# Alaska HB 14: MED ASSIST;INSURANCE;DISABILITY/WORK COMP Alaska HB 14, MED ASSIST;INSURANCE;DISABILITY/WORK COMP, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Will Stapp (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-07-16 ((H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB14-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska HB 14 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: MED ASSIST;INSURANCE;DISABILITY/WORK COMP - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-07-16, (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER - Sponsor: Will Stapp (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (72 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher benefits for disabled public employees: benefit, high. Covered public employees’ monthly occupational disability benefits rise from 40% to 75% of gross monthly pay at disability-related termination. This applies to benefits under AS 39.35.410 and AS 39.35.890. Disabled employees eligible for AS 39.35.890 benefits can get retiree major medical insurance… - Longer disease claim window for firefighters: benefit, high. Effective immediately, covered firefighters get a longer period after service when listed diseases are presumed work-related for workers’ compensation. The period doubles from three to six months per service year, with the maximum rising from 60 to 120 months. The disease must develop after at leas… - Equal provider pay for telehealth care: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered insurers must pay providers for telehealth on the same basis as comparable in-person care. Payment rates must be at least as high, including for behavioral health care. The rule also covers municipal plans, participating-governmental-unit group plans, and self-ins… - Alaska ends certain medical assistance programs: cost, high. The law repeals Alaska’s assistance programs for catastrophic illnesses and acute or chronic medical conditions under AS 47.08.010–47.08.150. People who qualified under those laws lose access to those programs. The supplied text identifies no replacement program or benefit amounts. - Two earlier provisions delayed until 2040: mixed, low. The law moves the start date for two earlier provisions from June 30, 2030, to June 30, 2040. This applies only if sections 9 and 10 of chapter 38, SLA 2022, take effect under that law’s section 13. The supplied text does not identify those provisions’ subject matter or household effects. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Will Stapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: DeLena Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Calvin Schrage (Not), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-20 | House | CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1 | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-05-20 | Senate | PASSED Y19 N1 | pass | 19 | 1 | | | 2026-05-20 | Senate | AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y14 N6 | pass | 14 | 6 | | ## Actions (85) - 2026-07-16: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (House) - 2026-07-16: (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 7/13 CHAPTER 57 SLA 26 (House) - 2026-07-03: (H) 2:00 P.M. 6/25/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-06-10: (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (House) - 2026-06-02: (S) ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1 (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 36 (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED (House) - 2026-05-20: (S) VERSION: HB 14 AM S(EFD ADD S) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) PASSED Y19 N1 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y14 N6 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 14 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) ENGROSSMENT WAIVED, RULE 43(B) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) RULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-16: (S) FN2: ZERO(DOH) (Senate) - 2026-05-16: (S) NR: OLSON, KAUFMAN, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-05-16: (S) DP: HOFFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate) - 2026-05-16: (S) FIN RPT 3DP 3NR (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) Moved HB 14 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-12: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-06: (S) FN2: ZERO(DOH) (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) DP: MYERS, CLAMAN, GIESSEL, TOBIN (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) NR: DUNBAR (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) HSS RPT 1NR 4DP (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) Moved HB 14 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-17: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-02-17: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-16: (S) HSS, FIN (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2025-05-14: (H) VERSION: HB 14 (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) PASSED Y40 (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 14 (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CALENDAR (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2025 (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) FN1: ZERO(DOH) (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) NR: HANNAN, JOSEPHSON (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) DP: BYNUM, JOHNSON, ALLARD, STAPP, TOMASZEWSKI, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, SCHRAGE (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) FIN RPT 9DP 2NR (House) - 2025-04-29: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2025-04-29: (H) Moved HB 14 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- (House) - 2025-04-29: (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-04-29: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE (House) - 2025-04-16: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2025-04-16: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) FN1: ZERO(DOH) (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) NR: MINA (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) DP: PRAX, SCHWANKE, RUFFRIDGE, MEARS (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) HSS RPT 4DP 1NR (House) - 2025-03-18: (H) Minutes (HHSS) (House) - 2025-03-18: (H) Moved HB 14 Out of Committee (House) - 2025-03-18: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-03-18: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-11: (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2025-03-11: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-02-18: (H) Minutes (HHSS) (House) - 2025-02-18: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-02-18: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-02-18: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) HSS, FIN (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 14, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0014Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0014Z.PDF) - HB 14 am S(efd add S), 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0014B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0014B.PDF) - HB 14, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0014A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0014A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law) - SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 14 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0014Z) - [Enrolled HB 14 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0014Z.PDF) - [HB 14 am S(efd add S) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0014B) - [HB 14 am S(efd add S) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0014B.PDF) - [HB 14 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0014A) - [HB 14 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0014A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB28-34) - [SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB178-34) - [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34) - [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34) - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB14-34 (as of 2026-11-04).