# Alaska HB 58: OPA: PUBLIC ADVOCATE APPOINTMENT Alaska HB 58, OPA: PUBLIC ADVOCATE APPOINTMENT, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Zack Fields (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-17 ((S) REFERRED TO RULES); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB58-34 - 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 58 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: OPA: PUBLIC ADVOCATE APPOINTMENT - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-05-17, (S) REFERRED TO RULES - Sponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (27 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | PASSED Y27 N12 E1 | pass | 27 | 12 | | ## Actions (70) - 2025-05-17: (S) REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2025-05-17: (S) FN2: ZERO(AJS) (Senate) - 2025-05-17: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2025-05-17: (S) NR: MYERS, KIEHL, STEVENS, TOBIN (Senate) - 2025-05-17: (S) DP: CLAMAN (Senate) - 2025-05-17: (S) JUD RPT 1DP 4NR (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) Minutes (SJUD) (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) Moved HB 58 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) FN2: ZERO(AJS) (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate) - 2025-05-16: (S) CRA RPT 2NR 2DP (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-15: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-05-15: (S) Moved HB 58 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-05-15: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-13: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-05-13: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-05-13: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-02: (S) CRA, JUD (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (H) VERSION: HB 58 (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) PASSED Y27 N12 E1 (House) - 2025-04-30: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 58 (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/30 CALENDAR (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2025-04-28: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/28/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) FN2: ZERO(AJS) (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) NR: VANCE, MCCABE (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) DP: MOORE, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) STA RPT 5DP 2NR (House) - 2025-04-08: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2025-04-08: (H) Moved HB 58 Out of Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2025-04-08: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-29: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2025-03-29: (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- (House) - 2025-03-29: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2025-03-29: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-27: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2025-03-27: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-03-27: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2025-03-27: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) FN2: ZERO(AJS) (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) NR: PRAX (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) DP: HOLLAND, HALL, HIMSCHOOT, MEARS (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) CRA RPT 4DP 1NR (House) - 2025-03-18: (H) Minutes (HCRA) (House) - 2025-03-18: (H) Moved HB 58 Out of Committee (House) - 2025-03-18: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-03-18: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-13: (H) Minutes (HCRA) (House) - 2025-03-13: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-03-13: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-03-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-11: (H) Minutes (HCRA) (House) - 2025-03-11: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-03-11: (H) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-03-11: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) CRA, STA (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - HB 58, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0058A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0058A.PDF) ## Related bills - 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) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) ## Sources - [HB 58 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0058A) - [HB 58 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0058A.PDF) ## Related - [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) - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [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-HB58-34 (as of 2026-11-04).