--- type: "Bill" title: "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; and providing for an effective date." description: "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; and providing for an effective date." jurisdiction: "us/states/ak" legislature: "Alaska Legislature" session: "32" identifier: "HB 117" citation: "Alaska HB 117 (32)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "LICENSING", "MEDICAL CARE", "OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS", "SUNSET", "WOMEN"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["ORTIZ"] version_count: 2 action_count: 67 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2021-03-01" last_action: "2021-06-11" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5057966d-583b-4a26-b4fb-afa84af3295e" source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/32?Root=HB117" source_hash: "f3d903f036ee8c0c0af52017e02855f9d3ea467afb33d63dcd9a6d3febeaa4c5" 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 117 (32) — An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; and providing for an effective date. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Enrolled HB 117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0117Z) 2. **HB 117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0117A) ## Votes - (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y40 #1025 — **40–0** (pass) · lower - (H) PASSED Y39 N1 #1025 — **39–1** (pass) · lower - (S) AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N14 # 1125 — **6–14** (fail) · upper - (S) PASSED Y20 N- #1126 — **20–0** (pass) · upper - (S) AM TO AM 1 FAILED Y7 N13 #1125 — **7–13** (fail) · upper ## Sponsors - ORTIZ — primary (person) - Tuck — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-03-01** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1` - **2021-03-01** (H) L&C, FIN - **2021-03-22** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106 - **2021-03-22** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change -- - **2021-03-22** (H) Minutes (HL&C) - **2021-03-22** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 06:30 PM DAVIS 106 - **2021-03-22** (H) -- Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- - **2021-03-29** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 - **2021-03-29** (H) Moved HB 117 Out of Committee - **2021-03-29** (H) Minutes (HL&C) - **2021-03-31** (H) L&C RPT 5DP 1NR - **2021-03-31** (H) DP: NELSON, MCCARTY, SCHRAGE, KAUFMAN, SPOHNHOLZ - **2021-03-31** (H) NR: FIELDS - **2021-03-31** (H) FN1: (CED) - **2021-04-09** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 - **2021-04-09** (H) Heard & Held - **2021-04-09** (H) Minutes (HFIN) - **2021-04-12** (H) FIN RPT 8DP 1NR - **2021-04-12** (H) DP: EDGMON, LEBON, THOMPSON, ORTIZ, WOOL, JOSEPHSON, MERRICK, FOSTER - **2021-04-12** (H) NR: JOHNSON - **2021-04-12** (H) FN1: (CED) - **2021-04-12** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 - **2021-04-12** (H) Moved HB 117 Out of Committee - **2021-04-12** (H) Minutes (HFIN) - **2021-05-10** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 - **2021-05-10** (S) Scheduled but Not Heard - **2021-05-10** (S) Minutes (SFIN) - **2021-05-12** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/12/2021 - **2021-05-12** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2` - **2021-05-12** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3` - **2021-05-12** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 117 `reading-3` - **2021-05-12** (H) PASSED Y39 N1 `passage` - **2021-05-12** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y40 - **2021-05-12** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage` - **2021-05-12** (H) VERSION: HB 117 - **2021-05-14** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1` - **2021-05-14** (S) FIN - **2021-05-14** (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 - **2021-05-14** (S) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2 PM -- - **2021-05-14** (S) Minutes (SFIN) - **2021-05-17** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 - **2021-05-17** (S) Heard & Held - **2021-05-17** (S) Minutes (SFIN) - **2021-05-17** (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 - **2021-05-17** (S) Moved HB 117 Out of Committee - **2021-05-17** (S) Minutes (SFIN) - **2021-05-18** (S) FIN RPT 4DP 2NR - **2021-05-18** (S) DP: STEDMAN, BISHOP, HOFFMAN, WIELECHOWSKI - **2021-05-18** (S) NR: WILSON, OLSON - **2021-05-18** (S) FN2: (CED) - **2021-05-18** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2021 - **2021-05-18** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2` - **2021-05-18** (S) AM NO 1 OFFERED - **2021-05-18** (S) RULED OUT OF ORDER/RULING APPEALED - **2021-05-18** (S) MOVE AM NO 1 TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR - MOTION OFFERED & WITHDRAWN - **2021-05-18** (S) AM TO AM 1 FAILED Y7 N13 `failure` - **2021-05-18** (S) AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N14 `amendment-failure` - **2021-05-18** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3` - **2021-05-18** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 117 `reading-3` - **2021-05-18** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, KIEHL - **2021-05-18** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage` - **2021-05-18** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE - **2021-05-18** (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT - **2021-05-18** (S) VERSION: HB 117 - **2021-06-09** (H) 4:30 P.M. 6/7/21 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2021-06-11** (H) Signed into law 6/9 CHAPTER 6 SLA 21 `executive-signature` - **2021-06-11** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/10/21 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5057966d-583b-4a26-b4fb-afa84af3295e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).