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HB202 • 2026

NAME STATE VEGETABLE GIANT CABBAGE

An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES JOHNSON BY REQUEST, Mina, Fields, McCabe, Bynum, Stapp, Tilton, Schwanke, Burke, Tomaszewski, Prax, Carrick, Underwood, Coulombe, Foster, Elam, Vance, G.Nelson, Moore, D.Nelson, Saddler, Allard, Josephson SENATORS Rauscher, Tilton, Gray-Jackson, Kaufman
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
(S) RLS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

NAME STATE VEGETABLE GIANT CABBAGE

NAME STATE VEGETABLE GIANT CABBAGE An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • NAME STATE VEGETABLE GIANT CABBAGE An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 2670

    (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, KAUFMAN

  2. 2026-05-15 2659

    (S) REFERRED TO RULES

  3. 2026-05-15 2659

    (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  4. 2026-05-15 2659

    (S) DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON, TILTON

  5. 2026-05-15 2659

    (S) STA RPT 3DP

  6. 2026-05-14 Text

    (S) Moved CSHB 202(STA) Out of Committee

  7. 2026-05-14 Text

    (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  8. 2026-05-14 2645

    (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER, TILTON

  9. 2026-05-14 2636

    (S) STA

  10. 2026-05-14 2636

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  11. 2026-05-13 2560

    (H) VERSION: CSHB 202(STA)

  12. 2026-05-13 2560

    (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  13. 2026-05-13 2559

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): ALLARD, JOSEPHSON

  14. 2026-05-13 2529

    (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  15. 2026-05-13 2528

    (H) PASSED Y38 E1 A1

  16. 2026-05-13 2528

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 202(STA)

  17. 2026-05-13 2528

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  18. 2026-05-13 2528

    (H) STA CS ADOPTED UC

  19. 2026-05-13 2527

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  20. 2026-05-13 2527

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2026

  21. 2026-05-08 2462

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER

  22. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) RETURNED TO RLS COMMITTEE

  23. 2026-05-08 2460

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/8/2026

  24. 2026-02-18 1663

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): D.NELSON

  25. 2026-02-13 1616

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): MOORE

  26. 2026-02-09 1588

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): VANCE, G.NELSON

  27. 2026-02-06 1574

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): COULOMBE, FOSTER, ELAM

  28. 2026-02-05 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  29. 2026-02-05 Text

    (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>

  30. 2026-02-05 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  31. 2026-02-04 1553

    (H) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  32. 2026-02-04 1553

    (H) DP: VANCE, MCCABE, ST. CLAIR, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK

  33. 2026-02-04 1553

    (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 7DP

  34. 2026-02-03 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  35. 2026-02-03 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 202(STA) Out of Committee

  36. 2026-02-03 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  37. 2026-01-30 1532

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): UNDERWOOD

  38. 2026-01-29 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  39. 2026-01-29 Text

    (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>

  40. 2026-01-29 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  41. 2026-01-27 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  42. 2026-01-27 Text

    (H) Scheduled but Not Heard

  43. 2026-01-27 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  44. 2026-01-26 1500

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK

  45. 2025-05-12 1162

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): PRAX

  46. 2025-05-09 1083

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI

  47. 2025-05-07 1054

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): TILTON, SCHWANKE, BURKE

  48. 2025-05-05 1022

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): STAPP

  49. 2025-05-02 1001

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE, BYNUM

  50. 2025-04-25 917

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  51. 2025-04-22 845

    (H) STA

  52. 2025-04-22 845

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

NAME STATE VEGETABLE GIANT CABBAGE
An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HB0202b -1- CSHB 202(STA)
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(STA)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Offered: 2/4/26
Referred: Rules

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES JOHNSON BY REQUEST, Mina, Fields, McCabe, Bynum, Stapp, Tilton,
Schwanke, Burke, Tomaszewski, Prax, Carrick, Underwood, Coulombe, Foster, Elam, Vance, G.Nelson, Moore,
D.Nelson, Saddler, Allard, Josephson
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' 1
as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 44.09 is amended by adding a new section to read: 4
Sec. 44.09.055. State vegetable. The O-S Cross cabbage (Brassica oleracea 5
var. capitata), commonly known as "giant green cabbage," is the official vegetable of 6
the state. 7
* Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 8