Alaska Legislature: Senate Floor Session - August 11, 2026 11:00am

Well, the Senate, please come to order for the purposes of a technical session. Because we are in a technical session, the roll call is waived today, and we will also forego the invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance. And certification of the journal. I have no guests for introduction. Madam Secretary, are there messages from the governor?

Messages dated August 10th stating, under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature. CS for Senate Bill Number 143, Community and Regional Affairs, Amended House School Board Terms Training City Councils, Chapter 59, SLA 2026. S.L.A. 2026. Under the authority of Article 2, Section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, I have let the following bill become law without signature.

House Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 208, Resources, Amended House Agricultural Land Hemp State Vegetable, Chapter 60, S.L.A. 2026. A message dated August 10 stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill: Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 93, Judiciary, Residency Requirements, Hunting, Trapping, Fishing. Another message dated August 10 stating, under the authority vested in me by Article 2, Section 15 of the Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill: Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 176, Education, University of Alaska Fees. Those are all the messages from the governor this Good morning, Mr. President.

And our congratulations go to the giant cabbage. Are there messages from the House? I have no messages from the House this morning. Communications? There are no communications today.

Are there reports of standing committees? I have no standing committee reports today. Special committees? No special committee reports. As we're in a technical session, there are no Senate resolutions for introduction today, nor Senate bills.

There are no items of business on today's daily calendar, and no matters of unfinished business are in order today. I have neither committee announcements nor other announcements, and there are no special orders in order. The Senate will now stand in adjournment until 11:00 AM on Friday, August 14th, 2026. We're adjourned.