---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "34"
identifier: "SB 23"
citation: "Alaska SB 23 (34)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSESSMENTS", "BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "CONSTITUTION", "EDUCATION", "RIGHTS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 93
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00ab5eaa-4049-40ae-a47d-7e2b1654e3f7"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB23"
source_hash: "f7c7ac392125882dcc41a0a82ff99e24ff5aff5046205f0aead3bb73f0615d6a"
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 23 (34) — An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **CSSB 23(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0023B)
2. **Enrolled SB 23** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0023Z)
3. **HCS CSSB 23(EDC)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0023C)
4. **SB 23** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0023A)

## Votes

- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- #2815 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) PASSED Y37 N3 #2910 — **37–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #1872 — **20–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)
- Claman — cosponsor (person)
- Cronk — cosponsor (person)
- D.Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Dibert — cosponsor (person)
- Eischeid — cosponsor (person)
- Elam — cosponsor (person)
- Frier — cosponsor (person)
- Galvin — cosponsor (person)
- Giessel — cosponsor (person)
- Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Gray-Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Kaufman — cosponsor (person)
- Kawasaki — cosponsor (person)
- Mccabe — cosponsor (person)
- Rauscher — cosponsor (person)
- Saddler — cosponsor (person)
- Schrage — cosponsor (person)
- Stapp — cosponsor (person)
- Stedman — cosponsor (person)
- Stutes — cosponsor (person)
- Tilton — cosponsor (person)
- Tobin — cosponsor (person)
- Vance — cosponsor (person)
- Wielechowski — cosponsor (person)
- Yundt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** (S) Prefile released 1/10/25 `filing`
- **2025-01-22** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2025-01-22** (S) EDC, FIN
- **2025-01-24** (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON
- **2025-02-05** (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2025-02-05** (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-02-12** (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2025-02-12** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-12** (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- **2025-02-21** (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2025-02-21** (S) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-02-24** (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2025-02-24** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-24** (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- **2025-02-26** (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2025-02-26** (S) Moved SB 23 Out of Committee **Streamed live on AKL.tv**
- **2025-02-26** (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- **2025-02-28** (S) EDC RPT 3DP 2NR
- **2025-02-28** (S) DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENS
- **2025-02-28** (S) NR: BJORKMAN, KIEHL
- **2025-02-28** (S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(EED)
- **2026-02-11** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-02-11** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-03-03** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-03-03** (S) Moved CSSB 23(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2026-03-04** (S) FIN RPT CS 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- **2026-03-04** (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK
- **2026-03-04** (S) NR: MERRICK, KIEHL
- **2026-03-04** (S) FN2: (EED)
- **2026-03-04** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2026-03-04** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/5 CAL `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** (S) COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, KAUFMAN, TILTON, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, RAUSCHER, GIESSEL,
- **2026-03-04** (S) CRONK, KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, YUNDT
- **2026-03-05** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 23(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/9 CAL `reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2026-03-09** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-03-09** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2026-03-09** (S) VERSION: CSSB 23(FIN)
- **2026-03-11** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** (H) EDC, FIN
- **2026-03-11** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): EISCHEID
- **2026-03-18** (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- **2026-03-18** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-04-01** (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- **2026-04-01** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-04-13** (H) EDC RPT HCS(EDC) 7DP
- **2026-04-13** (H) DP: SCHWANKE, ELAM, DIBERT, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, HIMSCHOOT, STORY
- **2026-04-13** (H) FN3: (EED)
- **2026-04-13** (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- **2026-04-13** (H) Moved HCS SB 23(EDC) Out of Committee
- **2026-05-08** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): STAPP
- **2026-05-08** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-05-08** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-05-08** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-05-08** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-05-12** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-05-12** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-05-16** (H) FIN RPT HCS(EDC) 4DP 6NR 1AM
- **2026-05-16** (H) DP: GALVIN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER
- **2026-05-16** (H) NR: JIMMIE, TOMASZEWSKI, HANNAN, MOORE, BYNUM, STAPP
- **2026-05-16** (H) AM: ALLARD
- **2026-05-16** (H) FN3: (EED)
- **2026-05-16** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-05-16** (H) Moved HCS CSSB 23(EDC) Out of Committee
- **2026-05-17** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026
- **2026-05-17** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2026-05-17** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-05-17** (H) EDC HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2026-05-17** (H) AM NO 1 NOT OFFERED
- **2026-05-17** (H) AM NO 2 OFFERED AND PENDING
- **2026-05-17** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2026-05-17** (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 5/18 CALENDAR
- **2026-05-17** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE, GRAY, HALL
- **2026-05-18** (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR
- **2026-05-19** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2026-05-19** (H) AM NO 2 WITHDRAWN
- **2026-05-19** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 23(EDC) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** (H) PASSED Y37 N3 `passage`
- **2026-05-19** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-05-19** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DIBERT, MCCABE, ELAM, JOSEPHSON, HOLLAND, GALVIN, STUTES,
- **2026-05-19** (H) SCHRAGE, D.NELSON, FRIER, SADDLER
- **2026-05-19** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2026-05-19** (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 23(EDC)
- **2026-05-20** (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2026-05-20** (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- **2026-05-20** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **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 18 SLA 26 `became-law`
- **2026-06-19** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/27 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00ab5eaa-4049-40ae-a47d-7e2b1654e3f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).