Lawmakers said the bill is mostly ceremonial, but it nonetheless represents an opportunity to respect Alaska Natives and tribal organizations that have historically been discriminated against by the state.
If signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the measure will be mostly ceremonial. Lawmakers said it nonetheless represents an opportunity to respect Alaska Natives and tribal organizations that have historically been discriminated against by the state.
“Now the work begins on defining what real government-to-government relationships should look like,” said La quen náay Liz Medicine Crow, who supported the bill and watched it pass the Senate. The bill must return to the House for a procedural vote before it goes to Dunleavy. A spokesman for the governor said Dunleavy will review the bill when it reaches him.If Dunleavy signs the bill or allows the bill to become law without his signature, the ballot measure will be canceled under a provision of the Alaska Constitution that nullifies ballot measures if the Legislature passes a substantially similar law.
Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson was one of the prime sponsors of the ballot measure and watched as the Senate voted.“The ballot initiative never should have happened. It was a lack of Legislature actions for the last few years,” he said.in 2020, but it failed to become law. Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, reintroduced it in 2021.
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