SCS 4DP 2NR NEW TITLE · upper
  48. May 16, 2026 (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30 · upper
  49. May 16, 2026 (S) DP: GIESSEL, DUNBAR, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI · upper
  50. May 16, 2026 (S) NR: MYERS, RAUSCHER · upper
  51. May 16, 2026 (S) FN2: ZERO(DNR) · upper
  52. May 16, 2026 (S) FN3: ZERO(UA) · upper
  53. May 17, 2026 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026 · upper
  54. May 17, 2026 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME · upper
  55. May 17, 2026 (S) RES SCS ADOPTED UC · upper
  56. May 17, 2026 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/18 CAL · upper
  57. May 18, 2026 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 79(RES) · upper
  58. May 18, 2026 (S) PASSED Y19 N1 · upper
  59. May 18, 2026 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED · upper
  60. May 18, 2026 (S) VERSION: SCS HB 79(RES) · upper
  61. May 19, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD · lower
  62. May 19, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP · lower
  63. May 19, 2026 (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y29 N11 · lower
  64. May 19, 2026 (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30 · lower
  65. Jun 17, 2026 (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to Governor · lower
  66. Jul 3, 2026 (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26 · lower
Subjects
ECONOMYEDUCATIONLANDPARKS & RECREATIONPLACE NAMESUNIVERSITIESWATER

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