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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 09, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Alaska Senate Bill
An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 18, 2026: (H) Heard & Held
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 23
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- (H) Heard & Held
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) EDC, FIN
- (H) Referred to EDUCATION
- (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): EISCHEID
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- (S) VERSION: CSSB 23(FIN)
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time CSSB 23(FIN)
- (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/9 CAL
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FIN RPT CS 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK
- (S) NR: MERRICK, KIEHL
- (S) FN2: (EED)
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/5 CAL
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, KAUFMAN, TILTON, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, RAUSCHER, GIESSEL,
- (S) CRONK, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, YUNDT
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Moved CSSB 23(FIN) Out of Committee
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDC RPT 3DP 2NR
- (S) DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENS
- (S) NR: BJORKMAN, KIEHL
- (S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(EED)
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Moved SB 23 Out of Committee **Streamed live on AKL.tv**
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Feb 24, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Feb 21, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Jan 24, 2025 | Senate
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Prefile released 1/10/25
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) EDC, FIN
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- Senate Fiscal Note 1 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (02/28/2025)
- Senate Fiscal Note 2 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (03/04/2026)
- HOUSE EDUCATION 3/18/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 3/3/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 2/11/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 2/26/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 2/24/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 2/12/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HEDC 3/18/2026 -- SB 23 Fiscal Note EED-SSA-2.6.26.pdf
- HEDC 3/18/2026 -- SB 23 version G.pdf
- HEDC 3/18/2026 -- SB 23 - Sponsor Statement - 2.11.25.pdf
- HEDC 3/18/2026 -- SB 23 - Research - Online Resources - Feb2026.pdf
- HEDC 3/18/2026 -- SB 23 - Sectional - version G.pdf
- HEDC 3/18/2026 -- SB 23 - Research - Hoover Institution - Nov2025.pdf
- SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 EED SSA 020626.pdf
- SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Letter Seaton.pdf
- SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Civics Letter Miller.pdf
- SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Obermeyer Letter for Documents 2-11-26.pdf
- SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23_ _An Act relating to civics education.pdf
- SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 - Research - Hoover Institution - Nov2025.pdf
- SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Brache Testimony.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Version I 02.12.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Sectional Analysis Version I 02.12.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Sponsor Statement 02.12.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Research - Sample-List-of-Online-Resources 02.12.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 SFIN 2/11/2026 SFIN 3/3/2026 -- SB 23 Research - The Civics Test 02.12.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 -- SB 23 Fiscal Note EED-SSA 01.31.2025.pdf



