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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act relating to insurance coverage for benefits provided through telehealth; and providing for an effective date."
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description: "An Act relating to insurance coverage for benefits provided through telehealth; and providing for an effective date."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
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legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
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session: "31"
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identifier: "HB 29"
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citation: "Alaska HB 29 (31)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["INSURANCE", "INTERNET", "MEDICAL CARE", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["SPOHNHOLZ"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 74
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2019-02-20"
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last_action: "2020-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b5240e2-03cb-42f8-a96d-1a46d7891a89"
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source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/31?Root=HB29"
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source_hash: "7e8b7973364d24280f38796daa89c3c2df5433b82b44b7b4b8678fcd678fc89c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
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---
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# Alaska HB 29 (31) — An Act relating to insurance coverage for benefits provided through telehealth; and providing for an effective date.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB0029A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0029A)
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2. **HB0029B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0029B)
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3. **HB0029C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0029C)
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4. **HB0029Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/31?Hsid=HB0029Z)
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## Votes
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- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y12 N24 E4 # 813 — **12–24** (fail) · lower
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- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y36 N2 E2 #1849 — **36–2** (pass) · lower
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- (S) PASSED Y17 N2 E1 #1991 — **17–2** (pass) · upper
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- (H) PASSED Y30 N7 E3 #835 — **30–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- SPOHNHOLZ — primary (person)
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- Drummond — cosponsor (person)
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- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
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- LeDoux — cosponsor (person)
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- Lincoln — cosponsor (person)
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- Story — cosponsor (person)
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- Tarr — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-20** (H) Prefile released 1/11/19 `filing`
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- **2019-02-20** (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-02-20** (H) HSS, L&C
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- **2019-03-26** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM CAPITOL 106
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- **2019-03-26** (H) Heard & Held
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- **2019-03-26** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
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- **2019-03-28** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM CAPITOL 106
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- **2019-03-28** (H) Moved HB 29 Out of Committee
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- **2019-03-28** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
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- **2019-03-29** (H) HSS RPT 3DP 1NR
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- **2019-03-29** (H) DP: CLAMAN, DRUMMOND, SPOHNHOLZ
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- **2019-03-29** (H) NR: PRUITT
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- **2019-03-29** (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)
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- **2019-04-12** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
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- **2019-04-12** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
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- **2019-04-15** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
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- **2019-04-15** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard
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- **2019-04-15** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
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- **2019-04-24** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
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- **2019-04-24** (H) Heard & Held
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- **2019-04-24** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
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- **2019-04-26** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
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- **2019-04-26** (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
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- **2019-04-26** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
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- **2019-04-29** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
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- **2019-04-29** (H) Moved HB 29 Out of Committee
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- **2019-04-29** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
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- **2019-04-30** (H) L&C RPT 5DP 2NR
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- **2019-04-30** (H) DP: HANNAN, STUTES, FIELDS, WOOL, LEDOUX
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- **2019-04-30** (H) NR: REVAK, TALERICO
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- **2019-04-30** (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)
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- **2019-05-01** (H) COSPONSOR(S): DRUMMOND
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- **2019-05-06** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/6/2019
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- **2019-05-06** (H) Read the second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-06** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y12 N24 E4
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- **2019-05-06** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/7 CALENDAR
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- **2019-05-06** (H) COSPONSOR(S): LINCOLN, TARR, JOSEPHSON
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- **2019-05-07** (H) Read the third time HB 29 `reading-3`
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- **2019-05-07** (H) PASSED Y30 N7 E3
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- **2019-05-07** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2019-05-07** (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY
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- **2019-05-07** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
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- **2019-05-07** (H) VERSION: HB 29
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- **2019-05-08** (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-05-08** (S) HSS
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- **2020-02-14** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2020-02-14** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2020-02-14** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
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- **2020-02-19** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2020-02-19** (S) Moved SCS HB 29(HSS) Out of Committee
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- **2020-02-19** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
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- **2020-02-21** (S) HSS RPT SCS 3DP 1NR SAME TITLE
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- **2020-02-21** (S) DP: WILSON, BEGICH, VON IMHOF
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- **2020-02-21** (S) NR: GIESSEL
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- **2020-02-21** (S) FN2: ZERO(CED)
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- **2020-03-09** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/9/2020
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- **2020-03-09** (S) Read the second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-09** (S) HSS SCS ADOPTED UC
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- **2020-03-09** (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
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- **2020-03-09** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/10 CALENDAR
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- **2020-03-10** (S) Read the third time SCS HB 29(HSS) AM S `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-10** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): WILSON, REVAK
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- **2020-03-10** (S) PASSED Y17 N2 E1
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- **2020-03-10** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2020-03-10** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
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- **2020-03-10** (S) VERSION: SCS HB 29(HSS) AM S
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- **2020-03-11** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
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- **2020-03-11** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
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- **2020-03-11** (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y36 N2 E2
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- **2020-03-11** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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- **2020-03-11** (H) COSPONSOR(S): LEDOUX
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- **2020-03-16** (H) 11:05 A.M. 3/16/20 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-03-18** (H) Signed into law 3/16 CHAPTER 3 SLA 20 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-03-18** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 3/17/20
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b5240e2-03cb-42f8-a96d-1a46d7891a89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).
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