---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the protection of vulnerable adults and residents of long term care facilities."
description: "An Act relating to the protection of vulnerable adults and residents of long term care facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 83"
citation: "Alaska SB 83 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES", "HOSPITALS", "MEDICAL CARE", "NURSES", "NURSING HOMES", "RESIDENTIAL CARE", "SENIOR CITIZENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-08"
last_action: "2017-10-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ade03f0-7b7b-4149-9700-1101efb5eadc"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB83"
source_hash: "811ed021c5c55b92196a1fcc83cc7401d47411dce280c7487139fb4bf350e9dd"
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 83 (30) — An Act relating to the protection of vulnerable adults and residents of long term care facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0083A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0083A)
2. **SB0083B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0083B)
3. **SB0083C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0083C)
4. **SB0083Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0083Z)

## Votes

- Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 83(HSS) "An Act relating to the protection of vulnerable adults and residents of long term care facilities" pass the Senate? — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall CSSB 83(HSS) am H pass the House? — **29–10** (pass) · lower
- Shall Amendment No. 2 as amended be adopted? — **37–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-08** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Referred to Health & Social Services and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2017-03-08** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Revenue)
- **2017-03-08** GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2017-03-29** HSS RPT CS 1DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- **2017-03-29** HSS No Recommendation: WILSON, GIESSEL
- **2017-03-29** HSS Do Pass: BEGICH `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Revenue)
- **2017-04-14** FIN RPT CS(HSS) 6DP 1NR SAME TITLE
- **2017-04-14** FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, HUGHES, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-14** FIN No Recommendation: OLSON
- **2017-04-14** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2017-04-14** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Revenue)
- **2017-04-15** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/15/2017
- **2017-04-15** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-15** HSS CS ADOPTED UC
- **2017-04-15** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2017-04-15** Read the third time CSSB 83(HSS) `reading-3`
- **2017-04-15** PASSED Y19 N- E1 `passage`
- **2017-04-15** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2017-04-15** VERSION: CSSB 83(HSS)
- **2017-04-16** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-16** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01** FIN RPT 4DP 3NR 1AM
- **2017-05-01** FIN Do Pass: GARA, GUTTENBERG, SEATON, FOSTER `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-01** FIN No Recommendation: WILSON, ORTIZ, TILTON
- **2017-05-01** FIN Amend: KAWASAKI
- **2017-05-01** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2017-05-01** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Revenue)
- **2017-05-13** RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2017
- **2017-05-13** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CALENDAR
- **2017-05-15** NOT TAKEN UP 5/15 - ON 5/16 CALENDAR
- **2017-05-16** Read the third time CSSB 83(HSS) `reading-3`
- **2017-05-16** RETURN TO SECOND FOR ALL AMS UC
- **2017-05-16** AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N19 E1 A1
- **2017-05-16** AM NO 2 OFFERED
- **2017-05-16** BEFORE HOUSE WITH AM NO 2 PENDING
- **2017-05-16** AM 1 TO AM 2 ADOPTED Y24 N15 E1
- **2017-05-16** AM NO 2 AS AM ADOPTED Y37 N2 E1
- **2017-05-16** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2017-05-16** PASSED Y29 N10 E1 `passage`
- **2017-05-16** CHENAULT NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
- **2017-05-17** RECON TAKEN UP - IN THIRD READING
- **2017-05-17** PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y26 N11 E1 A2 `passage`
- **2017-05-17** TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- **2017-05-17** VERSION: CSSB 83(HSS) AM H
- **2017-05-17** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2017-05-17** CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N- E3
- **2017-10-06** 2:50 PM 7/31/17 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-06** Signed into law 8/2 CHAPTER 19 SLA 17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-10-06** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 10/31/17

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ade03f0-7b7b-4149-9700-1101efb5eadc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).