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2025-2026 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature

HB57: Schools: Comm. Devices/class Size/funding

Legislative Summary

An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
L&C, EDC
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
L&C RPT CS(L&C) 5DP 1NR
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
DP: CARRICK, SADDLER, COULOMBE, HALL, FIELDS
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
NR: NELSON
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
FN1: ZERO(EED)
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
EDC RPT CS(EDC) 7DP
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
DP: EISCHEID, UNDERWOOD, ELAM, DIBERT, SCHWANKE, HIMSCHOOT, STORY
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
FN1: ZERO(EED)
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 4/11/2025
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
EDC CS ADOPTED UC
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
AM NO 1 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y19 N18 E3
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
AM NO 3 FAILED Y9 N28 E3
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/14 CALENDAR
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
NOT TAKEN UP 4/14 - ON 4/15 CALENDAR
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
HELD TO 4/16 CALENDAR
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 57(EDC) AM
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
PASSED Y34 N6
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
STAPP NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
VERSION: CSHB 57(EDC) AM
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
4/23/2025
FIN
Senate
4/25/2025
FIN RPT SCS 3DP 2NR 2AM NEW TITLE
Senate
4/25/2025
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 5
Senate
4/25/2025
DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN
Senate
4/25/2025
NR: MERRICK, KIEHL
Senate
4/25/2025
AM: KAUFMAN, CRONK
Senate
4/25/2025
FN1: ZERO(EED)
Senate
4/25/2025
FN2: ZERO(S.FIN/EED)
Senate
4/25/2025
FN3: ZERO(S.FIN/EED)
Senate
4/25/2025
FN4: (S.FIN/FUND CAP)
Senate
4/25/2025
FN5: (S.FIN/EED)
Senate
4/25/2025
FN6: (S.FIN/LWF)
Senate
4/25/2025
FN7: (S.FIN/LEG)
Senate
4/25/2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 4/25/2025
Senate
4/25/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
4/25/2025
FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
Senate
4/25/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/28 CAL
Senate
4/28/2025
READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 57(FIN)
Senate
4/28/2025
RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC
Senate
4/28/2025
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 3 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 4 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 5 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 6 NOT OFFERED
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 7 FAILED Y7 N13
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 8 FAILED Y6 N14
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 9 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 10 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 11 FAILED Y6 N14
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 12 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 13 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 14 FAILED Y8 N12
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 15 FAILED Y6 N14
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 16 FAILED Y7 N13
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 17 FAILED Y5 N15
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 18 NOT OFFERED
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 19 FAILED Y7 N13
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 20 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 21 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 22 FAILED N6 N14
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 23 FAILED Y6 N14
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 24 FAILED Y8 N11 A1
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 25 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 3 NOT OFFERED
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 9 FAILED Y7 N13
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 10 FAILED Y5 N15
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 12 FAILED Y5 N15
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 13 FAILED Y5 N15
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 25 NOT OFFERED
Senate
4/28/2025
AM NO 26 ADOPTED Y20 N-
Senate
4/28/2025
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
Senate
4/28/2025
AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
Senate
4/28/2025
PASSED Y19 N1
Senate
4/28/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
4/28/2025
TOBIN NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
Senate
4/28/2025
RECON SAME DAY UC/VOTE-IN 3RD RDG
Senate
4/28/2025
PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y19 N1
Senate
4/28/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
4/28/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
Senate
4/28/2025
VERSION: SCS CSHB 57(FIN) AM S
Senate
4/28/2025
CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP AND MOTION WITHDRAWN
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
RETURNED TO SENATE PER REQUEST
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
RESCIND ACTION ON PASSING SCS CSHB 57(FIN) AM S UC
Senate
4/30/2025
RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 27 UC
Senate
4/30/2025
RESCIND ACTION IN ADOPTING AMENDMENT 26 UC
Senate
4/30/2025
AM NO 27 ADOPTED UC
Senate
4/30/2025
AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
Senate
4/30/2025
PASSED Y17 N3
Senate
4/30/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
4/30/2025
CROSS SPONSOR(S): TOBIN, WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR, KAWASAKI, YUNDT, GRAY-JACKSON,
Senate
4/30/2025
KIEHL, GIESSEL, CLAMAN, CRONK, STEDMAN, OLSON, BJORKMAN, MERRICK, STEVENS
Senate
4/30/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
Senate
4/30/2025
VERSION: SCS CSHB 57(FIN) AM S(REENGROSSED)
Senate
4/30/2025
CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 5
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
CONCUR AM OF (S) Y31 N8 E1
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, MINA
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
9:15 A.M. 5/1/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
MANIFEST ERROR(S)
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
VETOED BY GOVERNOR 5/19/2025
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
MOTION TO OVERRIDE VETO
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
GOVERNOR VETO OVERRIDDEN Y46 N14
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
TO LEGAL SERVICES
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
4/30/2025
17
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Concur
4/30/2025
31
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 12
4/28/2025
5
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16
4/28/2025
7
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 11
4/28/2025
6
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 14
4/28/2025
8
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 16
4/28/2025
7
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 9
4/28/2025
7
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Third Reading - On Reconsideration Effective Date(s)
4/28/2025
19
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
4/28/2025
19
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 7
4/28/2025
7
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 17
4/28/2025
5
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 22
4/28/2025
6
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 24
4/28/2025
8
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 8
4/28/2025
6
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 24
4/28/2025
8
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 12
4/28/2025
5
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 13
4/28/2025
5
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Second Reading Amendment No. 26
4/28/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading Final Passage
4/16/2025
34
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2
4/11/2025
19
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 3
4/11/2025
9
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/20/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 12
Nonpartisan: 1
Independent: 1
Republican: 7

Primary Sponsor

William Fields
William Fields
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text • 4/30/2025 • 511.4 KB
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Enrolled
Bill Text • 4/30/2025 • 632.9 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 4/28/2025 • 509.7 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 4/25/2025 • 486.8 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 3/14/2025 • 463.6 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 2/10/2025 • 141.3 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 2/10/2025 • 461.9 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 1/22/2025 • 459.4 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 4/11/2024 • 460.8 KB
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