Alaska · House Bill 262 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act increasing the number of superior court judges in the third judicial district; and providing for an effective date.

HB 262 Sponsored by By request of %, House Rules Committee Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 23, 2026
  3. Passed the House Apr 22, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate May 20, 2026
  5. To the governor Jun 15, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 30, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

NUMBER OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES

Every action

56 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 48 earlier steps
  1. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  2. CommitteeJUD, FIN · House Judiciary
  3. CommitteeJUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House Judiciary
  4. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Judiciary
  5. CommitteeJUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House Judiciary
  6. CommitteeMoved HB 262 Out of Committee · House Judiciary
  7. CommitteeJUD RPT 5DP · House Judiciary
  8. CommitteeDP: UNDERWOOD, KOPP, COSTELLO, MINA, GRAY · House Judiciary
  9. HouseFN1: (ADM)
  10. HouseFN2: (AJS)
  11. HouseFN3: (LAW)
  12. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  13. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  14. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  15. CommitteeMoved HB 262 Out of Committee · House Finance
  16. CommitteeFIN RPT 9DP 1NR · House Finance
  17. CommitteeDP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, STAPP, ALLARD, BYNUM, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE, FOSTER · House Finance
  18. CommitteeNR: TOMASZEWSKI · House Finance
  19. HouseFN1: (ADM)
  20. HouseFN2: (AJS)
  21. HouseFN3: (LAW)
  22. HouseFN4: (ADM)
  23. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  24. Committee<Bill Hearing Canceled> -- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  25. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 4/20/2026
  26. HouseHELD TO 4/21 CALENDAR
  27. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  28. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/22 CALENDAR
  29. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME HB 262
  30. HousePASSED Y37 E3
  31. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  32. HouseTRANSMITTED TO (S)
  33. HouseVERSION: HB 262
  34. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  35. CommitteeFIN · Senate Finance
  36. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  37. CommitteeMoved HB 262 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- · Senate Finance
  38. CommitteeFIN RPT 3DP 4NR · Senate Finance
  39. CommitteeDP: HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL · Senate Finance
  40. CommitteeNR: OLSON, STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK · Senate Finance
  41. SenateFN2: (AJS)
  42. SenateRULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/19/2026
  43. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  44. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL
  45. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME HB 262
  46. SenatePASSED Y20 N-
  47. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  48. SenateRETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  1. SenateVERSION: HB 262
  2. House3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  3. HouseLAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 46 SLA 26
  4. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/3/26
  5. SenateLEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
  6. HouseLEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
  7. HouseFN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263
  8. HouseFN2: (AJS)

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading - Final Passage · Full House

Passed 37–0
Apr 22, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 3

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • Br By request of % By request of
  • HR House Rules Committee Sponsoring committee

From Alaska's official records (akleg.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.