republic-os/legislation/us/states/ak/34/hb-265.md

---
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 265"
citation: "Alaska HB 265 (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", "VOCATIONAL TRAINING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 188
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c68c498-faca-45e6-bde3-803bbe120ef6"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB265"
source_hash: "3fc5e209aa981c2b9af9881b27f5a27989be93fbf9d3d7ab13252e19e855c1a4"
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 265 (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 265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0265E)
2. **CSHB 265(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0265B)
3. **CSHB 265(FIN) am** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0265C)
4. **Enrolled HB 265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0265Z)
5. **HB 265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0265A)
6. **SCS CSHB 265(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0265D)

## Votes

- (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21 # 2159 — **19–21** (fail) · lower
- (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y35 N5 CCS HB 265 #2953 — **35–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) FAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y10 N26 E4 #2454 — **10–26** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y27 N13 # 2157 — **27–13** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y36 N4 #2173 — **36–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21 # 2154 — **19–21** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y17 N23 # 2144 — **17–23** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N23 # 2156 — **17–23** (fail) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2516 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y19 N21 # 2156 — **19–21** (fail) · lower
- (S) CC RPT ADOPTED Y20 N- CCS HB 265 #2873 — **20–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- House Rules — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2026-01-23** (H) FIN
- **2026-01-23** (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2026-01-23** (H) OMB ATTACHMENT PER AS 37.14.003
- **2026-02-02** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-02** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-02** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-02-04** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-04** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-06** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-06** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-09** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-09** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-09** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-02-10** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-10** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-11** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-11** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-02-11** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-02-11** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-11** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-02-16** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-16** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-17** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-17** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-18** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-18** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-20** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-20** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-24** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-24** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-25** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-25** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-02-26** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-26** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-02-27** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-02-27** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-03** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-03** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-04** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-04** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-05** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-05** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-06** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-06** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-06** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-03-09** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-09** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-03-09** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-03-09** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-09** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-09** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-03-10** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-10** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-11** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-11** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-03-11** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2026-03-11** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-11** (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 3:45 P.M. --
- **2026-03-11** (H) FINANCE at 04:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-11** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-03-12** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-12** (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to Call of the Chair --
- **2026-03-13** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-13** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-16** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-16** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-17** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-17** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2026-03-18** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-18** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-19** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-19** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-03-24** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-24** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-03-30** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-30** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-03-31** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-03-31** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-04-01** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2026-04-01** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-04-01** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-04-01** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-04-01** (H) FINANCE at 05:00 PM ADAMS 519
- **2026-04-01** (H) Moved CSHB 265(FIN) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 6:30 pm --
- **2026-04-08** (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) 6DP 4NR 1AM
- **2026-04-08** (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER, SCHRAGE
- **2026-04-08** (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD, BYNUM, STAPP
- **2026-04-08** (H) AM: MOORE
- **2026-04-08** (H) DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS AT 5:00 P.M. TODAY UC
- **2026-04-08** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-08** (H) HELD TO 4/9 CALENDAR
- **2026-04-09** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2026-04-09** (H) HELD TO 4/10 CALENDAR
- **2026-04-10** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2026-04-10** (H) NOT TAKEN UP 4/10 - ON 4/13 CALENDAR
- **2026-04-13** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2026-04-13** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-04-13** (H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y17 N23 `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21 `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N23 `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y19 N21 `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y27 N13 `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21 `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-13** (H) AM NO 7 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
- **2026-04-13** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/14 CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 265(FIN) AM `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** (H) PASSED Y36 N4 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-04-14** (H) ENGROSSED
- **2026-04-21** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2026-04-21** (H) VERSION: CSHB 265(FIN) AM
- **2026-04-22** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2026-04-22** (S) FIN
- **2026-04-22** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-04-22** (S) Heard & Held
- **2026-04-28** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-04-28** (S) -- Invited Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-04-29** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-04-29** (S) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-04-29** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-04-29** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-04-30** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-04-30** (S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- **2026-04-30** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-04-30** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 265(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2026-04-30** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2026-05-01** (S) FIN RPT SCS 5DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- **2026-05-01** (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL
- **2026-05-01** (S) NR: KAUFMAN, CRONK
- **2026-05-06** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/6/2026
- **2026-05-06** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2026-05-06** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/7 CAL `reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 265(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2026-05-07** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-05-07** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2026-05-07** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 265(FIN)
- **2026-05-08** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- **2026-05-08** (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- **2026-05-08** (H) FAILED CONCUR (S) AM Y10 N26 E4 `failure`
- **2026-05-11** (S) RECEDE MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2026-05-11** (S) FAILED RECEDE (S) AM Y- N20 `failure`
- **2026-05-11** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2026-05-11** (S) HOFFMAN (CHAIR), STEDMAN, CRONK
- **2026-05-11** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2026-05-11** (H) JOSEPHSON (CHAIR), SCHRAGE, STAPP
- **2026-05-11** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-11** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-05-11** (H) Minutes (HHB263)
- **2026-05-11** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-11** (S) Heard & Held
- **2026-05-11** (S) Minutes (SHB263)
- **2026-05-12** (H) LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2026-05-12** (S) LIMITED POWERS FREE CONFERENCE GRANTED
- **2026-05-12** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-12** (H) Heard & Held
- **2026-05-12** (H) Minutes (HHB263)
- **2026-05-12** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-12** (S) Heard & Held
- **2026-05-12** (S) Minutes (SHB263)
- **2026-05-13** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-13** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-05-13** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 04:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-13** (S) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2026-05-17** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-17** (H) Moved CCS HB 265 Out of Committee
- **2026-05-17** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB263 AND HB265 at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2026-05-17** (S) Moved CCS HB 265 Out of Committee
- **2026-05-18** (S) CC REPORT: CCS HB 265 RECEIVED 5/17/26 3:31 P.M.
- **2026-05-18** (S) CC REPORT READ
- **2026-05-18** (S) FISCAL NOTE PACKET
- **2026-05-18** (H) CC REPORT: CCS HB 265 RECEIVED 5/17/26 3:11 P.M.
- **2026-05-18** (H) FISCAL NOTE PACKET
- **2026-05-18** (H) CC REPORT READ AND HELD
- **2026-05-19** (H) CC REPORT TAKEN UP
- **2026-05-19** (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y35 N5 CCS HB 265
- **2026-05-19** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-05-20** (S) CC REPORT TAKEN UP
- **2026-05-20** (S) CC RPT ADOPTED Y20 N- CCS HB 265
- **2026-05-20** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2026-06-17** (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-17** (H) LETTER TO AMHTA Transmitted to Governor 6/15/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-25** (H) Signed into law 6/24 CHAPTER 36 SLA 26 `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-25** (H) LINE ITEM VETO AND REDUCTIONS
- **2026-06-25** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/1/26 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c68c498-faca-45e6-bde3-803bbe120ef6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).