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IntroducedApr 14, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 22, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 19, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska Senate Bill
Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 19, 2026: (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: House Floor Calendar, 05/19/2026
Position: 16
Summary
Comments on SJR 20
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 19
NO: 0
OTHER: 1
YES: 40
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
- May 19, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- (H) Read the third time SJR 20
- (H) PASSED Y40
- (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- (H) VERSION: SJR 20
- (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): EISCHEID, STUTES, JOSEPHSON
- May 20, 2026 | House
- (H) TAKEN UP UC
- May 18, 2026 | House
- (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR
- May 17, 2026 | House
- (H) HELD TO 5/18 CALENDAR
- May 16, 2026 | House
- (H) HELD TO 5/17 CALENDAR
- May 15, 2026 | House
- (H) HELD TO 5/16 CALENDAR
- May 14, 2026 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026
- (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/14 - ON 5/15 CALENDAR
- (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM, DIBERT
- May 11, 2026 | House
- (H) RES RPT 8DP
- (H) DP: FIELDS, COULOMBE, HALL, SADDLER, PRAX, MEARS, DIBERT, FRIER
- (H) FN1: ZERO(S.RES)
- May 08, 2026 | House
- (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Moved SJR 20 Out of Committee
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) RES
- Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time SJR 20
- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- (S) VERSION: SJR 20
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/21/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/22 CAL
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RES RPT 4DP 2NR
- (S) DP: GIESSEL, DUNBAR, CLAMAN, WIELECHOWSKI
- (S) NR: RAUSCHER, MYERS
- (S) FN1: ZERO(S.RES)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Moved SJR 20 Out of Committee
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Heard & Held
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Bill Hearing Canceled
- May 12, 2025 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Heard & Held
- (S) Minutes (SRES)
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) RES
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- Senate Fiscal Note 1 by Resources -- Fiscal impact: N (04/13/2026)
- HOUSE RESOURCES 5/8/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE RESOURCES 4/10/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE RESOURCES 4/1/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE RESOURCES 5/12/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HRES 5/8/2026 -- SJR20_Marine Debris Cleanup.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR20 Support Document-Statewide Cleanup Data 12.2024.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR20 Support Document-OC Marine Debris in AK.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR20 Support Document-Debris Cleanup on Remote Islands 09.21.23.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR 20 Support Document-Follow-Up-Ocean Conservancy 08.12.25.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR 20 Sponsor Statement ver. N.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR 20 Fiscal Note.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR 20 2025 Alaska Marine Debris Data Summary - Draft.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR20 ver. N.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SJR 20 - LeVine - Senate Resources Marine Debris April 1 2026.pdf
- SRES 5/12/2025 -- SJR20 Support Document-OC Marine Debris in AK.pdf
- SRES 5/12/2025 -- SJR20 ver. N.pdf
- SRES 5/12/2025 -- SJR20 Support Document-Statewide Cleanup Data 12.2024.pdf
- SRES 5/12/2025 -- SJR 20 Sponsor Statement ver. N.pdf
- SRES 5/12/2025 -- SJR20 Support Document-Debris Cleanup on Remote Islands 09.21.23.pdf



