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IntroducedMay 07, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 15, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska House Bill
An Act establishing the first Friday of every October as Alaska Arts and Culture Day; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 16, 2026: (H) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 221
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 37
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 20
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 16, 2026 | House
- (H) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
- May 15, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time CSHB 221(STA)
- (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): YUNDT, KAWASAKI, DUNBAR
- (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- (S) VERSION: CSHB 221(STA)
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL
- (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN
- May 11, 2026 | Senate
- (S) STA RPT 2DP 2NR
- (S) DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON
- (S) NR: TILTON, BJORKMAN
- (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- (S) Moved CSHB 221(STA) Out of Committee
- Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) STA
- Apr 27, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) STA CS ADOPTED UC
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- (H) Read the third time CSHB 221(STA)
- (H) PASSED Y37 N3
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY, EISCHEID, JOSEPHSON
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
- (H) VERSION: CSHB 221(STA)
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2026
- (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- (H) HELD TO 4/27 CALENDAR
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 3DP 1NR
- (H) DP: HOLLAND, STORY, CARRICK
- (H) NR: HIMSCHOOT
- (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- (H) Moved CSHB 221(STA) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 10 minutes Following Session --
- (H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- (H) COSPONSOR REMOVED: JOHNSON
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- (H) Heard & Held
- May 07, 2025 | House
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) STA
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- House Fiscal Note 1 by Governor -- Fiscal impact: N (03/16/2026)
- SENATE STATE AFFAIRS 5/7/2026 (Audio/Video)
- HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS 3/12/2026 (Minutes/Audio/Video)
- HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS 3/10/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SSTA 5/7/2026 -- HB 221 Bill Packet.pdf
- SSTA 5/7/2026 -- HB 221 Explanation of Changes in Version N .pdf
- SSTA 5/7/2026 -- HB 221 Sectional Analysis version N.pdf
- SSTA 5/7/2026 -- HB 221 Sponsor Statement version N.pdf
- SSTA 5/7/2026 -- HB 221 Version N (Current).pdf
- HSTA 3/12/2026 -- HB 221 Conceptual Amendment 1.pdf
- HSTA 3/12/2026 -- HB 221 Amendment A.2.pdf
- HSTA 3/12/2026 -- HB 221 Amendment A.1.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Presentation Corrected.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Sponsor Statement version A Corrected.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Backup Snapshot of the Arts in Alaska 2022.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Backup Why Arts Matter.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Letter of Support Anchorage Concert Association.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Letter of Support Anchorage Opera.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Letters of Support from Arts Councils.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Presentation.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Fiscal Note.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Sectional Analysis version A.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Ver. A.pdf
- HSTA 3/10/2026 -- HB 221 Sponsor Statement version A.pdf



