# Alaska HB 176: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FEES Alaska HB 176, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FEES, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Ashley Carrick (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-08-11 ((H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 8/10/26) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB176-34 - 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 176 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FEES - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-09 - Last action: 2026-08-11, (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 8/10/26 - Sponsor: Ashley Carrick (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (69 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer fee information for Alaska university students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, the University of Alaska must give each enrolled student a bill listing tuition and fees separately. The Board of Regents must also email enrolled students before adding or raising a covered mandatory fee. The email must explain the fee or increase amount, the reason, and ho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashley Carrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Allard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Giessel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Myers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Stevens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Frank Tomaszewski (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-17 | House | CONCUR AM OF (S) Y33 N7 | pass | 33 | 7 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | PASSED Y36 N3 E1 | pass | 36 | 3 | | ## Actions (75) - 2026-08-11: (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 8/10/26 (House) - 2026-07-27: (H) 9:30 A.M. 7/17/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y33 N7 (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED AND TAKEN UP (House) - 2026-05-17: (S) VERSION: SCS HB 176(EDC) (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) CLAMAN, STEVENS (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, CRONK, WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 176(EDC) (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) EDC SCS ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) NR: BJORKMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) DP: GRAY-JACKSON, TILTON (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) AM: KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) STA RPT SCS(EDC) 1AM 2DP 1NR (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) Moved SCS HB 176(EDC) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-02: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-05-02: (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- (Senate) - 2026-05-02: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 10:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-10: (S) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: (S) NR: TOBIN, KIEHL, YUNDT, BJORKMAN, STEVENS (Senate) - 2026-04-10: (S) EDC RPT SCS(EDC) 5NR SAME TITLE (Senate) - 2026-04-08: (S) Moved SCS HB 176(EDC) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-08: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-25: (S) Minutes (SEDC) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-02-25: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-09: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS (Senate) - 2026-02-09: (S) EDC, STA (Senate) - 2026-02-09: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-02-06: (H) VERSION: HB 176 (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) PASSED Y36 N3 E1 (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 176 (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/6 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/4/2026 (House) - 2026-01-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): ALLARD (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) Moved HB 176 Out of Committee (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FN1: ZERO(UA) (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) AM: STORY (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) NR: ELAM (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) DP: SCHWANKE, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, DIBERT, HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) EDC RPT 5DP 1NR 1AM (House) - 2025-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-05: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2025-05-05: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-05-05: (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-05-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-04-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) EDC, FIN (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 176, 2026-05-17: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0176Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0176Z.PDF) - SCS HB 176(EDC), 2026-04-10: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0176B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0176B.PDF) - HB 176, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0176A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0176A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law) - HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed) - HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law) - SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law) - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 176 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0176Z) - [Enrolled HB 176 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0176Z.PDF) - [SCS HB 176(EDC) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0176B) - [SCS HB 176(EDC) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0176B.PDF) - [HB 176 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0176A) - [HB 176 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0176A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB195-34) - [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34) - [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 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34) - [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34) - [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-HB176-34 (as of 2026-11-04).