Bill Wielechowski

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 195, which changed pharmacist collaborative practice agreements and renamed physician assistants as physician associates; the joint session overrode the veto 43 to 17.

June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: akleg.gov

Led SB 215 as first-named sponsor in the 26th Alaska Legislature, creating a prescription drug benefit for residents of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes; the bill became law as Chapter 90, Session Laws of Alaska 2010.

June 17, 2010Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored SJR 11 as prime sponsor in the 25th Alaska Legislature, a joint resolution in support of health care for United States veterans; the Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 32.

July 23, 2008Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SJR 3 as prime sponsor in the 25th Alaska Legislature, a joint resolution urging Congress to raise Medicare reimbursement rates paid to Alaska providers; the Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 10.

September 5, 2007Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SB 187 as prime sponsor in the 34th Alaska Legislature, prohibiting specified synthetic food dyes in meals served by Alaska public schools; the bill became law as Chapter 17, Session Laws of Alaska 2026.

June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: akleg.gov

Led SB 152 as first-named sponsor in the 33rd Alaska Legislature, authorizing community energy facilities so Alaskans without their own rooftops can subscribe to shared renewable generation; the bill became law as Chapter 29, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

August 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: akleg.gov

Led SB 1 as first-named sponsor in the 26th Alaska Legislature, raising the Alaska minimum wage; the bill became law as Chapter 56, Session Laws of Alaska 2009.

July 9, 2009Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: akleg.gov

Led SB 1 as first-named sponsor in the 26th Alaska Legislature, raising the Alaska minimum wage; the bill became law as Chapter 56, Session Laws of Alaska 2009.

July 9, 2009Supports Labor Rights

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 183, which expanded the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the legislative audit division; the joint session overrode the veto 43 to 16 and the bill became law as Chapter 1, First Special Session Laws of Alaska 2025.

August 2, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Sponsored SB 25 as prime sponsor in the 32nd Alaska Legislature, requiring the state to publish its finances on a public website; the bill became law as Chapter 68, Session Laws of Alaska 2022.

September 2, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item veto to the FY2026 operating budget, CCS HB 53; the Senate roll was 17-2 in favor and the joint session overrode the line-item veto 45 to 14.

August 2, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov

Voted to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item veto of part of the state's 2024 operating budget. The Senate backed the override 14-5, but the joint session fell short at 33-26, so the veto stood.

January 18, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item vetoes to HB 2001, the FY2020 supplemental appropriations bill; the Senate roll was 13-6 in favor and the vetoes stood after the joint session totaled 37 yeas to 20 nays.

January 24, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item vetoes to the FY2020 state operating budget, CCS SS HB 39; the Senate roll was 14-0 in favor, but the joint session recorded only 37 yeas against the 45 required and the vetoes stood.

July 10, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov

Brought suit with former senators Rick Halford and Clem Tillion to overturn Governor Bill Walker's veto of about half of the 2016 Permanent Fund dividend appropriation, arguing that the 1976 constitutional amendment creating the Permanent Fund let the Legislature dedicate fund earnings; on August 25, 2017 the Alaska Supreme Court rejected that argument and upheld the veto.

August 25, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to restore six projects the governor had cut from the 2009 state construction budget, including Anchorage campus work, court computer upgrades, and Ketchikan and Sitka waterfront jobs. He also voted against splitting that question into separate votes. The two chambers together backed the restoration 40 to 19, five short of the 45 votes needed, so the cuts stood (House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 75).

August 10, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Palin's veto of federal stimulus energy funding in HB 199; the joint session overrode the veto 45 to 14 and the appropriation became law as Chapter 17, Session Laws of Alaska 2009.

August 10, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SCR 9 as prime sponsor in the 31st Alaska Legislature, establishing a task force on Alaska's therapeutic courts; the Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 23.

April 3, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SB 185 as prime sponsor in the 25th Alaska Legislature, tightening Alaska law on sex offenders and child kidnappers; the bill became law as Chapter 42, Session Laws of Alaska 2008.

May 27, 2008Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted yes on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of SB 21, his own bill that created the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program. The override failed 39-21; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored SB 21 as prime sponsor in the 34th Alaska Legislature, establishing the Alaska Work and Save retirement program in the Department of Revenue with an option to deposit permanent fund dividends into investment accounts; the bill cleared both chambers, the Governor vetoed it, and the joint session override fell one vote short on June 19, 2026 at 39 yeas to 21 nays.

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SJR 12 as prime sponsor in the 32nd Alaska Legislature, a joint resolution urging Congress to repeal the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset that cut benefits for Alaska public employees; the Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 24.

August 26, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: akleg.gov

Brought suit with former senators Rick Halford and Clem Tillion to overturn Governor Bill Walker's veto of about half of the 2016 Permanent Fund dividend appropriation, arguing that the 1976 constitutional amendment creating the Permanent Fund let the Legislature dedicate fund earnings; on August 25, 2017 the Alaska Supreme Court rejected that argument and upheld the veto.

August 25, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: ktoo.org

Voted yes on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of SB 41, a bill on mental health education in public schools. The override failed 38-22; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 57; the Senate roll was 17-3 in favor and the joint session overrode the veto 46 to 14, enacting the education bill as Chapter 5, Session Laws of Alaska 2025.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 69, which raised the base student allocation for Alaska public schools; the Senate roll was 12-8 in favor and the joint session totaled 33 yeas to 27 nays, so the veto stood.

April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of SB 140, the education package raising the base student allocation and funding school internet, charter schools and student transportation; the joint session finished one vote short at 39 yeas to 20 nays, so the veto stood.

