# Alaska SB 95: CHILD CARE: ASSISTANCE/GRANTS Alaska SB 95, CHILD CARE: ASSISTANCE/GRANTS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by SENATE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES; status signed, last action 2026-03-11 ((H) CONDITIONAL EFFECT SATISFIED, MEMO RECEIVED 3/11/26); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB95-34 - 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 95 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: CHILD CARE: ASSISTANCE/GRANTS - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2026-03-11, (H) CONDITIONAL EFFECT SATISFIED, MEMO RECEIVED 3/11/26 - Sponsor: SENATE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (43 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fairer child care admission for children: benefit, medium. Beginning July 23, 2024, facilities receiving qualifying state child care grants cannot reject children because of disability or socioeconomic status. This protection applies to facilities receiving grants under AS 47.25.071(a) or (d). It does not guarantee admission or an available space. - Employer incentives encourage child care near work: benefit, low. The Alaska Department of Health must create a program with private partners to encourage employer-supported child care. It promotes child care at or near work. The law does not set incentive amounts or say which employers qualify. The program starts the day after federal approval of the state-plan… - Grants support high-quality child care providers: benefit, low. Beginning July 23, 2024, the Alaska Department of Health may award grants to the highest-performing, highest-quality child care facilities. Facilities must meet state and applicable local licensing rules and participate in the day care program. The department may use its quality recognition and imp… - Family child care limits and payments: cost, medium. The law sets the child care assistance income limit at 105% of Alaska’s median monthly household income, adjusted for family size. Families exempt from income checks avoid this limit; other eligibility rules still apply. The limit starts the day after federal approval of the state-plan amendment, o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: SENATE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-17 | House | PASSED Y27 N12 E1 | pass | 27 | 12 | | | 2025-05-05 | Senate | PASSED Y16 N3 E1 | pass | 16 | 3 | | ## Actions (65) - 2026-03-11: (H) CONDITIONAL EFFECT SATISFIED, MEMO RECEIVED 3/11/26 (House) - 2025-10-15: (H) FN2: (CC:HB53/DOH) (House) - 2025-10-15: (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 53 (House) - 2025-10-15: (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25 (House) - 2025-10-15: (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25 (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/24 CHAPTER 14 SLA 25 (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S) (Senate) - 2025-07-30: (S) 10:30 A.M. 6/20/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-05-17: (H) VERSION: SB 95 (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) PASSED Y27 N12 E1 (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 95 (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CALENDAR (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) HELD TO 5/16 CALENDAR (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2025 (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) FN1: (DOH) (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) NR: BYNUM, STAPP, TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) FIN RPT 6DP 4NR (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) Moved SB 95 Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-05-13: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-12: (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2025-05-12: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) FIN (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-05-05: (S) VERSION: SB 95 (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) PASSED Y16 N3 E1 (Senate) - 2025-05-05: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 95 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/5 CAL (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FN1: (DOH) (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) NR: KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KIEHL (Senate) - 2025-05-02: (S) FIN RPT 4DP 3NR (Senate) - 2025-05-01: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-05-01: (S) Moved SB 95 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-05-01: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-25: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2025-04-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-04-25: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-31: (S) FN1: (DOH) (Senate) - 2025-03-31: (S) DP: DUNBAR, HUGHES, CLAMAN, TOBIN, GIESSEL (Senate) - 2025-03-31: (S) HSS RPT 5DP (Senate) - 2025-03-27: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: (S) Moved SB 95 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-27: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-25: (S) Minutes (SHSS) (Senate) - 2025-03-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-03-25: (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-14: (S) REPLACED SENATE RULES COMMITTEE UC (Senate) - 2025-03-14: (S) PRIME SPONSOR CHANGED - SENATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) HSS, FIN (Senate) - 2025-02-12: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled SB 95, 2025-05-17: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0095Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0095Z.PDF) - SB 95, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0095A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0095A.PDF) ## Related bills - 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) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) ## Sources - [Enrolled SB 95 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0095Z) - [Enrolled SB 95 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0095Z.PDF) - [SB 95 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0095A) - [SB 95 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0095A.PDF) ## Related - [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) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [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-SB95-34 (as of 2026-11-04).