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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 14, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska Senate Bill
An Act relating to mental health education.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 15, 2026: (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 41
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 19
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 27
NO: 13
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 15, 2026 | Senate
- (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N3
- (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
- May 14, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the third time SB 41 AM H
- (H) PASSED Y27 N13
- (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM, MINA, GRAY
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- (H) VERSION: SB 41 AM H
- May 13, 2026 | House
- (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/13 - ON 5/14 CALENDAR
- May 12, 2026 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/12/2026
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y20 N20
- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y20 N20
- (H) AM NO 4 ADOPTED UC
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13 CALENDAR
- (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FRIER, DIBERT, JOSEPHSON, HIMSCHOOT, HALL
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- (H) FIN RPT 9DP 1DNP 1NR
- (H) DP: JIMMIE, BYNUM, GALVIN, HANNAN, MOORE, STAPP, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER
- (H) DNP: ALLARD
- (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI
- (H) FN3: (EED)
- (H) FN4: ZERO(DFC)
- (H) FN5: ZERO(DOH)
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- (H) Moved SB 41 Out of Committee
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) FIN
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time SB 41
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): HOFFMAN, CRONK
- (S) PASSED Y19 N1
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- (S) VERSION: SB 41
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/8/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/10 CAL
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, KAWASAKI
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR
- (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
- (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- (S) FN3: (EED)
- (S) FN4: ZERO(DFC)
- (S) FN5: ZERO(DOH)
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Moved SB 41 Out of Committee
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Heard & Held
- Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDC RPT 4DP 1NR
- (S) DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENS, KIEHL
- (S) NR: BJORKMAN
- (S) FN1: (EED)
- (S) FN2: ZERO(DFC)
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Moved SB 41 Out of Committee **Streamed live on AKL.tv**
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Feb 24, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Feb 21, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Heard & Held
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, DUNBAR
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- (S) Prefile released 1/17/25
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) EDC, FIN
Bill Texts
- SB0041A, AM SB 41, introduced 01/22/2025, passed Senate 04/10/2026PDF
- SB0041B, AM SB 41 am H, introduced 05/12/2026, passed House 05/14/2026, passed Senate 05/15/2026PDF
- House Amendment No. 1, 2026-05-12 (AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21)PDF
- House Amendment No. 2, 2026-05-12 (AM NO 2 FAILED Y20 N20)PDF
- House Amendment No. 3, 2026-05-12 (AM NO 3 FAILED Y20 N20)PDF
- House Amendment No. 4, 2026-05-12 (AM NO 4 ADOPTED UC)PDF
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- Senate Fiscal Note 1 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (02/28/2025)
- Senate Fiscal Note 2 by Family & Community Services - Dept. -- Fiscal impact: N (02/28/2025)
- Senate Fiscal Note 3 by Education & Early Dev. -- Fiscal impact: Y (04/01/2026)
- Senate Fiscal Note 4 by Family & Community Services - Dept. -- Fiscal impact: N (04/01/2026)
- Senate Fiscal Note 5 by Health - Dept. -- Fiscal impact: N (04/01/2026)
- HOUSE FINANCE 4/22/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 4/1/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 3/10/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 2/26/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 2/24/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- SENATE EDUCATION 2/12/2025 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Sponsor Statement ver N, 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Sectional Analysis ver N, 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Public Testimony Rec'd by 1.31.25 to 3.26.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Additional Documents - Surgeon Generals Youth Mental Health Report 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Additional Documents - NAMI Public Policy Position 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Additional Documents - Improving K-12 Student Mental Health Outcomes 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Additional Documents - CDC Alaska vs US Statistics 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Additional Documents - CDC Alaska Statistics 4.13.26.pdf
- HFIN 4/22/2026 -- SB041 Additional Documents - AK Mental Health Trust Mental Health In Schools Report 4.13.26.pdf
- SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Inseparable Written Testimony.pdf
- SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 MH Education 3-10-26.pdf
- SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Letter of Support.pdf
- SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Mental Health Education DeSloover.pdf
- SEDC 2/26/2025 -- SB 41 Testimony - Received as of 02.24.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/26/2025 -- SB 41 Fiscal Note DFCS-API 02.21.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/12/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Letters of Support 02.10.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 -- SB 41 Fiscal Note EED-SSA 01.31.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 -- SB 41 Version N 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Surgeon Generals Youth Mental Health Report.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Sponsor Statement version A 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Sectional Analysis Version A 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Research - Supporting K-12 Student Mental Health in 2024-2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Research - NAMI Mental Health In Schools 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Research - Mental Health in Alaska Schools 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Research - Improving Student Mental Health 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Research - CDC Alaska vs US Statistics 02.03.2025.pdf
- SEDC 2/3/2025 SFIN 3/10/2026 -- SB 41 Research - CDC Alaska Statistics 02.03.2025.pdf



