Bill Commons

AK HB 36

enacted

An Act relating to treatment foster homes; relating to the placement of foster children in hospitals and residential psychiatric treatment centers for psychiatric care; relating to the duties of the Department of Family and Community Services; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities outside the state; amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date.

Alaska · 2026 Regular Session (34th Legislature, 2nd Session) · lower

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Quick answers

Did AK HB 36 pass?

Yes. AK HB 36 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-03): (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

What is AK HB 36 about?

AK HB 36 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (34th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “An Act relating to treatment foster homes; relating to the placement of foster children in hospitals and residential psychiatric treatment centers for psychiatric care; relating to the duties of the Department of Family and Community Services; relating to the care of children in state custody placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities outside the state; amending Rule 12.1(b), Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date.”.

Who sponsors AK HB 36?

Gray is the primary sponsor of AK HB 36, joined by 24 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-07-03 — (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Grayprimary
  • Dunbarcosponsor
  • Stedmancosponsor
  • Gray-Jacksoncosponsor
  • Giesselcosponsor
  • Kawasakicosponsor
  • Merrickcosponsor
  • Saddlercosponsor
  • Mearscosponsor
  • Costellocosponsor
  • Schragecosponsor
  • Ruffridgecosponsor
  • Clamancosponsor
  • Josephsoncosponsor
  • Hannancosponsor
  • Galvincosponsor
  • Bynumcosponsor
  • Eischeidcosponsor
  • Minacosponsor
  • Storycosponsor
  • Fostercosponsor
  • Jimmiecosponsor
  • Burkecosponsor
  • Fieldscosponsor
  • Stutescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-03

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-03

    (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/22 CH 26 SLA 26

    became-law

  3. 2026-07-03

    (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/22 CHAPTER 26 SLA 26

    became-law

  4. 2026-06-04

    (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  5. 2026-06-04

    (H) 2:45 P.M. 6/4/26 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  6. 2026-05-17

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  7. 2026-05-17

    (H) COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  8. 2026-05-17

    (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40

  9. 2026-05-17

    (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 10

  10. 2026-05-17

    (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  11. 2026-05-17

    (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD

  12. 2026-05-16

    (H) COSPONSOR REMOVED: TOMASZEWSKI

  13. 2026-05-16

    (S) VERSION: SCS HB 36(FIN)

  14. 2026-05-16

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

    passage

  15. 2026-05-16

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  16. 2026-05-16

    (S) COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  17. 2026-05-16

    (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1

    passage

  18. 2026-05-16

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 36(FIN)

    reading-3

  19. 2026-05-15

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/16 CAL

    reading-3

  20. 2026-05-15

    (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC

  21. 2026-05-15

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

    reading-2

  22. 2026-05-15

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/15/2026

  23. 2026-05-13

    (S) FN5: ZERO(DFC)

  24. 2026-05-13

    (S) FN4: ZERO(AJS)

  25. 2026-05-13

    (S) NR: OLSON, STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK

  26. 2026-05-13

    (S) DP: HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL

  27. 2026-05-13

    (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 10

  28. 2026-05-13

    (S) FIN RPT SCS 3DP 4NR NEW TITLE

  29. 2026-05-12

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  30. 2026-05-12

    (S) Moved SCS HB 36(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --

  31. 2026-05-12

    (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532

  32. 2026-05-06

    (S) Heard & Held

  33. 2026-05-06

    (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  34. 2026-05-06

    (S) CLAMAN

  35. 2026-05-06

    (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, KAWASAKI, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, STEDMAN, DUNBAR,

  36. 2025-05-16

    (S) FN3: ZERO(DFC)

  37. 2025-05-16

    (S) FN2: ZERO(AJS)

