Alaska bills · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

Alaska HB 173

An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact; relating to an executive administrator for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; relating to physical therapist licensure; relating to physical therapist assistant licensure; relating to audiologist licensure; relating to speech-language pathologist licensure; and relating to national criminal history record checks.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Jimmie (Democratic)

Cosponsors (15)

• Prax (Republican)
• Stutes (Republican)
• D.Nelson
• Schwanke (Republican)
• Bynum (Republican)
• Himschoot (Independent)
• Mina (Democratic)
• Josephson (Democratic)
• Burke
• Story (Democratic)
• Johnson (Republican)
• Galvin (Independent)
• Gray (Democratic)
• Schrage (Independent)
• Myers (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• HB 173
• CSHB 173(L&C)
• SCS CSHB 173(FIN)
• SCS CSHB 173(FIN) am S
• Enrolled HB 173

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

Actions

• Sep 30, 2026 · House
  (H) FN2: (CED)
• Sep 30, 2026 · House
  (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263
• Sep 30, 2026 · House
  (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
• Sep 30, 2026 · Senate
  (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
• Jul 3, 2026 · House
  (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/30/26
• Jul 3, 2026 · House
  (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 41 SLA 26
• Jun 17, 2026 · House
  (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to Governor
• Jun 10, 2026 · House
  (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
• May 20, 2026 · House
  (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 27
• May 20, 2026 · House
  (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 A1
• May 20, 2026 · House
  (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
• May 20, 2026 · House
  (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 173(FIN) AM S
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  (S) PASSED Y14 N6
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 173(FIN) AM S
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  (S) FN2: (CED)
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 27
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  (S) FIN RPT SCS 2DP 5NR NEW TITLE
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  (S) Minutes (SFIN)
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  (S) Moved SCS CSHB 173(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
• Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
  (S) Heard & Held
• Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
  (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
• Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
  (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS
• May 13, 2025 · Senate
  (S) FIN
• May 13, 2025 · Senate
  (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
• May 12, 2025 · House
  (H) VERSION: CSHB 173(L&C)
• May 12, 2025 · House
  (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
• May 12, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, SCHRAGE
• May 12, 2025 · House
  (H) PASSED Y40
• May 12, 2025 · House
  (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 173(L&C)
• May 10, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
• May 10, 2025 · House
  (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALENDAR
• May 10, 2025 · House
  (H) L&C CS ADOPTED UC
• May 10, 2025 · House
  (H) READ THE SECOND TIME
• May 10, 2025 · House
  (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/10/2025
• May 7, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOHNSON
• May 7, 2025 · House
  (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
• May 7, 2025 · House
  (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)
• May 7, 2025 · House
  (H) DP: BURKE, COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER, NELSON, HALL, FIELDS
• May 7, 2025 · House
  (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) 7DP
• May 5, 2025 · House
  (H) Minutes (HL&C)
• May 5, 2025 · House
  (H) Moved CSHB 173(L&C) Out of Committee
• May 5, 2025 · House
  (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
• Apr 30, 2025 · House
  (H) Minutes (HL&C)
• Apr 30, 2025 · House
  (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min. after adjournment --
• Apr 30, 2025 · House
  (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
• Apr 25, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): BURKE, STORY
• Apr 23, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA, JOSEPHSON
• Apr 15, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
• Apr 11, 2025 · House
  (H) COSPONSOR(S): STUTES, NELSON, SCHWANKE, BYNUM
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  (H) L&C, FIN
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS