---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; relating to manicuring; relating to a limited license to practice non-chemical barbering; relating to a license to practice hair braiding; relating to tattooing; relating to permanent cosmetic coloring; relating to the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to nonrenewal of occupational licenses for default on a student loan; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; relating to manicuring; relating to a limited license to practice non-chemical barbering; relating to a license to practice hair braiding; relating to tattooing; relating to permanent cosmetic coloring; relating to the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to nonrenewal of occupational licenses for default on a student loan; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 4"
citation: "Alaska SB 4 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "LICENSING", "OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MICCICHE"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 75
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2b55455-b70a-43a6-ba11-46cea18296b8"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB4"
source_hash: "150d48ab5ce69bed954f780ef2b9bc353c77b64354ca55813dbf5430376fb993"
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 4 (30) — An Act relating to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; relating to manicuring; relating to a limited license to practice non-chemical barbering; relating to a license to practice hair braiding; relating to tattooing; relating to permanent cosmetic coloring; relating to the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to nonrenewal of occupational licenses for default on a student loan; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0004A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004A)
2. **SB0004B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004B)
3. **SB0004C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004C)
4. **SB0004D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004D)
5. **SB0004E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004E)
6. **SB0004F** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004F)
7. **SB0004Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0004Z)

## Votes

- Shall HCS CSSSSB 4(RLS) pass the House? — **37–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 4(FIN) am "An Act relating to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; relating to a limited license to practice non- chemical barbering; relating to a license to practice hair braiding; relating to the Department of Environmental Conservation; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **17–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MICCICHE — primary (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** L&C, FIN
- **2017-02-17** SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED-REFERRALS
- **2017-02-17** L&C, FIN
- **2017-03-15** L&C RPT 1DP 4NR
- **2017-03-15** L&C Do Pass: COSTELLO `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** L&C No Recommendation: HUGHES, MEYER, STEVENS, GARDNER
- **2017-03-15** Fiscal Note 1: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-03-15** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2017-04-14** FIN WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE,RULE 23
- **2018-02-07** FIN RPT CS 4DP SAME TITLE
- **2018-02-07** FIN Do Pass: MACKINNON, BISHOP, STEVENS, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-07** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-02-07** Fiscal Note 4: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-02-09** RULES TO CALENDAR 2/9/2018
- **2018-02-09** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-09** FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-02-09** AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
- **2018-02-09** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-02-09** Read the third time CSSSSB 4(FIN) AM `reading-3`
- **2018-02-09** PASSED Y17 N- E1 A1 V1 `passage`
- **2018-02-09** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-02-09** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2018-02-09** VERSION: CSSSSB 4(FIN) AM
- **2018-02-12** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-12** L&C, FIN
- **2018-03-28** L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NT 4DP 3NR
- **2018-03-28** PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR
- **2018-03-28** L&C Do Pass: SULLIVAN-LEONARD, WOOL, KNOPP, KITO `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** L&C No Recommendation: STUTES, JOSEPHSON, BIRCH
- **2018-03-28** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-03-28** Fiscal Note 5: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-04-12** FIN RPT HCS(L&C) NT 3DP 5NR 1AM
- **2018-04-12** TITLE CHANGE: HCR 26
- **2018-04-12** FIN Do Pass: THOMPSON, GRENN, GARA `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** FIN No Recommendation: WILSON, PRUITT, ORTIZ, GUTTENBERG, TILTON
- **2018-04-12** FIN Amend: KAWASAKI
- **2018-04-12** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-04-12** Fiscal Note 5: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-04-12** CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRENN
- **2018-04-18** RLS RPT HCS(RLS) NT 1DP 1DNP 5NR
- **2018-04-18** TITLE CHANGE: HCR 26
- **2018-04-18** RLS Do Pass: CLAMAN `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-18** RLS Do Not Pass: EASTMAN `committee-failure`
- **2018-04-18** RLS No Recommendation: KITO, STUTES, CHENAULT, REINBOLD, LEDOUX
- **2018-04-18** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Environmental Conservation )
- **2018-04-18** Fiscal Note 5: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-04-20** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/20/2018
- **2018-04-20** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-20** RLS HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 1 FAILED Y5 N29 E1 A5
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 3 FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 4 FAILED Y10 N27 E1 A2
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 5 FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1
- **2018-04-20** AM NO 6 FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1
- **2018-04-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/23 CALENDAR
- **2018-04-23** Read the third time HCS CSSSSB 4(RLS) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-23** PASSED Y37 N1 E1 A1 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-23** TITLE CHANGE: HCR 26
- **2018-04-23** TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- **2018-04-23** VERSION: HCS CSSSSB 4(RLS)
- **2018-04-24** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2018-04-24** CONCUR AM OF (H) Y19 N- A1
- **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 5: (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-06-27** 12:54 PM 6/13/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-27** MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2018-06-27** Signed into law 6/15 CHAPTER 23 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-27** 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/a2b55455-b70a-43a6-ba11-46cea18296b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).