Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska SB40: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2026
An Act establishing the period between September 15 and October 15 of each year as Hispanic Heritage Month.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No. SB 40 _______ Establishing the period between September 15 and October 15 of each year as Hispanic Heritage Month. _______________ THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE Enrolled SB Establishing the period between September 15 and October 15 of each year as Hispanic Heritage Month. _______________ * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 44.12.183. Hispanic Heritage Month. The period between September and October 15 of each year is established as Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month may be observed by schools, community groups, and other public and private agencies and individuals with appropriate activities to honor and recognize the contributions that Hispanic Americans have made in the history and culture of this state and the United States. -1- Enrolled SB
Sponsors
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
- Alyse Galvin (I, HD-014)
Latest actions
- : (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/6/26
- : (S) SIGNED INTO LAW 5/8 CHAPTER 3 SLA 26
- : (S) 4:25 P.M. 5/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN
- : (H) VERSION: SB 40
- : (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- : (H) PASSED Y36 N3 E1
- : (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 40
- : (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON
- : (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/30 CALENDAR
Votes
- PASSED (April 30, 2026): 36 yea, 3 nay, passed
- PASSED (April 14, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HOLIDAYS, PROCLAMATIONS
Common questions
- What is SB40?
- SB40 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
- What does SB40 do?
- An Act establishing the period between September 15 and October 15 of each year as Hispanic Heritage Month.
- What is the status of SB40?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2026. Latest action: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/6/26 (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB40?
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB40?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB 40
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