Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska SCR19: EXTEND WEST COAST STORM DISASTER
Status: Passed both chambers, May 5, 2026
Extending the governor's October 9, 2025, declaration of a disaster emergency in response to the 2025 West Coast Storm; and approving an amended financing plan.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution"; and WHEREAS an additional extension will allow agencies to continue the agencies' emergency response to meet the disaster; and -1- Enrolled SCR 19.
From the introduced text:
a concurrent resolution"; and WHEREAS an additional extension will allow agencies to continue the agencies' emergency response to meet the disaster; and -1- Enrolled SCR 19 WHEREAS, under AS 26.23.020(k)(1), the governor may expend more than $1,000,000 of state funds to cope with a disaster if, when the legislature is in session, the legislature approves a financing plan to cope with the incident or disaster; and WHEREAS, on April 20, 2026, the governor submitted a revised financing plan to the legislature, totaling $62,830,000 and detailing the estimated shared costs for the 2025 West Coast Storm (DR 4893) disaster as $25,130,000 in federal authority and $37,700,000 in state general funds; and WHEREAS the revised financing plan reflects an increase of $6,380,000 in federal authority and an increase of $17,200,000 in state disaster relief funds from the financing plan previously authorized for the 2025 West Coast Storm (DR 4893) disaster; and WHEREAS the current balance of the disaster relief fund established in AS 26.23.300 is sufficient to meet the increases in the governor's revised financing plan for the 2025 West Coast Storm (DR 4893) disaster; 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 May 7, 2026; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED …
Sponsors
- Rules, Senate (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 5/5 LEGIS RESOLVE 27
- : (S) 9:32 A.M. 5/4/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- : (S) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- : (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- : (H) VERSION: SCR 19 AM H
- : (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- : (H) PASSED Y28 N11 E1
- : (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- : (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y28 N11 E1
Votes
- CONCUR AM OF (H) (May 1, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, failed
- PASSED (April 24, 2026): 28 yea, 11 nay, passed
- AM NO 1 ADOPTED (April 24, 2026): 28 yea, 11 nay, passed
- PASSED (April 10, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: DEATH, DISASTER, GOVERNOR
Common questions
- What is SCR19?
- SCR19 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): EXTEND WEST COAST STORM DISASTER.
- What does SCR19 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution"; and WHEREAS an additional extension will allow agencies to continue the agencies' emergency response to meet the disaster; and -1- Enrolled SCR 19.
- What is the status of SCR19?
- Passed both chambers as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 5/5 LEGIS RESOLVE 27 (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR19?
- Rules, Senate (I).
- Where is the official record for SCR19?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SCR 19
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