The AKLNG gas line tax bill
A conference committee compromise unveiled July 2nd would swap the state property tax on the Glenfarne-led Alaska LNG project for a volumetric tax after five years of operation or 500 MMcf per day, and extend the completion deadline to the end of 2034. The House deadlocked 19 to 19 on July 16th over an expanded S corporation income tax, the governor rejected that provision, and a third special session convened July 27th with no bill from the governor and almost no legislators in the room.
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2026-07-08 Tracked. Vote target already slipped once, from July 1 to July 16.
2026-07-09 Re-checked (Alaska Beacon, July 7). The final floor vote is still targeted for July 16. The S corp corporate income tax provision remains the key sticking point, and the governor has pledged to veto a bill that keeps it.
2026-07-11 Floor votes still tentatively July 16, session ends July 19, per prior reporting. Alaska Beacon returned HTTP 403 on re-fetch this run; status carried forward unchanged. Watching for the vote.
2026-07-12 Conferees unveiled a draft compromise on July 2 and set a floor vote for July 16, with the second special session ending July 19. Glenfarne owns 75 percent of the project. The sticking point is an S corporation corporate income tax provision that Governor Dunleavy has vowed to veto, and it is unclear the provision has the House votes. The draft also bars the developer from billing the state if the project is abandoned and requires return of shares and assets within six months.
2026-07-14 Two days out. Floor votes still tentatively set for July 16 and the special session still ends July 19, per Alaska Public Media and Alaska Beacon reporting, with the S corporation income tax provision the unresolved sticking point. No schedule change surfaced this run. Watching the July 16 floor action.
2026-07-15 One day out. Floor votes remain tentatively set for July 16 and the special session still ends July 19, per Alaska Public Media and Alaska Beacon reporting from early July, with the S corporation income tax provision the unresolved sticking point. A search this run surfaced no fresh schedule change or an actual vote result. Watching the July 16 floor action.
2026-07-17 Update. A conference committee passed the final draft of the gasline tax bill HB 381 on July 16, but Governor Dunleavy rejected the expanded corporate tax and called a third Alaska LNG special session rather than accept it, so the tax terms stay unsettled. A final investment decision still waits on both the tax law and RCA review of the Enstar gas supply agreement.
2026-07-18 On July 16 the House deadlocked 19 to 19 and the Senate passed the gas-line tax bill 11 to 8 with a 9.4 percent pass-through tax on S corp oil and gas entities. Governor Dunleavy rejected that tax and called a third Alaska LNG special session to convene July 27 in Juneau, so the pipeline tax terms stay unsettled. The AI and data-center link here is indirect, the administration has courted large gas demand to help justify the line.
2026-07-19 The second special session ended today with the Alaska LNG gasline tax bill still unresolved. On July 16 the House deadlocked 19 to 19 and the Senate passed the bill 11 to 8 with a 9.4 percent pass-through tax on S corp oil and gas entities, which Governor Dunleavy rejected. He called a third special session to convene July 27 in Juneau, so the pipeline tax terms stay unsettled and the AI and data-center link stays indirect.
2026-07-21 Six days out from the third special session, which convenes July 27 in Juneau. Per Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Public Media reporting from July 16 and July 20 the up to 55 billion dollar, 800 mile gas line tax terms remain unsettled after the July 16 House deadlock, with some legislators blaming Hilcorp for the bill's collapse and the governor rejecting that claim. The tie to AI compute stays indirect, the administration has courted large gas demand, including proposed data centers, to help justify the line.
2026-07-23 Four days out from the third special session, which convenes July 27 in Juneau. Governor Dunleavy has said he will reintroduce the Alaska LNG gas line tax provisions without the expanded S corporation corporate income tax that stalled HB 381 in the July 16 House 19 to 19 deadlock. The session opens about three weeks before the August 18 primary, per Alaska's News Source and Alaska Public Media reporting from July 16 and July 21. The tie to AI compute stays indirect, the administration has courted large gas demand, including proposed data centers, to justify the roughly 55 billion dollar, 800 mile line.
