HB 73 Summary

• Amends membership requirements for the Alaska Legislative Council to include at least one member from each major political party plus proportional minority representation based on organized minority groups constituting at least 25 percent of house membership

• Modifies vacancy-filling procedures for the Legislative Council to require that after a vacancy is filled, the affected house's membership must meet the political party and minority representation requirements

• Applies the same political party and proportional minority representation requirements to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee membership

• Changes terminology from "chairman" to "chair" for finance committee leadership positions

• Requires that when vacancies occur in the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, replacements must maintain compliance with the updated representation requirements