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Votes at a glance: Legislative Council actions Feb. 12, 2025
Summary
A compact list of motions and outcomes recorded by the Legislative Council at its Feb. 12 meeting, including leadership elections, ratified charity sanctions, approvals of minutes and subcommittees, and adopted policies and budget transmittal.
The following motions and outcomes were recorded during the Legislative Council meeting on Feb. 12, 2025 (outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Elect Representative Sarah Hannan as Chair of the Legislative Council — adopted by unanimous consent.
- Elect President Gary Stevens as Vice Chair of the Legislative Council — adopted by unanimous consent.
- Approve the meeting agenda as presented — adopted by unanimous consent.
- Ratify chair’s sanctioning of charitable events (per AS 24.60.080): 1) Juno Dance Theater’s 50th Anniversary Gala (Feb. 8, 2025); 2) Juno Bridal Rescue’s “Love Is a 4-Legged Word” fundraiser (Feb. 15, 2025) — ratified by unanimous consent. The transcript records that 501(c)(3) status was verified prior to sanctioning.
- Create an Information Technology subcommittee and appoint CITO Shay Wilson as chair; include named Legislative Affairs and Legislative Support Office staff and two at-large legislative office members — subcommittee membership names presented and accepted.
- Approve minutes of the Dec. 12, 2024 Legislative Council meeting as presented — approved after no objections.
- Approve Amendment No. 1 to the outside counsel contract for the Janus litigation adding $10,000 (total $110,000) — approved by unanimous consent. Contractor name not clearly specified in the transcript.
- Approve transmittal of the FY2026 Legislative Council proposed budget to House and Senate finance committees (per AS 24.28.130), including amendments to add the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics staffing increments — approved by the council.
- Adopt the committee records archiving policy as presented — adopted by unanimous consent.
- Adopt the 02/2025 legislative drafting manual — adopted by the council.
