Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR15: WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS
Status: Passed both chambers, July 16, 2025
Urging the Governor, the Department of Natural Resources, division of forestry and fire protection, the Department of Public Safety, municipalities of the state and relevant wildfire planning and response agencies, and the Alaska delegation in Congress to prepare for the 2025 wildfire season.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATEOFALASKA THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Res olve No. CSHJR 15(CRA) am S 7 Urging the Governor, the Department of Natural Resources, division of forestry and fire protection, the Department of Public Safety, municipalities of the state and relevant wildfire planning and response agencies, and the Alaska delegation in Congress to prepare for the 2025 wildfire season. _______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS the frequency and severity of wildfires in the state is increasing because of the effects of lower precipitation and rising temperatures, leading to prolonged fire seasons; and WHEREAS the 2025 wildfire season presents an increased risk to communities in wildland-urban interface areas, including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai, Soldotna, Southeast Alaska, and other high-risk zones across the state, some of which have never experienced wildfires and which contain dangerous fuel loads; and WHEREAS limited water sources, difficult terrain, and constrained or single-access routes to large residential areas in many communities pose significant challenges to groundbased firefighting and evacuation efforts; and -1- Enrolled HJR 15 WHEREAS the costs of fighting a widespread fire increase significantly when crews must be brought in from out of state, and providing quick, effective, locally sourced fire suppression reduces costs for firefighting and reduces economic losses caused by a fire; and WHEREAS there is community concern about sufficient aerial …
Sponsors
- Ky Holland (NP, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Julie Coulombe (R, HD-011)
- Zack Fields (D, HD-020)
- Calvin Schrage (NP, HD-012)
- Charles Kopp (R, HD-010)
- Bill Elam (R, HD-008)
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001)
- David Nelson (R, HD-018)
- Donna Mears (D, HD-021)
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
- Andi Story (D, HD-034)
- Andrew Gray (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 7
- : (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (H) 12:45 P.M. 6/6/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
- : (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y35 N5
- : (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- : (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- : (S) VERSION: CSHJR 15(CRA) AM S
- : (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- : (S) PASSED Y20 N-
Votes
- CONCUR AM OF (S) (May 12, 2025): 35 yea, 5 nay, failed
- AM 1 TO AM 2 FAILED (May 12, 2025): 17 yea, 22 nay, failed
- PASSED (May 9, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PASSED (April 25, 2025): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: WATER, EDUCATION, FORESTRY, FEDERAL AID, DISASTER, PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRE PROTECTION, RESOURCES
Common questions
- What is HJR15?
- HJR15 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS.
- What does HJR15 do?
- Urging the Governor, the Department of Natural Resources, division of forestry and fire protection, the Department of Public Safety, municipalities of the state and relevant wildfire planning and response agencies, and the Alaska delegation in Congress to prepare for the 2025 wildfire season.
- What is the status of HJR15?
- Passed both chambers as of July 16, 2025. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 7 (July 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR15?
- Ky Holland (NP, HD-009), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR15?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 15
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.