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SB201 • 2026

COURT REPORTS: INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS

An Act relating to a report regarding involuntary commitment orders.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
SENATOR GIESSEL
Last action
2026-01-23
Official status
WITHDRAWN
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Report on Involuntary Commitments

This act requires the superior court to send information about involuntary commitment orders and related relief orders to the Department of Public Safety by December 31, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the superior court to report certain information about involuntary commitment orders.
  • Specifies that this information must be sent to the Department of Public Safety.
  • Sets a deadline for reporting this information by December 31, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The superior court
  • People who are involuntarily committed or receive relief from disability due to involuntary commitment
  • The Department of Public Safety

Terms To Know

Involuntary Commitment Orders
Orders issued by the court that require a person to be admitted to a mental health facility against their will.
Relief from Disability
Legal actions taken to restore certain rights or abilities of an individual who was previously involuntarily committed or had disabilities due to mental illness.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the court fails to report by the deadline.
  • It is unclear how this information will be used by the Department of Public Safety.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-23 1521

    (S) WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR

  2. 2026-01-21 1479

    (S) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

  3. 2026-01-21 1479

    (S) HSS, JUD

  4. 2026-01-21 1479

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  5. 2026-01-09 1479

    (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/26

Official Summary Text

COURT REPORTS: INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS
An Act relating to a report regarding involuntary commitment orders.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 201

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY SENATOR GIESSEL

Introduced: 1/21/26
Referred: Health & Social Services, Judiciary

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to a report regarding involuntary commitment orders." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 3
to read: 4
REPORT OF THE SUPERIOR COURT REGARDING INVOLUNTARY 5
COMMITMENT. By December 31, 2026, the superior court shall transmit the information 6
under AS 47.30.907(a) that has not been previously reported to the Department of Public 7
Safety for all orders of the superior court issued for the involuntary commitment of a person 8
under AS 47.30.735 - 47.30.755 or for orders of relief from a disability resulting from an 9
involuntary commitment or an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence granted 10
under AS 47.30.851(b). 11