Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB187
Changes to Legislative Council and Budget Committee Membership
Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes how members are chosen for two state groups by requiring that each group include at least one member from the minority party.
What it does
- Requires the legislative council to have at least one member from the minority in both houses.
- Changes the rule so the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee must include a minority member instead of members from every major political party.
- Defines 'minority' as an organized group with an elected leader that makes up at least 25 percent of the house membership.
Who it affects
- The legislative council
- The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee
- Senators and representatives who are appointed to these groups
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not state when these changes will officially start.
- The text only defines the rules for membership and does not explain how current members are replaced immediately.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Legislative Council
- A group made up of the president of the senate, six senators, the speaker of the house, and six representatives.
- Minority
- An organized group with an elected leader that has at least 25 percent of all members in a house.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
MEMBERS LEG COUNCIL; LEG BUDGET & AUDIT An Act relating to the membership of the legislative council; and relating to the membership of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE2446
- (H) REFERRED TO RULES2409
- (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG)2409
- (H) DP: VANCE, MCCABE, ST. CLAIR, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK2409
- (H) STA RPT 7DP2409
- (H) Moved HB 187 Out of CommitteeText
- (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
- (H) Heard & HeldText
- (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
- (H) STA671
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS671