# Alaska Stat. § 26.23.025: The legislature and disaster emergencies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.025

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 26.23.025
- **Heading:** The legislature and disaster emergencies
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 26 / Chapter 26.23 / Section 26.23.025

## Text

(a) When the governor declares a condition of disaster emergency under AS 26.23.020 (c), concurrently with the issuance of the proclamation, the governor shall prepare and deliver to the presiding officers of the legislature and to the persons who chair the finance committees in each house of the legislature a financing plan describing the amount by fund source of money, including the amount of state match for federal funds, that the governor proposes to use to cope with the disaster, the estimated total expenditures necessary to cope with the disaster, and the estimated time frame necessary to cope with the disaster.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the declaration of a disaster emergency occurs while the legislature is in session or if a special session is held, actions taken by the governor under this chapter after the close of the session that are not ratified by law adopted during that session are void.

(c) The legislature may terminate a disaster emergency at any time by law.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.010 Purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.020 The governor and disaster emergencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.025 The legislature and disaster emergencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.025.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.040 Homeland security duties of the Alaska division of homeland security and emergency management.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.045 Response corps; depots.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.045.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.050 Financing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.060 Local and interjurisdictional disaster services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.060.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.070 Establishment of interjurisdictional disaster planning and service areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.070.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.071 Alaska State Emergency Response Commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.071.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.073 Emergency planning districts and committees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.073.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.075 Emergency plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.075.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.077 Plan review; incident command systems.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.077.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.080 Federal disaster loans to political subdivisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.080.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 26.23.090 Grants to disaster victims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.090.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T26_C26.23_S26.23.025. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.
