# Alaska HB 221: ARTS AND CULTURE DAY Alaska HB 221, ARTS AND CULTURE DAY, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carolyn Hall (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-07-03 ((H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB221-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska HB 221 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: ARTS AND CULTURE DAY - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-07 - Last action: 2026-07-03, (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26 - Sponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (37 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carolyn Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert Yundt (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-27 | House | PASSED Y37 N3 | pass | 37 | 3 | | ## Actions (50) - 2026-07-03: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26 (House) - 2026-07-03: (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 51 SLA 26 (House) - 2026-06-17: (H) 10:55 A.M. 6/16/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-15: (S) VERSION: CSHB 221(STA) (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): YUNDT, KAWASAKI, DUNBAR (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) PASSED Y20 N- (Senate) - 2026-05-15: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 221(STA) (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-14: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) NR: TILTON, BJORKMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-05-11: (S) STA RPT 2DP 2NR (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) Moved CSHB 221(STA) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-07: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-28: (S) STA (Senate) - 2026-04-28: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-04-27: (H) VERSION: CSHB 221(STA) (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY, EISCHEID, JOSEPHSON (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) PASSED Y37 N3 (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 221(STA) (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) STA CS ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-04-27: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) HELD TO 4/27 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) NR: HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) DP: HOLLAND, STORY, CARRICK (House) - 2026-03-16: (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 3DP 1NR (House) - 2026-03-12: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-03-12: (H) Moved CSHB 221(STA) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 10 minutes Following Session -- (House) - 2026-03-12: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-03-12: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-11: (H) COSPONSOR REMOVED: JOHNSON (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-10: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-03-10: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) STA (House) - 2025-05-07: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 221, 2026-05-15: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0221Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0221Z.PDF) - CSHB 221(STA), 2026-03-16: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0221B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0221B.PDF) - HB 221, 2025-05-07: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0221A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0221A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) - HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law) - HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed) - HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law) - SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 221 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0221Z) - [Enrolled HB 221 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0221Z.PDF) - [CSHB 221(STA) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0221B) - [CSHB 221(STA) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0221B.PDF) - [HB 221 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0221A) - [HB 221 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0221A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB195-34) - [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34) - [HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB28-34) - [SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB178-34) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB221-34 (as of 2026-11-04).