---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to dress codes and natural hairstyles."
description: "An Act relating to dress codes and natural hairstyles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "32"
identifier: "SB 174"
citation: "Alaska SB 174 (32)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RIGHTS", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WILSON"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 70
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f821d0ca-b9cc-4337-a619-24030b173a2f"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/32?Root=SB174"
source_hash: "f09e39b2e6f75bf5f4f7f28c6122eb27c23e1e96b725c8855bccf01fc2c912e0"
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 174 (32) — An Act relating to dress codes and natural hairstyles.

## Version chain

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

1. **CSSB 174(EDC)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0174B)
2. **Enrolled SB 174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0174Z)
3. **HCS CSSB 174(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0174C)
4. **HCS CSSB 174(L&C) am H** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0174D)
5. **SB 174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0174A)

## Votes

- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y14 N26 # 2821 — **14–26** (fail) · lower
- (H) RETURN 2ND/RESCIND ACTION AM 2 FAILED Y20 N19 A1 #2848 — **20–19** (fail) · lower
- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N- E3 #2686 — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y14 N24 A2 # 2822 — **14–24** (fail) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y34 N5 A1 #2848 — **34–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y13 N1 E2 A4 #2167 — **13–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y23 N17 # 2821 — **23–17** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y16 N24 # 2823 — **16–24** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- WILSON — primary (person)
- Gray-Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** (S) EDC, L&C
- **2022-02-02** (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON
- **2022-02-16** (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
- **2022-02-16** (S) Heard & Held
- **2022-02-16** (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- **2022-02-23** (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
- **2022-02-23** (S) Moved CSSB 174(EDC) Out of Committee
- **2022-02-23** (S) Minutes (SEDC)
- **2022-02-25** (S) EDC RPT CS 1DP 4NR SAME TITLE
- **2022-02-25** (S) DP: HOLLAND
- **2022-02-25** (S) NR: HUGHES, STEVENS, BEGICH, MICCICHE
- **2022-02-25** (S) FN1: ZERO(EED)
- **2022-02-25** (S) FN2: ZERO(LWF)
- **2022-02-28** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2022-02-28** (S) Heard & Held
- **2022-02-28** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2022-03-23** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2022-03-23** (S) Moved CSSB 174(EDC) Out of Committee
- **2022-03-23** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2022-03-25** (S) L&C RPT CS(EDC) 3DP SAME TITLE
- **2022-03-25** (S) DP: COSTELLO, GRAY-JACKSON, MICCICHE
- **2022-03-25** (S) FN1: ZERO(EED)
- **2022-03-25** (S) FN2: ZERO(LWF)
- **2022-03-28** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-28** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2022-03-28** (S) EDC CS ADOPTED UC
- **2022-03-28** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/30 CAL `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 174(EDC) `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** (S) PASSED Y13 N1 E2 A4 `passage`
- **2022-03-30** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2022-03-30** (S) VERSION: CSSB 174(EDC)
- **2022-04-04** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2022-04-04** (H) L&C
- **2022-04-04** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TARR
- **2022-04-11** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-11** (H) Heard & Held
- **2022-04-15** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-15** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2022-04-18** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-18** (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- **2022-04-18** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2022-04-20** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-20** (H) Moved HCS CSSB 174(L&C) Out of Committee
- **2022-04-25** (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) 6DP
- **2022-04-25** (H) DP: KAUFMAN, SCHRAGE, SNYDER, NELSON, SPOHNHOLZ, FIELDS
- **2022-04-25** (H) FN1: ZERO(EED)
- **2022-04-25** (H) FN2: ZERO(LWF)
- **2022-05-09** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2022
- **2022-05-09** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** (H) L&C HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2022-05-09** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2022-05-09** (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-09** (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y23 N17 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-09** (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y14 N26 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-05-09** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y14 N24 A2 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-05-09** (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y16 N24 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-05-09** (H) AM NO 6 NOT OFFERED
- **2022-05-09** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/10 CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2022-05-09** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, DRUMMOND
- **2022-05-10** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 174(L&C) AM H `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** (H) RETURN 2ND/RESCIND ACTION AM 2 FAILED Y20 N19 A1 `failure`
- **2022-05-10** (H) PASSED Y34 N5 A1 `passage`
- **2022-05-10** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2022-05-10** (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 174(L&C) AM H
- **2022-05-11** (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2022-05-11** (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N- E3
- **2022-10-05** (S) 10:20 A.M. 8/30/22 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-05** (S) Signed into law 9/8 CHAPTER 71 SLA 22 `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-05** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 12/7/22 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f821d0ca-b9cc-4337-a619-24030b173a2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).