The House voted 35-5 to approve House Bill 238, from Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, sending the bill to the Senate for further debate.
Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of an amendment on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, during debate on the draft state operating budget.
“I think it’s rational to say that when you commit harm to a house of worship, it should be more serious than an A misdemeanor,” Josephson said, referring to the class of crime that many acts of vandalism are under current law. Josephson said 42 states penalize church vandalism more heavily than vandalism of something like a park bench.The five “no” votes came from Reps. David Eastman, R-Wasilla; Ashley Carrick, D-Fairbanks; Sara Hannan, D-Juneau; CJ McCormick, D-Bethel; and Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks.Hannan said she was dissatisfied with the fact that the bill treats church vandalism like a property crime. She would have preferred that it be considered a hate crime.
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