# Alaska HB 262: NUMBER OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES

Alaska HB 262, NUMBER OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST; status became law, last action 2026-09-30 ((H) FN2: (AJS)) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB262-34
- 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 262
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: NUMBER OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-09-30, (H) FN2: (AJS)
- Sponsor: HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alaska adds one superior court judge: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Alaska’s Superior Court has 46 judges instead of 45. The Third Judicial District gets the added judge, increasing its total from 28 to 29. The First, Second, and Fourth districts keep six, three, and eight judges, respectively. When submitting nominees to the governor for a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: HOUSE RULES BY REQUEST

## Actions (66)

- 2026-09-30: (H) FN2: (AJS) (House)
- 2026-09-30: (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263 (House)
- 2026-09-30: (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26 (House)
- 2026-09-30: (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26 (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/3/26 (House)
- 2026-07-03: (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 46 SLA 26 (House)
- 2026-06-17: (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2026-05-20: (S) VERSION: HB 262 (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 262 (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)
- 2026-05-13: (S) FN2: (AJS) (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) NR: OLSON, STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) DP: HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: (S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: (S) Moved HB 262 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-04-24: (S) FIN (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: (H) VERSION: HB 262 (House)
- 2026-04-22: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House)
- 2026-04-22: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House)
- 2026-04-22: (H) PASSED Y37 E3 (House)
- 2026-04-22: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 262 (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/22 CALENDAR (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House)
- 2026-04-20: (H) HELD TO 4/21 CALENDAR (House)
- 2026-04-20: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/20/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-10: (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House)
- 2026-04-10: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) FN4: (ADM) (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) FN3: (LAW) (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) FN2: (AJS) (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) FN1: (ADM) (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, STAPP, ALLARD, BYNUM, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE, FOSTER (House)
- 2026-04-08: (H) FIN RPT 9DP 1NR (House)
- 2026-04-07: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House)
- 2026-04-07: (H) Moved HB 262 Out of Committee (House)
- 2026-04-07: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-24: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House)
- 2026-03-24: (H) Heard & Held (House)
- 2026-03-24: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-02-09: (H) FN3: (LAW) (House)
- 2026-02-09: (H) FN2: (AJS) (House)
- 2026-02-09: (H) FN1: (ADM) (House)
- 2026-02-09: (H) DP: UNDERWOOD, KOPP, COSTELLO, MINA, GRAY (House)
- 2026-02-09: (H) JUD RPT 5DP (House)
- 2026-02-06: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House)
- 2026-02-06: (H) Moved HB 262 Out of Committee (House)
- 2026-02-06: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House)
- 2026-02-06: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-02-04: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House)
- 2026-02-04: (H) Heard & Held (House)
- 2026-02-04: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-01-23: (H) JUD, FIN (House)
- 2026-01-23: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled HB 262, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0262Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0262Z.PDF)
- HB 262, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0262A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0262A.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Enrolled HB 262 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0262Z)
- [Enrolled HB 262 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0262Z.PDF)
- [HB 262 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0262A)
- [HB 262 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0262A.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB262-34 (as of 2026-11-04).