# Alaska HB 278: ECONOMIC DEV:AK-IRELAND TRADE COMM. Alaska HB 278, ECONOMIC DEV:AK-IRELAND TRADE COMM., is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Mia Costello (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-07-03 ((H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB278-34 - 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 278 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: ECONOMIC DEV:AK-IRELAND TRADE COMM. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-07-03, (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26 - Sponsor: Mia Costello (Republican) - Cosponsors: 23 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New Alaska-Ireland Trade Commission starts now: benefit, low. The law creates the Alaska–Ireland Trade Commission in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. It advances trade and investment with Ireland, promotes business and academic exchanges, and supports joint research and infrastructure investment. It can take up other related is… - Who serves and how the commission meets: mixed, low. The commission has nine members: five picked by the governor, two House members picked by the Speaker, and two Senate members picked by the Senate President. Governor’s appointees serve staggered three‑year terms; House and Senate appointees serve two‑year terms. For the first five governor picks,… - Donor-funded support and yearly public report: mixed, low. The department may accept grants, donations, or gifts to pay commission per diem, travel, and other support. Before accepting funds, it must collect the donor’s name, address, date and amount or value, and for donors giving over $50 in a year, the donor’s main job and employer, and give this to the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mia Costello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Bynum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashley Carrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bryce Edgmon (Independent), House - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Kaufman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin McCabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Merrick (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donny Olson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Will Stapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bert Stedman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Stevens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Tilton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Loki Tobin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Frank Tomaszewski (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Vance (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate ## Actions (76) - 2026-07-03: (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/26 (House) - 2026-06-17: (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-06-10: (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y38 A2 (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED (House) - 2026-05-19: (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 278(STA) (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) STEDMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, KAWASAKI, YUNDT, OLSON, TOBIN, GRAY-JACKSON, CLAMAN, (Senate) - 2026-05-19: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 278(STA) (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER, MERRICK, CRONK, TILTON, STEVENS (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) STA SCS ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-18: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: (S) FIN REFERRAL WAIVED UC (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(CED) (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) NR: WIELECHOWSKI (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) DP: TILTON, BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) AM: KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) STA RPT SCS 1AM 3DP 1NR SAME TITLE (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) Moved SCS CSHB 278(STA) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-05: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) Moved CSHB 278(STA) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-05: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-28: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-04-28: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-04-28: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-30: (S) STA (Senate) - 2026-03-30: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-03-25: (H) VERSION: CSHB 278(STA) (House) - 2026-03-25: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-03-25: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-03-25: (H) PASSED Y40 (House) - 2026-03-25: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 278(STA) (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, STAPP, STORY (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/25 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) AM NO 1 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) STA CS ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-03-23: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: (H) COSPONSOR(S): BYNUM (House) - 2026-03-12: (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI (House) - 2026-03-11: (H) FN1: INDETERMINATE(CED) (House) - 2026-03-11: (H) NR: HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2026-03-11: (H) DP: MCCABE, VANCE, ST. CLAIR, HOLLAND, STORY, CARRICK (House) - 2026-03-11: (H) STA RPT CS(STA) 6DP 1NR (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) Moved CSHB 278(STA) Out of Committee (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-03-10: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-05: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-03-05: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-05: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-03-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-25: (H) COSPONSOR(S): VANCE (House) - 2026-02-24: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-02-24: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-02-24: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-17: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-02-17: (H) Scheduled but Not Heard (House) - 2026-02-17: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) COSPONSOR(S): HALL (House) - 2026-01-28: (H) COSPONSOR(S): EDGMON (House) - 2026-01-23: (H) STA (House) - 2026-01-23: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 278, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278Z.PDF) - SCS CSHB 278(STA), 2026-05-11: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278C.PDF) - CSHB 278(STA), 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278B.PDF) - HB 278, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278A.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 278 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278Z) - [Enrolled HB 278 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278Z.PDF) - [SCS CSHB 278(STA) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278C) - [SCS CSHB 278(STA) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278C.PDF) - [CSHB 278(STA) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278B) - [CSHB 278(STA) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278B.PDF) - [HB 278 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0278A) - [HB 278 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0278A.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) - [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-HB278-34 (as of 2026-11-04).