---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "34"
identifier: "SB 164"
citation: "Alaska SB 164 (34)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FEES", "OIL & GAS", "REVENUE", "TAXATION", "TOBACCO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Merrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-09"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71ac2d90-4146-4697-8cfa-910feae58525"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB164"
source_hash: "78622d96fb5f8062f49ea853386a65a0a5dd4d8b2297cadcdc9b72d771955584"
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 SB 164 (34) — An Act eliminating deductions for the remittance of the motor fuel tax, tobacco taxes, and tire fees; relating to discounts on cigarette stamps; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CSSB 164(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0164B)
2. **Enrolled SB 164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0164Z)
3. **SB 164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0164A)

## Votes

- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y35 N4 A1 #2980 — **35–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y16 N4 #2106 — **16–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) PASSED Y25 N14 A1 #2980 — **25–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Merrick — primary (person)
- Hannan — cosponsor (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Saddler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-09** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** (S) L&C, FIN
- **2026-02-23** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2026-02-23** (S) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-02** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2026-03-02** (S) Moved CSSB 164(L&C) Out of Committee
- **2026-03-04** (S) L&C RPT CS 2NR 2DP SAME TITLE
- **2026-03-04** (S) NR: BJORKMAN, YUNDT
- **2026-03-04** (S) DP: MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2026-03-04** (S) FN1: (REV)
- **2026-03-17** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-03-17** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-03-24** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-03-24** (S) Moved CSSB 164 (L&C) Out of Committee
- **2026-03-25** (S) FIN RPT CS(L&C) 5DP 2NR
- **2026-03-25** (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- **2026-03-25** (S) NR: KAUFMAN, KIEHL
- **2026-03-25** (S) FN1: (REV)
- **2026-03-30** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-03-30** (S) L&C CS ADOPTED UC
- **2026-03-30** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/31 CAL `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 164(L&C) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** (S) PASSED Y16 N4 `passage`
- **2026-03-31** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-03-31** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2026-03-31** (S) VERSION: CSSB 164(L&C)
- **2026-04-01** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** (H) L&C, FIN
- **2026-04-20** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2026-04-20** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-04-24** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2026-04-24** (H) <Bill Hearing Rescheduled to 04/29/26>
- **2026-04-29** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2026-04-29** (H) <Bill Hearing Rescheduled to 05/01/26> -- Delayed to 5 min. Following Session --
- **2026-05-01** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2026-05-01** (H) Moved CSSB 164(L&C) Out of Committee
- **2026-05-04** (H) L&C RPT 4DP 1NR
- **2026-05-04** (H) DP: FRIER, CARRICK, HALL, FIELDS
- **2026-05-04** (H) NR: COULOMBE
- **2026-05-04** (H) FN1: (REV)
- **2026-05-04** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SADDLER
- **2026-05-15** (H) FIN RPT 5DP 4NR
- **2026-05-15** (H) DP: GALVIN, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER
- **2026-05-15** (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, BYNUM, MOORE
- **2026-05-15** (H) FN1: (REV)
- **2026-05-15** (H) FINANCE at 08:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-05-15** (H) Moved CSSB 164(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to a 9:00 A.M. --
- **2026-05-17** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): HANNAN
- **2026-05-20** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026
- **2026-05-20** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-05-20** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 164(L&C) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-20** (H) PASSED Y25 N14 A1 `passage`
- **2026-05-20** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y35 N4 A1
- **2026-05-20** (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2026-05-20** (H) VERSION: CSSB 164(L&C)
- **2026-05-20** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON
- **2026-06-04** (S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-19** (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/18 CH 14 SLA 26 `became-law`
- **2026-06-19** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71ac2d90-4146-4697-8cfa-910feae58525`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).