Bill > HB187

This bill modifies the membership rules for two important legislative committees in Alaska: the Legislative Council and the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. The changes primarily involve how minority representation is defined and described. Specifically, the bill replaces language requiring representation from "each of the two major political parties" with a requirement for representation from "the minority," and then adds a new definition clarifying that "minority" means a group of members who have organized, elected a minority leader, and constitute at least 25 percent of the total house membership. The bill also makes minor linguistic changes, such as replacing "chairmen" with "chairs" and updating gender-neutral language. For the Legislative Council, the bill maintains the existing structure of having the senate president and house speaker, along with six additional members from each chamber, but adjusts the minority representation requirement. Similarly, for the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, the bill preserves the 10-member composition while modifying the minority representation language. These changes aim to provide more flexible and precise guidelines for committee membership while ensuring minority perspectives are represented.

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https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB187