Emily Nauman
27:41 - 28:06
"If the motion gave the chair the authority to issue the subpoena, then the chair might have authority to later decide not to issue the subpoena in the event that, say, the department decided to comply with the intent of the subpoena without the actual subpoena needing to be delivered."
“If the motion gave the chair the authority to issue the subpoena, then the chair might have authority to later decide not to issue the subpoena in the event that, say, the department decided to comply with the intent of the subpoena without the actual subpoena needing to be delivered.”
- Speaker
- Emily Nauman
- Timestamp
- 27:41 – 28:06
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 14, 2026
From the transcript
This is Emily Nauman, Legislative Legal Services, and I, um, I missed the lead-in to the motion, Senator Wilkowski, and it could be that the language in the motion might answer that question. If the motion required the authorization of the subpoena, I believe that the chair would be required to deliver that subpoena. If the motion gave the chair the authority to issue the subpoena, then the chair might have authority to later decide not to issue the subpoena in the event that, say, the department decided to comply with the intent of the subpoena without the actual subpoena needing to be delivered. So the answer to your question might be in the Muslim language.
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