---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the issuance of certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians; relating to fees for certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to the issuance of certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians; relating to fees for certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "33"
identifier: "SB 204"
citation: "Alaska SB 204 (33)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDINGS", "CONTRACTORS", "FEES", "HOUSING", "LABOR", "OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 68
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1702c52-8139-49b9-b277-d76b4f366615"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=SB204"
source_hash: "6d5ab46a66d83b87efe167750f9a3def103bed674d16505a77b5c35779f90038"
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 204 (33) — An Act relating to the issuance of certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians; relating to fees for certificates of fitness for plumbers and electricians; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled SB 204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0204Z)
2. **HCS SB 204(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0204B)
3. **HCS SB 204(FIN) am H** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0204C)
4. **SB 204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0204A)

## Votes

- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #2500 — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- #2844 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y31 N9 # 3300 — **31–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y40 #3301 — **40–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senate Rules — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** (S) L&C, FIN
- **2024-01-24** (S) FN1: (LWF)
- **2024-01-24** (S) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
- **2024-02-26** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2024-02-26** (S) Heard & Held
- **2024-02-26** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2024-04-03** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2024-04-03** (S) Moved SB 204 Out of Committee
- **2024-04-03** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2024-04-04** (S) L&C RPT 2DP 2NR
- **2024-04-04** (S) NR: BJORKMAN, MERRICK
- **2024-04-04** (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2024-04-04** (S) FN2: (LWF)
- **2024-04-22** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2024-04-22** (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2024-04-22** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2024-04-25** (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2024-04-25** (S) Moved SB 204 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2024-04-25** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2024-04-26** (S) FIN RPT 4DP 1NR
- **2024-04-26** (S) DP: OLSON, KIEHL, MERRICK, BISHOP
- **2024-04-26** (S) NR: WILSON
- **2024-04-26** (S) FN2: (LWF)
- **2024-05-03** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/3/2024
- **2024-05-03** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-05-03** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/6 CAL `reading-3`
- **2024-05-06** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 204 `reading-3`
- **2024-05-06** (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 `passage`
- **2024-05-06** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-05-06** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2024-05-06** (S) VERSION: SB 204
- **2024-05-07** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-05-07** (H) FIN
- **2024-05-09** (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2024-05-09** (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2024-05-11** (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2024-05-11** (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2024-05-13** (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2024-05-13** (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to 5/14/24 at 9 AM --
- **2024-05-13** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2024-05-14** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR PENDING FIN RPT/REF
- **2024-05-14** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2024-05-14** (H) HELD TO 5/15 CALENDAR
- **2024-05-14** (H) FINANCE at 10:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2024-05-14** (H) -- Public Testimony -- -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- **2024-05-15** (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 5DP 2NR 2AM
- **2024-05-15** (H) DP: STAPP, HANNAN, JOSEPHSON, GALVIN, FOSTER
- **2024-05-15** (H) NR: CRONK, ORTIZ
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM: TOMASZEWSKI, COULOMBE
- **2024-05-15** (H) FN2: (LWF)
- **2024-05-15** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/15/2024
- **2024-05-15** (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- **2024-05-15** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-05-15** (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y31 N9 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 204(FIN) AM H `reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** (H) PASSED Y40 `passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-05-15** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) VERSION: HCS SB 204(FIN) AM H
- **2024-05-15** (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2024-05-15** (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- **2024-05-15** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-10-09** (S) 9:30 A.M. 7/24/24 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-09** (S) Signed into law 7/30 CHAPTER 21 SLA 24 `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-09** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/31/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1702c52-8139-49b9-b277-d76b4f366615`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).