---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to training regarding disabilities for police officers, probation officers, parole officers, correctional officers, and village public safety officers; relating to rights and responsibilities for drivers when encountering or being stopped by a peace officer; relating to a voluntary disability designation on a state identification card and a driver's license; relating to the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; relating to issuance of identification cards and drivers' licenses; relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to training regarding disabilities for police officers, probation officers, parole officers, correctional officers, and village public safety officers; relating to rights and responsibilities for drivers when encountering or being stopped by a peace officer; relating to a voluntary disability designation on a state identification card and a driver's license; relating to the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; relating to issuance of identification cards and drivers' licenses; relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "HB 16"
citation: "Alaska HB 16 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "DISABILITIES", "EDUCATION", "FEES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "LICENSING", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["THOMPSON"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 86
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e2b7ea7-e8fc-4846-8801-3056cffe174c"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=HB16"
source_hash: "81af4a9ccf0343bbc0d81da88080d1d077d4ee28a9eedebafae0904354616dda"
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 16 (30) — An Act relating to training regarding disabilities for police officers, probation officers, parole officers, correctional officers, and village public safety officers; relating to rights and responsibilities for drivers when encountering or being stopped by a peace officer; relating to a voluntary disability designation on a state identification card and a driver's license; relating to the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; relating to issuance of identification cards and drivers' licenses; relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0016A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0016A)
2. **HB0016B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0016B)
3. **HB0016C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0016C)
4. **HB0016D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0016D)
5. **HB0016E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0016E)
6. **HB0016Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0016Z)

## Votes

- Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(RLS) am S "An Act relating to training regarding disabilities for police officers, probation officers, parole officers, correctional officers, and village public safety officers; relating to rights and responsibilities for drivers when encountering or being stopped by a peace officer; relating to a voluntary disability designation on a state identification card and a driver's license; relating to the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005; relating to issuance of identification cards and drivers' licenses; relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **14–5** (pass) · upper
- Shall HB 16 pass the House? — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the effective date clauses be adopted? — **14–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- THOMPSON — primary (person)
- Birch — cosponsor (person)
- Claman — cosponsor (person)
- Kito — cosponsor (person)
- Kopp — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Spohnholz — cosponsor (person)
- Wool — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09** Prefile released `filing`
- **2017-01-18** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Referred to State Affairs and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** Cosponsors added: MILLETT, STUTES, FOSTER, WILSON, JOHNSON, CLAMAN, GUTTENBERG
- **2017-01-25** Cosponsors added: LEDOUX, GRENN, TUCK
- **2017-01-27** STA RPT 7DP
- **2017-01-27** STA Do Pass: JOHNSON, WOOL, LEDOUX, KNOPP, BIRCH, TUCK, KREISS-TOMKINS `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
- **2017-01-27** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Corrections)
- **2017-01-27** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-01-27** Cosponsors added: ORTIZ, RAUSCHER, KAWASAKI, SULLIVAN-LEONARD, CHENAULT
- **2017-01-30** Cosponsors added: KNOPP
- **2017-02-01** FIN REFERRAL WAIVED
- **2017-02-06** RULES TO CALENDAR 2/6/2017
- **2017-02-06** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-06** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/8 CALENDAR
- **2017-02-06** Cosponsors added: FANSLER, TILTON, JOSEPHSON, KITO, SPOHNHOLZ, KOPP
- **2017-02-08** Read the third time HB 16 `reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC
- **2017-02-08** AM NO 1 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
- **2017-02-08** PASSED Y38 E2 `passage`
- **2017-02-08** Cosponsors added: BIRCH, DRUMMOND, PARISH
- **2017-02-08** TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- **2017-02-08** VERSION: HB 16
- **2017-02-10** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to State Affairs and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, MICCICHE, COSTELLO
- **2017-03-27** STA RPT SCS 3DP 1DNP 1NR NEW TITLE
- **2017-03-27** TITLE CHANGE: SCR 8
- **2017-03-27** STA No Recommendation: DUNLEAVY
- **2017-03-27** STA Do Pass: EGAN, COGHILL, GIESSEL `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** STA Do Not Pass: WILSON `committee-failure`
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Corrections)
- **2017-04-10** FIN RPT SCS 6DP 1NR NEW TITLE
- **2017-04-10** TITLE CHANGE: SCR 8
- **2017-04-10** FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, OLSON, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-10** FIN No Recommendation: DUNLEAVY
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Corrections)
- **2017-05-13** RLS RPT SCS 4DP 1NR NEW TITLE
- **2017-05-13** TITLE CHANGE: SCR 8
- **2017-05-13** RLS Do Pass: MEYER, MACKINNON, GARDNER, KELLY `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-13** RLS No Recommendation: MICCICHE
- **2017-05-13** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-05-13** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Corrections)
- **2017-05-13** FN5: ZERO(S.RLS/MVA)
- **2017-05-13** FN6: ZERO(S.RLS/DPS)
- **2017-05-13** FN7: (S.RLS/ADM)
- **2017-05-13** RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2017
- **2017-05-13** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-13** RLS SCS ADOPTED Y13 N5 E2
- **2017-05-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CALENDAR
- **2017-05-15** Read the third time SCS HB 16(RLS) `reading-3`
- **2017-05-15** RETURN TO SECOND FOR ALL AMENDMENTS UC
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 1 FAILED Y7 N12 E1
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 2 FAILED Y6 N13 E1
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 3 TABLED UC
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 4 FAILED Y7 N12 E1
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 5 FAILED Y7 N12 E1
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 6 FAILED Y6 N13 E1
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 7 FAILED Y4 N15 E1
- **2017-05-15** TAKE AM 3 FROM TABLE UC
- **2017-05-15** AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC
- **2017-05-15** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2017-05-15** CROSS SPONSOR(S) REMOVED: COSTELLO
- **2017-05-15** PASSED Y14 N5 E1 `passage`
- **2017-05-15** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y14 N5 E1
- **2017-05-15** CROSS SPONSOR(S) REMOVED: MICCICHE
- **2017-05-15** TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- **2017-05-15** VERSION: SCS HB 16(RLS) AM S
- **2017-05-16** CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- **2017-05-16** COSPONSOR(S) REMOVED: TILTON, SULLIVAN-LEONARD, RAUSCHER, JOHNSON, MILLETT,
- **2017-05-16** KNOPP, WILSON, TUCK
- **2017-05-17** CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- **2017-05-17** CONCUR AM OF (S) Y25 N12 E3
- **2017-05-17** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y31 N6 E3
- **2017-05-17** TITLE CHANGE: SCR 8
- **2017-05-17** COSPONSOR(S) REMOVED: LEDOUX, GRENN, JOSEPHSON, KAWASAKI, GARA, PARISH,
- **2017-05-17** DRUMMOND, TARR, FANSLER, STUTES, CHENAULT, FOSTER, SADDLER, GUTTENBERG
- **2017-05-22** 1:15 PM 5/19/17 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2017-05-22** Signed into law 5/19 CHAPTER 8 SLA 17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e2b7ea7-e8fc-4846-8801-3056cffe174c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).