---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; establishing the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the duties of the Judicial Council; and extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault."
description: "An Act relating to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; establishing the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the duties of the Judicial Council; and extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "32"
identifier: "HB 291"
citation: "Alaska HB 291 (32)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "CONSTITUTION", "CORRECTIONS", "COURTS", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "DRUGS", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "RIGHTS", "SAFETY", "SENTENCING", "SUNSET", "VICTIMS RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TARR"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 87
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-10-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/538e2ec3-0b9c-4612-aeaf-30dacf6553ad"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/32?Root=HB291"
source_hash: "d5632feb846b7a12234fb054404130e77569580515f452acb74c4dc4eb3bd837"
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 291 (32) — An Act relating to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; establishing the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the duties of the Judicial Council; and extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

## Version chain

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

1. **CSHB 291(STA)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0291B)
2. **Enrolled HB 291** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0291Z)
3. **HB 291** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0291A)
4. **SCS CSHB 291(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0291C)
5. **SCS CSHB 291(FIN)(efd fld)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0291D)

## Votes

- (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y21 N18 E1 #3111 — **21–18** (pass) · lower
- (H) SUSTAINED RULING OF CHAIR Y22 N16 E2 #2631 — **22–16** (pass) · lower
- (H) STA CS ADOPTED Y32 N6 E2 #2628 — **32–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) RETURN TO SECOND Y11 N7 A2 #2932 — **11–7** (pass) · upper
- (H) LIMIT ALL INTROS TO 3 MIN, DEBATE TO 2 MIN EACH Y36 N4 #3075 — **36–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM 1 TO AM 1 FAILED Y18 N20 E2 #2630 — **18–20** (fail) · lower
- (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED Y11 N9 #2932 — **11–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) PASSED Y31 N5 E3 A1 #2663 — **31–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y13 N25 E2 # 2632 — **13–25** (fail) · lower
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y25 N14 E1 #3112 — **25–14** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y15 N23 E2 # 2634 — **15–23** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N21 E2 # 2632 — **17–21** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N19 E2 # 2630 — **19–19** (fail) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y14 N5 A1 #2932 — **14–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- TARR — primary (person)
- Drummond — cosponsor (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Rasmussen — cosponsor (person)
- Schrage — cosponsor (person)
- Spohnholz — cosponsor (person)
- Story — cosponsor (person)
- Tuck — cosponsor (person)
- Zulkosky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** (H) STA, FIN
- **2022-02-04** (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY
- **2022-02-17** (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2022-02-17** (H) Heard & Held
- **2022-02-17** (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- **2022-02-22** (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2022-02-22** (H) Heard & Held
- **2022-02-22** (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- **2022-03-08** (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2022-03-08** (H) Heard & Held
- **2022-03-08** (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- **2022-03-15** (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2022-03-15** (H) Moved CSHB 291(STA) Out of Committee
- **2022-03-15** (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- **2022-03-16** (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 4DP 1DNP 1NR 1AM
- **2022-03-16** (H) DP: TARR, CLAMAN, STORY, KREISS-TOMKINS
- **2022-03-16** (H) DNP: EASTMAN
- **2022-03-16** (H) NR: KAUFMAN
- **2022-03-16** (H) AM: VANCE
- **2022-03-16** (H) FN1: (DPS)
- **2022-03-29** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2022-03-29** (H) Heard & Held
- **2022-03-29** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2022-03-31** (H) COSPONSOR(S): RASMUSSEN
- **2022-04-15** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2022-04-15** (H) Moved CSHB 291(STA) Out of Committee
- **2022-04-15** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2022-04-20** (H) FIN RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 6DP 1NR
- **2022-04-20** (H) DP: ORTIZ, EDGMON, LEBON, CARPENTER, JOHNSON, JOSEPHSON
- **2022-04-20** (H) NR: MERRICK
- **2022-04-20** (H) FN1: (DPS)
- **2022-04-25** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-25** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2022-04-25** (H) STA CS ADOPTED Y32 N6 E2
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM NO 1 OFFERED
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM 1 TO AM 1 FAILED Y18 N20 E2 `failure`
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N19 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM NO 2 OFFERED AND RULED OUT OF ORDER
- **2022-04-25** (H) SUSTAINED RULING OF CHAIR Y22 N16 E2
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y17 N21 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y13 N25 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-25** (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- **2022-04-25** (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y15 N23 E2 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-25** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/26 CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** (H) COSPONSOR(S): ZULKOSKY, TUCK, SPOHNHOLZ, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON
- **2022-04-26** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 291(STA) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-26** (H) PASSED Y31 N5 E3 A1 `passage`
- **2022-04-26** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2022-04-26** (H) COSPONSOR(S): DRUMMOND
- **2022-04-26** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2022-04-26** (H) VERSION: CSHB 291(STA)
- **2022-04-27** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2022-04-27** (S) FIN
- **2022-05-02** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2022-05-02** (S) Heard & Held
- **2022-05-02** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2022-05-17** (S) FIN RPT SCS(FIN) 6DP 1NR NEW TITLE
- **2022-05-17** (S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 28
- **2022-05-17** (S) DP: STEDMAN, BISHOP, HOFFMAN, WIELECHOWSKI, OLSON, VON IMHOF
- **2022-05-17** (S) NR: WILSON
- **2022-05-17** (S) FN1: (DPS)
- **2022-05-17** (S) RULES TO FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR 5/17/2022
- **2022-05-17** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2022-05-17** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/18 CAL `reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2022-05-17** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 291(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2022-05-18** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 291(STA) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-18** (S) RETURN TO SECOND Y11 N7 A2
- **2022-05-18** (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED Y11 N9
- **2022-05-18** (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING `reading-3`
- **2022-05-18** (S) PASSED Y14 N5 A1 `passage`
- **2022-05-18** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2022-05-18** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2022-05-18** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 291(FIN)
- **2022-05-18** (H) CONCUR RECEIVED AND HELD
- **2022-05-18** (H) LIMIT ALL INTROS TO 3 MIN, DEBATE TO 2 MIN EACH Y36 N4
- **2022-05-18** (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP UC
- **2022-05-18** (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y21 N18 E1
- **2022-05-18** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y25 N14 E1 `failure`
- **2022-05-18** (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2022-05-18** (H) VERSION: SCS CSHB 291(FIN)(EFD FLD)
- **2022-05-18** (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 28
- **2022-10-05** (H) 12:10 P.M. 6/17/22 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-05** (H) Signed into law 6/29 CHAPTER 23 SLA 22 `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-05** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/27/22 `became-law`
- **2022-10-13** (S) MEMBERS: HOLLAND

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/538e2ec3-0b9c-4612-aeaf-30dacf6553ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).