# Alaska HB 244: CNA TRAINING Alaska HB 244, CNA TRAINING, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jubilee Underwood (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-07-03 ((H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/27); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB244-34 - 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 244 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: CNA TRAINING - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-07-03, (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/27 - Sponsor: Jubilee Underwood (Republican) - Cosponsors: 17 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger training for Alaska nurse aides: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alaska’s certified nurse aide training rules must require programs to ensure safe, skilled client care. Training must teach aides to build relationships, support independence, and respect clients’ rights, values, choices, and dignity. Aides must learn to understand care n… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jubilee Underwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Bjorkman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mia Costello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Niayuq Frier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin McCabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Genevieve Mina (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Tilton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Frank Tomaszewski (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate ## Actions (61) - 2026-07-03: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/27 (House) - 2026-07-03: (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 44 SLA 26 (House) - 2026-06-17: (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-19: (S) VERSION: HB 244 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): YUNDT, CRONK, CLAMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 244 (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) FN1: ZERO(CED) (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) L&C RPT 5DP (Senate) - 2026-05-13: (S) Moved HB 244 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-13: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-13: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, BJORKMAN, KAWASAKI, TILTON (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-11: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-01: (S) L&C (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (H) VERSION: HB 244 (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA, JOSEPHSON, STORY, MCCABE (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) PASSED Y39 E1 (House) - 2026-04-30: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 244 (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) COSPONSOR(S): FRIER, TOMASZEWSKI (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/30 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-04-29: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/29/2026 (House) - 2026-04-20: (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2026-04-20: (H) DP: FRIER, COULOMBE, SADDLER, D.NELSON, HALL, FIELDS (House) - 2026-04-20: (H) L&C RPT 6DP (House) - 2026-04-17: (H) Moved HB 244 Out of Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-17: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) Heard & Held -- Meeting Postponed from 3:15 pm 4/13/2026-- (House) - 2026-04-15: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-15: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-13: (H) -- Testimony -- -- Meeting Postponed to 8:00 am 4/15/2026-- (House) - 2026-04-13: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) DP: PRAX, GRAY, MEARS, SCHWANKE, MINA (House) - 2026-04-08: (H) HSS RPT 5DP (House) - 2026-04-02: (H) Moved HB 244 Out of Committee (House) - 2026-04-02: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-04-02: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-01: (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS (House) - 2026-03-19: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-19: (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-03-19: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-11: (H) COSPONSOR(S): COSTELLO (House) - 2026-01-20: (H) HSS, L&C (House) - 2026-01-20: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2026-01-20: (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/26 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 244, 2026-05-19: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0244Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0244Z.PDF) - HB 244, 2026-01-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0244A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0244A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 244 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0244Z) - [Enrolled HB 244 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0244Z.PDF) - [HB 244 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0244A) - [HB 244 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0244A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [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) - [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-HB244-34 (as of 2026-11-04).