Alaska · House Bill 221 · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act establishing the first Friday of every October as Alaska Arts and Culture Day; and providing for an effective date.

HB 221 Sponsored by Carolyn Hall Became law

  1. Introduced May 7, 2025
  2. In committee May 7, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 27, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate May 15, 2026
  5. To the governor Jun 16, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 30, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

ARTS AND CULTURE DAY

Every action

45 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 37 earlier steps
  1. HouseREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  2. CommitteeSTA · House State Affairs
  3. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  4. CommitteeHeard & Held · House State Affairs
  5. HouseCOSPONSOR REMOVED: JOHNSON
  6. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 · House State Affairs
  7. CommitteeMoved CSHB 221(STA) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 10 minutes Following Session -- · House State Affairs
  8. CommitteeSTA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 3DP 1NR · House State Affairs
  9. CommitteeDP: HOLLAND, STORY, CARRICK · House State Affairs
  10. CommitteeNR: HIMSCHOOT · House State Affairs
  11. HouseFN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
  12. HouseRULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2026
  13. HouseMOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
  14. HouseHELD TO 4/27 CALENDAR
  15. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
  16. HouseREAD THE SECOND TIME
  17. HouseSTA CS ADOPTED UC
  18. HouseADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
  19. HouseREAD THE THIRD TIME CSHB 221(STA)
  20. HousePASSED Y37 N3
  21. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  22. HouseCOSPONSOR(S): STORY, EISCHEID, JOSEPHSON
  23. HouseTRANSMITTED TO (S)
  24. HouseVERSION: CSHB 221(STA)
  25. SenateREAD THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
  26. CommitteeSTA · Senate State Affairs
  27. CommitteeSTATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · Senate State Affairs
  28. CommitteeMoved CSHB 221(STA) Out of Committee · Senate State Affairs
  29. CommitteeSTA RPT 2DP 2NR · Senate State Affairs
  30. CommitteeDP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON · Senate State Affairs
  31. CommitteeNR: TILTON, BJORKMAN · Senate State Affairs
  32. SenateFN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
  33. SenateRULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026
  34. SenateREAD THE SECOND TIME
  35. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL
  36. SenateCROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN
  37. SenateREAD THE THIRD TIME CSHB 221(STA)
  1. SenatePASSED Y20 N-
  2. SenateEFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
  3. SenateCROSS SPONSOR(S): YUNDT, KAWASAKI, DUNBAR
  4. SenateRETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
  5. SenateVERSION: CSHB 221(STA)
  6. House10:55 A.M. 6/16/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
  7. HouseLAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 51 SLA 26
  8. HouseEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading - Final Passage · Full House

Passed 37–3
Apr 27, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 3
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Independents: 5 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

No · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Republican.

All 8 cosponsors

From Alaska's official records (akleg.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.