Labor & Commerce Committee, Alaska State Senate
The Labor & Commerce Committee is a standing committee of the Alaska State Senate.
Per the Uniform Rules, committees of the Alaska State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees is appointed and chaired by the presiding officer and has five members. Committees are assigned after each election. What constitutes a quorum for committees is not defined.[1]
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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Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | 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 (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Berta Gardner | • Mia Costello, Chair | |||
| • Shelley Hughes, Vice chair | ||||
| • Kevin Meyer | ||||
| • Gary Stevens | ||||
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 (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Johnny Ellis | • Mia Costello, Chair | |||
| • Catherine A. Giessel, Vice chair | ||||
| • Kevin Meyer | ||||
| • Gary Stevens | ||||
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 (3) | |||
| • Donald Olson | • Mike Dunleavy, Co-chair | |||
| • Johnny Ellis | • Peter Micciche, Vice chair | |||
| • Bert Stedman | ||||
2011
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Labor & Commerce Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Dennis Egan, Chair | • Catherine A. Giessel | |||
| • Joe Paskvan, Vice chair | • Linda Menard | |||
| • Bettye Davis | ||||
2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2010 legislative session.
| Labor & Commerce Members, 2010 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Joe Paskvan, Chair | • Kevin Meyer | |||
| • Joe Thomas | • Con Bunde | |||
| • Bettye Davis | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska State Legislature, "Uniform Rules," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 1-e)
- ↑ 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.
