# Alaska SB 41: PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION Alaska SB 41, PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-06-19 ((S) JOINT SESSION at 01:00 PM HOUSE CHAMBER) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB41-34 - 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 41 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: PUBLIC SCHOOLS: MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-06-19, (S) JOINT SESSION at 01:00 PM HOUSE CHAMBER - Sponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (160 yes, 100 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: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeremy Bynum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Maxine Dibert (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robyn Niayuq Frier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Giessel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Gray (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Himschoot (Not), House - Cosponsor: Lyman Hoffman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Genevieve Mina (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Loki Tobin (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-19 | Senate | GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y38 N22 | pass | 38 | 22 | | | 2026-05-15 | Senate | CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N3 | pass | 17 | 3 | | | 2026-05-14 | House | PASSED Y27 N13 | pass | 27 | 13 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | AM NO 2 FAILED Y20 N20 | fail | 20 | 20 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | AM NO 3 FAILED Y20 N20 | fail | 20 | 20 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21 | fail | 19 | 21 | | | 2026-04-10 | Senate | PASSED Y19 N1 | pass | 19 | 1 | | ## Actions (81) - 2026-06-19: (S) JOINT SESSION at 01:00 PM HOUSE CHAMBER (Senate) - 2026-06-19: (S) GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y38 N22 (Senate) - 2026-06-19: (S) MOTION TO OVERRIDE VETO (Senate) - 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) - 2026-05-15: (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N3 (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (H) VERSION: SB 41 AM H (House) - 2026-05-14: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED (House) - 2026-05-14: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM, MINA, GRAY (House) - 2026-05-14: (H) PASSED Y27 N13 (House) - 2026-05-14: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 41 AM H (House) - 2026-05-13: (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/13 - ON 5/14 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FRIER, DIBERT, JOSEPHSON, HIMSCHOOT, HALL (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) AM NO 4 ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y20 N20 (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y20 N20 (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21 (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-05-12: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/12/2026 (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FN5: ZERO(DOH) (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FN4: ZERO(DFC) (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FN3: (EED) (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) DNP: ALLARD (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) DP: JIMMIE, BYNUM, GALVIN, HANNAN, MOORE, STAPP, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) FIN RPT 9DP 1DNP 1NR (House) - 2026-04-22: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2026-04-22: (H) Moved SB 41 Out of Committee (House) - 2026-04-22: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-04-22: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-13: (H) FIN (House) - 2026-04-13: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2026-04-10: (S) VERSION: SB 41 (Senate) - 2026-04-10: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: (S) PASSED Y19 N1 (Senate) - 2026-04-10: (S) COSPONSOR(S): HOFFMAN, CRONK (Senate) - 2026-04-10: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 41 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: (S) COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2026-04-08: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/10 CAL (Senate) - 2026-04-08: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-04-08: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/8/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) Moved SB 41 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FN5: ZERO(DOH) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FN4: ZERO(DFC) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FN3: (EED) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-10: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-03-10: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-28: (S) FN2: ZERO(DFC) (Senate) - 2025-02-28: (S) FN1: (EED) (Senate) - 2025-02-28: (S) NR: BJORKMAN (Senate) - 2025-02-28: (S) DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENS, KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-02-28: (S) EDC RPT 4DP 1NR (Senate) - 2025-02-26: (S) Minutes (SEDC) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: (S) Moved SB 41 Out of Committee **Streamed live on AKL.tv** (Senate) - 2025-02-26: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-24: (S) Minutes (SEDC) (Senate) - 2025-02-24: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-02-24: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-21: (S) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (Senate) - 2025-02-21: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) Minutes (SEDC) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-05: (S) COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, DUNBAR (Senate) - 2025-02-03: (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (Senate) - 2025-02-03: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) EDC, FIN (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25 (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled SB 41, 2026-05-15: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0041Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0041Z.PDF) - SB 41 am H, 2026-05-12: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0041B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0041B.PDF) - SB 41, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0041A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0041A.PDF) ## Related bills - 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) - HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law) - HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled SB 41 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0041Z) - [Enrolled SB 41 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0041Z.PDF) - [SB 41 am H (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0041B) - [SB 41 am H (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0041B.PDF) - [SB 41 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0041A) - [SB 41 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0041A.PDF) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [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-SB41-34 (as of 2026-11-04).