---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to scheduled substances; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; authorizing the attorney general to schedule substances by emergency regulation or repeal an emergency regulation that scheduled a substance; relating to arrest without a warrant for assault in the fourth degree at a health care facility; relating to detaining a person for up to 48 hours for the prosecuting authority to demonstrate that release of the person would not reasonably ensure the appearance of the person or will pose a danger to the victim, other persons, or the community if the person has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to conditions of release for a person who is represented by an attorney or has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to factors the court is required to consider when determining the conditions of release before trial; relating to the surcharge imposed for violation of state or municipal law; relating to an aggravating factor at sentencing for a felony offense against a medical professional at a health care facility; amending the authority of pretrial services officers to make a warrantless arrest or request the court to issue a warrant for arrest; providing that pretrial services, probation, and parole officers may perform duties relating to pretrial services, probation, and parole; amending Rule 41, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 71, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to scheduled substances; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; authorizing the attorney general to schedule substances by emergency regulation or repeal an emergency regulation that scheduled a substance; relating to arrest without a warrant for assault in the fourth degree at a health care facility; relating to detaining a person for up to 48 hours for the prosecuting authority to demonstrate that release of the person would not reasonably ensure the appearance of the person or will pose a danger to the victim, other persons, or the community if the person has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to conditions of release for a person who is represented by an attorney or has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to factors the court is required to consider when determining the conditions of release before trial; relating to the surcharge imposed for violation of state or municipal law; relating to an aggravating factor at sentencing for a felony offense against a medical professional at a health care facility; amending the authority of pretrial services officers to make a warrantless arrest or request the court to issue a warrant for arrest; providing that pretrial services, probation, and parole officers may perform duties relating to pretrial services, probation, and parole; amending Rule 41, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 71, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "HB 312"
citation: "Alaska HB 312 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CORRECTIONS", "COURT RULES", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DRUGS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "MEDICAL CARE", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "REGULATIONS", "REGULATORY ACTIONS", "SENTENCING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CLAMAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-26"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2de0bf1a-373e-4cc1-bf91-a442ca4af095"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=HB312"
source_hash: "9f23b029ca5516d6707b164d5e02237a41942c86121f9c44c34471d8091b1aa7"
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 312 (30) — An Act relating to scheduled substances; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; authorizing the attorney general to schedule substances by emergency regulation or repeal an emergency regulation that scheduled a substance; relating to arrest without a warrant for assault in the fourth degree at a health care facility; relating to detaining a person for up to 48 hours for the prosecuting authority to demonstrate that release of the person would not reasonably ensure the appearance of the person or will pose a danger to the victim, other persons, or the community if the person has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to conditions of release for a person who is represented by an attorney or has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to factors the court is required to consider when determining the conditions of release before trial; relating to the surcharge imposed for violation of state or municipal law; relating to an aggravating factor at sentencing for a felony offense against a medical professional at a health care facility; amending the authority of pretrial services officers to make a warrantless arrest or request the court to issue a warrant for arrest; providing that pretrial services, probation, and parole officers may perform duties relating to pretrial services, probation, and parole; amending Rule 41, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 71, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0312A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0312A)
2. **HB0312B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0312B)
3. **HB0312C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0312C)
4. **HB0312Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=HB0312Z)

## Votes

- Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted? — **12–6** (pass) · upper
