---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to civil liability for risks inherent in farm touring; relating to the state and municipal procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; relating to merchandise sold and certain fees charged or collected by the Department of Natural Resources; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to civil liability for risks inherent in farm touring; relating to the state and municipal procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; relating to merchandise sold and certain fees charged or collected by the Department of Natural Resources; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Alaska HB 217 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "FEES", "FISH & GAME (FISH)", "FOOD", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PROCUREMENTS", "PUBLIC FINANCE", "REGULATIONS", "TOURISM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TARR"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-07"
last_action: "2018-11-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/272399a3-f06b-43e9-b292-828cb16efa7b"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=HB217"
source_hash: "6b08576579dfe080cc54dcc0f42887d60c50ad9e4081e3afb1cec6fa90fcaac6"
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 217 (30) — An Act relating to civil liability for risks inherent in farm touring; relating to the state and municipal procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; relating to merchandise sold and certain fees charged or collected by the Department of Natural Resources; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0217A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0217A)
2. **HB0217B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0217B)
3. **HB0217C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0217C)
4. **HB0217Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0217Z)

## Votes

- Shall CSHB 217(FIN) pass the House? — **37–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 217(FIN) "An Act relating to civil liability for risks inherent in farm touring; relating to the state and municipal procurement preferences for agricultural 05-03-2018 Senate Journal 2961 products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; relating to merchandise sold and certain fees charged or collected by the Department of Natural Resources; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **18–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- TARR — primary (person)
- Drummond — cosponsor (person)
- Gara — cosponsor (person)
- Grenn — cosponsor (person)
- Guttenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Kawasaki — cosponsor (person)
- Neuman — cosponsor (person)
- Pruitt — cosponsor (person)
- Tuck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-07** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-07** Referred to Resources and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Cosponsors added: DRUMMOND
- **2018-02-19** RES RPT CS(RES) NT 5DP 2NR 1AM
- **2018-02-19** RES Do Pass: TALERICO, JOHNSON, DRUMMOND, JOSEPHSON, TARR `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-19** RES No Recommendation: CHENAULT, LINCOLN
- **2018-02-19** RES Amend: PARISH
- **2018-02-19** Fiscal Note 1: Indeterminate fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-02-19** Fiscal Note 2: Indeterminate fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-02-19** Fiscal Note 3: (Natural Resources)
- **2018-02-23** Cosponsors added: KAWASAKI
- **2018-04-04** Cosponsors added: GARA
- **2018-04-09** FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 5DP 3NR 3AM
- **2018-04-09** FIN Do Pass: GARA, PRUITT, GUTTENBERG, SEATON, FOSTER `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-09** FIN No Recommendation: THOMPSON, ORTIZ, GRENN
- **2018-04-09** FIN Amend: WILSON, KAWASAKI, TILTON
- **2018-04-09** Fiscal Note 3: (Natural Resources)
- **2018-04-09** Cosponsors added: PRUITT
- **2018-04-12** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-12** FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-12** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-04-12** Read the third time CSHB 217(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-12** BEFORE HOUSE IN THIRD READING
- **2018-04-12** PASSED Y37 N2 E1 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-12** Cosponsors added: GUTTENBERG, GRENN, TUCK
- **2018-04-12** TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- **2018-04-12** VERSION: CSHB 217(FIN)
- **2018-04-13** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-13** Referred to Resources and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** RES REFERRAL WAIVED UC
- **2018-05-02** FIN RPT 7DP
- **2018-05-02** FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, STEVENS, OLSON, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Fiscal Note 3: (Natural Resources)
- **2018-05-03** RULES TO CALENDAR 5/3/2018
- **2018-05-03** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-03** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-05-03** Read the third time CSHB 217(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** PASSED Y18 N- E2 `passage`
- **2018-05-03** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-03** RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2018-05-03** VERSION: CSHB 217(FIN)
- **2018-05-09** MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2018-06-27** LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18
- **2018-06-27** FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 286
- **2018-06-27** Fiscal Note 3: (Natural Resources)
- **2018-11-07** 2:22 PM 8/16/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-07** Signed into law 9/5 CHAPTER 103 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-11-07** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/272399a3-f06b-43e9-b292-828cb16efa7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).