Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HCR9: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
Status: Passed both chambers, September 22, 2026
Honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATEOFALASKA THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No. CSHCR 9(STA) am 32 Honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America. _______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS the Declaration of Independence was voted on July 2, 1776, adopted July 4, 1776, and formally engrossed and signed by a majority of delegates on August 2, 1776; the July 4, 1776, adoption in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the date that typically signifies the founding of the United States of America; and WHEREAS the 56 patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence are John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, Carter Braxton, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, Abraham Clark, George Clymer, William Ellery, William Floyd, Benjamin Franklin, Elbridge Gerry, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, John Hancock, Benjamin Harrison, John Hart, Joseph Hewes, Thomas Heyward, Jr., William Hooper, Stephen Hopkins, Francis Hopkinson, Samuel Huntington, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lewis, Philip Livingston, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas McKean, Arthur Middleton, Lewis Morris, Robert Morris, John Morton, Thomas Nelson, Jr., William Paca, Robert Treat Paine, John Penn, George Read, Caesar Rodney, George Ross, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Edward Rutledge, -1- Enrolled HCR 9 Roger Sherman, James Smith, Richard Stockton, Thomas Stone, George Taylor, Matthew Thornton, …
Sponsors
- Ashley Carrick (D, HD-035) · primary sponsor
- Clair, Steve St. (R, 26)
- Ted Eischeid (D, HD-022)
- Mia Costello (R, HD-015)
- Sara Hannan (D, HD-033)
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
- Charles Kopp (R, HD-010)
- Andi Story (D, HD-034)
- Dan Saddler (R, HD-024)
- James Kaufman (R, HD-028)
- Matt Claman (D, HD-021)
- Bert Stedman (R, SD-Q)
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 32
- : (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (S) VERSION: CSHCR 9(STA) AM
- : (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- : (S) YUNDT, KAWASAKI, DUNBAR, TILTON, STEVENS
- : (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, MYERS, RAUSCHER, CRONK, MERRICK,
- : (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- : (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE
- : (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
- : (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2026
Votes
- PASSED (May 11, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PASSED (March 2, 2026): 38 yea, 1 nay, passed
- CONCUR AM OF (S) (March 2, 2026): 35 yea, 5 nay, failed
Subjects: HOLIDAYS, WARFARE, RIGHTS, CONSTITUTION, TREATIES
Common questions
- What is HCR9?
- HCR9 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY.
- What does HCR9 do?
- Honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America.
- What is the status of HCR9?
- Passed both chambers as of September 22, 2026. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 32 (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR9?
- Ashley Carrick (D, HD-035), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR9?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HCR 9
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