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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 13, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 17, 2026
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Became Law
Alaska Senate Bill
An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 18, 2026: (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Senate Floor Calendar, 05/18/2026
Position: 10
Summary
Comments on SB 208
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 20
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
YES: 19
NO: 21
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N3
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV
- May 17, 2026 | House
- (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026
- (H) Read the second time
- (H) RES HCS ADOPTED UC
- (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
- (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING
- (H) AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED
- (H) AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC
- (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y19 N21
- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21
- (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- (H) Read the third time HCS CSSB 208(RES) AM H
- (H) PASSED Y39 N1
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 26
- (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ELAM
- (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 208(RES) AM H
- May 16, 2026 | House
- (H) RES RPT HCS(RES) 4DP 4NR
- (H) DP: FIELDS, MEARS, DIBERT, FRIER
- (H) NR: COULOMBE, HALL, SADDLER, ELAM
- (H) FN2: ZERO(DNR)
- May 15, 2026 | House
- (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- (H) Moved HCS CSSB 208(RES) Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 14, 2026 | House
- (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (H) RES
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Read the third time CSSB 208(RES)
- (S) PASSED Y20 N-
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER, TILTON
- (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- (S) VERSION: CSSB 208(RES)
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/12/2026
- (S) Read the second time
- (S) RES CS ADOPTED UC
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13 CAL
- (S) COSPONSOR(S): KIEHL, GIESSEL, YUNDT, CLAMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FIN RPT CS(RES) 3DP 4NR
- (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
- (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- (S) FN2: ZERO(DNR)
- May 04, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Moved CSSB 208(RES) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
- (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- (S) Heard & Held
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RES RPT CS 2DP 2NR 1AM NEW TITLE
- (S) DP: GIESSEL, MYERS
- (S) NR: DUNBAR, CLAMAN
- (S) AM: KAWASAKI
- (S) FN1: ZERO(DNR)
- Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Moved CSSB 208(RES) Out of Committee
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Heard & Held
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- (S) Heard & Held
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- (S) Prefile released 1/16/26
- (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
- (S) RES, FIN
Bill Texts
- SB0208A, AM SB 208, introduced 01/21/2026PDF
- SB0208B, AM CSSB 208(RES), introduced 04/20/2026, passed Senate 05/13/2026PDF
- SB0208C, AM HCS CSSB 208(RES), introduced 05/16/2026PDF
- SB0208D, AM HCS CSSB 208(RES) am H, introduced 05/17/2026, passed House 05/17/2026, passed Senate 05/18/2026PDF
- House Amendment No. 1, 2026-05-17 (AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC)PDF
- House Amendment No. 3, 2026-05-17 (AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC)PDF
- House Amendment No. 4, 2026-05-17 (AM NO 4 FAILED Y19 N21)PDF
- House Amendment No. 5, 2026-05-17 (AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21)PDF
Documents
- Sponsor Statement
- Senate Fiscal Note 1 by Natural Resources -- Fiscal impact: N (04/20/2026)
- Senate Fiscal Note 2 by Natural Resources -- Fiscal impact: N (05/06/2026)
- HOUSE RESOURCES 5/15/2026 (Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 5/4/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE FINANCE 4/27/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE RESOURCES 4/17/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE RESOURCES 4/10/2026 (Audio/Video)
- SENATE RESOURCES 4/1/2026 (Audio/Video)
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB 208 Ver L.pdf
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB208CS(RES)-DNR_DMLW-04-24-26.pdf
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB 208 Support Document - Twitter Creek Gardens handout.pdf
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB 208 Sponsor Statement Ver L.pdf
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB 208 Sectional Analysis Ver L.pdf
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB 208 Letters of Support.pdf
- HRES 5/15/2026 -- SB 208 Explaination of Changes Ver G to L.pdf
- SFIN 5/4/2026 -- SB 208 Support Amberg .pdf
- SFIN 5/4/2026 -- SB208 Written Testimony Gibson.pdf
- SFIN 5/4/2026 -- SB 208 5.1.26 SB 208 SFIN DNR Response Letter.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Support Meyers.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Support Sandhill Farms.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Support Trefon.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Support Wagner.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 DNR DMLW 042426.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Support Document - Twitter Creek Gardens handout.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Sponsor Statement Ver T.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Sectional Analysis Ver T.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Letter Nyberg.pdf
- SFIN 4/27/2026 -- SB 208 Explaination of Changes Ver G to H to T.pdf
- SRES 4/17/2026 -- CSSB 208 Fiscal Note DMLW.pdf
- SRES 4/10/2026 -- SB 208 Sectional Analysis Ver T.pdf
- SRES 4/10/2026 -- SB 208 Explaination of Changes Ver G to H to T.pdf
- SRES 4/10/2026 -- SB 208 Ver T.pdf
- SRES 4/10/2026 -- 4.8.26 SB 208 SRES Response Letter.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SB 208 Support Document - Twitter Creek Gardens handout.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SB 208 Sponsor Statement Ver H.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SB 208 Sectional Analysis Ver H.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SB 208 Explaination of Changes Ver G to H.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SB 208 Fiscal Note DMLW.pdf
- SRES 4/1/2026 -- SB 208 Ver H.pdf



