---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to early intervention services for certain children; relating to optional services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to early intervention services for certain children; relating to optional services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "34"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Alaska SB 178 (34)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "EDUCATION", "FAMILIES", "FEDERAL AID", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/790c3cc8-ce30-468d-9c72-5baead09f530"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB178"
source_hash: "c7e37b15a231202f171bc2157917613427d750e5f4955e8607ffbe709dd9eaca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska SB 178 (34) — An Act relating to early intervention services for certain children; relating to optional services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CSSB 178(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0178B)
2. **Enrolled SB 178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0178Z)
3. **SB 178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0178A)

## Votes

- (H) PASSED Y39 N1 #2728 — **39–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2624 — **20–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senate Health & Social Services — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-22** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** (S) HSS, FIN
- **2025-04-29** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2025-04-29** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-04-29** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
- **2025-05-01** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2025-05-01** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-05-01** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
- **2025-05-06** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2025-05-06** (S) Moved SB 178 Out of Committee
- **2025-05-06** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
- **2025-05-07** (S) HSS RPT 4DP 1NR
- **2025-05-07** (S) DP: DUNBAR, CLAMAN, TOBIN, GIESSEL
- **2025-05-07** (S) NR: HUGHES
- **2025-05-07** (S) FN1: (DOH)
- **2025-05-07** (S) FN2: (DOH)
- **2026-03-04** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-03-04** (S) Heard & Held
- **2026-05-07** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-07** (S) Moved CSSB 178(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-05-07** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2026-05-11** (S) FIN RPT CS 3DP 4NR SAME TITLE
- **2026-05-11** (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
- **2026-05-11** (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- **2026-05-11** (S) FN3: (DOH)
- **2026-05-11** (S) FN4: (DOH)
- **2026-05-12** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/12/2026
- **2026-05-12** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2026-05-12** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13 CAL `reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 178(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2026-05-13** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-05-13** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2026-05-13** (S) VERSION: CSSB 178(FIN)
- **2026-05-14** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2026-05-14** (H) HSS, FIN
- **2026-05-14** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106
- **2026-05-14** (H) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-05-15** (H) HSS RPT 6DP
- **2026-05-15** (H) DP: RUFFRIDGE, MEARS, PRAX, FIELDS, GRAY, MINA
- **2026-05-15** (H) FN3: (DOH)
- **2026-05-15** (H) FN4: (DOH)
- **2026-05-15** (H) DISCHARGE FROM FIN, RULE 48(D) UC
- **2026-05-15** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 08:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
- **2026-05-15** (H) Moved CSSB 178(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time & Location Change --
- **2026-05-16** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/2026
- **2026-05-16** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-05-16** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2026-05-16** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-05-16** (H) -- DISCHARGED-RULE 48(D) --
- **2026-05-17** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 178(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-17** (H) PASSED Y39 N1 `passage`
- **2026-05-17** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-05-17** (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2026-05-17** (H) VERSION: CSSB 178(FIN)
- **2026-05-28** (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2026-06-04** (S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-19** (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/18 CH 16 SLA 26 `became-law`
- **2026-06-19** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/790c3cc8-ce30-468d-9c72-5baead09f530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).