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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 19, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 19, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska House Bill
An Act relating to education; relating to reimbursement of school district energy costs; relating to correspondence study program materials; relating to substitute teaching; relating to the qualifications of school board members; relating to school consolidation; relating to the required local contribution made by a city or borough school district for public school funding; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; establishing a teachers' student loan repayment pilot program; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 20, 2026: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Senate Floor Calendar, 05/19/2026
Position: 9
Summary
Comments on HB 28
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 18
NO: 22
OTHER: 0
YES: 18
NO: 22
OTHER: 0
YES: 23
NO: 17
OTHER: 0
YES: 27
NO: 13
OTHER: 0
YES: 17
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 17
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 10
NO: 10
OTHER: 0
YES: 11
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 10
NO: 10
OTHER: 0
YES: 11
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 20, 2026 | House
- (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time SCS CSHB 28(FIN)
- (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC
- (S) AM NO 1 NOT OFFERED
- (S) AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED
- (S) AM NO 3 FAILED Y10 N10
- (S) AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y11 N9
- (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR, KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN, CRONK,
- (S) GRAY-JACKSON, GIESSEL, CLAMAN, STEDMAN, STEVENS
- (S) PASSED Y17 N3
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 28(FIN) AM S
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FIN RPT SCS 5DP 2NR NEW TITLE
- (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 21
- (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, KIEHL
- (S) NR: KAUFMAN, MERRICK
- (S) FN3: (EED)
- (S) FN4: (CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FOR HB 263/FUND CAP)
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CAL
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Moved SCS CSHB 28(FIN) Out of Committee
- May 16, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- May 11, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
- (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TOBIN, YUNDT
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- (S) EDC RPT SCS 4DP 1AM NEW TITLE
- (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 21
- (S) DP: TOBIN, YUNDT, KIEHL, STEVENS
- (S) AM: BJORKMAN
- (S) FN2: (EED)
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Moved SCS CSHB 28(EDC) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:00 PM --
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- May 19, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) EDC, FIN
- May 19, 2025 | House
- (H) Read the third time CSHB 28(FIN) AM
- (H) PASSED Y23 N17
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y27 N13
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- (H) VERSION: CSHB 28(FIN) AM
- May 18, 2025 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2025
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21
- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y18 N22
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CALENDAR
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): DIBERT, JOSEPHSON
- May 16, 2025 | House
- (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) 2DP 2DNP 2NR 4AM
- (H) DP: HANNAN, FOSTER
- (H) DNP: JOHNSON, ALLARD
- (H) NR: BYNUM, TOMASZEWSKI
- (H) AM: STAPP, GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
- (H) FN1: (EED)
- May 15, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- (H) Moved CSHB 28(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 08, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2:00 pm --
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Apr 02, 2025 | House
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- (H) EDC RPT 4DP 3DNP
- (H) DP: EISCHEID, DIBERT, STORY, HIMSCHOOT
- (H) DNP: UNDERWOOD, SCHWANKE, ELAM
- (H) FN1: (EED)
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- (H) Moved HB 28 Out of Committee
- (H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Feb 24, 2025 | House
- (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): HALL
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- (H) Heard & Held
- (H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- (H) Bill Hearing Canceled
- (H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Jan 27, 2025 | House
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS
- Jan 22, 2025 | House
- (H) Prefile released 1/10/25
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) EDC, FIN
Bill Texts
- HB0028A, AM HB 28, introduced 01/22/2025PDF
- HB0028B, AM CSHB 28(FIN), introduced 05/16/2025PDF
- HB0028C, AM CSHB 28(FIN) am, introduced 05/18/2025, passed House 05/19/2025PDF
- HB0028D, AM SCS CSHB 28(EDC), introduced 04/21/2026PDF
- HB0028E, AM SCS CSHB 28(FIN), introduced 05/18/2026PDF
- HB0028F, AM SCS CSHB 28(FIN) am S, introduced 05/19/2026, passed Senate 05/19/2026PDF
- House Amendment No. 1, 2025-05-18 (AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC)PDF
- House Amendment No. 2, 2025-05-18 (AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21)PDF
- House Amendment No. 3, 2025-05-18 (AM NO 3 FAILED Y18 N22)PDF
- Senate Amendment No. 3, 2026-05-19 (AM NO 3 FAILED Y10 N10)PDF
- Senate Amendment No. 4, 2026-05-19 (AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y11 N9)PDF
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- House Fiscal Note 1 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (03/21/2025)
- Senate Fiscal Note 2 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (04/21/2026)
- Senate Fiscal Note 3 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (05/18/2026)
- Senate Fiscal Note 4 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (05/18/2026)
