05/15/2025 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

         SB 160-MEMBERS LEG COUNCIL; LEG BUDGET & AUDIT                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:26:09 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI announced  the consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.                                                               
160  "An  Act  relating  to the  membership  of  the  legislative                                                               
council;  and  relating  to the  membership  of  the  Legislative                                                               
Budget and Audit Committee."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:26:25 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MIKE  SHOWER,  District  O,  Alaska  State  Legislature,                                                               
Juneau,  Alaska, sponsor  of SB  160 explained  that the  measure                                                               
allows   a   minority   in  each   legislative   body   to   have                                                               
representation on  the budget  and legislative  council, requires                                                               
the minority to  be at least 25 percent of  the body, ensures the                                                               
minorities voice is heard, and carries no fiscal impact.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:27:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI announced Senator Bjorkman joined the meeting.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KAWASAKI  announced that  an updated  fiscal note  from the                                                               
Legislative   Affairs  Agency,   prepared  by   Deputy  Executive                                                               
Director Sante  Lesh and approved  by Executive  Director Jessica                                                               
Geary, was  issued today at  2:30 PM.  The fiscal note  reports a                                                               
zero fiscal  impact, noting  that SB 160  adds a  minority member                                                               
from each body  without increasing the total  number of committee                                                               
members.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:28:14 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:28:16 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON moved  to  report SB  160,  work order  34-                                                               
LS0751\A,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:28:33 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI  found no objection  and SB 160 was  reported from                                                               
the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.