Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HCR11: EXTEND WEST COAST STORM DISASTER
Status: Passed both chambers, April 6, 2026
Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm.
What the bill says
A resolution Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS, on October 9, 2025, the governor declared a disaster emergency, following the 2025 West Coast Storm; and WHEREAS the condition of the disaster emergency was extended in November of 2025, December of 2025, January of 2026, and February 6, 2026, with the disaster emergency expiring on March 8, 2026; and WHEREAS the effects of the storm remain severe, and infrastructure systems from the original storm, as well as ongoing emergency actions, are necessary to respond to those effects; and WHEREAS, under AS 26.23.020(c), "[a] proclamation of disaster emergency may not remain in effect longer than 30 days unless extended by the legislature by a concurrent resolution"; and WHEREAS an additional extension will allow agencies to continue the agencies' emergency response to meet the disaster; HCR011a -1- HCR New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1581\A BE IT RESOLVED that, under AS 26.23.020(c), the Alaska State Legislature extends the October 9, 2025, disaster emergency declared by the governor for the 2025 West Coast Storm until April 7, 2026; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the extension of the October 9, 2025, disaster emergency declared …
Sponsors
- Rules, House (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 4/6 LEGIS RESOLVE 24
- : (H) 11:10 A.M. 4/2/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (S) VERSION: HCR 11
- : (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- : (S) PASSED Y18 N- E2
- : (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE
- : (S) READ THE FIRST TIME
- : (H) VERSION: HCR 11
- : (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
Votes
- PASSED (March 13, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SUSTAINED RULING OF CHAIR (March 11, 2026): 21 yea, 19 nay, failed
- PASSED (March 11, 2026): 25 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: DEATH, DISASTER, GOVERNOR
Common questions
- What is HCR11?
- HCR11 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): EXTEND WEST COAST STORM DISASTER.
- What does HCR11 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm.
- What is the status of HCR11?
- Passed both chambers as of April 6, 2026. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 4/6 LEGIS RESOLVE 24 (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR11?
- Rules, House (I).
- Where is the official record for HCR11?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HCR 11
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.