Updated: 19 seconds agoThe entrance to the House of Representatives Chamber at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau.
Republicans in the House majority said the bill was a priority — enough so that they were willing to delay conversations on energy and education legislation broadly seen as the top concerns of the session. The majority Republicans were joined in supporting the bill by Rep. David Eastman, a Wasilla Republican who caucuses with neither the majority nor the minority. Rep. Dan Ortiz, a Ketchikan independent, was the only minority member who voted in favor of the bill.Following the vote, Ortiz said it was the hardest vote of his legislative career, which began in 2015.
Allard said minority members would “intentionally provide misinformation” on the bill, including by speaking about how its enforcement could lead schools to conduct genital examinations when the sex of an athlete is called into question.
McCormick later said “being in this majority sometimes can be like a hostile environment.” He said that the vote was “a bridge too far” that would impact his decision on whether to join a similar caucus in future years. McCormick is one of three non-Republican majority members who represent rural districts. Their decision to join House Republicans last year in forming a majority ended a days-long stalemate over the leadership of the divided House. All three members voted against the bill.
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