---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to marriage solemnization; and authorizing elected public officials in the state to solemnize marriages."
description: "An Act relating to marriage solemnization; and authorizing elected public officials in the state to solemnize marriages."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "HB 20"
citation: "Alaska HB 20 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXECUTIVE BRANCH", "GOVERNOR", "LEGISLATORS", "LICENSING", "MARRIAGE", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PUBLIC OFFICERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CLAMAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bca39228-b9f5-438c-8745-282024609939"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=HB20"
source_hash: "6dd018878e3a8b0a310a0117281e20cb791e81ecea888cc209b7cea380a16c24"
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 20 (30) — An Act relating to marriage solemnization; and authorizing elected public officials in the state to solemnize marriages.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0020A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0020A)
2. **HB0020B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0020B)
3. **HB0020C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0020C)
4. **HB0020Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0020Z)

## Votes

- Shall CSHB 20(JUD) pass the House? — **29–6** (pass) · lower
- Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 20(JUD) "An Act relating to marriage solemnization; and authorizing elected public officials in the state to solemnize marriages" pass the Senate? — **17–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted? — **8–11** (fail) · upper
- Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? — **6–29** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- CLAMAN — primary (person)
- Drummond — 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 Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** STA RPT CS(STA) 4DP 2DNP
- **2017-02-22** STA Do Pass: TUCK, KNOPP, JOSEPHSON, KREISS-TOMKINS `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** STA Do Not Pass: JOHNSON, BIRCH `committee-failure`
- **2017-02-22** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2017-03-15** JUD RPT CS(JUD) 4DP 1NR 2AM
- **2017-03-15** JUD Do Pass: KOPP, KREISS-TOMKINS, LEDOUX, CLAMAN `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** JUD No Recommendation: FANSLER
- **2017-03-15** JUD Amend: EASTMAN, REINBOLD
- **2017-03-15** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-02-12** RULES TO CALENDAR 2/16/2018
- **2018-02-16** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-16** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-02-16** JUD CS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-02-16** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/19 CALENDAR
- **2018-02-19** Read the third time CSHB 20(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2018-02-19** RETURN TO SECOND FOR ALL AMS UC
- **2018-02-19** AM NO 1 FAILED Y3 N33 E3 V1
- **2018-02-19** AM NO 2 FAILED Y6 N29 E3 A1 V1
- **2018-02-19** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2018-02-19** PASSED Y29 N6 E3 A1 V1 `passage`
- **2018-02-19** TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- **2018-02-19** VERSION: CSHB 20(JUD)
- **2018-02-21** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** Referred to State Affairs and Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** STA RPT 2DP 2NR 1AM
- **2018-04-04** STA Do Pass: MEYER, EGAN `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-04** STA No Recommendation: GIESSEL, COGHILL
- **2018-04-04** STA Amend: WILSON
- **2018-04-04** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-04-09** JUD WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE,RULE 23
- **2018-04-14** JUD RPT 1DP 2NR
- **2018-04-14** JUD Do Pass: COGHILL `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-14** JUD No Recommendation: COSTELLO, SHOWER
- **2018-04-14** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-05-02** RULES TO CALENDAR 5/2/2018
- **2018-05-02** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** AM NO 1 FAILED Y8 N11 E1
- **2018-05-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-05-02** Read the third time CSHB 20(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** PASSED Y17 N2 E1 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2018-05-02** VERSION: CSHB 20(JUD)
- **2018-05-02** Cosponsors added: DRUMMOND
- **2018-06-27** 8:40 AM 6/5/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-27** Signed into law 6/13 CHAPTER 20 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-27** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/11/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bca39228-b9f5-438c-8745-282024609939`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).