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Alaska Stat. § 15.45.040 (2026)

Form of proposed bill

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Sec. 15.45.040. Form of proposed bill.
The proposed bill shall be in the following form:
     (1) the bill shall be confined to one subject;

     (2) the subject of the bill shall be expressed in the title;

     (3) the enacting clause of the bill shall be: “Be it enacted by the People of the State of Alaska;”

     (4) the bill may not include subjects restricted by AS 15.45.010.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1974–2022 · leading case: Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska & State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Alaskans for Better Elections, 465 P.3d 477 (Alaska 2020).
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Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska & State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Alaskans for Better Elections, 465 P.3d 477 (Alaska 2020). · cites it 3× “030 (setting out form of initiative application); AS 15.45.040 (setting out required form of proposed initiative bill, including that it “shall be confined to one subject”); AS 15.”
Kohlhaas v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 147 P.3d 714 (Alaska 2006). · cites it 3× “030 1 and AS 15.45.040. 2 It advised the lieutenant governor that the initiative does not comply with the constitutional and statutory provisions governing the use of the initiative.”
Boucher v. Engstrom, 528 P.2d 456 (Alaska 1974). · cites it 3× “The proper form is detailed by AS 15.45.040 which requires the proposed bill to be confined to one subject, with the subject expressed in the title, to contain a prescribed enacting clause, and to exclude those subjects restricted by AS 15.”
Yute Air Alaska, Inc. v. McAlpine, 698 P.2d 1173 (Alaska 1985). · cites it 2× “" The same restriction is enacted at AS 15.45.040 with respect to initiatives.”
Pebble Ltd. P'ship v. Parnell, 215 P.3d 1064 (Alaska 2009). “The Department of Law concluded that the initiative did not comply with the standards for initiatives laid out in AS 15.45.040 because it included "prohibited subjects" by making an appropriation of state assets through designation of the uses of public land and water.”
Kodiak Island Borough v. Mahoney, 71 P.3d 896 (Alaska 2003). “140; AS 15.45.040 & .080. 9 . Brooks v. Wright, 971 P.”
Croft v. Parnell, 236 P.3d 369 (Alaska 2010). · cites it 3× “The lieutenant governor denied certification because he determined that the initiative violated the single-subject requirement of AS 15.45.040. The sponsors filed suit in the superior court seeking a declaration that the initiative did not violate the single-subject rule.”
Harry N. Young, Jr. v. State of Alaska Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, in an Off. capacity Div. of Elections, & Dir. Gail Fenumiai, in an Off. capacity, 502 P.3d 964 (Alaska 2022). “7 See AS 15.45.040(1). 8 Alaskans for Better Elections v.”
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Fisheries Conservation All., 363 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2015). · cites it 2× “See AS 15.45.040(1)-(3) (setting requirements for form of proposed initiatives).”
State of Alaska, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections, & Kevin Meyer, in an Off. capacity v. Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share, 478 P.3d 679 (Alaska 2021). · cites it 2× “030 (listing initiative application requirements, including that application contain proposed bill and designate three-sponsor committee); AS 15.45.040 (listing proposed bill form requirements).”
DesJarlais v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 300 P.3d 900 (Alaska 2013). · cites it 3× “In January 2011, in response to a request from Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell, the Department of Law reviewed the application for compliance with the statutes that prescribe Alaska's initiative process, AS 15.45.040 2 and AS 15.45.080. 3 The Depart *902 ment concluded that…”
Kohlhaas v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 223 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2010). · cites it 3× “030 2 and AS 15.45.040 3 It advised then-Lieutenant Governor Loren Le-man that the initiative did not comply with the constitutional and statutory provisions governing the use of Alaska's initiative process.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.040(1) — 2 cases
Harry N. Young, Jr. v. State of Alaska Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, in an Off. capacity Div. of Elections, & Dir. Gail Fenumiai, in an Off. capacity, 502 P.3d 964 (Alaska 2022). “7 See AS 15.45.040(1). 8 Alaskans for Better Elections v.”
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Fisheries Conservation All., 363 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2015). “See AS 15.45.040(1)-(3) (setting requirements for form of proposed initiatives).”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.040(2) — 1 case
Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska & State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Alaskans for Better Elections, 465 P.3d 477 (Alaska 2020). “030 (setting out form of initiative application); AS 15.45.040 (setting out required form of proposed initiative bill, including that it “shall be confined to one subject”); AS 15.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.040(4) — 1 case
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Fisheries Conservation All., 363 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2015). “See AS 15.45.040(1)-(3) (setting requirements for form of proposed initiatives).”
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