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HB 173 AK
Became Law

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.

AK · session 34 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Apr 7, 2025

Latest action (Jul 3, 2026) (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/30/26

Sponsor (1)
  • Jimmie Democratic · primary
15 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Prax Republican · cosponsor
  • Stutes Republican · cosponsor
  • D.Nelson · cosponsor
  • Schwanke Republican · cosponsor
  • Bynum Republican · cosponsor
  • Himschoot Independent · cosponsor
  • Mina Democratic · cosponsor
  • Josephson Democratic · cosponsor
  • Burke · cosponsor
  • Story Democratic · cosponsor
  • Johnson Republican · cosponsor
  • Galvin Independent · cosponsor
  • Gray Democratic · cosponsor
  • Schrage Independent · cosponsor
  • Myers Republican · cosponsor

Action history (57)
  1. Apr 7, 2025 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · lower
  2. Apr 7, 2025 (H) L&C, FIN · lower
  3. Apr 11, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): STUTES, NELSON, SCHWANKE, BYNUM · lower
  4. Apr 15, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT · lower
  5. Apr 23, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA, JOSEPHSON · lower
  6. Apr 25, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): BURKE, STORY · lower
  7. Apr 30, 2025 (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  8. Apr 30, 2025 (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 15 min. after adjournment -- · lower
  9. Apr 30, 2025 (H) Minutes (HL&C) · lower
  10. May 5, 2025 (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 · lower
  11. May 5, 2025 (H) Moved CSHB 173(L&C) Out of Committee · lower
  12. May 5, 2025 (H) Minutes (HL&C) · lower
  13. May 7, 2025 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) 7DP · lower
  14. May 7, 2025 (H) DP: BURKE, COULOMBE, CARRICK, SADDLER, NELSON, HALL, FIELDS · lower
  15. May 7, 2025 (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) · lower
  16. May 7, 2025 (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED · lower
  17. May 7, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOHNSON · lower
  18. May 10, 2025 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/10/2025 · lower
  19. May 10, 2025 (H) READ THE SECOND TIME · lower
  20. May 10, 2025 (H) L&C CS ADOPTED UC · lower
  21. May 10, 2025 (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALENDAR · lower
  22. May 10, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN · lower
  23. May 12, 2025 (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 173(L&C) · lower
  24. May 12, 2025 (H) PASSED Y40 · lower
  25. May 12, 2025 (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, SCHRAGE · lower
  26. May 12, 2025 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) · lower
  27. May 12, 2025 (H) VERSION: CSHB 173(L&C) · lower
  28. May 13, 2025 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · upper
  29. May 13, 2025 (S) FIN · upper
  30. Feb 6, 2026 (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS · upper
  31. Apr 13, 2026 (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 · upper
  32. Apr 13, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  33. May 7, 2026 (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 · upper
  34. May 7, 2026 (S) Moved SCS CSHB 173(FIN) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change -- · upper
  35. May 7, 2026 (S) Minutes (SFIN) · upper
  36. May 12, 2026 (S) FIN RPT SCS 2DP 5NR NEW TITLE · upper
  37. May 12, 2026 (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 27 · upper
  38. May 12, 2026 (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN · upper
  39. May 12, 2026 (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL · upper
  40. May 12, 2026 (S) FN2: (CED) · upper
  41. May 19, 2026 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026 · upper
  42. May 19, 2026 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME · upper
  43. May 19, 2026 (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC · upper
  44. May 19, 2026 (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC · upper
  45. May 19, 2026 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL · upper
  46. May 20, 2026 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 173(FIN) AM S · upper
  47. May 20, 2026 (S) PASSED Y14 N6 · upper
  48. May 20, 2026 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED · upper
  49. May 20, 2026 (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 173(FIN) AM S · upper
  50. May 20, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED · lower
  51. May 20, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP · lower
  52. May 20, 2026 (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 A1 · lower
  53. May 20, 2026 (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 27 · lower
  54. Jun 10, 2026 (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S) · lower
  55. Jun 17, 2026 (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to Governor · lower
  56. Jul 3, 2026 (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/30 CH 41 SLA 26 · lower
  57. Jul 3, 2026 (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/30/26 · lower
Subjects
BOARDS & COMMISSIONSBUSINESSCOMPACTSCRIMESEMPLOYMENTHEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICESLICENSINGMEDICAL CAREOCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS

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