republic-os/legislation/us/states/ak/30/sb-204.md

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Bill	An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans; relating to registration plates celebrating the arts; relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, and other awards reflecting valor; relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.	An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans; relating to registration plates celebrating the arts; relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, and other awards reflecting valor; relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.	us/states/ak	Alaska Legislature	30	SB 204	Alaska SB 204 (30)	bill	ARTS & HUMANITIES DISABILITIES LICENSING MEDICAL CARE MILITARY MOTOR VEHICLES OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS VETERANS	enacted	EGAN	4	46	3	2018-02-19	2018-11-07	openstates	ocd-bill/cec1a066-c634-4f73-828f-fec04335d69e	https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB204	9a212307d7fda29eb3e784cb99451deb21020e19778910b650b56f45bb3f20df	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ak

Alaska SB 204 (30) — An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans; relating to registration plates celebrating the arts; relating to special motor vehicle registration plates for recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, and other awards reflecting valor; relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.

Version chain

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

1. SB0204A (committee substitute) — source
2. SB0204B (committee substitute) — source
3. SB0204C (committee substitute) — source
4. SB0204Z (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Shall the effective date clause be adopted? — 38–0 (pass) · lower
• Shall SENATE BILL NO. 204 "An Act relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by veterans with disabilities" pass the Senate? — 20–0 (pass) · upper
• Shall HCS SB 204(STA) am H pass the House? — 37–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• EGAN — primary (person)
• Begich — cosponsor (person)
• Bishop — cosponsor (person)
• Costello — cosponsor (person)
• Stevens — cosponsor (person)
• Wielechowski — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-19 Read the first time - REFERRALS introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-19 Referred to State Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-02-28 STA RPT 4DP 1NR
• 2018-02-28 STA Do Pass: MEYER, GIESSEL, COGHILL, EGAN committee-passage
• 2018-02-28 STA No Recommendation: WILSON
• 2018-02-28 Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
• 2018-03-07 RULES TO CALENDAR 3/7/2018
• 2018-03-07 Read the second time reading-2
• 2018-03-07 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
• 2018-03-07 Read the third time SB 204 reading-3
• 2018-03-07 PASSED Y20 N- passage
• 2018-03-07 TRANSMITTED TO (H)
• 2018-03-07 VERSION: SB 204
• 2018-03-09 Read the first time - REFERRALS introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-09 Referred to State Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-03-09 CROSS SPONSOR(S): TUCK
• 2018-04-18 STA RPT HCS(STA) NT 7DP
• 2018-04-18 PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR
• 2018-04-18 STA Do Pass: TUCK, BIRCH, KNOPP, WOOL, LEDOUX, JOHNSON, KREISS-TOMKINS committee-passage
• 2018-04-18 Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
• 2018-04-26 CROSS SPONSOR(S): KOPP
• 2018-05-08 RULES TO CALENDAR 5/8/2018
• 2018-05-08 NOT TAKEN UP 5/8 - ON 5/9 CALENDAR
• 2018-05-09 Read the second time reading-2
• 2018-05-09 STA HCS ADOPTED UC
• 2018-05-09 AM NO 1 FAILED Y13 N26 A1
• 2018-05-09 AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y40
• 2018-05-09 ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
• 2018-05-09 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/10 CALENDAR
• 2018-05-09 CROSS SPONSOR(S): GARA, LEDOUX, KAWASAKI, JOSEPHSON, SADDLER
• 2018-05-10 Read the third time HCS SB 204(STA) AM H reading-3
• 2018-05-10 PASSED Y37 N1 E1 A1 passage
• 2018-05-10 EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y38 E1 A1
• 2018-05-10 TITLE CHANGE: HCR 32
• 2018-05-10 CROSS SPONSOR(S): TARR
• 2018-05-10 TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
• 2018-05-10 VERSION: HCS SB 204(STA) AM H
• 2018-05-11 CONCUR MESSAGE READ
• 2018-05-12 CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP UC
• 2018-05-12 Cosponsors added: WIELECHOWSKI, BEGICH, STEVENS, COSTELLO, BISHOP
• 2018-05-12 CONCUR AM OF (H) Y19 N- E1
• 2018-05-12 EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
• 2018-11-07 9:35 AM 7/20/18 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-11-07 MANIFEST ERROR(S)
• 2018-11-07 Signed into law 7/29 CHAPTER 70 SLA 18 executive-signature
• 2018-11-07 EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cec1a066-c634-4f73-828f-fec04335d69e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).