# Alaska SB 198: PERS/TRS RETIREMENT & MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY

Alaska SB 198, PERS/TRS RETIREMENT & MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by James Kaufman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-09 ((S) REFERRED TO FINANCE) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB198-34
- 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 198
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: PERS/TRS RETIREMENT & MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Last action: 2026-02-09, (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
- Sponsor: James Kaufman (Republican)
- 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: James Kaufman (Republican), Senate

## Bill text

- CSSB 198(L&C), 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0198B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0198B.PDF)
- SB 198, 2025-05-19: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0198A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0198A.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
- [CSSB 198(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0198B)
- [CSSB 198(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0198B.PDF)
- [SB 198 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0198A)
- [SB 198 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0198A.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)
- [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-SB198-34 (as of 2026-11-04).