---
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: "31"
identifier: "HB 40"
citation: "Alaska HB 40 (31)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOL", "APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGET", "CAPITAL PROJECTS", "CORRECTIONS", "COURTS", "DISABILITIES", "DRUGS", "FOSTER CARE", "GRANTS", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES", "HOUSING", "LABOR RELATIONS", "MEDICAL CARE", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PIONEERS' HOMES", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "SALARIES & ALLOWANCES", "SENIOR CITIZENS", "UNIVERSITIES", "VOCATIONAL TRAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 177
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-20"
last_action: "2019-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc6def5c-d28c-406f-b264-84fe97945c85"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=HB40"
source_hash: "21e7686c542838aa9213e5858e26ea56313c923aae9f8dede2180d2a06484786"
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 40 (31) — 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. **HB0040A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0040A)
2. **HB0040B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0040B)
3. **HB0040C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0040C)
4. **HB0040D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0040D)
5. **HB0040E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0040E)
6. **HB0040Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0040Z)

## Votes

- (H) CC RPT ADPTD Y35 N2 E3 CCS SSHB 40 #1169 — **35–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y20 N- #1309 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) CC RPT ADPTD Y20 N- CCS SSHB 40 #1309 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) GOVERNOR LINE ITEM VETOES SUSTAINED Y37 N1 E4 A18 #1232 — **37–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #989 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y33 N5 E2 #592 — **33–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y24 N14 E2 #591 — **24–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-20** (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** (H) FIN
- **2019-02-20** (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2019-02-21** (H) SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED
- **2019-02-21** (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** (H) FIN
- **2019-02-21** (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2019-02-28** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-02-28** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-02-28** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-01** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-01** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-03-01** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-08** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-08** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-03-08** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-25** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-25** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-03-25** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-25** (H) FINANCE at 05:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-25** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-03-25** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-26** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-26** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-03-26** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-26** (H) FINANCE at 05:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-26** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-03-26** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-03-28** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-03-28** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-04-03** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-04-03** (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 2:15 pm --
- **2019-04-03** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-04-03** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-04-03** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2019-04-04** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-04-04** (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 6:30 pm --
- **2019-04-04** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-04-04** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-04-04** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2019-04-05** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-04-05** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2019-04-05** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS ROOM 519
- **2019-04-05** (H) Moved CSSSHB 40(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2019-04-05** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2019-04-08** (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) 7DP 2NR 2AM
- **2019-04-08** (H) DP: JOHNSTON, LEBON, KNOPP, JOSEPHSON, ORTIZ, WILSON, FOSTER
- **2019-04-08** (H) NR: CARPENTER, MERRICK
- **2019-04-08** (H) AM: TILTON, SULLIVAN-LEONARD
- **2019-04-08** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** (H) Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** (H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2019-04-08** (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/9 CALENDAR
- **2019-04-09** (H) NOT TAKEN UP 4/9 - ON 4/10 CALENDAR
- **2019-04-10** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2019-04-10** (H) NOT TAKEN UP 4/10 - ON 4/11 CALENDAR
- **2019-04-11** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2019-04-11** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2019-04-11** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2019-04-11** (H) Read the third time CSSSHB 40(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** (H) PASSED Y24 N14 E2
- **2019-04-11** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y33 N5 E2
- **2019-04-11** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2019-04-11** (H) VERSION: CSSSHB 40(FIN)
- **2019-04-12** (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** (S) FIN
- **2019-04-22** (S) FINANCE at 03:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-04-22** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time --
- **2019-04-22** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2019-04-26** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-04-26** (S) Moved SCS CSSSHB 40(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2019-04-26** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2019-04-27** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-04-27** (S) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2019-04-29** (S) FIN RPT SCS 4DP 2NR 2AM SAME TITLE
