--- type: "Bill" title: "An Act relating to the reclassification of first class cities as second class cities; and providing for an effective date." description: "An Act relating to the reclassification of first class cities as second class cities; and providing for an effective date." jurisdiction: "us/states/ak" legislature: "Alaska Legislature" session: "33" identifier: "HB 69" citation: "Alaska HB 69 (33)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["BOUNDARIES", "MUNICIPALITIES", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Cronk"] version_count: 5 action_count: 66 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2023-02-10" last_action: "2023-10-16" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e42852d-0031-47d6-962c-9fad0d5539a6" source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=HB69" source_hash: "05019511b93a110411a357e7cbcabeeb99b6efabc3b65ab7b2889260bf1623cf" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"] --- # Alaska HB 69 (33) — An Act relating to the reclassification of first class cities as second class cities; and providing for an effective date. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **CSHB 69(CRA)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0069B) 2. **Enrolled HB 69** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0069Z) 3. **HB 69** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0069A) 4. **SCS CSHB 69(CRA)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0069C) 5. **SCS CSHB 69(CRA) am S** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0069D) ## Votes - (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y4 N36 # 700 — **4–36** (fail) · lower - (H) PASSED Y39 E1 #723 — **39–0** (pass) · lower - (S) PASSED Y19 N- A1 #1119 — **19–0** (pass) · upper - (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y40 #1095 — **40–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Cronk — primary (person) - Mccabe — cosponsor (person) - Tomaszewski — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-02-10** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1` - **2023-02-10** (H) EDC, CRA - **2023-03-01** (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 - **2023-03-01** (H) Heard & Held -- Teleconference -- - **2023-03-01** (H) Minutes (HEDC) - **2023-03-10** (H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE - **2023-03-13** (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 - **2023-03-13** (H) Heard & Held -- Testimony -- - **2023-03-13** (H) Minutes (HEDC) - **2023-03-20** (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 - **2023-03-20** (H) Moved HB 69 Out of Committee - **2023-03-20** (H) Minutes (HEDC) - **2023-03-22** (H) EDC RPT 5DP 2NR - **2023-03-22** (H) DP: STORY, MCKAY, MCCORMICK, ALLARD, RUFFRIDGE - **2023-03-22** (H) NR: HIMSCHOOT, PRAX - **2023-03-22** (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) - **2023-04-04** (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 - **2023-04-04** (H) Heard & Held - **2023-04-04** (H) Minutes (HCRA) - **2023-04-06** (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 - **2023-04-06** (H) Moved CSHB 69(CRA) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change Back to 8 AM -- - **2023-04-06** (H) Minutes (HCRA) - **2023-04-10** (H) CRA RPT CS(CRA) 6DP - **2023-04-10** (H) DP: MEARS, MCKAY, HIMSCHOOT, RUFFRIDGE, MCCABE, MCCORMICK - **2023-04-10** (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) - **2023-04-12** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/12/2023 - **2023-04-12** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2` - **2023-04-12** (H) CRA CS ADOPTED UC - **2023-04-12** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y4 N36 `amendment-failure` - **2023-04-12** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/14 CALENDAR `reading-3` - **2023-04-14** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 69(CRA) `reading-3` - **2023-04-14** (H) PASSED Y39 E1 `passage` - **2023-04-14** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE - **2023-04-14** (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI - **2023-04-14** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage` - **2023-04-14** (H) VERSION: CSHB 69(CRA) - **2023-04-17** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1` - **2023-04-17** (S) CRA - **2023-04-25** (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) - **2023-04-25** (S) Heard & Held - **2023-04-25** (S) Minutes (SCRA) - **2023-04-27** (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) - **2023-04-27** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 69(CRA) Out of Committee - **2023-04-27** (S) Minutes (SCRA) - **2023-05-01** (S) CRA RPT SCS(CRA) 3DP SAME TITLE - **2023-05-01** (S) DP: DUNBAR, BJORKMAN, GIESSEL - **2023-05-01** (S) FN1: ZERO(CED) - **2023-05-11** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/23 - **2023-05-11** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2` - **2023-05-11** (S) CRA SCS ADOPTED UC - **2023-05-11** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL `reading-3` - **2023-05-12** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 69(CRA) `reading-3` - **2023-05-12** (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC - **2023-05-12** (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC `amendment-passage` - **2023-05-12** (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING `reading-3` - **2023-05-12** (S) PASSED Y19 N- A1 `passage` - **2023-05-12** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE - **2023-05-12** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage` - **2023-05-12** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 69(CRA) AM S - **2023-05-13** (H) CONCUR READ AND HELD - **2023-05-13** (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP UC - **2023-05-13** (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y40 - **2023-05-13** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE - **2023-10-16** (H) 11:06 A.M. 6/13/23 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2023-10-16** (H) Signed into law 6/21 CHAPTER 10 SLA 23 `executive-signature` - **2023-10-16** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/22/23 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e42852d-0031-47d6-962c-9fad0d5539a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).