---
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: "34"
identifier: "HB 55"
citation: "Alaska HB 55 (34)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "BUDGET", "CAPITAL PROJECTS", "COLLECTIVE BARGAINING", "CORRECTIONS", "COURTS", "DISABILITIES", "EDUCATION", "EMPLOYMENT", "FAMILIES", "FUNDS", "GRANTS", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES", "HOUSING", "LABOR", "LAND", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MINORS", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "PUBLIC DEFENDER", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "RESIDENTIAL CARE", "RESOURCES", "REVENUE", "SALARIES & ALLOWANCES", "SENIOR CITIZENS", "TRANSPORTATION", "UNIVERSITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 232
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4821127-e601-45f8-ab15-f6a9ea152457"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB55"
source_hash: "1ad96f20bfd93198868209865f9d924c9281f455061e9bd569bbcd0dc80d3308"
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 55 (34) — 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. **CCS HB 55** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0055F)
2. **CSHB 55(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0055B)
3. **Enrolled HB 55** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0055Z)
4. **HB 55** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0055A)
5. **SCS CSHB 55(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0055D)
6. **SCS CSHB 55(FIN) am S** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0055E)

## Votes

- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21 # 814 — **19–21** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17 # 812 — **23–17** (pass) · lower
- (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y33 N7 CCS HB 55 #1354 — **33–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y33 N6 E1 #848 — **33–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) FAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y13 N25 E2 #1081 — **13–25** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21 # 814 — **19–21** (fail) · lower
- (S) CC RPT ADPTD Y20 N- CCS HB 55 #1365 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #1167 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y35 N5 #860 — **35–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS AT 5:00 P.M. MONDAY 4/14 Y21 N16 E3 #668 — **21–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- House Rules — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2025-01-22** (H) FIN
- **2025-01-22** (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2025-01-22** (H) OMB ATTACHMENT PER AS 37.14.003
- **2025-02-04** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-04** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-04** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-05** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-05** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-05** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-06** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-06** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-06** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-11** (H) FINANCE at 10:30 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-11** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-02-11** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-12** (H) FINANCE at 08:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-12** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-02-12** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-12** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-12** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-12** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-13** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-13** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-13** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-14** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-14** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-14** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-17** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-17** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-17** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-19** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-19** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2:05 pm --
- **2025-02-19** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-21** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-21** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-21** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-24** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-24** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-24** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-25** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-25** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-25** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-26** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-26** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-26** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-27** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-27** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-27** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-02-28** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-02-28** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-02-28** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-04** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-04** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-04** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-06** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-06** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-06** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-07** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-07** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-07** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-10** (H) FINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-10** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-03-10** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-11** (H) FINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-11** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-03-12** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-12** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2:30 PM --
- **2025-03-12** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-12** (H) FINANCE at 04:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-12** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-03-12** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-13** (H) FINANCE at 04:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-13** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-03-13** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-14** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-14** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-14** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-24** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-24** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-24** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-25** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-25** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-25** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-26** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-26** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-03-26** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-26** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-03-26** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-27** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-27** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-03-27** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-27** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 2:10 pm --
- **2025-03-27** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-28** (H) FINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-28** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2025-03-28** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-28** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-28** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard
