Alaska 31st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted

SB 134 — An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional counselors; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 4/3/20

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 134 includes a slight change in the wording, from "An Act relating to" to "Relating to," in the title of the bill. While this seems minor, the adjustment clarifies the purpose and intent of the bill, which focuses on reimbursement for licensed professional counselors under medical assistance. This matters because clearer language helps ensure that stakeholders understand the bill's focus, potentially leading to better implementation and support for mental health services in the community.

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Alaska State Legislature The Alaska State Legislature menu Home Senate Current Members Past Members By Session Alphabetical House Current Members Past Members By Session Alphabetical Bills & Laws Bills All Introduced Actions by Date Awaiting Actions Bills sent to Conf Committee Bills in Committee Governor's Vetoes Passed Legislation Prefile Bill Summary Requestor Summary Statistics Sponsor Summary Subject Summary Laws Constitution Constitutional Convention Files Statutes Executive Orders - Current Executive Orders - Historical Administrative Code Journals Session Laws & Resolves Session Laws & Resolves 2019 Session Laws & Resolves 2020 - Previous Year Session Law - Previous Year Legislative Resolves Tools Statute Information Retrieval System Bill Tracking Management Facility Past Legislatures (Archives) Committees Hearing Schedule Standing Committees Finance Committees Special Committees Joint Committees Conference Committees Other Committees Minutes Publications Get Started Information Offices Legislative Affairs Legislative Agencies Links Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Alaska Delegation Home Bill & Laws Bills SB 134 Detail FullText txt SB 134:
Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional counselors;
"An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional counselors;
and providing for an effective date.
and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO.
00Enrolled SB 134 01 Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed professional 02 counselors;
134 01 "An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement for the services of licensed 02 professional counselors;
and providing for an effective date.
and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
03 _______________ 04 * Section 1.
04 * Section 1.
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Action History

  1. (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 4/3/20

  2. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  3. (S) Signed into law 4/20 CHAPTER 18 SLA 20

  4. (S) 2:15 P.M. 4/7/20 Transmitted to Governor

  5. (H) FN2: (H.FIN/DHS)

  6. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 205

  7. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 4/3/20

  8. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TARR

  9. (H) VERSION: SB 134

  10. (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  11. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  12. (H) PASSED Y29 N5 E4 A2

  13. (H) Read the third time SB 134

  14. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/26 CALENDAR

  15. (H) Read the second time

  16. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/25/2020

  17. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  18. (H) Moved SB 134 Out of Committee -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  19. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  20. (H) FN2: (H.FIN/DHS)

  21. (H) NR: MERRICK, SULLIVAN-LEONARD, TILTON

  22. (H) DP: WOOL, JOSEPHSON, LEBON, KNOPP, JOHNSTON, FOSTER

  23. (H) FIN RPT 6DP 3NR

  24. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  25. (H) Heard & Held -- Continued from 03/21/20 --

  26. (H) FINANCE at 11:00 AM ADAMS 519

  27. (H) FIN WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23(A) (PSD) Y22 N9 E6 A3

  28. (H) W/ SB 55, SB 155, SB 172

  29. (H) MOTION TO WAIVE FIN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23(A)

  30. (H) MOTION TO WAIVE RULE 23(A) WITHDRAWN

  31. (H) WAIVE FIN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23(A) (FLD) Y22 N10 E6 A2

  32. (H) MOTION DIVIDE QUESTION W/O SB 52 (PSD) Y17 N15 E6 A2

  33. (H) MOTION DIVIDE QUESTION W/O SB 172 (FLD) Y15 N17 E6 A2

  34. (H) W/ SB 52, SB 55, SB 155, SB 172

  35. (H) MOTION TO WAIVE FIN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23(A)

  36. (H) FIN

  37. (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS

  38. (S) VERSION: SB 134

  39. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  40. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  41. (S) PASSED Y16 N- E4

  42. (S) Read the third time SB 134

  43. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  44. (S) Read the second time

  45. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/19/2020

  46. (S) FN1: (DHS)

  47. (S) NR: STEDMAN, OLSON

  48. (S) DP: VON IMHOF, HOFFMAN, WILSON, WIELECHOWSKI, BISHOP

  49. (S) FIN RPT 5DP 2NR

  50. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  51. (S) Moved SB 134 Out of Committee

  52. (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532

  53. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  54. (S) Heard & Held

  55. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  56. (S) FN1: (DHS)

  57. (S) NR: SHOWER

  58. (S) DP: WILSON, BEGICH, VON IMHOF, GIESSEL

  59. (S) HSS RPT 4DP 1NR

  60. (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  61. (S) Moved SB 134 Out of Committee

  62. (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  63. (S) Minutes (SHSS)

  64. (S) Heard & Held

  65. (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  66. (S) HSS, FIN

  67. (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS

  68. (S) Prefile released 1/10/20

Sponsors

  • WILSON · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • WILSON

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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SB 134 is sponsored by WILSON.
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