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Alaska House creates special committees on fisheries, tribal affairs, energy and military and veterans affairs
Summary
The House adopted four House resolutions to establish special committees on Fisheries, Tribal Affairs, Energy, and Military and Veterans Affairs; votes were recorded for each resolution, including a voided roll and re-vote on the fourth resolution.
The Alaska House adopted four House resolutions establishing special committees on Fisheries, Tribal Affairs, Energy, and Military and Veterans Affairs during its organizational session.
The clerk read House Resolution 1, establishing a House Special Committee on Fisheries; the final tally was 38 yeas and 1 nay. House Resolution 2, establishing a House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs, passed 39 yeas and 1 nay. House Resolution 3, to establish a House Special Committee on Energy, also passed 39 yeas and 1 nay.
House Resolution 4, establishing a House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, required a revote after the roll was voided. After the roll was voided and re-taken, the resolution passed with 32 yeas and 8 nays.
Members voted on the resolutions as part of the chamber's committee organization process. The resolutions were introduced by the House Rules Committee and placed on the day's calendar by the clerk. The passage of the resolutions creates the four special committees for the session; no committee memberships or charge details were specified on the floor during the readings.
