2023-2024 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
SB147: Workers' Comp.; Extnd Sr Benefits Payment
Legislative Summary
An Act relating to workers' compensation reemployment rights and benefits; establishing a workers' compensation stay-at-work program; relating to the workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; relating to the presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder; relating to the Alaska senior benefits payment program; and providing for an effective date.
Bill History
5/11/2023
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
5/11/2023
L&C, FIN
Senate
1/29/2024
COSPONSOR(S): BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
Senate
2/19/2024
FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
Senate
2/23/2024
L&C RPT CS 2DP 2NR TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE
Senate
2/23/2024
DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
Senate
2/23/2024
NR: DUNBAR, MERRICK
Senate
2/23/2024
FN1: ZERO(LWF)
Senate
3/4/2024
RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2024
Senate
3/4/2024
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
3/4/2024
L&C CS ADOPTED UC
Senate
3/4/2024
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/6 CAL
Senate
3/6/2024
READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 147(L&C)
Senate
3/6/2024
PASSED Y19 N- E1
Senate
3/6/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
3/6/2024
TRANSMITTED TO (H)
Senate
3/6/2024
VERSION: CSSB 147(L&C)
Senate
3/11/2024
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
L&C
House of Representatives
5/11/2024
L&C RPT HCS(L&C) 6DP 1NR
House of Representatives
5/11/2024
DP: FIELDS, CARRICK, PRAX, SADDLER, WRIGHT, RUFFRIDGE
House of Representatives
5/11/2024
NR: SUMNER
House of Representatives
5/11/2024
FN1: ZERO(LWF)
House of Representatives
5/14/2024
RULES TO 1ST SUP CALENDAR 5/14/2024
House of Representatives
5/14/2024
HELD TO 5/15 CALENDAR
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
READ THE SECOND TIME
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
L&C HCS ADOPTED UC
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y27 N13
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
House of Representatives
5/23/2024
TITLE CHANGE: HCR 27
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y39 N1
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y28 N12
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y36 N4
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
AM NO 5 FAILED Y20 N20
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 147(L&C) AM H
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
PASSED Y39 N1
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
CROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, CARRICK, WRIGHT
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
VERSION: HCS CSSB 147(L&C) AM H
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
Senate
5/15/2024
COSPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, TOBIN, GIESSEL, DUNBAR, BISHOP, STEDMAN,
Senate
5/15/2024
CLAMAN
Senate
5/15/2024
CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
Senate
5/15/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
10/9/2024
MANIFEST ERROR(S)
Senate
10/9/2024
3:10 P.M. 7/3/24 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
Senate
10/9/2024
SIGNED INTO LAW 7/11 CHAPTER 12 SLA 24
Senate
10/9/2024
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER
Senate
9/3/2024
LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/30/24
House of Representatives
9/3/2024
FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 268
House of Representatives
9/3/2024
FN1: (DOH) FROM SB 170
House of Representatives
9/3/2024
FN2: (DOH) FROM SB 170
House of Representatives
9/3/2024
FN3: (DOH) FROM SB 170
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendments to CSSB 147(L&C) Effective Date(s)
5/15/2024
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 1
5/15/2024
27
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 2
5/15/2024
39
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 3
5/15/2024
28
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 3
5/15/2024
28
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Second Reading Amendment No. 4
5/15/2024
36
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading Final Passage
5/15/2024
39
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
3/6/2024
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(10/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Democrat: 8
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor

James Kaufman
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Jesse Bjorkman
Republican
Elvi Gray-Jackson
Democrat
Scott Kawasaki
Democrat
William Wielechowski
Democrat
Loki Tobin
Democrat
Catherine Giessel
Republican
Forrest Dunbar
Democrat
Click Bishop
Republican
Bert Stedman
Republican
Matt Claman
Democrat
Alyse Galvin
Independent
Andrew Josephson
Democrat
Ashley Carrick
Democrat
Stanley Wright
Republican