- **2025-03-28** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-03-29** (H) FINANCE at 11:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-29** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-03-31** (H) FINANCE at 08:30 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-31** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2025-03-31** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-03-31** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2025-03-31** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-01** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-04-01** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-04-01** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-01** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-04-01** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-04-01** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-02** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-04-02** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-04-02** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-02** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-04-02** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-04-02** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-03** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2025-04-03** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-04-03** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-03** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2025-04-03** (H) Moved CSHB 55(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2025-04-03** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2025-04-11** (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) 6DP 3NR 2AM
- **2025-04-11** (H) DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, STAPP, JIMMIE, FOSTER, SCHRAGE
- **2025-04-11** (H) NR: BYNUM, JOHNSON, TOMASZEWSKI
- **2025-04-11** (H) AM: ALLARD, JOSEPHSON
- **2025-04-11** (H) DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS AT 5:00 P.M. MONDAY 4/14 Y21 N16 E3
- **2025-04-11** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/11/2025
- **2025-04-11** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11** (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/14 CALENDAR
- **2025-04-14** (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/15 CALENDAR
- **2025-04-14** (H) ADJOURNED TO 4/15 CALENDAR
- **2025-04-15** (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 4/16 CALENDAR
- **2025-04-16** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2025-04-16** (H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2025-04-16** (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** (H) AM NO 2 TABLED UC
- **2025-04-16** (H) RESCIND ACTION (ADOPTED) AM 1 UC
- **2025-04-16** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21 `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-16** (H) TAKE AM NO 2 FROM TABLE UC
- **2025-04-16** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21 `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-16** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING NEXT CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 55(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** (H) PASSED Y33 N6 E1 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2025-04-22** (H) COSTELLO NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
- **2025-04-23** (H) RECON TAKEN UP - IN THIRD READING `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y35 N5 `passage`
- **2025-04-23** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2025-04-23** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2025-04-23** (H) VERSION: CSHB 55(FIN)
- **2025-04-23** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** (S) FIN
- **2025-04-24** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-04-24** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-04-24** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2025-05-01** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-01** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2025-05-01** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2025-05-02** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-02** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 55(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2025-05-02** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2025-05-05** (S) FIN RPT SCS(FIN) 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- **2025-05-05** (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL
- **2025-05-05** (S) NR: KAUFMAN, CRONK
- **2025-05-05** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/5/2025
- **2025-05-05** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2025-05-05** (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2025-05-05** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/7 CAL `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 55(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC
- **2025-05-07** (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-07** (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2025-05-07** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2025-05-07** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2025-05-07** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 55(FIN) AM S
- **2025-05-09** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- **2025-05-09** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- **2025-05-09** (H) FAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y13 N25 E2 `failure`
- **2025-05-12** (S) RECEDE MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2025-05-12** (S) FAILED RECEDE (S) AM Y- N20 `failure`
- **2025-05-12** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2025-05-12** (S) HOFFMAN (CHAIR), STEDMAN, KAUFMAN
- **2025-05-12** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2025-05-12** (H) JOSEPHSON (CHAIR), SCHRAGE, JOHNSON
- **2025-05-13** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-13** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-05-13** (H) Minutes (HHB53)
- **2025-05-13** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-13** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-05-14** (H) LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2025-05-14** (H) MONETARY TERMS AUTHORIZED
- **2025-05-14** (S) LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2025-05-14** (S) MONETARY TERMS AUTHORIZED
- **2025-05-14** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-14** (H) Heard & Held
- **2025-05-14** (H) Minutes (HHB53)
- **2025-05-14** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-14** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-05-16** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-16** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 4:30 pm --
- **2025-05-16** (H) Minutes (HHB53)
- **2025-05-16** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-16** (S) Heard & Held
- **2025-05-16** (S) Minutes (SHB53)
- **2025-05-18** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-18** (H) Moved CCS HB 55 Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2025-05-18** (H) Minutes (HHB53)
- **2025-05-18** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55 at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2025-05-18** (S) Moved CCS HB 55 Out of Committee
- **2025-05-18** (S) Minutes (SHB53)
- **2025-05-19** (H) CC REPORT: CCS HB 55 RECEIVED 5/18 9:21 P.M.
- **2025-05-19** (H) FISCAL NOTE PACKET
- **2025-05-19** (H) MONETARY TERMS PACKET
- **2025-05-19** (H) CC REPORT READ AND HELD
- **2025-05-19** (S) CC REPORT: CCS HB 55 RECEIVED 5/18 9:26 P.M.
- **2025-05-19** (S) CC REPORT READ
- **2025-05-20** (S) CC REPORT TAKEN UP
- **2025-05-20** (S) CC RPT ADPTD Y20 N- CCS HB 55
- **2025-05-20** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2025-05-20** (H) CC REPORT TAKEN UP
- **2025-05-20** (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y33 N7 CCS HB 55
- **2025-05-20** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2025-07-30** (H) 11:30 A.M. 5/27/25 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-07-30** (H) LETTER TO AMHTA Transmitted to Governor 5/27/25 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-07-30** (H) Signed into law 6/12 CHAPTER 11 SLA 25 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-30** (H) LINE ITEM VETO AND REDUCTIONS
- **2025-07-30** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4821127-e601-45f8-ab15-f6a9ea152457`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).