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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WITHDRAWN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

The bill was withdrawn by the sponsor on January 23, 2026, so it may not take effect despite passing both chambers.

Report on Involuntary Commitment Court Orders

This bill requires the Alaska Superior Court to send specific, previously unreported data 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 collect information on certain legal orders that has not been reported before under AS 47.30.907(a).
  • Mandates sending this information to the Department of Public Safety.
  • Sets a deadline for submitting the report by December 31, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Alaska Superior Court
  • The Department of Public Safety

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only covers orders issued under specific state laws listed in the text.
  • It does not explain how the Department of Public Safety will use the information after receiving it.

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    (S) WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR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. 2026-01-21 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