# Alaska SB 6: ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PROGRAM Alaska SB 6, ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PROGRAM, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-16 ((H) REFERRED TO FINANCE) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB6-34 - 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 6 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PROGRAM - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-02-16, (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE - Sponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 11 - 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: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ashley Carrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Cronk (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Kaufman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Stevens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Loki Tobin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate ## Actions (60) - 2026-02-16: (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE (House) - 2026-02-16: (H) FN3: ZERO(EED) (House) - 2026-02-16: (H) NR: ELAM (House) - 2026-02-16: (H) DNP: SCHWANKE (House) - 2026-02-16: (H) DP: EISCHEID, DIBERT, STORY, HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2026-02-16: (H) EDC RPT HCS(EDC) 4DP 1DNP 1NR (House) - 2026-02-13: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2026-02-13: (H) Moved HCS CSSB 6(EDC) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- (House) - 2026-02-13: (H) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-02-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-02-06: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) Minutes (HEDC) (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-02-02: (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 (House) - 2026-02-02: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-01-30: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): STORY (House) - 2026-01-26: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CARRICK (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) EDC, FIN (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-05-14: (S) VERSION: CSSB 6(EDC) (Senate) - 2025-05-14: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2025-05-14: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2025-05-14: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 6(EDC) (Senate) - 2025-05-13: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CAL (Senate) - 2025-05-13: (S) EDC CS ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2025-05-13: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2025-05-13: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) Moved CSSB 6(EDC) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) FN2: ZERO(EED) (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) FIN RPT CS(EDC) 2DP 4NR (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-04: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-04-04: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-04-04: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-14: (S) FN1: (EED) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) NR: BJORKMAN, KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) DP: TOBIN, CRONK, STEVENS (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) EDC RPT CS 3DP 2NR SAME TITLE (Senate) - 2025-03-12: (S) Minutes (SEDC) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: (S) Moved CSSB 6(EDC) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-12: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-03: (S) COSPONSOR(S): YUNDT, KAUFMAN, CRONK (Senate) - 2025-02-19: (S) COSPONSOR(S): CLAMAN, WIELECHOWSKI, STEVENS (Senate) - 2025-02-17: (S) Minutes (SEDC) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-02-17: (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-22: (S) COSPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, TOBIN, KAWASAKI (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) EDC, FIN (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (Senate) ## Bill text - HCS CSSB 6(EDC), 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0006C), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0006C.PDF) - CSSB 6(EDC), 2025-03-14: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0006B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0006B.PDF) - SB 6, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0006A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0006A.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 - [HCS CSSB 6(EDC) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0006C) - [HCS CSSB 6(EDC) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0006C.PDF) - [CSSB 6(EDC) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0006B) - [CSSB 6(EDC) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0006B.PDF) - [SB 6 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0006A) - [SB 6 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0006A.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) - [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-SB6-34 (as of 2026-11-04).