- SENATE FINANCE 5/18/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 5/16/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 5/11/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 4/20/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 4/8/2026 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 5/15/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 5/8/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 5/8/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE FINANCE 4/8/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE EDUCATION 3/17/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE EDUCATION 3/12/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE EDUCATION 2/24/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE EDUCATION 2/17/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 Explanation of Changes ver H to ver W.pdf
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 Amendment Packet 4-5 Kaufman.pdf
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 Testimony Rapport - approve HB 28 ASAP!.pdf
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 AASB Support CS CSHB 28(FIN)_260517.pdf
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 EED ACPE 042926.pdf
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 EED PEF 051626.pdf
- SFIN 5/18/2026 -- HB 28 Amendment Packet 1-3 Cronk.pdf
- SFIN 5/16/2026 -- HB 28 workdraft ver W.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Sponsor Statement Version H 04.22.2026.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 - Senate Concurrent Resolution 04.22.2026.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Sponsor Statement Version H 04.22.2026 (003).pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Sectional Analysis Version H 04.22.2026.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research ACPE Loan Repayment Brief 2.10.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research ACPE Letter 3.06.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research ACPE Other State Loan Repayment Assistance Programs 5.15.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research ACPE Migration Outcomes Database Report.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research Student Loan Debt by State 10.15.2024.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research Alaska Trends Magazine February 2026 Issue pp. 8-11.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Research - Leg Finance TFEF Presentation 03.16.2026.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Testimony UA Letter from State Director 2.13.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Testimony Association of Alaska School Boards 3.24.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Testimony JEDC Letter of Support 4.07.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Testimony Robbie Stell 4.06.2025.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Explanation of Changes - Version N.A to G 04.22.2026.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 Explanation of Changes - Version N.A. to Version H 04.28.2026.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 EED FP 042426.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 EED PT 042426.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 EED MEHS 042426.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 EED ANF 042426.pdf
- SFIN 5/11/2026 -- HB 28 EED ACPE 042926.pdf
- SEDC 4/20/2026 -- HB 28 Version H SEDC CS 04.21.2026.pdf
- SEDC 4/20/2026 -- HB 28 Explanation of Changes Version N.A to H 04.21.2026.PDF
- SEDC 4/20/2026 -- HB 28 Amendment G.1 04.20.2026.pdf
- SEDC 4/20/2026 -- HB 28 Version G SEDC CS 04.20.2026.pdf
- SEDC 4/20/2026 -- HB 28 Explanation of Changes Version N.A to Version G 04.20.2026.PDF
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Explanation of Changes - Version A to Version N.A 03.25.2026.PDF
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Sectional Analysis Version N.A 03.25.2026.PDF
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Sponsor Statement Version N.A 03.25.2026.PDF
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Fiscal Note EED-OPS 04.06.2026.pdf
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Version N.A 04.08.2026.pdf
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Testimony Robbie Stell 4.06.2025.pdf
- SEDC 4/8/2026 -- HB 28 Research ACPE Letter 3.06.2025.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 DEED Fin. Opp. Rpt (TRR)11.22 per ACSA.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Research REL NW-ISER AK Educator Turnover Infographic 3.10.23.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Written Testimony 2-3.25.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 ACPE Teacher_Education_Loan_Program 3.14.25.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Public Testimony 2.13.25.pdf
- HFIN 5/15/2025 -- HB 28 Other_State_Loan_Repayment_Assistance_Programs051525.pdf
- HFIN 5/15/2025 -- HB 28 Amendments 1-7 051425.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB 28 Public Testimony Rec'd by 04072025.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB028 Sponsor Statement ver A, 3.24.2025.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB028 Sectional Analysis ver A, 3.24.2025.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB028 - Supporting Document - February 13, 2025 UA Letter from State Director, 3.24.2025.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB 28 AASB Testimony Resolution Priorities 3.24.25.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB028 - Additional Document - February 10, 2025 ACPE Loan Repayment Brief, 3.24.2025.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB 28 Letter ACPE 3.6.2025.pdf
- HFIN 4/8/2025 -- HB028 - Additional Document - 2024 Education Data Initiative Student Loan Debt by State - Pages 1-4, 3.24.2025.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Research, Student Loan Debt by State_10.15.24.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Research ACPE_Loan_Repayment_Brief 2.10.25.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Fiscal Note EED-OPS-2-08-25.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 Sponsor Statement version A 2.14.25.pdf
- HEDC 2/17/2025 -- HB 28 version A 1.22.25.pdf
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