- Shall HB 312 pass the House? — **31–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 312(RLS) am S "An Act relating to scheduled substances; relating to the Controlled Substances Advisory Committee; authorizing the attorney general to schedule substances by emergency regulation or repeal an emergency regulation that scheduled a substance; relating to arrest without a warrant for assault in the fourth degree at a health care facility; relating to detaining a person for up to 48 hours for the prosecuting authority to demonstrate that release of the person would not reasonably ensure the appearance of the person or will pose a danger to the victim, other persons, or the community if the person has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to conditions of release for a person who is represented by an attorney or has a criminal conviction or charge outside the state; relating to factors the court is required to consider when determining the conditions of release before trial; relating to the surcharge imposed for violation of state or municipal law; relating to an aggravating factor at sentencing for a felony offense against a medical professional at a health care facility; amending the authority of pretrial services officers to make a warrantless arrest or request the court to issue a warrant for arrest; providing that pretrial services, probation, and parole officers may perform duties relating to pretrial services, probation, and parole; amending Rule 41, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of sec. 71, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2017; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall HB 312 be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1? — **5–27** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- CLAMAN — primary (person)
- Birch — cosponsor (person)
- Drummond — cosponsor (person)
- Gara — cosponsor (person)
- Grenn — cosponsor (person)
- Johnston — cosponsor (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Kawasaki — cosponsor (person)
- Kopp — cosponsor (person)
- Millett — cosponsor (person)
- Pruitt — cosponsor (person)
- Saddler — cosponsor (person)
- Sullivan-Leonard — cosponsor (person)
- Tuck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-26** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** JUD RPT 4DP 3AM
- **2018-02-09** JUD Do Pass: KOPP, KREISS-TOMKINS, STUTES, CLAMAN `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-09** JUD Amend: EASTMAN, LEDOUX, REINBOLD
- **2018-02-09** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-02-09** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2018-02-14** RULES TO CALENDAR 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/16 CALENDAR
- **2018-02-14** Cosponsors added: SADDLER, BIRCH
- **2018-02-16** Read the third time HB 312 `reading-3`
- **2018-02-16** RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 FAILED Y5 N27 E7 VI
- **2018-02-16** PASSED Y31 N1 E7 A1 `passage`
- **2018-02-16** Cosponsors added: SULLIVAN-LEONARD, JOSEPHSON
- **2018-02-16** TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- **2018-02-16** VERSION: HB 312
- **2018-02-19** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-19** Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** JUD RPT 4DP 1AM
- **2018-03-21** JUD Do Pass: COGHILL, WIELECHOWSKI, KELLY, SHOWER `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21** JUD Amend: COSTELLO
- **2018-03-21** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-03-21** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2018-04-06** CROSS SPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, BISHOP, MACKINNON, MICCICHE, STEVENS, HUGHES
- **2018-05-09** RLS RPT SCS 3DP 2NR NEW TITLE
- **2018-05-09** TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30
- **2018-05-09** RLS Do Pass: MEYER, GARDNER, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** RLS No Recommendation: MACKINNON, KELLY
- **2018-05-09** FN3: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- **2018-05-09** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Corrections)
- **2018-05-09** Fiscal Note 5: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-05-09** Fiscal Note 6: No fiscal impact (Health and Social Services)
- **2018-05-09** Fiscal Note 7: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2018-05-09** Fiscal Note 8: (Public Safety)
- **2018-05-09** RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2018
- **2018-05-09** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** RLS SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-05-09** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/10 CALENDAR
- **2018-05-10** Read the third time SCS HB 312(RLS) `reading-3`
- **2018-05-10** RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC
- **2018-05-10** AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
- **2018-05-10** AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC
- **2018-05-10** ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2018-05-10** AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y12 N6 E1 A1
- **2018-05-10** AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
- **2018-05-10** CROSS SPONSOR(S): COGHILL, WILSON, EGAN, VON IMHOF, SHOWER, COSTELLO, OLSON
- **2018-05-10** KELLY
- **2018-05-10** PASSED Y19 N- E1 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-10** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-10** TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
- **2018-05-10** VERSION: SCS HB 312(RLS) AM S
- **2018-05-11** CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- **2018-05-11** CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- **2018-05-11** TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30
- **2018-05-11** CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1
- **2018-05-11** COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-11** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-11** Cosponsors added: PRUITT, DRUMMOND, GARA
- **2018-06-27** 3:31 PM 6/7/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-27** MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2018-06-27** Signed into law 6/14 CHAPTER 22 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-27** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2de0bf1a-373e-4cc1-bf91-a442ca4af095`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).