2026-07-24 Three days out from the third special session, which convenes July 27 in Juneau. Carried forward against Alaska's News Source and Alaska Public Media reporting from July 16 and July 21. Governor Dunleavy plans to reintroduce the Alaska LNG gas line tax provisions without the expanded S corporation income tax that stalled HB 381 in the July 16 House 19 to 19 deadlock. The tie to AI compute stays indirect, the administration has courted large gas demand, including proposed data centers, to justify the roughly 55 billion dollar, 800 mile line.
2026-07-25 Two days out from the third special session, which convenes July 27 in Juneau. Re-verified this run by fetching the Alaska Public Media report of July 16. The governor rejected the pass-through S corporation provision that would have subjected Hilcorp and other private producers to Alaska's 9.4 percent corporate income tax while exempting the Alaska LNG project, and he called the third session rather than accept it. That session opens just over three weeks before the August 18 primary, which is the practical squeeze on it. The tie to AI compute stays indirect, the administration has courted large gas demand, including proposed data centers, to justify the line.
2026-07-26 Re-verified. The governor issued an executive proclamation calling the legislature back effective July 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Alaska's News Source coverage of the session contains no data center or AI load argument, so the gas line remains a gas story on this docket and not an AI one.
2026-07-29 Re-verified by fetching Alaska Public Media's July 27 report. The third special session convened July 27 in Juneau with almost nobody in the room, only 3 of 40 House members and 1 senator at the opening technical session, and the governor had introduced no bill, saying his administration would continue meeting with all parties to determine the best path forward to an agreement. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon said the clock is ticking very loudly right now and the governor realizes that. The session opened three weeks before the August 18 primary. The tie to AI compute stays indirect, the administration has courted large gas demand, including proposed data centers, to justify the line.
2026-07-30 The third special session opened July 27 as a technical session with three House members and one senator in the room. The governor had not introduced a bill and said his administration would keep meeting with all parties before proposing one. Nothing has moved since.
2026-08-01 The third special session convened July 27 with four legislators in the room and no bill from the governor. It is scheduled to end August 25. The Senate plans technical sessions until August 10, when it could convene in full if the House passes a bill the governor will accept.
2026-08-03 The third special session convened Monday, July 27, 2026 with four legislators attending the pro forma opening and no bill from the governor, who said he would work toward a bill acceptable to both the Legislature and Glenfarne. The session is scheduled to end August 25, 2026. Re-verified today against the Anchorage Daily News, July 27, 2026.
2026-08-04 Re-checked. The third special session opened on July 27 under a 30-day proclamation with no bill submitted by the governor, who said he would continue meeting with all parties before reintroducing legislation. Attendance on the opening day was reported as a handful of members. The scheduled end date of August 25 is unchanged.
2026-08-07 Checked and unchanged. The third special session convened July 27th with no bill from the governor and is scheduled to run to August 25th. The compromise bill died July 16th on a 19 to 19 House vote after passing the Senate 11 to 8.
2026-08-08 Re-verified against Alaska's News Source, August 6, 2026. The governor urged lawmakers at a Thursday morning meeting to pass an Alaska LNG bill that does not yet exist, and his spokesperson Jeff Turner said it is still being drafted. Senate President Gary Stevens said he postponed Monday's Senate session awaiting the governor's proposed bill and that he had not seen it. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel also reported receiving no bill. The August 10 date tracked here assumed a bill passing the House first, which has not happened.
2026-08-09 Checked and unchanged. The third special session is still running and no bill has been introduced. Alaska's News Source reported August 6, 2026 that the governor's spokesperson Jeff Turner said the legislation is still being drafted, and that Senate President Gary Stevens said he had not seen it and held a technical session in place of a Monday floor session at the governor's request. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel also said they had seen no bill. Nothing newer has been published.