  38. 2025-05-16

    (S) AM: MYERS

  39. 2025-05-16

    (S) DP: CLAMAN, KIEHL, TOBIN

  40. 2025-05-16

    (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 10

  41. 2025-05-16

    (S) JUD RPT SCS(JUD) 3DP 1AM NEW TITLE

  42. 2025-05-15

    (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  43. 2025-05-15

    (S) Moved SCS HB 36(JUD) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --

  44. 2025-05-15

    (S) JUDICIARY at 05:15 PM BUTROVICH 205

  45. 2025-05-14

    (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  46. 2025-05-14

    (S) Heard & Held

  47. 2025-05-14

    (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  48. 2025-05-14

    (S) JUD REFERRAL ADDED AFTER HSS

  49. 2025-05-14

    (S) FN3: ZERO(DFC)

  50. 2025-05-14

    (S) FN2: ZERO(AJS)

  51. 2025-05-14

    (S) NR: CLAMAN, TOBIN

  52. 2025-05-14

    (S) DP: DUNBAR, HUGHES, GIESSEL

  53. 2025-05-14

    (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 10

  54. 2025-05-14

    (S) HSS RPT SCS(HSS) 3DP 2NR NEW TITLE

  55. 2025-05-13

    (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  56. 2025-05-13

    (S) Moved SCS HB 36(HSS) Out of Committee

  57. 2025-05-13

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  58. 2025-05-08

    (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  59. 2025-05-08

    (S) Heard & Held

  60. 2025-05-08

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  61. 2025-04-08

    (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  62. 2025-04-08

    (S) Heard & Held

  63. 2025-04-08

    (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  64. 2025-03-28

    (S) HSS, FIN

  65. 2025-03-28

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

  66. 2025-03-26

    (H) VERSION: HB 36

  67. 2025-03-26

    (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

    passage

  68. 2025-03-26

    (H) SCHRAGE, COSTELLO, MEARS, SADDLER

  69. 2025-03-26

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID, BYNUM, GALVIN, HANNAN, JOSEPHSON, STUTES, RUFFRIDGE,

  70. 2025-03-26

    (H) COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  71. 2025-03-26

    (H) PASSED Y39 E1

    passage

  72. 2025-03-26

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 36

    reading-3

  73. 2025-03-26

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

    reading-3

  74. 2025-03-26

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

    reading-2

  75. 2025-03-26

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/26/2025

  76. 2025-03-24

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA

  77. 2025-03-21

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI, STORY

  78. 2025-03-21

    (H) FN2: ZERO(AJS)

  79. 2025-03-21

    (H) FN1: (DFC)

  80. 2025-03-21

    (H) NR: JOHNSON, STAPP

  81. 2025-03-21

    (H) DP: BYNUM, HANNAN, ALLARD, GALVIN, JIMMIE, TOMASZEWSKI, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON

  82. 2025-03-21

    (H) FIN RPT 8DP 2NR

  83. 2025-03-20

    (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  84. 2025-03-20

    (H) Moved HB 36 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 2:45 pm --

  85. 2025-03-20

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  86. 2025-03-12

    (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  87. 2025-03-12

    (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2:30 PM --

  88. 2025-03-12

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  89. 2025-03-11

    (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  90. 2025-03-11

    (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 4:00 pm --

  91. 2025-03-11

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  92. 2025-03-03

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): FOSTER

  93. 2025-02-28

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): BURKE, JIMMIE

  94. 2025-02-28

    (H) FN2: ZERO(AJS)

  95. 2025-02-28

    (H) FN1: (DFC)

  96. 2025-02-28

    (H) DP: PRAX, GRAY, SCHWANKE, RUFFRIDGE, MEARS, FIELDS, MINA

  97. 2025-02-28

    (H) HSS RPT 7DP

  98. 2025-02-27

    (H) Minutes (HHSS)

  99. 2025-02-27

    (H) Moved HB 36 Out of Committee

  100. 2025-02-27

    (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106

  101. 2025-01-27

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  102. 2025-01-22

    (H) HSS, FIN

  103. 2025-01-22

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    reading-1

  104. 2025-01-22

    (H) Prefile released 1/10/25

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • (H) PASSED Y39 E1 #548

    2025-03-26 · pass · 39-0

  • (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #2692

    2026-05-16 · pass · 19-0

  • (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y40 #2742

    2026-05-17 · pass · 40-0

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Official source

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB36#tab5_4

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