Alaska Beacon state and legislative daybook for the week of March 30, 2026

Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state

Members of the Alaska House’s all-Republican minority caucus pose for photographs on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, the first day of the second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

By Corinne Smith

Alaska Beacon

At the Alaska Beacon, we’re constantly trying to figure out where we should put our attention. There’s always more news than there are people to report it.

Every Thursday, the Alaska Legislature publishes its committee schedule for the coming week. Public notices alert us to meetings and events. The governor’s office occasionally lets us know ahead of time that something’s coming down the pike, too.

Here’s what we know about for the coming week. If you know of something that’s coming up that you should think we should pay attention to, email us at info@alaskabeacon.com.

We can’t cover everything on this list, but we’re interested in them and we think you should know about them in case you’re interested in them, too.

This list is ripped from our notebooks, and it is likely to change over the course of the week. We’ll update it when we can.

Are you trying to keep track of when to testify on a bill? The Legislature has a website for that.

Monday, March 30

House/Senate floor sessions in the morning

8 a.m. – The House and Senate Education Committees hold a joint session on the state of pre-K – 12 education in Alaska with invited testimony from the Alaska Council of School Administrators

9 a.m. – Senate Finance Committee hears a bill related to the practice of naturopathy

1 p.m. – House Judiciary hears a resolution on voter privacy, and expressing concern at the state sharing confidential voter data with the federal government

1 p.m. – House Resources hears a bill related to fish and game wildlife refuges

1:30 p.m. House Finance continues work on next year’s operating budget, and begins hearing proposed amendments

3:30 p.m. – Senate Resources hears the governor’s bill related to tax breaks for the AK LNG gas line

5:30 p.m. – Fairbanks Fish & Game Advisory Committee – Game and Trapping Subcommittee Meeting, see event info here.

Tuesday, March 31

8 a.m. – House Community and Regional Affairs Committee hears a bill related to costs for public records

9 a.m. – Senate Finance considers the governor’s appointee John Crowther as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources

10:15 a.m. – House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee hears a bill to update the focus and structure of the Joint Armed Services Committee

11 a.m. – Joint session of the House and Senate gathers to hear the annual address by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski

1 p.m. – House Energy Committee hears a presentation on the Chugach Hydroelectric Program

1 p.m. – House Transportation hears a presentation on trails and local access from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

1:30 p.m. – Senate Natural Resources hears a presentation on the Division of Forestry and Fire Protection

1:30 p.m. – House Finance continues working on the operating budget

1:30 p.m.  – Senate transportation hears a presentation on the Port of Seward

3:15 p.m. – House Health and Social Services hears a bill to prioritize keeping siblings together in foster care; and a bill to establish an opioid litigation settlement fund

3:30 p.m. – Senate Health and Social Services Committee related to medical compacts for grants allocated by the federal Rural Health Transformation Program

6:30 p.m. – Middle Nenana River Fish & Game Advisory Committee Meeting in Healy, see event info here.

6:30 p.m. – Alaska Common Ground, a non-profit, non-partisan public policy organization, hosts ‘Just what is the Permanent Fund, and who’s in charge? see event info here.

7 p.m. Upper Tanana Fortymile Fish & Game Advisory Committee Meeting in Tok, see event info here.

Wednesday, April 1

House/Senate Floor sessions in the morning

8 a.m. – House Education continues hearing bills related to increasing education funding, residential school funding, and civics education

9 a.m. – House Finance continues work on next year’s operating budget and hears proposed amendments

9 a.m. – Senate Finance hears a bill on mental health education in public schools

12 p.m. – Lunch & Learn presentation on outmigration of limited entry fishing permits

1 p.m. – House Judiciary Committee considers a bill related to social media use of minors, and bill to establish safe devices for surrendering infants

1 p.m. – House Resources Committee continues hearing the governor’s tax break proposal for the Alaska LNG gas line project

3:30 p.m. – Senate Education Committee hears a presentation from the University of Alaska Fairbanks chancellor on the Alaska Native Language Center

3:30 p.m. – Senate Resources Committee will hear a resolution urging support for the proposed Alaska LNG gas line project, with public testimony invited

5 p.m. – House Finance continues to hear proposed amendments on next year’s operating budget

Thursday, April 2

8 a.m. – House Community and Regional Affairs hears a bill related to ensuring the right to repair digital; a bill related to emergency first responders; a bill related to birth certificates and identification for unhoused young adults; and a bill related to autonomous vehicles

8 a.m. – House Tribal Affairs Committee hears a presentation on the Council of Alaska Native Language

9 a.m. – House Finance Committee hears a bill related to marijuana taxes and retail stores

10:15 a.m. – House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee hears a bill to update the focus and structure of the Joint Armed Services Committee

1:30 p.m. – House Finance Committee hears an update on the University of Alaska and deferred maintenance needs

3:30 p.m. – House Health and Social Services hears a bill to to prioritize keeping siblings together in foster care; a bill to expand early intervention services; and a bill related to regulating the sale of weight-loss and muscle-building supplements

3:30 p.m. – House State Affairs hears a bill related to establishing a welcome office in Alaska; and a bill related to regulating PFAS chemicals, remediation and water testing

Friday, April 3

All committee meetings cancelled ahead of the Easter holiday