- **2019-04-29** (S) DP: VON IMHOF, MICCICHE, HOFFMAN, BISHOP
- **2019-04-29** (S) AM: STEDMAN, OLSON
- **2019-04-29** (S) NR: WIELECHOWSKI, WILSON
- **2019-04-29** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-04-29** (S) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Postponed Until 9:15 a.m. --
- **2019-04-29** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2019-04-29** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-04-29** (S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- **2019-04-29** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2019-04-30** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** (S) Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2019-04-30** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/1 CALENDAR
- **2019-05-01** (S) Read the third time SCS CSSSHB 40(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2019-05-01** (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- **2019-05-01** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2019-05-01** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2019-05-01** (S) VERSION: SCS CSSSHB 40(FIN)
- **2019-05-02** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- **2019-05-03** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- **2019-05-03** (H) FAILED CONCUR (S) AM N38 E2
- **2019-05-03** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2019-05-03** (H) FOSTER (CHAIR), WILSON, TILTON
- **2019-05-05** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-06** (S) RECEDE MESSAGE READ
- **2019-05-06** (S) FAILED RECEDE (S) AM Y- N19 E1
- **2019-05-06** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2019-05-06** (S) STEDMAN (CHAIR), VON IMHOF, OLSON
- **2019-05-07** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-07** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-05-07** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-05-07** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-07** (S) Heard & Held
- **2019-05-07** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-05-08** (S) LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2019-05-08** (H) LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2019-05-09** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-09** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2019-05-09** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-09** (S) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2019-05-10** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-10** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-05-10** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-05-10** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-10** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-05-11** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-11** (H) Heard & Held
- **2019-05-11** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-05-11** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-11** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-05-12** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-12** (H) -- Delayed to 10:30 a.m. Monday, 5/13/19 --
- **2019-05-12** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 03:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-12** (S) -- Delayed to 10:30 a.m. 5/13/19 --
- **2019-05-13** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 10:30 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-13** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed from 3:00 p.m. 5/12/19 --
- **2019-05-13** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-05-13** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-13** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 5:45 p.m. --
- **2019-05-13** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-05-13** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 10:30 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-13** (S) Heard & Held -- Delayed from 5/12/19 --
- **2019-05-13** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-05-13** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-13** (S) Heard & Held
- **2019-05-13** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-05-14** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 10:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-14** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 8:00 pm --
- **2019-05-14** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-05-14** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 10:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-14** (S) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 8:00 p.m. --
- **2019-05-14** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-05-15** (H) FIRST SPECIAL SESSION BILL
- **2019-05-15** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 10:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-15** (H) -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2019-05-15** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 10:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-05-15** (S) -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2019-05-16** (S) FIRST SPECIAL SESSION BILL
- **2019-06-08** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-06-08** (H) Moved CCS SSHB 40 Out of Committee
- **2019-06-08** (H) Minutes (HHB39)
- **2019-06-08** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 AND HB40 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2019-06-08** (S) Moved CCS HB 40 Out of Committee
- **2019-06-08** (S) Minutes (SHB39)
- **2019-06-09** (H) CC REPORT READ AND HELD
- **2019-06-09** (H) CC REPORT: CCS SSHB 40 RECEIVED 6/8/19 9:23 P.M.
- **2019-06-09** (H) CC REPORT TAKEN UP UC
- **2019-06-09** (H) CC RPT ADPTD Y35 N2 E3 CCS SSHB 40
- **2019-06-09** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2019-06-09** (S) CC REPORT: CCS SSHB 40 RECEIVED 6/8/19 9:24 P.M.
- **2019-06-09** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT READ
- **2019-06-10** (S) CC RPT ADPTD Y20 N- CCS SSHB 40
- **2019-06-10** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y20 N-
- **2019-06-12** (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2019-07-08** (H) 4:50 P.M. 6/13/19 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-08** (H) LETTER TO AMHTA PER AS 37.14.005(C)
- **2019-07-08** (H) Signed into law 6/28 CHAPTER 2 FSSLA 19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-08** (H) PARTIAL VETO AND REDUCTIONS
- **2019-07-08** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/19
- **2019-07-10** (H) MOTION TO OVERRIDE LINE ITEM VETOES
- **2019-07-10** (H) GOVERNOR LINE ITEM VETOES SUSTAINED Y37 N1 E4 A18
- **2019-07-12** (H) RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR PERMANENT FILING

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc6def5c-d28c-406f-b264-84fe97945c85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).