---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "HB 285"
citation: "Alaska HB 285 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGET", "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING", "CORRECTIONS", "COURTS", "EDUCATION", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES", "HOUSING", "LABOR RELATIONS", "LOANS", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "SALARIES & ALLOWANCES", "TEACHERS", "UNIVERSITIES", "VOCATIONAL TRAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 80
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9705c721-3ceb-47fd-ab76-8a63adb190db"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=HB285"
source_hash: "95f2550be87c5c64c5e221f1d72f404c195d7f9839729d238112c01be9012c52"
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 HB 285 (30) — 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.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0285A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0285A)
2. **HB0285B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0285B)
3. **HB0285C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0285C)
4. **HB0285D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0285D)
5. **HB0285Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0285Z)

## Votes

- Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN) "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" pass the Senate? — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall CSHB 285(FIN) pass the House? — **31–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-16** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16** GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2018-01-16** OMB LETTER PER AS 37.14.003
- **2018-03-19** FIN RPT CS(FIN) 4DP 1NR 5AM
- **2018-03-19** FIN Do Pass: GARA, GUTTENBERG, SEATON, FOSTER `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-19** FIN No Recommendation: ORTIZ
- **2018-03-19** FIN Amend: KAWASAKI, PRUITT, GRENN, TILTON, WILSON
- **2018-03-19** RULES TO CALENDAR 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-19** FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-03-19** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/20 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-20** HELD TO 3/21 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-21** MOVED TO CONSIDER AFTER HB 286
- **2018-03-21** NOT TAKEN UP 3/21 - ON 3/22 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-22** MOVED TO CONSIDER AFTER HB 286
- **2018-03-22** NOT TAKEN UP 3/22 - ON 3/23 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-23** MOVED TO CONSIDER AFTER HB 286
- **2018-03-23** NOT TAKEN UP 3/23 - ON 3/26 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-26** MOVED TO CONSIDER AFTER HB 286
- **2018-03-26** NOT TAKEN UP 3/26 - ON 3/27 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-27** NOT TAKEN UP 3/27 - ON 3/28 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-28** TECHNICAL SESSION 3/28 - ON 3/29 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-29** NOT TAKEN UP 3/29 - ON 3/30 CALENDAR
- **2018-03-30** HELD TO 4/2 CALENDAR
- **2018-04-02** MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2018-04-02** Read the third time CSHB 285(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-02** PASSED Y31 N8 A1 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-02** ENGROSSED
- **2018-04-04** TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- **2018-04-04** VERSION: CSHB 285(FIN)
- **2018-04-04** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-04** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** FIN RPT SCS 6DP 1AM SAME TITLE
- **2018-04-11** FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, STEVENS, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** FIN Amend: OLSON
- **2018-04-11** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-11** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-11** FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-11** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/12 CALENDAR
- **2018-04-12** MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2018-04-12** Read the third time SCS CSHB 285(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-12** PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2018-04-12** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-12** TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- **2018-04-12** VERSION: SCS CSHB 285(FIN)
- **2018-04-12** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2018-04-12** MOTION TO WAIVE UNIFORM RULE 41(C) OBJECTED
- **2018-04-12** CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP Y37 N1 E1 A1
- **2018-04-12** RESCIND ACTION TAKE UP HB 285 UC
- **2018-04-12** WAIVE UNIFORM RULE 41(C) Y38 N1 E1
- **2018-04-12** CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP UC
- **2018-04-12** FAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y1 N38 E1
- **2018-04-12** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2018-04-12** SEATON (CHAIR), FOSTER, THOMPSON
- **2018-04-13** RECEDE MESSAGE READ
- **2018-04-13** FAILED RECEDE (S) AM Y- N20
- **2018-04-13** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2018-04-13** HOFFMAN (CHAIR), MACKINNON, OLSON
- **2018-04-14** LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2018-04-14** LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2018-04-28** APPOINTED WILSON, ALTERNATE
- **2018-05-10** CC REPORT: CCS HB 285 RECEIVED 5/10/18 7:50 P.M.
- **2018-05-10** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT READ
- **2018-05-10** CC REPORT READ AND HELD
- **2018-05-10** CC REPORT: CCS HB 285 RECEIVED 5/10/18 7:45 P.M.
- **2018-05-12** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT TAKEN UP UC
- **2018-05-12** WAIVE UNIFORM RULE 42
- **2018-05-12** CC RPT ADPTD Y19 N- E1 CCS HB 285
- **2018-05-12** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-12** WAIVE UNIFORM RULE 42 Y27 N13
- **2018-05-12** CC REPORT TAKEN UP UC
- **2018-05-12** CC RPT ADPTD Y30 N10 CCS HB 285
- **2018-05-12** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-06-27** 2:08 PM 6/6/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-27** MANIFEST ERROR(S) (REVISOR OF STATUTES)
- **2018-06-27** LETTER TO AMHTA PER AS 37.14.005(C)
- **2018-06-27** Signed into law 6/13 CHAPTER 18 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-27** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9705c721-3ceb-47fd-ab76-8a63adb190db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).