republic-os/legislation/us/states/ak/32/hb-117.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "32"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Alaska HB 117 (32)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "LICENSING", "MEDICAL CARE", "OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS", "SUNSET", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ORTIZ"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 67
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5057966d-583b-4a26-b4fb-afa84af3295e"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/32?Root=HB117"
source_hash: "f3d903f036ee8c0c0af52017e02855f9d3ea467afb33d63dcd9a6d3febeaa4c5"
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 117 (32) — An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled HB 117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0117Z)
2. **HB 117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=HB0117A)

## Votes

- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y40 #1025 — **40–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y39 N1 #1025 — **39–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N14 # 1125 — **6–14** (fail) · upper
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #1126 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) AM TO AM 1 FAILED Y7 N13 #1125 — **7–13** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- ORTIZ — primary (person)
- Tuck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** (H) L&C, FIN
- **2021-03-22** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM DAVIS 106
- **2021-03-22** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Location Change --
- **2021-03-22** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2021-03-22** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 06:30 PM DAVIS 106
- **2021-03-22** (H) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2021-03-29** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2021-03-29** (H) Moved HB 117 Out of Committee
- **2021-03-29** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2021-03-31** (H) L&C RPT 5DP 1NR
- **2021-03-31** (H) DP: NELSON, MCCARTY, SCHRAGE, KAUFMAN, SPOHNHOLZ
- **2021-03-31** (H) NR: FIELDS
- **2021-03-31** (H) FN1: (CED)
- **2021-04-09** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2021-04-09** (H) Heard & Held
- **2021-04-09** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2021-04-12** (H) FIN RPT 8DP 1NR
- **2021-04-12** (H) DP: EDGMON, LEBON, THOMPSON, ORTIZ, WOOL, JOSEPHSON, MERRICK, FOSTER
- **2021-04-12** (H) NR: JOHNSON
- **2021-04-12** (H) FN1: (CED)
- **2021-04-12** (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- **2021-04-12** (H) Moved HB 117 Out of Committee
- **2021-04-12** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2021-05-10** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2021-05-10** (S) Scheduled but Not Heard
- **2021-05-10** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2021-05-12** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/12/2021
- **2021-05-12** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2021-05-12** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 117 `reading-3`
- **2021-05-12** (H) PASSED Y39 N1 `passage`
- **2021-05-12** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y40
- **2021-05-12** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2021-05-12** (H) VERSION: HB 117
- **2021-05-14** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2021-05-14** (S) FIN
- **2021-05-14** (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2021-05-14** (S) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 2 PM --
- **2021-05-14** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2021-05-17** (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2021-05-17** (S) Heard & Held
- **2021-05-17** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2021-05-17** (S) FINANCE at 01:00 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- **2021-05-17** (S) Moved HB 117 Out of Committee
- **2021-05-17** (S) Minutes (SFIN)
- **2021-05-18** (S) FIN RPT 4DP 2NR
- **2021-05-18** (S) DP: STEDMAN, BISHOP, HOFFMAN, WIELECHOWSKI
- **2021-05-18** (S) NR: WILSON, OLSON
- **2021-05-18** (S) FN2: (CED)
- **2021-05-18** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2021
- **2021-05-18** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** (S) AM NO 1 OFFERED
- **2021-05-18** (S) RULED OUT OF ORDER/RULING APPEALED
- **2021-05-18** (S) MOVE AM NO 1 TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR - MOTION OFFERED & WITHDRAWN
- **2021-05-18** (S) AM TO AM 1 FAILED Y7 N13 `failure`
- **2021-05-18** (S) AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N14 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-18** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 117 `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, KIEHL
- **2021-05-18** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2021-05-18** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2021-05-18** (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2021-05-18** (S) VERSION: HB 117
- **2021-06-09** (H) 4:30 P.M. 6/7/21 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11** (H) Signed into law 6/9 CHAPTER 6 SLA 21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-11** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/10/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5057966d-583b-4a26-b4fb-afa84af3295e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).