2023-03-22                     Senate Journal                      Page 0544
SB 86                                                                                                                         
Letter dated March 20 was received:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Stevens:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority vested in me by Article II, Section 15, of the                                                              
Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                    SB 86                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
              “An Act disapproving recommendations of the State                                                                
               Officers Compensation Commission relating to the                                                                
               salaries of state officers; and providing for an                                                                
                               effective date.”                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The State Officers Compensation Commission met on March 15,                                                                     
2023, and modified their report, to include legislative salaries to be set                                                      
at half the compensation of Commissioners, or $84,000. As amended,                                                              
the report now provides a comprehensive compensation plan that                                                                  
includes the legislature. This bill is no longer necessary as the issue                                                         
has been resolved by the amendment to the report.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor