2021-2022 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
HB55: Peace Officer/firefighter Retire Benefits
Legislative Summary
An Act relating to participation of certain peace officers and firefighters in the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska; relating to eligibility of peace officers and firefighters for medical, disability, and death benefits; relating to liability of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
Bill History
2/18/2021
PREFILE RELEASED 1/15/21
House of Representatives
2/18/2021
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
2/18/2021
STA, FIN
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
COSPONSOR(S): CLAMAN
House of Representatives
3/15/2021
COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE
House of Representatives
3/24/2021
COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS
House of Representatives
4/14/2021
COSPONSOR(S): RASMUSSEN, SNYDER, MERRICK
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
STA RPT 3DP 4AM
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
DP: CLAMAN, TARR, KREISS-TOMKINS
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
AM: STORY, EASTMAN, KAUFMAN, VANCE
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
FN1: INDETERMINATE(ADM)
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
COSPONSOR(S): EDGMON
House of Representatives
5/17/2021
FIN RPT CS(FIN) 5DP 1DNP 3NR
House of Representatives
5/17/2021
DP: ORTIZ, WOOL, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER, MERRICK
House of Representatives
5/17/2021
DNP: CARPENTER
House of Representatives
5/17/2021
NR: EDGMON, LEBON, THOMPSON
House of Representatives
5/17/2021
FN2: (ADM/RETIREMENT PAYMENTS)
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2021
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
READ THE SECOND TIME
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/19 CALENDAR
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
COSPONSOR(S): SPOHNHOLZ
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
LIMIT ALL DEBATE TO 2 MIN EACH Y23 N16 E1
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 55(FIN)
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
MOTION TO REMOVE 2 MIN DEBATE LIMIT FAILED Y12 N27 A1
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
PASSED Y25 N15
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y33 N7
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
COSPONSOR(S): STORY, DRUMMOND, TARR
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
House of Representatives
5/19/2021
VERSION: CSHB 55(FIN)
House of Representatives
1/18/2022
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
1/18/2022
L&C, FIN
Senate
1/18/2022
REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
Senate
1/18/2022
CROSS SPONSOR(S): BEGICH, GRAY-JACKSON, WIELECHOWSKI
Senate
4/27/2022
UR 48(A), REQUEST RECEIVED
Senate
5/2/2022
L&C REFERRAL REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UR 48
Senate
5/2/2022
REFERRED TO FINANCE
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House: Limit Debate to 2 minutes
5/19/2021
23
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Remove
5/19/2021
12
Yea
27
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: Third Reading Final Passage
5/19/2021
25
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading Final Passage
5/19/2021
25
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/19/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Independent: 2
Nonpartisan: 1
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Andrew Josephson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Chris Tuck
Democrat
Adam Wool
Democrat
Daniel Ortiz
Independent
Matt Claman
Democrat
Calvin Schrage
Nonpartisan
William Fields
Democrat
Sara Rasmussen
Republican
Liz Snyder
Democrat
Kelly Merrick
Republican
Bryce Edgmon
Independent
Ivy Spohnholz
Democrat
Andrea Story
Democrat
Harriet Drummond
Democrat
Geran Tarr
Democrat
Tom Begich
Democrat
Elvi Gray-Jackson
Democrat
William Wielechowski
Democrat