# Alaska SB 4: HEALTH CARE PRICES AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

Alaska SB 4, HEALTH CARE PRICES AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by HUGHES; status failed, last action 2025-05-13 ((S) Minutes (SHSS)) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB4-34
- 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 4
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: HEALTH CARE PRICES AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-05-13, (S) Minutes (SHSS)
- Sponsor: HUGHES
- 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: HUGHES

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-13: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-24: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-11: (S) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) FN2: (ADM) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) FN1: ZERO(CED) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) NR: DUNBAR, MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 3NR SAME TITLE (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: (S) Moved CSSB 4(L&C) Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-04-02: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-03-21: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-01-22: (S) L&C, HSS (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (Senate)

## Bill text

- CSSB 4(L&C), 2025-04-11: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0004B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0004B.PDF)
- SB 4, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0004A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0004A.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law)
- HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law)
- HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law)
- HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed)

## Sources
- [CSSB 4(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0004B)
- [CSSB 4(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0004B.PDF)
- [SB 4 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0004A)
- [SB 4 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0004A.PDF)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34)
- [HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB195-34)
- [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB4-34 (as of 2026-11-04).