March 18, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov

Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood's political arm for Senate District K in the August 18, 2026 Alaska primary, one of five state Senate candidates on the organization's 2026 Alaska slate.

July 16, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Sponsored SB 161 as prime sponsor in the 32nd Alaska Legislature, revising the statutory definition of a recognized political party in Alaska; the bill became law as Chapter 72, Session Laws of Alaska 2022.

September 12, 2022Supports Election Integrity

Source: akleg.gov

Co-sponsored SB 31 in the 27th Alaska Legislature, led by Senator Thomas, which changed how write-in votes are counted in Alaska elections; the bill became law as Chapter 10, Session Laws of Alaska 2011.

May 17, 2011Supports Election Integrity

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SB 202 as prime sponsor in the 25th Alaska Legislature, barring the State of Alaska from spending money to implement the federal REAL ID Act; the bill became law as Chapter 44, Session Laws of Alaska 2008.

May 28, 2008Supports Data Privacy

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-06-19 on overriding the governor's veto of HB 52, a bill setting rights for children treated in psychiatric hospitals and limiting seclusion and restraint. The override failed 36-24; 40 votes were needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: akleg.gov

Signed a Sept. 9, 2026 letter with four other Senate Resources Committee members to the state Department of Natural Resources. The letter questioned whether giving nearly 20,000 acres of state land near Houston to AIDEA, the state development agency, for possible data centers served the public interest.

September 9, 2026

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Co-sponsored HB 10, a bill to add a University of Alaska faculty member to the university's Board of Regents. The Legislature passed it, but Gov. Dunleavy vetoed it on 2026-08-31.

August 31, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Co-sponsored HB 176 in the Senate, a bill requiring the University of Alaska to give notice of new or higher student fees and to show fees clearly on bills. The Legislature passed it, but Gov. Dunleavy vetoed it on 2026-08-10.

August 10, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Chaired the Senate State Affairs Committee in the 27th Alaska Legislature (2011-2012) and served as Vice Chair of both Senate Judiciary and Senate Resources and Co-Chair of the Joint Armed Services Committee.

July 31, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Chaired the Senate Judiciary and Military and Veterans' Affairs finance subcommittees in the 32nd Alaska Legislature (2021-2022) while serving on the Senate Finance Committee and the conference committees on HB 281 and HB 282.

July 31, 2026

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Chaired the Senate Rules Committee across the 33rd and 34th Alaska Legislatures (2023-2026), serving also as Vice Chair of Senate Resources and as a member of the Committee on Committees and Legislative Budget and Audit.

July 31, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Served as Co-Chair of the Joint Armed Services Committee in the 25th Alaska Legislature (2007-2008), his first term, while also sitting on Senate Judiciary, Resources, Transportation and the Senate Special Committee on Energy.

July 31, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-07-16 on the final compromise version of HB 381, a multibillion-dollar tax break for the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline that also taxed certain oil and gas companies. The Senate approved it 11-8, but it failed in the House 19-19.

July 16, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-06-19 on the Senate version of HB 381. The bill swapped the property tax on the planned Alaska LNG gas pipeline for a lower tax on gas shipped, and added an income tax on certain oil and gas companies. It passed the Senate 12-8.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-06-19 on an HB 381 amendment that widened the gas pipeline project's labor agreement to cover all construction phases. It also stated that the labor agreement, prevailing wage and apprentice rules were needed. It passed 16-4.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes on 2026-06-19 on adding an income tax on certain oil and gas companies to HB 381, the gas pipeline tax bill (Senate Amendment 2). The amendment passed 11-9.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Offered an HB 381 amendment, adopted 14-6 on 2026-06-19, that barred the gas pipeline's lead developer from seeking money from the state if it abandoned the project. He voted yes.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Voted yes in the Alaska Senate on the motion to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 314, which regulated registered interior designers and extended the Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors; the joint session overrode the veto 45 to 15.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SR 3 as prime sponsor in the 34th Alaska Legislature, a Senate resolution on Samoan military service and voting rights; the Alaska Senate adopted it as Senate Resolve 3.

July 11, 2025

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Sponsored SB 154 as prime sponsor in the 33rd Alaska Legislature, creating a state procurement bidder preference for military-affiliated businesses and a related help desk; the bill became law as Chapter 26, Session Laws of Alaska 2024.

August 1, 2024

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Sponsored SB 55 as prime sponsor in the 33rd Alaska Legislature, extending the State Medical Board and the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; the bill became law as Chapter 9, Session Laws of Alaska 2023.

June 14, 2023

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SB 136 as prime sponsor in the 27th Alaska Legislature, creating a veterans designation on Alaska driver's licenses and a related tax credit; the bill became law as Chapter 68, Session Laws of Alaska 2012.

June 18, 2012

Source: akleg.gov

Led SB 33 as first-named sponsor in the 27th Alaska Legislature, setting rules for the disposition of the remains of service members; the bill became law as Chapter 1, Session Laws of Alaska 2011.

March 11, 2011

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SB 77 as prime sponsor in the 26th Alaska Legislature, extending the Joint Armed Services Committee; the bill became law as Chapter 1, Session Laws of Alaska 2009.

February 17, 2009

Source: akleg.gov

Sponsored SJR 17 as prime sponsor in the 25th Alaska Legislature, a joint resolution on Alaska's share of federal offshore oil and gas revenue; the Legislature adopted it as Legislative Resolve 48.

July 23, 2008

Source: akleg.gov