# Alaska SB 43: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Alaska SB 43, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-04 ((S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/2/25) (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
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## Facts
- Bill: Alaska SB 43
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-04, (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/2/25
- Sponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (33 yes, 2 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: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sara Hannan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Calvin Schrage (Not), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | House | PASSED Y33 N2 E5 | pass | 33 | 2 |   |

## Actions (45)

- 2025-04-04: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/2/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: (S) SIGNED INTO LAW 4/3 CHAPTER 3 SLA 25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: (S) 10:30 A.M. 4/2/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE (House)
- 2025-03-28: (H) VERSION: SB 43 (House)
- 2025-03-28: (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (House)
- 2025-03-28: (H) PASSED Y33 N2 E5 (House)
- 2025-03-28: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 43 (House)
- 2025-03-26: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, EISCHEID (House)
- 2025-03-26: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/28 CALENDAR (House)
- 2025-03-26: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House)
- 2025-03-26: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-11: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): HALL (House)
- 2025-03-10: (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (House)
- 2025-03-10: (H) NR: VANCE (House)
- 2025-03-10: (H) DP: MOORE, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK (House)
- 2025-03-10: (H) STA RPT 5DP 1NR (House)
- 2025-03-06: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House)
- 2025-03-06: (H) Moved SB 43 Out of Committee (House)
- 2025-03-06: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-03-05: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN, HANNAN (House)
- 2025-03-05: (H) STA (House)
- 2025-03-05: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House)
- 2025-03-03: (S) VERSION: SB 43 (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 43 (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/3 CAL (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/28/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: (S) DP: KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, GRAY-JACKSON, BJORKMAN, YUNDT (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: (S) STA RPT 5DP (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: (S) Moved SB 43 Out of Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-02-18: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: (S) Heard & Held (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Audio/Video (House)
- 2025-01-22: (S) STA (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 43, 2025-03-28: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0043Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0043Z.PDF)
- SB 43, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0043A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0043A.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 43 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0043Z)
- [Enrolled SB 43 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0043Z.PDF)
- [SB 43 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0043A)
- [SB 43 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0043A.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB43-34 (as of 2026-11-04).