Today, Jan 27, the House State Affairs Committee will meet at 3:15pm. Tucked into the agenda is consideration of HB 202, “An Act designating giant cabbage as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.” This agenda item follows invited and public testimony on HB 124 (AIDEA Accountability Act) and public testimony on HB 81, which restricts the release of certain records of convictions.
The bill was first introduced April 22, 2025, and referred to State Affairs. No other action has since been taken on the bill except to add cosponsors.
Sponsors include: DeLena Johnson (R-Palmer), Genevieve Mina (D-Anchorage), Zack Fields (D-Anchorage), Kevin McCabe (R-Big Lake), Jeremy Bynum (R-Ketchikan), Will Stapp (R-Fairbanks), Rebecca Schwanke (R-Glenallen), Frank Tomaszewski (R-Fairbanks), Mike Prax (R-North Pole), Ashley Carrick (D-Fairbanks), Robyn Niayuq Frier (D-Utqiagvik), and former Representative/ current Senator Cathy Tilton (R-Wasilla).
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Natalie Spaulding oversees day-to-day operations and communications at Must Read Alaska and writes on the full range of MRAK topics. A 2025 Hillsdale College graduate, she previously did editorial work at the Family Research Council on the book "Life After Roe" by David Closson and research for the Charlotte Lozier Institute. She lives in Anchorage, AK.
