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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an effective date."
+description: "An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an effective date."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
+legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
+session: "33"
+identifier: "HB 226"
+citation: "Alaska HB 226 (33)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "BUSINESS", "CONSUMER AFFAIRS", "CONTRACTS", "CRIMES", "DRUGS", "FEES", "HEARINGS", "HOSPITALS", "INSURANCE", "MEDICAL CARE", "PHARMACISTS", "RIGHTS", "TRADE PRACTICES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Sumner"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 104
+vote_count: 13
+first_action: "2024-01-16"
+last_action: "2024-10-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cf9d5fb-9408-42a4-a84d-e756a9cc7176"
+source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=HB226"
+source_hash: "00762841766a993b6d2f3c6d38fb448d441a34c164745c9c6c2a086469576956"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
+---
+
+# Alaska HB 226 (33) — An Act relating to insurance; relating to pharmacy benefits managers; relating to dispensing fees; and providing for an effective date.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **CSHB 226(HSS)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0226B)
+2. **CSHB 226(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0226C)
+3. **Enrolled HB 226** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0226Z)
+4. **HB 226** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0226A)
+5. **SCS CSHB 226(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0226D)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y2 N38 # 2618 — **2–38** (fail) · lower
+- (H) L&C CS ADOPTED Y37 N3 #2610 — **37–3** (pass) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N20 A1 # 2611 — **19–20** (fail) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y2 N37 A1 # 2616 — **2–37** (fail) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 9 FAILED Y7 N32 A1 # 2628 — **7–32** (fail) · lower
+- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #2596 — **19–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y13 N26 A1 # 2627 — **13–26** (fail) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y6 N34 # 2621 — **6–34** (fail) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y5 N35 # 2623 — **5–35** (fail) · lower
+- (H) PASSED Y30 N7 E1 A2 #2657 — **30–7** (pass) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y13 N26 A1 # 2629 — **13–26** (fail) · lower
+- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y4 N36 # 2619 — **4–36** (fail) · lower
+- (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y33 N5 E1 A1 #3133 — **33–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Sumner — primary (person)
+- Galvin — cosponsor (person)
+- Himschoot — cosponsor (person)
+- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
+- Myers — cosponsor (person)
+- Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
+- Ruffridge — cosponsor (person)
+- Wright — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-16** (H) Prefile released 1/8/24 `filing`
+- **2024-01-16** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-16** (H) HSS, L&C, FIN
+- **2024-02-27** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106
+- **2024-02-27** (H) Heard & Held
+- **2024-02-27** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
+- **2024-02-29** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106
+- **2024-02-29** (H) Moved CSHB 226(HSS) Out of Committee
+- **2024-02-29** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
+- **2024-03-04** (H) HSS RPT CS(HSS) 6DP 1NR
+- **2024-03-04** (H) DP: SUMNER, RUFFRIDGE, MCCORMICK, SADDLER, MINA, PRAX
+- **2024-03-04** (H) NR: FIELDS
+- **2024-03-04** (H) FN1: (ADM)
+- **2024-03-04** (H) FN2: (CED)
+- **2024-03-04** (H) FN3: (CED)
+- **2024-03-06** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-03-06** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard
+- **2024-03-06** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
+- **2024-03-11** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-03-11** (H) Heard & Held
+- **2024-03-11** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
+- **2024-03-22** (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
+- **2024-03-25** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-03-25** (H) Heard & Held
+- **2024-03-25** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
+- **2024-03-27** (H) COSPONSOR(S): ORTIZ
+- **2024-03-27** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-03-27** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
+- **2024-04-03** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-04-03** (H) <Bill Hearing Rescheduled to 04/05/24>
+- **2024-04-03** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
+- **2024-04-05** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-04-05** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
+- **2024-04-11** (H) COSPONSOR(S): WRIGHT
+- **2024-04-15** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-04-15** (H) Heard & Held
+- **2024-04-17** (H) COSPONSOR(S): RUFFRIDGE
+- **2024-04-22** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
+- **2024-04-22** (H) Moved CSHB 226(L&C) Out of Committee
+- **2024-04-22** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
+- **2024-04-24** (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 1DNP 1NR
+- **2024-04-24** (H) DP: WRIGHT, CARRICK, SADDLER, RUFFRIDGE
+- **2024-04-24** (H) DNP: PRAX
+- **2024-04-24** (H) NR: FIELDS
+- **2024-04-24** (H) FN4: ZERO(ADM)
+- **2024-04-24** (H) FN5: ZERO(CED)
+- **2024-04-24** (H) FN6: ZERO(CED)
+- **2024-04-24** (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
+- **2024-04-24** (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
+- **2024-05-01** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
+- **2024-05-01** (S) <Pending Referral>
+- **2024-05-01** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
+- **2024-05-02** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/2/2024
+- **2024-05-02** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) L&C CS ADOPTED Y37 N3
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N20 A1 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y2 N37 A1 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y2 N38 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y4 N36 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y6 N34 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y5 N35 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y13 N26 A1 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 8 NOT OFFERED
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 9 FAILED Y7 N32 A1 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y13 N26 A1 `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) AM NO 11 NOT OFFERED
+- **2024-05-02** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/3 CALENDAR `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-02** (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON
+- **2024-05-03** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 226(L&C) `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-03** (H) PASSED Y30 N7 E1 A2 `passage`
+- **2024-05-03** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
+- **2024-05-03** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
+- **2024-05-03** (H) VERSION: CSHB 226(L&C)
+- **2024-05-06** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
+- **2024-05-06** (S) L&C
+- **2024-05-06** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS
+- **2024-05-08** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
+- **2024-05-08** (S) Heard & Held
+- **2024-05-08** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
+- **2024-05-09** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 05:15 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
+- **2024-05-09** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 226(L&C) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
+- **2024-05-10** (S) L&C RPT SCS 3DP 1NR SAME TITLE
+- **2024-05-10** (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
+- **2024-05-10** (S) NR: MERRICK
+- **2024-05-10** (S) FN4: ZERO(ADM)
+- **2024-05-10** (S) FN5: ZERO(CED)
+- **2024-05-10** (S) FN6: ZERO(CED)
+- **2024-05-11** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2024
+- **2024-05-11** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-11** (S) L&C SCS ADOPTED UC
+- **2024-05-11** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-11** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 226(L&C) `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-11** (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 `passage`
+- **2024-05-11** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
+- **2024-05-11** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
+- **2024-05-11** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 226(L&C)
+- **2024-05-12** (H) CONCUR READ AND HELD
+- **2024-05-13** (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP
+- **2024-05-13** (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y33 N5 E1 A1
+- **2024-05-13** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
+- **2024-10-09** (H) 4:10 P.M. 9/12/24 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-10-09** (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
+- **2024-10-09** (H) Signed into law 9/23 CHAPTER 61 SLA 24 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-10-09** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cf9d5fb-9408-42a4-a84d-e756a9cc7176`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).
+