02/24/2026 03:15 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

                  HB 290-DELIVERY OF RESOLUTIONS                                                                            
         HCR 10-UNIFORM RULES: RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:36:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK  announced that the  final order of  business would                                                               
be  HOUSE  BILL  NO.  290,   "An  Act  relating  to  delivery  of                                                               
resolutions  by the  governor." and  HOUSE CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION                                                               
NO.  10, Proposing  an  amendment  to the  Uniform  Rules of  the                                                               
Alaska State Legislature relating to resolutions.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:36:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
AYDEN  NICHOL, Staff,  Representative  Ky  Holland, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, provided  a brief reintroduction  of HB 290  and HCR
 on behalf  of Representative Holland, prime sponsor.   HE said                                                               
HB  290  places  a  timeline   on  the  governor's  signature  on                                                               
resolutions of  15 days or  20 days out  of session.   The second                                                               
measure, HCR  10 moves the  distribution of resolutions  from the                                                               
Office  of  the  Lieutenant  Governor to  the  Senate  Secretary'                                                               
Office and Office of the Chief Clerk.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:37:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLLAND, as  prime sponsor,  said that  regarding                                                               
the  timelines on  flow of  measures passed,  he has  distributed                                                               
information.    He commented  it  was  interesting how  fast  the                                                               
legislature can  move on some measures  and how long it  can drag                                                               
out on  other measures.  He  is still interested in  figuring out                                                               
how to streamline the processes of the legislature.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:38:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE asked  a  question about  the  role of  the                                                               
Office of the  Lieutenant Governor as this removes  them from the                                                               
process.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR.   NICHOL  stated   that  the   sponsor   has  no   additional                                                               
information.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  VANCE  stated  she  is  uneasy  to  eliminate  an                                                               
elected official  from the process without  understanding why and                                                               
what consequences  there may be.   The legislation would  make it                                                               
an  administrative procedure.   She  noted that  the House  State                                                               
Affairs Standing Committee is the  only committee of referral for                                                               
the legislation.   She asked,  "Why just resolutions;  what about                                                               
all communications?"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. NICHOL  clarified that  the sponsor's  office spoke  with the                                                               
Office of the Lieutenant Governor,  which had no issues with this                                                               
function being removed from its control.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLLAND said  that the  office discussed  this on                                                               
Saturday with the lieutenant governor.   The office was trying to                                                               
find out  whether there  is a long-term  issue with  the process;                                                               
but that history is lost.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:42:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLLAND   said  he  is  looking   only  at  joint                                                               
resolutions  and  the timeline.    This  resolution would  create                                                               
greater alignment with  other processes and timelines  as well as                                                               
continuity regarding who has responsibilities.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:44:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  STORY  said  she  appreciated the  maker  of  the                                                               
legislation  bringing  this forward.    She  was unaware  of  the                                                               
timelines  and said  this would  make  government processes  more                                                               
efficient.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CARRICK said  she liked  both  items because  they put  up                                                               
sidebars of what could be a political decision.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:45:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLLAND said  he appreciated  the discussion  and                                                               
Mr. Nicol for  the research done.  This is  a small but important                                                               
step to get the message transmitted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
[HB 290 and HCR 10 were held over]                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:46:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK made committee announcements.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:47:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease at 4:47 p.m.