Labor & Commerce Committee, Alaska House of Representatives
The Labor & Commerce Committee is a standing committee of the Alaska House of Representatives.
Per the Uniform Rules, committees of the Alaska House of Representatives are assigned by the Committee on Committees with the committee's report subject to approval by a majority of the House. The Committee on Committees is appointed by the presiding officer and has five members including the presiding officer. Committees are assigned after each election and each committee must have an uneven number of members.[1] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Uniform Rules
Function
According to Uniform Rule 20-a, the Health & Social Services Committee has jurisdiction over:
| “ | the programs and activities of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development relating to labor-management relations, industrial safety, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation and the programs and activities of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development that do not primarily relate to local government services or functions in the unorganized borough.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Labor & Commerce Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Labor & Commerce Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Labor & Commerce Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Labor & Commerce Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Labor & Commerce Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Sam Kito, Chair | • Louise Stutes | |||
| • Adam Wool, Vice chair | • Chris Birch | |||
| • Andy Josephson | • Gary A. Knopp | |||
| • Colleen Sullivan-Leonard | ||||
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Labor & Commerce Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Andy Josephson | • Kurt Olson, Chair | |||
| • Sam Kito | • Shelley Hughes, Vice chair | |||
| • Jim Colver | ||||
| • Gabrielle LeDoux | ||||
| • Cathy Tilton | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Labor & Commerce Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Bob Herron | • Kurt Olson, Chair | |||
| • Andrew Josephson | • Lora Reinbold, Vice chair | |||
| • Mike Chenault | ||||
| • Charisse Millett | ||||
| • Dan Saddler | ||||
2011-2012 members
| Labor & Commerce Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Lindsey Holmes | • Kurt Olson, Chair | |||
| • Steve Thompson | • Craig Johnson, Alaska Representative, Vice chair | |||
| • Bob Miller | • Dan Saddler | |||
| • Paul Seaton | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska State Legislature, "Uniform Rules (1-e)," accessed February 23, 2021
- ↑ Alaska State Legislature, "Uniform Rules (20-a)," accessed Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
