Alaska · House Bill 55 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for…

HB 55 Sponsored by By request of the Governor, House Rules Committee Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 22, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 22, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 7, 2025
  5. To the governor May 27, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 12, 2025

What it does

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

APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET

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An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.

Every action

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

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  1. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  2. CommitteeFIN · House Finance
  3. HouseGOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
  4. HouseOMB ATTACHMENT PER AS 37.14.003
  5. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  6. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  7. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  8. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  9. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  10. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  11. CommitteeFINANCE at 10:30 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  12. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  13. CommitteeFINANCE at 08:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  14. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  15. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  16. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  17. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  18. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  19. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  20. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  21. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  22. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  23. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  24. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Delayed to 2:05 pm -- · House Finance
  25. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  26. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  27. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  28. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  29. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  30. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  31. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  32. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  33. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  34. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  35. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  36. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  37. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  38. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  39. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  40. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  41. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  42. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  43. CommitteeFINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  44. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  45. CommitteeFINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  46. Committee-- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  47. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  48. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Delayed to 2:30 PM -- · House Finance
  49. CommitteeFINANCE at 04:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  50. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  51. CommitteeFINANCE at 04:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  52. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  53. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  54. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  55. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  56. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  57. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  58. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  59. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  60. Committee-- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  61. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  62. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  63. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  64. Committee-- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  65. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  66. CommitteeScheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 2:10 pm -- · House Finance
  67. CommitteeFINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  68. CommitteeScheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- · House Finance
  69. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  70. CommitteeScheduled but Not Heard · House Finance
  71. CommitteeFINANCE at 11:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  72. Committee-- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  73. CommitteeFINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  74. Committee-- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  75. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  76. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- · House Finance
  77. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  78. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  79. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  80. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  81. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  82. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  83. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  84. CommitteeHeard & Held · House Finance
  85. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  86. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · House Finance
  87. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  88. CommitteeMoved CSHB 55(FIN) Out of Committee · House Finance
  89. CommitteeFIN RPT CS(FIN) 6DP 3NR 2AM · House Finance
  90. CommitteeDP: HANNAN, GALVIN, STAPP, JIMMIE, FOSTER, SCHRAGE · House Finance
  91. CommitteeNR: BYNUM, JOHNSON, TOMASZEWSKI · House Finance
  92. CommitteeAM: ALLARD, JOSEPHSON · House Finance
  93. HouseDEADLINE FOR ALL AMS AT 5:00 P.M. MONDAY 4/14 Y21 N16 E3
  94. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 4/11/2025
  95. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  96. HouseHELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/14 CALENDAR
  97. HouseHELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/15 CALENDAR
  98. HouseADJOURNED TO 4/15 CALENDAR
  99. HouseHELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/16 CALENDAR
  100. HouseBEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
  101. HouseFIN CS ADOPTED UC
  102. HouseAM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17
  103. HouseAM NO 2 TABLED UC
  104. HouseRESCINDED ACTION (ADOPTING) AM 1 UC
  105. HouseAM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21
  106. HouseTAKE AM NO 2 FROM TABLE UC
  107. HouseAM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21
  108. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING NEXT CALENDAR
  109. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME CSHB 55(FIN)
  110. HousePASSED Y33 N6 E1
  111. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  112. HouseCOSTELLO NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
  113. HouseRECON TAKEN UP - IN THIRD READING
  114. HousePASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y35 N5
  115. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  116. HouseTRANSMITTED TO (S)
  117. HouseVERSION: CSHB 55(FIN)
  118. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  119. CommitteeFIN · Senate Finance
  120. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  121. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Finance
  122. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  123. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · Senate Finance
  124. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  125. CommitteeMoved SCS CSHB 55(FIN) Out of Committee · Senate Finance
  126. CommitteeFIN RPT SCS(FIN) 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE · Senate Finance
  127. CommitteeDP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL · Senate Finance
  128. CommitteeNR: KAUFMAN, CRONK · Senate Finance
  129. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 5/5/2025
  130. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  131. SenateFIN SCS ADOPTED UC
  132. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/7 CAL
  133. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 55(FIN)
  134. SenateRETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC
  135. SenateAM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
  136. SenateAUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
  137. SenatePASSED Y20 N-
  138. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  139. SenateTRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
  140. SenateVERSION: SCS CSHB 55(FIN) AM S
  141. HouseCONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
  142. HouseCONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
  143. HouseFAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y13 N25 E2
  144. SenateRECEDE MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
  145. SenateFAILED RECEDE (S) AM Y- N20
  146. SenateCONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
  147. SenateHOFFMAN (CHAIR), STEDMAN, KAUFMAN
  148. HouseCONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
  149. HouseJOSEPHSON (CHAIR), SCHRAGE, JOHNSON
  150. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  151. CommitteeHeard & Held · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  152. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  153. CommitteeHeard & Held · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  154. HouseLIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
  155. HouseMONETARY TERMS AUTHORIZED
  156. SenateLIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
  157. SenateMONETARY TERMS AUTHORIZED
  158. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  159. CommitteeHeard & Held · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  160. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  161. CommitteeHeard & Held · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  162. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  163. CommitteeHeard & Held -- Delayed to 4:30 pm -- · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  164. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  165. CommitteeHeard & Held · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  166. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  167. CommitteeMoved CCS HB 55 Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  168. CommitteeCONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  169. CommitteeMoved CCS HB 55 Out of Committee · Conference Committee on HB53 and HB55
  170. HouseCC REPORT: CCS HB 55 RECEIVED 5/18/25 9:21 P.M.
  171. HouseFISCAL NOTE PACKET
  172. HouseMONETARY TERMS PACKET
  173. HouseCC REPORT READ AND HELD
  174. SenateCC REPORT: CCS HB 55 RECEIVED 5/18 9:26 P.M.
  175. SenateCC REPORT READ
  176. SenateCC REPORT TAKEN UP
  177. SenateCC REPORT ADOPTED Y20 N- CCS HB 55
  178. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  1. HouseCC REPORT TAKEN UP
  2. HouseCC REPORT ADOPTED Y33 N7 CCS HB 55
  3. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  4. House11:30 A.M. 5/27/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  5. HouseSIGNED INTO LAW 6/12 CHAPTER 11 SLA 25
  6. HouseLINE ITEM VETO AND REDUCTIONS
  7. HouseLETTER TO AMHTA TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR 5/27/25
  8. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/25

