# Alaska HB 193: UNEMPLOYMENT BEN; PAID LEAVE: PARENT/SICK Alaska HB 193, UNEMPLOYMENT BEN; PAID LEAVE: PARENT/SICK, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carolyn Hall (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-20 ((S) REFERRED TO RULES); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB193-34 - 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 193 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: UNEMPLOYMENT BEN; PAID LEAVE: PARENT/SICK - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-15 - Last action: 2026-05-20, (S) REFERRED TO RULES - Sponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 12 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (250 yes, 188 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 15 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid parental leave starts in 2030: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2030, eligible Alaska workers get paid parental leave for qualifying purposes occurring on or after that date. Workers need $2,500 in covered base-period wages, paid in at least two quarters, and 13 weeks with the same employer. Leave covers caring for a child within 12 months… - Jobless families get larger dependent payments: benefit, high. The unemployment dependent allowance rises from $24 to $72 per eligible dependent each week. The total weekly cap rises from $72 to $216. Payments begin in the week the dependent is claimed and continue through remaining eligibility for regular, extended, or supplemental payments that benefit year.… - Parents keep jobs and health benefits: benefit, high. Employers must return eligible parental leave users to the same or an equivalent job, preserving seniority, pay, and benefits. Health coverage continues on the same terms, with workers still paying their share. Employers cannot punish or discourage leave, use it against workers, or threaten to repo… - Workers earn paid sick leave: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, workers at employers with 10 or more employees earn at least one paid sick hour per 30 hours worked. Annual use limits are at least 40 hours at employers with fewer than 15 employees and 56 hours at larger employers. Overtime-exempt workers earn leave based on 40 weekly hour… - Jobless workers get higher weekly benefits: benefit, medium. Alaska raises unemployment benefits in some higher wage brackets, with payments based on eligible claimants' base-period wages. For example, wages from $21,250 to under $21,500 now yield $207 weekly instead of $206. The schedule reaches $524 weekly at $54,500 in base-period wages. Each January 1, t… - Workers gain sick leave use protections: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered workers can use sick leave for their own health care or a family member's care. Family includes domestic partners, foster and legal relationships, and people with a close, family-like bond. Leave also covers listed medical, counseling, victim services, housing, secur… - Short-term seasonal workers lose leave coverage: cost, medium. Workers hired for a specific peak-business period lasting no more than six months in a calendar year are excluded. The exclusion applies to both the paid sick leave requirements and the paid parental leave employee definition. These employers do not have to provide those workers coverage under thes… - Workers pay contributions on broader wages: cost, low. The 0.10% employee contribution for Alaska's state training and employment program uses a broader wage base. A separate 0.25% employee program contribution uses that same broader base. Both use wages defined by state law, rather than only wages subject to employee unemployment contributions. Worker… - Parents can choose faster leave payments: mixed, medium. Eligible workers can choose accelerated parental leave payments. Each chosen week pays twice the normal weekly benefit. Each accelerated week also shortens the total benefit period by one week, using the available benefit faster. - Parents face repayment and fraud penalties: mixed, medium. Workers must repay parental leave benefits they were not entitled to receive. After the department's repayment deadline, it can deduct unpaid amounts from future leave benefits or the worker's Permanent Fund Dividend. The department can waive repayment when the worker has died, or acted in good fai… - Parents keep leave choices within limits: mixed, medium. Paid parental leave runs alongside qualifying federal family leave or Alaska public-employee leave, rather than adding a separate leave period. Employers can require coordination with short-term disability or a designated parental-leave bank after written notice. Workers cannot be forced to use up… - Parents pay support from leave checks: mixed, low. New parental leave claimants must disclose child support obligations, and the department notifies the child support agency. For support enforced under a qualifying federal-state plan, the department withholds from leave checks unless both parties agree otherwise. The amount follows the claimant's s… - Workers can withhold tax from leave: mixed, low. When the IRS determines parental leave benefits are taxable, Alaska must explain federal tax treatment and estimated-tax requirements to new claimants. Workers can elect or change federal income tax withholding from their leave payments. Withholding lowers the check received now but helps pay feder… - Workers fund leave with contribution credits: mixed, low. Covered workers pay 0.15% of covered wages to fund Alaska's paid parental leave program. The state credits amounts collected against workers' unemployment contributions, up to what they owe; this is not a separate cash payment. The law creates a dedicated, nonlapsing parental leave fund administere… - Employers face funding charges with credits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the employer unemployment rate formula uses 100%, rather than 73%, of the average benefit cost rate. Actual rates still depend on experience and fund health, with a 6.5% cap and a general 0.30% minimum. Minimums are 1% for employers with fewer than four quarters of experi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Bynum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashley Carrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Niayuq Frier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Sara Hannan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Himschoot (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Genevieve Mina (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Calvin Schrage (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-16 | House | PASSED Y36 N4 | pass | 36 | 4 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AMEND DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS TO 4:30 P.M. TODAY FAILED Y19 N21 | fail | 19 | 21 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AM NO 12 FAILED Y19 N21 | fail | 19 | 21 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17 | pass | 23 | 17 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y22 N18 | pass | 22 | 18 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS