2025-2026 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
SB44: Minors & Psychiatric Hospitals
Legislative Summary
An Act relating to the rights of minors undergoing evaluation or inpatient treatment at psychiatric hospitals; relating to the use of seclusion or restraint of minors at psychiatric hospitals; relating to a report published by the Department of Health; relating to inspections by the Department of Health of certain psychiatric hospitals; and providing for an effective date.
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Bill History
1/17/2025
PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25
Senate
1/22/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
1/22/2025
HSS, FIN
Senate
1/29/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, TOBIN, DUNBAR
Senate
2/7/2025
HSS RPT CS 3DP SAME TITLE
Senate
2/7/2025
DP: DUNBAR, CLAMAN, GIESSEL
Senate
2/7/2025
FN1: (DOH)
Senate
2/7/2025
FN2: ZERO(DFC)
Senate
2/7/2025
FN3: ZERO(DFC)
Senate
2/7/2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 3
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Matt Claman
Democrat