On February 7, 2025, Senate Bill 89 was introduced/read on the senate floor. The bill was then referred to the Health & Social Services and Labor and Commerce Committees. The bill is sponsored by Senator Loki Tobin and now co-sponsored by Senator Cathy Giessel, Senator Shelly Hughes, and Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson. We are honored to work with these champions for access to care for all Alaskans.
SB 89 is the next step for modernizing PA practice in Alaska.
We are excited to get things moving to establish the PA profession permanently in Alaska statues. Updating statues that were created in 1970s will allow PAs to practice to the full extent of their education, training, and experience.
We thank all our members for taking the time to complete our multiple polls over the last few years. AKAPA is here to represent our members and your feedback drives our efforts. Please look for the latest poll regarding SB 89.
As we saw with past proposed regulation changes, things can change quickly for our PA profession when not defined in the statutes. SB 89 protects the PA profession and Alaskan's access to high quality health care.
**December 2025** SB89 PA Modernization Bill has moved through Senate HSS and LC Committees and now sits at the Senate Rules committee awaiting movement to the Senate floor for a vote. We have a lot of work ahead! Please join us for our weekly Advocacy Update Zoom calls every Friday (to resume January 9th) and our next Town Hall Legislative Social on January 8th 6-8pm at Turnagain Brewing Company. We have been actively working with the Alaska State Medical Association (ASMA) and have some exciting updates for the next legislative session.
