# Alaska SB 159: TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROG: CONTRIBUTIONS

Alaska SB 159, TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROG: CONTRIBUTIONS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE; status failed, last action 2025-05-16 ((S) REFERRED TO FINANCE) (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB159-34
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Alaska SB 159
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROG: CONTRIBUTIONS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Last action: 2025-05-16, (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
- Sponsor: SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: SENATE LABOR & COMMERCE

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-16: (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FN3: ZERO(LWF) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FN2: (LWF) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) FN1: (LWF) (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) NR: DUNBAR, MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) DP: BJORKMAN (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: (S) L&C RPT 1DP 3NR (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: (S) Moved SB 159 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-09: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-05-05: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-07: (S) L&C, FIN (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 159, 2025-04-07: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0159A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0159A.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law)
- SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed)
- HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law)
- HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law)

## Sources
- [SB 159 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0159A)
- [SB 159 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0159A.PDF)

## Related
- [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 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34)
- [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34)
- [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)
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- [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB159-34 (as of 2026-11-03).