# Alaska SB 186: SNAP BENEFITS: PROHIBIT SOFT DRINKS

Alaska SB 186, SNAP BENEFITS: PROHIBIT SOFT DRINKS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Bill Wielechowski (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-09 ((S) COSPONSOR(S): CRONK) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB186-34
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Alaska SB 186
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: SNAP BENEFITS: PROHIBIT SOFT DRINKS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-25
- Last action: 2025-05-09, (S) COSPONSOR(S): CRONK
- Sponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate

## Bill text

- SB 186, 2025-04-25: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0186A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0186A.PDF)

## Related bills

- 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)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law)

## Sources
- [SB 186 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0186A)
- [SB 186 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0186A.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB186-34 (as of 2026-11-04).