# Alaska SB 258: CONTRACT: LICENSING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

Alaska SB 258, CONTRACT: LICENSING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jesse Kiehl (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-06-19 ((S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB258-34
- 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 258
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: CONTRACT: LICENSING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Last action: 2026-06-19, (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26
- Sponsor: Jesse Kiehl (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (48 yes, 31 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: Jesse Kiehl (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-20 | House | PASSED Y26 N13 A1 | pass | 26 | 13 |   |
| 2026-05-19 | House | L&C HCS ADOPTED Y22 N18 | pass | 22 | 18 |   |

## Actions (60)

- 2026-06-19: (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26 (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: (S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: (H) VERSION: HCS SB 258(L&C) (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) PASSED Y26 N13 A1 (House)
- 2026-05-20: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 258(L&C) (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) Moved HCS SB 258(L&C) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 8:30 AM -- (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 08:00 AM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CALENDAR (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) MOTION TO MOVE TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR WITHDRAWN (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) L&C HCS ADOPTED Y22 N18 (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026 (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) DP: FRIER, CARRICK, FIELDS, HALL (House)
- 2026-05-19: (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) 4DP (House)
- 2026-05-19: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-05-18: (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House)
- 2026-05-18: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:30 AM DAVIS 106 (House)
- 2026-05-06: (H) Heard & Held (House)
- 2026-05-06: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-04-29: (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 5 min. Following Session -- (House)
- 2026-04-29: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House)
- 2026-04-29: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) L&C (House)
- 2026-04-21: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)
- 2026-04-20: (S) VERSION: SB 258 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 258 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: (S) NOT TAKEN UP 4/16 - ON 4/20 CALENDAR (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/16 CAL (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) NR: BJORKMAN, MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: (S) L&C RPT 3NR 2DP (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: (S) Moved SB 258 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-30: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-20: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: (S) NR: MERRICK, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: (S) CRA RPT 2DP 2NR (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: (S) Moved SB 258 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-03-17: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Audio/Video (House)
- 2026-02-23: (S) CRA, L&C (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled SB 258, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0258Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0258Z.PDF)
- HCS SB 258(L&C), 2026-05-19: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0258B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0258B.PDF)
- SB 258, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0258A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0258A.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
- [Enrolled SB 258 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0258Z)
- [Enrolled SB 258 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0258Z.PDF)
- [HCS SB 258(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0258B)
- [HCS SB 258(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0258B.PDF)
- [SB 258 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0258A)
- [SB 258 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0258A.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-SB258-34 (as of 2026-11-04).