Roll calls

11 recorded votes: 11 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading - Final Passage - Reconsideration · Full House

Passed 35–5
Apr 23, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 5
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 16 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

No · 5

Concur · Full House

Failed 13–25
May 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 13 No 25 Not voting 2
Democrats: 0 yes, 14 no Independents: 0 yes, 5 no Republicans: 13 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 13

No · 25

Excused · 2

Adopt · Full House

Passed 33–7
May 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 33 No 7
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 7 no
How each member voted

Yes · 33

No · 7

Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report? - Effective Date(s) · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
May 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Republicans: 11 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 11, 2025 Full House amendment deadline 5:00 p.m., April 14
Members

Yes · 21

No · 16

Excused · 3

 Passed 21–16
Apr 16, 2025 Full House Second Reading - Amendment No. 1
Members

Yes · 23

No · 17

 Passed 23–17
Apr 16, 2025 Full House Second Reading - Amendment No. 1
Members

Yes · 19

No · 21

 Failed 19–21
Apr 16, 2025 Full House Second Reading - Amendment No. 2
Members

Yes · 19

No · 21

 Failed 19–21
Apr 22, 2025 Full House Third Reading - Final Passage
Members

Yes · 33

No · 6

Excused · 1

 Passed 33–6

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • Br By request of the Governor By request of
  • HR House Rules Committee Sponsoring committee

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