According to the Alaska State Legislature’s official website, there have been no meetings of any committees of the Legislature since July 2, 2026. Governor Mike Dunleavy had called the Legislature into a second special session of this year (the third special session of the 34th Legislature) in order to pass a tax restructuring bill for the Alaska LNG project. However, the last action taken in respect to the gasline bill— HB 381— was on July 2, and no meetings pertaining to the bill appear to be scheduled before the special session ends on July 19.
HB 381 has been through both the House and the Senate with both chambers producing different versions. When the Senate returned the bill to the House, the House failed to concur with the Senate amendments and asked the Senate to recede. The Senate refused to recede its amendments, and each chamber put forth a conference committee to resolve differences. The Senate appointed Senators Lyman Hoffman (D-Bethel), Bert Stedman (R-Sitka), and Mike Cronk (R-Tok/ Northway). The House appointed Representatives Calvin Shrage (NA-Anchorage), Bryce Edgemon (I-Dillingham), and Justin Ruffridge (R-Soldotna).
In the last conference committee meeting, on July 2, Sen. Stedman and Rep. Ruffridge (both Republicans) disagreed on HB 381’s objective. Rep. Ruffridge focused on Alaskans’ energy needs, and accused legislators of looking at the bill through the lens of maximum government take. Sen. Stedman, however, emphasized the bill’s “aggressive” tax reduction and expressed concern that the State is not extracting enough revenue from the project.
Either way, the conversation seems to have completely stalled with no meetings in over a week and none appearing in the schedule before the special session ends on July 19.
