Alaska · Senate Bill 95 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to the child care assistance program and the child care grant program; and providing for an effective date.

SB 95 Sponsored by Senate Health & Social Services Committee Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 12, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 5, 2025
  4. Passed the House May 17, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 20, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 24, 2025

What it does

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

CHILD CARE: ASSISTANCE/GRANTS

Every action

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

Show the 47 earlier steps
  1. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  2. CommitteeHSS, FIN · Senate Health & Social Services
  3. SenatePRIME SPONSOR CHANGED - SENATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
  4. SenateREPLACED SENATE RULES COMMITTEE UC
  5. CommitteeHEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · Senate Health & Social Services
  6. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Health & Social Services
  7. CommitteeHEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 · Senate Health & Social Services
  8. CommitteeMoved SB 95 Out of Committee · Senate Health & Social Services
  9. CommitteeHSS RPT 5DP · Senate Health & Social Services
  10. CommitteeDP: DUNBAR, HUGHES, CLAMAN, TOBIN, GIESSEL · Senate Health & Social Services
  11. SenateFN1: (DOH)
  12. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  13. CommitteeHeard & Held · Senate Finance
  14. CommitteeFINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · Senate Finance
  15. CommitteeMoved SB 95 Out of Committee · Senate Finance
  16. CommitteeFIN RPT 4DP 3NR · Senate Finance
  17. CommitteeDP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KIEHL · Senate Finance
  18. CommitteeNR: KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK · Senate Finance
  19. SenateFN1: (DOH)
  20. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 5/2/2025
  21. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  22. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/5 CAL
  23. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME SB 95
  24. SenatePASSED Y16 N3 E1
  25. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  26. SenateTRANSMITTED TO (H)
  27. SenateVERSION: SB 95
  28. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  29. CommitteeFIN · House Finance
  30. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  31. Committee-- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- · House Finance
  32. CommitteeFINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 · House Finance
  33. CommitteeMoved SB 95 Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- · House Finance
  34. CommitteeFIN RPT 6DP 4NR · House Finance
  35. CommitteeDP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE · House Finance
  36. CommitteeNR: BYNUM, STAPP, TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD · House Finance
  37. HouseFN1: (DOH)
  38. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2025
  39. HouseHELD TO 5/16 CALENDAR
  40. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  41. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CALENDAR
  42. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME SB 95
  43. HousePASSED Y27 N12 E1
  44. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  45. HouseRETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  46. HouseVERSION: SB 95
  47. Senate10:30 A.M. 6/20/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  1. SenateSIGNED INTO LAW 6/24 CHAPTER 14 SLA 25
  2. SenateMANIFEST ERROR(S)
  3. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER
  4. SenateLEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25
  5. HouseLEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25
  6. HouseFN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 53
  7. HouseFN2: (CC:HB53/DOH)
  8. HouseCONDITIONAL EFFECT SATISFIED, MEMO RECEIVED 3/11/26

Roll calls

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

Third Reading - Final Passage - Effective Date(s) · Full Senate

Passed 16–3
May 5, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 16 No 3 Not voting 1
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Republicans: 8 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 16

No · 3

Excused · 1

Third Reading - Final Passage · Full House

Passed 27–12
May 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 27 No 12 Not voting 1
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 8 yes, 12 no
How each member voted

Yes · 27

No · 12

Excused · 1

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • SH Senate Health & Social Services 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.