AT 3:30 P.M. TODAY Y20 N19 A1 | pass | 20 | 19 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21 | fail | 19 | 21 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | RESCIND ACTION (ADOPTING) AM 1 FAILED Y19 N21 | fail | 19 | 21 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | PASSED Y36 N4 | pass | 36 | 4 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AM NO 2 FAILED Y20 N20 | fail | 20 | 20 | | | 2026-05-16 | House | AM NO 8 FAILED Y17 N22 A1 | fail | 17 | 22 | | ## Actions (122) - 2026-05-20: (S) REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) FN9: (LWF) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) FN8: (LWF) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) FN7: (LWF) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) FN4: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) AM: KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) FIN RPT 2DP 4NR 1AM (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) Moved CSHB 193(FIN) AM Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-19: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-18: (S) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) FIN (Senate) - 2026-05-17: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-05-16: (H) VERSION: CSHB 193(FIN) AM (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, BYNUM, FRIER, MINA (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) PASSED Y36 N4 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 193(FIN) AM (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 12 FAILED Y19 N21 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 11 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 10 NOT OFFERED (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 9 AS AMD ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM 1 TO AM 9 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 9 OFFERED (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y17 N22 A1 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS AT 3:30 P.M. TODAY Y20 N19 A1 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AMEND DEADLINE FOR ALL AMS TO 4:30 P.M. TODAY FAILED Y19 N21 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 8 OFFERED (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) RESCIND ACTION (ADOPTING) AM 1 FAILED Y19 N21 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 7 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) CALL FOR THE QUESTION UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y22 N18 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 4 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y20 N20 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y23 N17 (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-05-16: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/2026 (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) FN6: (LWF) (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) FN5: (LWF) (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) FN4: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) AM: GALVIN, ALLARD, HANNAN, TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, MOORE, BYNUM, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) DP: JIMMIE, FOSTER (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 2DP 9AM (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) Moved CSHB 193(FIN) Out of Committee (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-05-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 2:00 PM -- (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2026-04-16: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-16: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-10: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2026-04-10: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-03-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY (House) - 2026-03-20: (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN (House) - 2026-03-18: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2026-03-18: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-18: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-03-18: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 3:15 pm -- (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-05-16: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-09: (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FN3: (LWF) (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FN2: (LWF) (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) AM: COULOMBE, SADDLER (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) DP: BURKE, CARRICK, HALL, FIELDS (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 2AM (House) - 2025-05-02: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-05-02: (H) Moved CSHB 193(L&C) Out of Committee (House) - 2025-05-02: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-05-02: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min. after adjournment -- (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-04-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min after adjournment -- (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-04-28: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-25: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-04-25: (H) -- Delayed to 15 minutes Following Session -- (House) - 2025-04-25: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-04-23: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-04-23: (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 3:15 pm -- (House) - 2025-04-23: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-04-23: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-16: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-04-16: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min. Following Session -- (House) - 2025-04-16: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-04-16: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-15: (H) L&C, FIN (House) - 2025-04-15: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - CSHB 193(FIN) am, 2026-05-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193D), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193D.PDF) - CSHB 193(FIN), 2026-05-13: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193C.PDF) - CSHB 193(L&C), 2025-05-07: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193B.PDF) - HB 193, 2025-04-15: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193A.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 - [CSHB 193(FIN) am (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193D) - [CSHB 193(FIN) am (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193D.PDF) - [CSHB 193(FIN) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193C) - [CSHB 193(FIN) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193C.PDF) - [CSHB 193(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193B) - [CSHB 193(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193B.PDF) - [HB 193 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0193A) - [HB 193 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0193A.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-HB193-34 (as of 2026-11-04).