HB 156 Summary

• Governor shall designate one member of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to serve as chair, replacing the previous process where the commission annually elected its own chair.

• Chair term is changed from one year to three years, eliminating the previous limit of three successive one-year terms.

• Governor fills chair vacancies by designating a commission member to serve the remaining portion of the chair term.

• Transition provision allows the sitting chair on the effective date to continue serving until their term expires under the previous law.