03/05/2026 03:15 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

House Health and Social Services Committee · March 5, 2026

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Call to order and roll call

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Chair Rep. Mina called the meeting to order at 3:20 p.m., noted a quorum (Reps. Schwenke, Ruffridge, Mears, Gray, Prox and Mina present) and introduced staff (recording secretary Andrew Gianotti, LIO moderator Zach Lawhorn, aide Katie Georgio).

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The Alaska House Health and Social Services Committee met March 5, 2026, and moved three bills from committee: HJR 32 (committee substitute adopted), HB 232 (allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to self-consent for up to five behavioral-health sessions), and HB 285 (health information exchange) after rejecting an opt-in amendment; the committee also held an initial hearing on HB 292 to require insurance coverage for PANS/PANDAS treatments.

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