---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the definition of 'disaster.'"
description: "An Act relating to the definition of 'disaster.'"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "32"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Alaska HB 3 (32)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DATA PROCESSING", "DISASTER", "INTERNET", "MUNICIPALITIES", "SAFETY", "SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JOHNSON"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 92
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2022-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b91091a-8311-4ef6-aff0-e248a8762eed"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/32?Root=HB3"
source_hash: "1881442ccf7b6966b1e5e963af3848d0af34a7cde53446dbbb712e272e29e5e9"
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 3 (32) — An Act relating to the definition of 'disaster.'

## Version chain

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

1. **CSHB 3(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0003C)
2. **CSHB 3(STA)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0003B)
3. **Enrolled HB 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0003Z)
4. **HB 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0003A)
5. **SCS CSHB 3(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0003D)

## Votes

- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y3 N33 E4 # 654 — **3–33** (fail) · lower
- (S) MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLICATION NOTICE, RULE 23 FAILED Y12 N7 E1 #825 — **12–7** (fail) · upper
- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y35 N1 E4 #2172 — **35–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y6 N30 E4 # 656 — **6–30** (fail) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y13 N- E6 A1 #1960 — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N30 E4 # 651 — **6–30** (fail) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y33 N3 E4 #657 — **33–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y8 N28 E4 # 653 — **8–28** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- JOHNSON — primary (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Kaufman — cosponsor (person)
- McCabe — cosponsor (person)
- McKay — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Rauscher — cosponsor (person)
- Schrage — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** (H) Prefile released 1/8/21 `filing`
- **2021-02-18** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** (H) STA, JUD
- **2021-02-23** (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2021-02-23** (H) Heard & Held
- **2021-02-23** (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- **2021-03-01** (H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE
- **2021-03-02** (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2021-03-02** (H) Moved CSHB 3(STA) Out of Committee
- **2021-03-02** (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- **2021-03-08** (H) STA RPT CS(STA) 1DP 1NR 5AM
- **2021-03-08** (H) DP: KREISS-TOMKINS
- **2021-03-08** (H) NR: TARR
- **2021-03-08** (H) AM: CLAMAN, STORY, EASTMAN, VANCE, KAUFMAN
- **2021-03-08** (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
- **2021-03-10** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2021-03-10** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2021-03-10** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2021-03-15** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2021-03-15** (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 1:45 pm --
- **2021-03-15** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2021-03-17** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2021-03-17** (H) Moved CSHB 3(JUD) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2021-03-17** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2021-03-19** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2021-03-19** (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2021-03-19** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2021-03-20** (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 5DP 2AM
- **2021-03-20** (H) DP: VANCE, DRUMMOND, KREISS-TOMKINS, SNYDER, CLAMAN
- **2021-03-20** (H) AM: EASTMAN, KURKA
- **2021-03-20** (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
- **2021-03-22** (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE
- **2021-03-24** (H) COSPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, RAUSCHER
- **2021-04-19** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** (H) JUD CS ADOPTED UC
- **2021-04-19** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N30 E4 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-19** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y8 N28 E4 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-19** (H) AM NO 3 NOT OFFERED
- **2021-04-19** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y3 N33 E4 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-19** (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y6 N30 E4 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-19** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 3(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** (H) PASSED Y33 N3 E4 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** (H) COSPONSOR(S): MCKAY, JOSEPHSON
- **2021-04-19** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2021-04-19** (H) VERSION: CSHB 3(JUD)
- **2021-04-21** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** (S) STA, JUD
- **2021-04-26** (S) MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLICATION NOTICE, RULE 23 FAILED Y12 N7 E1 `failure`
- **2021-05-04** (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2021-05-04** (S) Heard & Held
- **2021-05-04** (S) Minutes (SSTA)
- **2021-05-06** (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2021-05-06** (S) Moved CSHB 3(JUD) Out of Committee
- **2021-05-06** (S) Minutes (SSTA)
- **2021-05-07** (S) STA RPT 2DP 1NR 1AM
- **2021-05-07** (S) NR: SHOWER
- **2021-05-07** (S) DP: HOLLAND, COSTELLO
- **2021-05-07** (S) AM: REINBOLD
- **2021-05-07** (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
- **2021-05-12** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2021-05-12** (S) Scheduled but Not Heard
- **2021-05-12** (S) Minutes (SJUD)
- **2021-05-14** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2021-05-14** (S) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2022-01-28** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2022-01-28** (S) Heard & Held
- **2022-01-28** (S) Minutes (SJUD)
- **2022-02-02** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2022-02-02** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 3(JUD) Out of Committee
- **2022-02-02** (S) Minutes (SJUD)
- **2022-02-04** (S) JUD RPT SCS(JUD) 4DP 1NR SAME TITLE
- **2022-02-04** (S) DP: HOLLAND, MYERS, HUGHES, KIEHL
- **2022-02-04** (S) NR: SHOWER
- **2022-02-04** (S) FN2: ZERO(ADM)
- **2022-02-09** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VON IMHOF, HUGHES
- **2022-03-04** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2022
- **2022-03-04** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04** (S) JUD SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2022-03-04** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/8 CAL `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 3(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** (S) PASSED Y13 N- E6 A1 `passage`
- **2022-03-08** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2022-03-08** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 3(JUD)
- **2022-03-09** (H) CONCUR READ AND HELD
- **2022-03-18** (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP UC
- **2022-03-18** (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y35 N1 E4
- **2022-03-18** (H) COSPONSOR(S): NELSON
- **2022-10-05** (H) 12:00 P.M. 6/6/22 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-05** (H) Signed into law 6/15 CHAPTER 6 SLA 22 `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-05** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/13/22 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b91091a-8311-4ef6-aff0-e248a8762eed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).