Breaking news: Alaska Legislature called into special session after House adjourns without final budget vote
Republican Reps. Mike Cronk, Craig Johnson, Laddie Shaw and Kevin McCabe speak in a small huddle before the House abruptly adjourned in Juneau on May 17, 2023
“I feel like it was an appropriate thing to allow members the opportunity to have the time to take a look at that budget,” said House Speaker Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla. Legislative rules dictate that any budget bill must sit on lawmakers’ desks for 24 hours. The Senate majority had decided to wait until the final hours of the session to pass their spending bill, claiming that the House could waive the 24-hour requirement if they chose to accept the Senate’s spending plan.
The Senate passed its spending proposal Wednesday just after 6 p.m. and adjourned, giving the House two options: agree, or force a special session. The House met shortly before 8 p.m., after marathon caucus meetings and closed-door discussions that lasted most of the day. The budget is transmitted from the Senate to the House by Liz Clark, the Senate secretary, in the final hours of the legislative session in Juneau on May 17, 2023.
The main disagreement between the House and Senate majorities has been, again, on the size of the Permanent Fund dividend. The Senate budget has a $1,300-per-Alaskan dividend. The House’s plan contained a $2,700 dividend — which would have required a draw of $800 million from savings.
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