---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to criminal mischief in the third degree; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to criminal mischief in the third degree; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "33"
identifier: "HB 238"
citation: "Alaska HB 238 (33)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PROPERTY", "RELIGION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Josephson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 64
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-01-16"
last_action: "2024-10-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9306c1b-7a2c-40f7-af48-8a42229f41b1"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=HB238"
source_hash: "b5cb0a9e6356ca739d7e57ece9a510df3ce12f62565a1230505253b3b638747d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska HB 238 (33) — An Act relating to criminal mischief in the third degree; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CSHB 238(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0238B)
2. **Enrolled HB 238** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0238Z)
3. **HB 238** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0238A)
4. **SCS CSHB 238(JUD)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0238C)

## Votes

- (H) RECON SAME DAY PASSED Y38 N2 - IN THIRD READING #1934 — **38–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y17 N2 E1 #2597 — **17–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) RESCIND ACTION (CONCUR SEN AM) FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1 #3136 — **1–37** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y2 N37 E1 # 1845 — **2–37** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y3 N36 E1 # 1846 — **3–36** (fail) · lower
- (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y35 N5 #1935 — **35–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y36 N4 #1929 — **36–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP Y37 N1 E1 A1 #3133 — **37–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y38 N1 E1 #3134 — **38–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING Y15 N4 E1 #2597 — **15–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y3 N36 E1 # 1846 — **3–36** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Josephson — primary (person)
- Allard — cosponsor (person)
- C.Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Cronk — cosponsor (person)
- Fields — cosponsor (person)
- Galvin — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Saddler — cosponsor (person)
- Schrage — cosponsor (person)
- Tomaszewski — cosponsor (person)
- Vance — cosponsor (person)
- Wright — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-16** (H) Prefile released 1/8/24 `filing`
- **2024-01-16** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** (H) JUD
- **2024-02-26** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2024-02-26** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2024-02-26** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2024-03-01** (H) JUD WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23
- **2024-03-01** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2024-03-01** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2024-03-01** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2024-03-06** (H) COSPONSOR(S): C.JOHNSON
- **2024-03-11** (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- **2024-03-11** (H) Moved CSHB 238(JUD) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 Minutes Following Session --
- **2024-03-11** (H) Minutes (HJUD)
- **2024-03-13** (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) 5DP
- **2024-03-13** (H) DP: GRAY, GROH, SUMNER, CARPENTER, VANCE
- **2024-03-13** (H) FN1: ZERO(LAW)
- **2024-03-18** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** (H) JUD CS ADOPTED UC
- **2024-03-18** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y2 N37 E1 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-18** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y3 N36 E1 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-18** (H) AM NO 3 NOT OFFERED
- **2024-03-18** (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y3 N36 E1 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-18** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/20 CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS, ALLARD
- **2024-03-20** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 238(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** (H) PASSED Y36 N4 `passage`
- **2024-03-20** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-03-20** (H) EASTMAN NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
- **2024-03-20** (H) RECON SAME DAY PASSED Y38 N2 - IN THIRD READING `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** (H) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y35 N5 `passage`
- **2024-03-20** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-03-20** (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, WRIGHT, SCHRAGE, ORTIZ, SADDLER, CRONK, TOMASZEWSKI
- **2024-03-20** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
- **2024-03-20** (H) VERSION: CSHB 238(JUD)
- **2024-03-22** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-03-22** (S) JUD
- **2024-04-03** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2024-04-03** (S) Heard & Held
- **2024-05-06** (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2024-05-06** (S) Moved SCS CSHB 238(JUD) Out of Committee
- **2024-05-07** (S) JUD RPT SCS 1DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- **2024-05-07** (S) DP: CLAMAN
- **2024-05-07** (S) NR: KAUFMAN, TOBIN
- **2024-05-07** (S) FN1: ZERO(LAW)
- **2024-05-11** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2024
- **2024-05-11** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-05-11** (S) JUD SCS ADOPTED UC
- **2024-05-11** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING Y15 N4 E1 `reading-3`
- **2024-05-11** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 238(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-11** (S) PASSED Y17 N2 E1 `passage`
- **2024-05-11** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-05-11** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2024-05-11** (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 238(JUD)
- **2024-05-12** (H) CONCUR READ AND HELD
- **2024-05-13** (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP Y37 N1 E1 A1
- **2024-05-13** (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y38 N1 E1
- **2024-05-13** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-05-13** (H) RESCIND ACTION (CONCUR SEN AM) FAILED Y1 N37 E1 A1 `failure`
- **2024-05-13** (H) COSPONSOR(S): VANCE
- **2024-10-09** (H) 3:00 P.M. 8/29/24 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-09** (H) Signed into law 9/3 CHAPTER 51 SLA 24 `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-09** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/4/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9306c1b-7a2c-40f7-af48-8a42229f41b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).