---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to biological products; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to biological products; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 32"
citation: "Alaska SB 32 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "DRUGS", "HOSPITALS", "IMMUNIZATION", "MEDICAL CARE", "OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS", "PHARMACISTS", "SAFETY", "SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HUGHES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-23"
last_action: "2018-11-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39a73d01-f3dc-4b4f-8ea3-fe7df9223c11"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB32"
source_hash: "bc4aeac700bdd055b5b3466ba0e5290b5a0ac8c2afcc836aef232e4b9f769a10"
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 SB 32 (30) — An Act relating to biological products; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0032A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0032A)
2. **SB0032B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0032B)
3. **SB0032Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0032Z)

## Votes

- Shall SENATE BILL NO. 32 "An Act relating to biological products; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **18–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall HCS SB 32(FIN) pass the House? — **35–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HUGHES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-23** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** HSS, L&C
- **2017-02-17** HSS RPT 2DP 1NR 1AM
- **2017-02-17** HSS No Recommendation: WILSON
- **2017-02-17** HSS Do Pass: VON IMHOF, BEGICH `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** HSS Amend: GIESSEL
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note 1: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-03-15** L&C RPT 5DP
- **2017-03-15** L&C Do Pass: COSTELLO, HUGHES, MEYER, STEVENS, GARDNER `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Fiscal Note 1: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-03-15** FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C
- **2017-04-03** FIN RPT 1DP 3NR 1AM
- **2017-04-03** FIN No Recommendation: MACKINNON, BISHOP, DUNLEAVY
- **2017-04-03** FIN Do Pass: VON IMHOF `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** FIN Amend: OLSON
- **2017-04-03** Fiscal Note 1: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-04-04** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2017-04-04** Read the third time SB 32 `reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** PASSED Y18 N2 `passage`
- **2017-04-04** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2017-04-04** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2017-04-04** VERSION: SB 32
- **2017-04-05** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Referred to Health & Social Services and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-14** HSS RPT 4DP 2NR
- **2017-04-14** HSS Do Pass: SULLIVAN-LEONARD, KITO, EASTMAN, SPOHNHOLZ `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-14** HSS No Recommendation: TARR, EDGMON
- **2017-04-14** Fiscal Note 1: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-04-14** CROSS SPONSOR(S): EASTMAN
- **2017-05-05** CROSS SPONSOR(S): SPOHNHOLZ
- **2018-04-11** CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRENN
- **2018-04-12** FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 6DP 2NR 1AM
- **2018-04-12** FIN Do Pass: WILSON, ORTIZ, THOMPSON, GUTTENBERG, GRENN, GARA `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** FIN No Recommendation: PRUITT, TILTON
- **2018-04-12** FIN Amend: KAWASAKI
- **2018-04-12** Fiscal Note 2: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-04-12** CROSS SPONSOR(S): THOMPSON, WILSON, GARA
- **2018-04-26** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/26/2018
- **2018-04-26** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** FIN HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-26** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-04-26** Read the third time HCS SB 32(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-26** PASSED Y35 E4 A1 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-26** CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, SADDLER
- **2018-04-26** TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- **2018-04-26** VERSION: HCS SB 32(FIN)
- **2018-04-27** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2018-04-27** HELD ON SECRETARY'S DESK
- **2018-04-30** CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP UC
- **2018-04-30** CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- **2018-04-30** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-06-27** LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18
- **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 2: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-11-07** 11:17 AM 7/10/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-07** Signed into law 7/13 CHAPTER 58 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-11-07** 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/39a73d01-f3dc-4b4f-8ea3-fe7df9223c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).