---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the practice of optometry; and relating to the delegation of routine services of optometry."
description: "An Act relating to the practice of optometry; and relating to the delegation of routine services of optometry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "33"
identifier: "HB 309"
citation: "Alaska HB 309 (33)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "BUSINESS", "LICENSING", "OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS", "OPTOMETRISTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruffridge"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da6ff5df-4e60-45a5-914c-6cc0f3264d40"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=HB309"
source_hash: "5ec5e188962ac80ffba50dec16c132be1b8abd0fe1e088b8853c17dab63c3f91"
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 309 (33) — An Act relating to the practice of optometry; and relating to the delegation of routine services of optometry.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled HB 309** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0309Z)
2. **HB 309** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0309A)

## Votes

- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y3 N35 E2 # 2424 — **3–35** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N37 E2 # 2422 — **1–37** (fail) · lower
- (S) RETURN TO SECOND FAILED Y8 N11 A1 #2840 — **8–11** (fail) · upper
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2841 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) PASSED Y35 N3 E2 #2429 — **35–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y16 N22 E2 # 2426 — **16–22** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y3 N35 E2 # 2425 — **3–35** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y1 N37 E2 # 2421 — **1–37** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ruffridge — primary (person)
- Bjorkman — cosponsor (person)
- Giessel — cosponsor (person)
- Saddler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-07** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** (H) HSS, L&C
- **2024-03-21** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106
- **2024-03-21** (H) Heard & Held
- **2024-03-21** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
- **2024-03-28** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106
- **2024-03-28** (H) Moved HB 309 Out of Committee
- **2024-03-28** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
- **2024-04-01** (H) HSS RPT 3DP 2NR
- **2024-04-01** (H) DP: RUFFRIDGE, MCCORMICK, PRAX
- **2024-04-01** (H) NR: FIELDS, MINA
- **2024-04-01** (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)
- **2024-04-08** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-04-08** (H) Heard & Held
- **2024-04-08** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-04-12** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-04-12** (H) Moved HB 309 Out of Committee
- **2024-04-12** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-04-15** (H) L&C RPT 4DP 2NR
- **2024-04-15** (H) DP: PRAX, WRIGHT, RUFFRIDGE, SUMNER
- **2024-04-15** (H) NR: CARRICK, FIELDS
- **2024-04-15** (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)
- **2024-04-24** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-04-24** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y1 N37 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-24** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N37 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-24** (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y3 N35 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-24** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y3 N35 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-24** (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y16 N22 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-24** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 309 `reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** (H) PASSED Y35 N3 E2 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER
- **2024-04-24** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2024-04-24** (H) VERSION: HB 309
- **2024-04-26** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-04-26** (S) L&C
- **2024-05-01** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2024-05-01** (S) Heard & Held
- **2024-05-01** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2024-05-03** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2024-05-03** (S) Moved HB 309 Out of Committee
- **2024-05-03** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2024-05-06** (S) L&C RPT 2DP 1NR
- **2024-05-06** (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2024-05-06** (S) NR: DUNBAR
- **2024-05-06** (S) FN1: ZERO(CED)
- **2024-05-14** (S) RULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/14/2024
- **2024-05-14** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL `reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 309 `reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** (S) RETURN TO SECOND FAILED Y8 N11 A1 `failure`
- **2024-05-15** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, BJORKMAN
- **2024-05-15** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2024-05-15** (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2024-05-15** (S) VERSION: HB 309
- **2024-10-09** (H) 12:00 P.M. 8/5/24 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-09** (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 8/28 CH 37 SLA 24 `became-law`
- **2024-10-09** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 11/26/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da6ff5df-4e60-45a5-914c-6cc0f3264d40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).