2025-2026 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
HB173: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
Legislative Summary
An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to occupational therapy assistant licensure; and relating to an occupational therapist licensure compact.
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Bill History
4/7/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
L&C, FIN
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
COSPONSOR(S): STUTES, NELSON, SCHWANKE, BYNUM
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
COSPONSOR(S): MINA, JOSEPHSON
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
COSPONSOR(S): BURKE, STORY
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
L&C RPT CS(L&C) 7DP
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
DP: BURKE, COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER, NELSON, HALL, FIELDS
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
FN1: ZERO(CED)
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
COSPONSOR(S): JOHNSON
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/10/2025
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
L&C CS ADOPTED UC
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALENDAR
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 173(L&C)
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
PASSED Y40
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, SCHRAGE
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
VERSION: CSHB 173(L&C)
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
5/13/2025
FIN
Senate
5/13/2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading Final Passage
5/12/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Republican: 6
Independent: 2
Nonpartisan: 1
Primary Sponsor
Nellie Jimmie
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (14)
Mike Prax
Republican
Louise Stutes
Republican
David Nelson
Republican
Rebecca Schwanke
Republican
Jeremy Bynum
Republican
Rebecca Himschoot
Independent
Genevieve Mina
Democrat
Andrew Josephson
Democrat
Robyn Burke
Democrat
Andrea Story
Democrat
DeLena Johnson
Republican
Alyse Galvin
Independent
Andrew Gray
Democrat
Calvin Schrage
Nonpartisan