---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the licensing of certain entities and inspection of certain facilities located outside the state; relating to drug supply chain security; creating a position of executive administrator for the Board of Pharmacy; reducing the membership of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to two individuals; relating to the duties of the commissioner serving as chair of the commission; providing that a single commissioner may exercise all powers and duties of the commission if there is a vacancy on the commission; providing for commissioner compensation; relating to tie votes of the commission; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the licensing of certain entities and inspection of certain facilities located outside the state; relating to drug supply chain security; creating a position of executive administrator for the Board of Pharmacy; reducing the membership of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to two individuals; relating to the duties of the commissioner serving as chair of the commission; providing that a single commissioner may exercise all powers and duties of the commission if there is a vacancy on the commission; providing for commissioner compensation; relating to tie votes of the commission; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 37"
citation: "Alaska SB 37 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE", "APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "BUSINESS", "DRUGS", "FISH & GAME (FISH)", "GOVERNOR", "LICENSING", "PHARMACISTS", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GIESSEL BY REQUEST"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 69
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-11-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7745261d-4fc0-4389-b222-9a6b4aba0648"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB37"
source_hash: "a113fa1ae2e7da8403b3895e7ed2521e9afe87c8e994b2cf0c5f67131ce09720"
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 37 (30) — An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the licensing of certain entities and inspection of certain facilities located outside the state; relating to drug supply chain security; creating a position of executive administrator for the Board of Pharmacy; reducing the membership of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to two individuals; relating to the duties of the commissioner serving as chair of the commission; providing that a single commissioner may exercise all powers and duties of the commission if there is a vacancy on the commission; providing for commissioner compensation; relating to tie votes of the commission; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0037A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0037A)
2. **SB0037B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0037B)
3. **SB0037C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0037C)
4. **SB0037D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0037D)
5. **SB0037E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0037E)
6. **SB0037Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0037Z)

## Votes

- Shall HCS CSSB 37(RLS) am H pass the House? — **35–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 37(FIN) "An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the licensing of certain entities and inspection of certain facilities located outside the state; relating to drug supply chain security; creating a position of executive administrator for the Board of Pharmacy; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **18–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GIESSEL BY REQUEST — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** L&C, FIN
- **2017-04-13** L&C RPT CS 3NR 1AM SAME TITLE
- **2017-04-13** L&C Amend: COSTELLO
- **2017-04-13** L&C No Recommendation: STEVENS, MEYER, GARDNER
- **2017-04-13** Fiscal Note 1: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-04-14** FIN WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE,RULE 23
- **2018-02-07** FIN RPT CS 4DP NEW TITLE
- **2018-02-07** FIN Do Pass: MACKINNON, BISHOP, STEVENS, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-07** Fiscal Note 2: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-02-12** RULES TO CALENDAR 2/12/2018
- **2018-02-12** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-12** FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-02-12** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/14 CALENDAR
- **2018-02-14** Read the third time CSSB 37(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** PASSED Y18 N- E1 V1 `passage`
- **2018-02-14** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-02-14** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2018-02-14** VERSION: CSSB 37(FIN)
- **2018-02-16** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** L&C, FIN
- **2018-02-16** L&C REFERRAL REMOVED
- **2018-04-13** FIN RPT 7DP 3NR 1AM
- **2018-04-13** FIN Do Pass: GARA, ORTIZ, THOMPSON, GUTTENBERG, GRENN, SEATON, FOSTER `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-13** FIN No Recommendation: WILSON, TILTON, PRUITT
- **2018-04-13** FIN Amend: KAWASAKI
- **2018-04-13** Fiscal Note 3: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-04-17** RLS RPT HCS(RLS) NT 2DP 1DNP 4NR
- **2018-04-17** PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR 31
- **2018-04-17** RLS Do Pass: CLAMAN, STUTES `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17** RLS Do Not Pass: EASTMAN `committee-failure`
- **2018-04-17** RLS No Recommendation: CHENAULT, KITO, REINBOLD, LEDOUX
- **2018-04-17** Fiscal Note 3: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-04-17** FN4: (GOV/DFG)
- **2018-04-17** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** RLS HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/18 CALENDAR
- **2018-04-18** Read the third time HCS CSSB 37(RLS) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-18** HELD IN THIRD READING TO 4/20 CALENDAR
- **2018-04-20** BEFORE HOUSE IN THIRD READING
- **2018-04-20** RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 1 FAILED Y12 N27 E1
- **2018-04-20** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2018-04-20** RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 3 UC
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N20 E3
- **2018-04-20** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2018-04-20** HELD IN THIRD READING TO 4/23 CALENDAR
- **2018-04-23** BEFORE HOUSE IN THIRD READING
- **2018-04-23** RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 4 UC
- **2018-04-23** AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y32 N7 E1
- **2018-04-23** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2018-04-23** PASSED Y35 N4 E1 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-23** TITLE CHANGE: HCR 31
- **2018-04-23** TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- **2018-04-23** VERSION: HCS CSSB 37(RLS) AM H
- **2018-04-24** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2018-04-24** CONCUR AM OF (H) Y15 N4 E1
- **2018-04-24** 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 3: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-06-27** FN4: (GOV/DFG)
- **2018-11-07** 9:35 AM 7/20/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-07** MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2018-11-07** Signed into law 7/24 CHAPTER 66 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/7745261d-4fc0-4389-b222-9a6b4aba0648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).