2026-08-13 The bill collapsed. On August 12th the House Bipartisan Majority Caucus said HB 4001 does not appear to have the support needed to pass the Alaska House, with opposition from both majority and minority members, and the Senate Bipartisan Majority Caucus said it does not plan to reconvene. Governor Dunleavy had asked lawmakers to return to Juneau on August 20th. Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel said getting 11 senators and 21 representatives to Juneau right now would be a challenge. A joint Senate and House Resources Committee meeting on Cook Inlet energy is planned for August 20th in Anchorage instead.
2026-08-14 The governor signalled the session is over. On the evening of August 13th Governor Dunleavy said that since legislative leadership had chosen not to attend the special session, there is little reason to keep the session going. He had introduced HB 4001 on August 12th, 17 days into a 30 day session, and the House Bipartisan Majority Caucus said the same day that it lacks the votes. Neither chamber expects to meet on the bill. The 35th Legislature convenes in January 2027.
2026-08-15 Checked. Nothing has moved. The governor said on August 13th that there is little reason to keep the third special session going, no bill has passed either body, and no fourth session has been called. Senate Minority Leader Mike Cronk told Alaska's News Source that handing the project to the next administration is the real expectation. Glenfarne had pointed to December 2026 for the start of construction.
2026-08-19 Checked and unchanged. Nothing has moved since the governor said on the evening of August 13th that there is little reason to keep the third special session going, and the House Bipartisan Majority Caucus said the day before that HB 4001 lacks the votes. Neither chamber has met on the bill. Two dates remain on the calendar, a joint Senate and House Resources Committee meeting in Anchorage on Cook Inlet energy tomorrow, August 20th, and the scheduled end of the session on August 25th.
2026-08-20 The joint Senate and House Resources Committee meeting on immediate Cook Inlet energy needs is set for today in Anchorage, and no outcome is published yet. Nothing has moved on the tax bill itself since the governor said on August 13th that there is little reason to keep the third special session going. The session is scheduled to end August 25th.
2026-08-21 Glenfarne answered, and the answer is a schedule. The Alaska LNG developer said on August 19th that it is disappointed the Legislature has stated it will not take final action on property tax legislation, that the outcome "will cause schedule delay and cost increase on the gas line", and that it is "evaluating alternative paths forward while continuing to advance the commercial, engineering and financing work required to deliver the full Alaska LNG project, including the LNG export terminal". Neither chamber met on the bill. The third special session is still scheduled to end August 25th, and legislative leaders have pointed to the regular session convening in January, under a new governor, as the next vehicle.
2026-08-26 It ended. The third special session ran out at midnight on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 and lawmakers never took up HB 4001 in committee. Both chambers cancelled the pro forma sessions scheduled for that morning and the Capitol stayed empty. Governor Dunleavy said legislative leadership, particularly in the state Senate, had one job, to advance a clean Alaska LNG bill or load it down with an S corporation tax that killed it, and that they chose the latter. The three consecutive special sessions cost about $750,000, about $434,000 and about $76,000, more than $1 million together. A tax break for the project now waits on a new governor and a new Legislature after the November election, which puts it in 2027 at the earliest.
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What is The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
A conference committee compromise unveiled July 2nd would swap the state property tax on the Glenfarne-led Alaska LNG project for a volumetric tax after five years of operation or 500 MMcf...
Who decides The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
Alaska Legislature, third special session
Can I comment on The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
Legislators decide; constituents reach them directly. The gas line would feed the grid most Alaska compute would ride on.
Where is The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
Juneau
Has The AKLNG gas line tax bill been decided?
It is closed. It ended. The third special session ran out at midnight on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 and lawmakers never took up HB 4001 in committee. Both chambers cancelled the pro...
What happens next with The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
No further date is published. It is closed and the record is checked against its source every day.
What changed on The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
It ended. The third special session ran out at midnight on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 and lawmakers never took up HB 4001 in committee. Both chambers cancelled the pro...
What kind of decision is The AKLNG gas line tax bill?
A legislation, decided by Alaska Legislature, third special session.
When did The AKLNG gas line tax bill start?
Tracked since July 8th, 66 days ago. The earliest date on its record is July 2nd.
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