# Alaska HB 39: EDUCATION FOR DEAF & HARD OF HEARING Alaska HB 39, EDUCATION FOR DEAF & HARD OF HEARING, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jamie Allard (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-07-03 ((H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB39-34 - 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 39 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: EDUCATION FOR DEAF & HARD OF HEARING - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-07-03, (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26 - Sponsor: Jamie Allard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 32 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Communication choices for children with hearing loss: benefit, medium. Alaska school districts must work with the state to help parents of children with confirmed or suspected hearing loss. As fully as possible, they must provide complete, unbiased information about hearing technology, communication methods, education services, and support groups. Communication option… - State support for deaf students’ education: benefit, medium. Alaska’s education department must support at least one program available to deaf students statewide. Programs may offer residential services in consultation with a nongovernmental group serving people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Districts running programs must submit yearly operating plans fo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jamie Allard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashley Carrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mia Costello (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Nelson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Giessel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Gray (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nellie Unangiq Jimmie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: DeLena Johnson (Republican), 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: Genevieve Mina (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Donny Olson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: George Rauscher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rebecca Schwanke (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: Jubilee Underwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Vance (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate ## Actions (66) - 2026-07-03: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/20/26 (House) - 2026-07-03: (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/22 CHAPTER 27 SLA 26 (House) - 2026-06-04: (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (House) - 2026-06-04: (H) 2:45 P.M. 6/4/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-20: (S) VERSION: CSHB 39(EDC) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, OLSON (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 39(EDC) (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) - 2026-05-01: (S) FN2: ZERO(EED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) NR: OLSON, STEDMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) DP: HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) FIN RPT 5DP 2NR (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (S) Moved CSHB 39(EDC) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-28: (S) -- Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (Senate) - 2026-04-28: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-20: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CRONK (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) YUNDT, CLAMAN, TILTON, RAUSCHER, STEVENS (Senate) - 2026-03-20: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, STEDMAN, WIELECHOWSKI, TOBIN, DUNBAR, (Senate) - 2026-02-04: (S) FIN (Senate) - 2026-02-04: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-02-02: (H) VERSION: CSHB 39(EDC) (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHWANKE, VANCE, D.NELSON, MCCABE, MINA, JOSEPHSON (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) PASSED Y40 (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 39(EDC) (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) FN2: ZERO(EED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/2/2026 (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, GALVIN (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) RETURNED TO RULES COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) EDC CS ADOPTED UC (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2025 (House) - 2025-05-09: (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI, JIMMIE, COSTELLO (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FN1: ZERO(EED) (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) DP: SCHWANKE, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, DIBERT, HIMSCHOOT, STORY (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) EDC RPT CS(EDC) 6DP (House) - 2025-05-05: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2025-05-05: (H) Moved CSHB 39(EDC) Out of Committee (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 -- -- Invited & Public Testimony -- (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY (House) - 2025-04-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-18: (H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK (House) - 2025-02-14: (H) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) EDC, FIN (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 39, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0039Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0039Z.PDF) - CSHB 39(EDC), 2025-05-07: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0039B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0039B.PDF) - HB 39, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0039A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0039A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law) - SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 39 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0039Z) - [Enrolled HB 39 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0039Z.PDF) - [CSHB 39(EDC) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0039B) - [CSHB 39(EDC) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0039B.PDF) - [HB 39 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0039A) - [HB 39 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0039A.PDF) ## Related - [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 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34) - [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34) - [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) - [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-HB39-34 (as of 2026-11-04).