2023-2024 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
SB159: Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day
Legislative Summary
An Act establishing Alaska Veterans' Poppy Day; and providing for an effective date.
Bill History
1/16/2024
PREFILE RELEASED 1/8/24
Senate
1/16/2024
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
1/16/2024
STA
Senate
2/14/2024
STA RPT 5DP
Senate
2/14/2024
DP: KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, CLAMAN, MERRICK, BJORKMAN
Senate
2/14/2024
FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
Senate
2/19/2024
RULES TO CALENDAR 2/19/2024
Senate
2/19/2024
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
2/19/2024
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/21 CAL
Senate
2/19/2024
COSPONSOR(S): CLAMAN, MYERS, BJORKMAN, BISHOP, STEDMAN,
Senate
2/21/2024
READ THE THIRD TIME SB 159
Senate
2/21/2024
PASSED Y20 N-
Senate
2/21/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
2/21/2024
TRANSMITTED TO (H)
Senate
2/21/2024
VERSION: SB 159
Senate
2/22/2024
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
STA
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
STA REFERRAL REMOVED
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
CROSS SPONSOR(S): ARMSTRONG
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
RULES TO CALENDAR 4/17/2024
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
RETURNED TO RLS COMMITTEE
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
CROSS SPONSOR(S): WRIGHT, SADDLER
House of Representatives
4/24/2024
RLS RPT 5DP 1NR
House of Representatives
4/24/2024
DP: SCHRAGE, SHAW, FIELDS, TILTON, C.JOHNSON
House of Representatives
4/24/2024
NR: ALLARD
House of Representatives
4/24/2024
FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
House of Representatives
4/24/2024
RETURNED TO RLS COMMITTEE
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
RULES TO CALENDAR 4/26/2024
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
READ THE SECOND TIME
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
READ THE THIRD TIME SB 159
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
PASSED Y39 E1
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
VERSION: SB 159
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
CROSS SPONSOR(S): GROH, JOSEPHSON, FIELDS, GRAY, STUTES, SCHRAGE, TOMASZEWSKI,
House of Representatives
4/26/2024
MEARS, STAPP
House of Representatives
10/9/2024
4:40 P.M. 8/19/24 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
Senate
10/9/2024
LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 9/11 CH 59 SLA 24
Senate
10/9/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/12/24
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading Final Passage
4/26/2024
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
2/21/2024
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(10/9/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 9
Republican: 12
Nonpartisan: 1
Primary Sponsor

Forrest Dunbar
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (21)
Gary Stevens
Republican
Elvi Gray-Jackson
Democrat
James Kaufman
Republican
Kelly Merrick
Republican
Matt Claman
Democrat
Robert Myers
Republican
Jesse Bjorkman
Republican
Click Bishop
Republican
Bert Stedman
Republican
Jennifer Armstrong
Democrat
Stanley Wright
Republican
Dan Saddler
Republican
Cliff Groh
Democrat
Andrew Josephson
Democrat
William Fields
Democrat
Andrew Gray
Democrat
Louise Stutes
Republican
Calvin Schrage
Nonpartisan
Frank Tomaszewski
Republican
Donna Mears
Democrat
Will Stapp
Republican