2023-2024 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
HB56: Veterinarians; Controlled Substance Data
Legislative Summary
An Act relating to the certification of veterinarians; exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database; and providing for an effective date.
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Bill History
2/3/2023
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
2/3/2023
HSS, L&C
House of Representatives
2/6/2023
COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
COSPONSOR(S): PRAX
House of Representatives
2/24/2023
COSPONSOR(S): MCKAY, CARPENTER, MINA, ALLARD
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
COSPONSOR(S): MCCORMICK, HIMSCHOOT, STUTES
House of Representatives
3/10/2023
COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER, STORY, WRIGHT
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
COSPONSOR(S): ORTIZ, STAPP, TOMASZEWSKI
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
HSS RPT 6DP
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
DP: SUMNER, RUFFRIDGE, MCCORMICK, SADDLER, MINA, PRAX
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
FN1: ZERO(CED)
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
COSPONSOR(S): ARMSTRONG
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
L&C RPT 4DP
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
DP: PRAX, CARRICK, SADDLER, RUFFRIDGE
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
FN1: ZERO(CED)
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
RULES TO CALENDAR 3/29/2023
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
READ THE SECOND TIME
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
READ THE THIRD TIME HB 56
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
PASSED Y35 N1 E4
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
COSPONSOR(S): DIBERT, C.JOHNSON, CRONK, TILTON, RAUSCHER
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
VERSION: HB 56
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
3/31/2023
L&C
Senate
3/31/2023
CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS, TOBIN, KAUFMAN, WILSON, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON,
Senate
3/31/2023
BJORKMAN, BISHOP, CLAMAN
Senate
4/11/2023
CROSS SPONSOR(S): MERRICK, HUGHES
Senate
4/19/2023
L&C RPT SCS(L&C) 5DP NEW TITLE
Senate
4/19/2023
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 2
Senate
4/19/2023
DP: BJORKMAN, MERRICK, GRAY-JACKSON, BISHOP, DUNBAR
Senate
4/19/2023
FN1: ZERO(CED)
Senate
5/11/2023
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/23
Senate
5/11/2023
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
5/11/2023
L&C SCS ADOPTED UC
Senate
5/11/2023
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL
Senate
5/12/2023
READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 56(L&C)
Senate
5/12/2023
PASSED Y19 N- A1
Senate
5/12/2023
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
5/12/2023
TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
Senate
5/12/2023
VERSION: SCS HB 56(L&C)
Senate
5/13/2023
CONCUR READ AND HELD
House of Representatives
5/13/2023
CONCUR TAKEN UP UC
House of Representatives
5/13/2023
TITLE CHANGE: SCR 2
House of Representatives
5/13/2023
CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y40
House of Representatives
5/13/2023
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
House of Representatives
5/13/2023
COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE
House of Representatives
10/16/2023
2:26 P.M. 6/26/23 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
House of Representatives
10/16/2023
SIGNED INTO LAW 7/6 CHAPTER 14 SLA 23
House of Representatives
10/16/2023
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/7/23
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
House: Concur
5/13/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
5/12/2023
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading Final Passage
3/29/2023
35
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(10/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 23
Democrat: 13
Independent: 3
Nonpartisan: 1
Primary Sponsor
Justin Ruffridge
Republican
Co-Sponsors (39)
Sara Hannan
Democrat
Ashley Carrick
Democrat
Jesse Sumner
Republican
Alyse Galvin
Independent
Donna Mears
Democrat
Andrew Gray
Democrat
Calvin Schrage
Nonpartisan
Mike Prax
Republican
Thomas McKay
Republican
Benjamin Carpenter
Republican
Genevieve Mina
Democrat
Jamie Allard
Republican
Conrad McCormick
Democrat
Rebecca Himschoot
Independent
Louise Stutes
Republican
Dan Saddler
Republican
Andrea Story
Democrat
Stanley Wright
Republican
Daniel Ortiz
Independent
Will Stapp
Republican
Frank Tomaszewski
Republican
Jennifer Armstrong
Democrat
Maxine Dibert
Democrat
Craig Johnson
Republican
Mike Cronk
Republican
Cathy Tilton
Republican
George Rauscher
Republican
Kevin McCabe
Republican
Robert Myers
Republican
Loki Tobin
Democrat
James Kaufman
Republican
David Wilson
Republican
Forrest Dunbar
Democrat
Elvi Gray-Jackson
Democrat
Jesse Bjorkman
Republican
Click Bishop
Republican
Matt Claman
Democrat
Kelly Merrick
Republican
Shelley Hughes
Republican