Alaska 30th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted

HB 79 — An Act relating to workers' compensation; relating to the second injury fund; relating to service fees and civil penalties for the workers' safety programs and the workers' compensation program; relating to incorporation of reference materials in workers' compensation regulations; excluding independent contractors from workers' compensation coverage; establishing the circumstances under which certain nonemployee executive corporate officers and members of limited liability companies may obtain workers' compensation coverage; establishing a legislative workers' compensation working group; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — MEMBERS: MACKINNON (COCHAIR), BISHOP, GIESSEL

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2017. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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5 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The new version of HB 79 includes the establishment of a legislative working group tasked with reviewing Alaska's workers' compensation system. This group will consult with various stakeholders, such as labor representatives and business leaders, to recommend improvements to the system. It also clarifies provisions about which corporate officers can obtain workers' compensation coverage and redefines what constitutes an "employee" in the context of the law. These changes aim to enhance the effectiveness and fairness of workers' compensation laws in the state.

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"An Act relating to workers' compensation;
Relating to workers' compensation;
and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
and providing for an effective date.
79(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to workers' compensation;
00Enrolled HB 79 01 Relating to workers' compensation;
relating 02 to service fees and civil penalties for the workers' safety programs and the workers' 03 compensation program;
relating to service fees 02 and civil penalties for the workers' safety programs and the workers' compensation program;
relating to incorporation of reference materials in workers' 04 compensation regulations;
03 relating to incorporation of reference materials in workers' compensation regulations;
excluding independent contractors from workers' 05 compensation coverage;
04 excluding independent contractors from workers' compensation coverage;
establishing the circumstances under which certain 06 nonemployee executive corporate officers and members of limited liability companies 07 may obtain workers' compensation coverage;
establishing the 05 circumstances under which certain nonemployee executive corporate officers and members of 06 limited liability companies may obtain workers' compensation coverage;
establishing a legislative workers' 08 compensation working group;
establishing a 07 legislative workers' compensation working group;
and providing for an effective date." 09 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date.
10 * Section 1.
08 _______________ 09 * Section 1.
11 (a) Each insurer providing workers' compensation insurance and each 12 employer who is self-insured or uninsured for purposes of AS 23.30 in this state shall pay an annual service fee to the department for the administrative expenses of the state 02 for workers' safety programs under AS 18.60 and the workers' compensation program 03 under AS 23.30 as follows:
10 (a) Each insurer providing workers' compensation insurance and each 11 employer who is self-insured or uninsured for purposes of AS 23.30 in this state shall pay an annual service fee to the department for the administrative expenses of the state 02 for workers' safety programs under AS 18.60 and the workers' compensation program 03 under AS 23.30 as follows:
18 (10) International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, 19 Clinical Modification, developed by the National Center for Health Statistics;
18 (10) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, 19 Clinical Modification, developed by the National Center for Health Statistics;
06 (19) "employee" means a person who is not an independent contractor 07 as described in AS 23.30.230 and who, under a contract of hire, express or implied, is 08 employed by an employer as defined in (20) of this section;
06 (19) "employee" means a person who is not an independent contractor 07 as described in AS 23.30.230 and who, under a contract of hire, express or implied, is 08 employed by an employer;
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Action History

  1. MEMBERS: MACKINNON (COCHAIR), BISHOP, GIESSEL

  2. MEMBERS: CLAMAN (COCHAIR), JOSEPHSON, STUTES

  3. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  4. Signed into law 8/24 CHAPTER 91 SLA 18

  5. 1:54 PM 8/15/18 Transmitted to Governor

  6. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  7. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  8. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y34 N6

  9. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 33

  10. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  11. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD

  12. VERSION: SCS CSHB 79(FIN)

  13. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  14. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  15. PASSED Y19 N- E1

  16. Read the third time SCS CSHB 79(FIN)

  17. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  18. FIN SCS ADOPTED UC

  19. Read the second time

  20. RULES TO 1ST SUP CALENDAR 5/11/18

  21. Fiscal Note 8: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  22. Fiscal Note 7: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  23. Fiscal Note 5: (Administration)

  24. FIN Amend: OLSON

  25. FIN No Recommendation: MICCICHE

  26. FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, STEVENS

  27. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 33

  28. FIN RPT SCS 5DP 1NR 1AM NEW TITLE

  29. Fiscal Note 8: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  30. Fiscal Note 7: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  31. FN6: (GOV/VARIOUS DEPTS)

  32. Fiscal Note 5: (Administration)

  33. L&C Do Pass: GARDNER

  34. L&C No Recommendation: COSTELLO, MICCICHE, MEYER

  35. L&C RPT 1DP 3NR

  36. L&C, FIN

  37. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  38. VERSION: CSHB 79(FIN)

  39. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  40. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y29 N10 E1

  41. PASSED Y25 N14 E1

  42. Read the third time CSHB 79(FIN)

  43. HELD TO 3/12 CALENDAR

  44. HELD TO 3/9 CALENDAR

  45. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/7 CALENDAR

  46. FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  47. Read the second time

  48. RULES TO CALENDAR 3/5/2018

  49. Fiscal Note 8: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  50. Fiscal Note 7: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  51. FN6: (GOV/VARIOUS DEPTS)

  52. Fiscal Note 5: (Administration)

  53. FIN Amend: KAWASAKI, PRUITT

  54. FIN No Recommendation: ORTIZ, THOMPSON, GRENN

  55. FIN Do Not Pass: WILSON, TILTON

  56. FIN Do Pass: GUTTENBERG, SEATON, FOSTER

  57. FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 3DP 2DNP 3NR 2AM

  58. Fiscal Note 4: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  59. Fiscal Note 3: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  60. Fiscal Note 1: (Administration)

  61. JUD No Recommendation: EASTMAN, KOPP, KREISS-TOMKINS, FANSLER, REINBOLD

  62. JUD Do Pass: LEDOUX, CLAMAN

  63. JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 2DP 5NR

  64. Fiscal Note 3: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  65. Fiscal Note 2: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  66. Fiscal Note 1: (Administration)

  67. L&C Amend: SULLIVAN-LEONARD, BIRCH

  68. L&C No Recommendation: WOOL

  69. L&C Do Not Pass: KNOPP

  70. L&C Do Pass: JOSEPHSON, STUTES, KITO

  71. L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 3DP 1DNP 1NR 2AM

  72. GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER

  73. Fiscal Note 3: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  74. Fiscal Note 2: (Labor and Workforce Development)

  75. Fiscal Note 1: (Administration)

  76. L&C, JUD, FIN

  77. Read the first time - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 79(FIN) "An Act relating to workers' compensation; relating to the second injury fund; relating to service fees and civil penalties for the workers' safety programs and the workers' compensation program; relating to incorporation of reference materials in workers' compensation regulations; excluding independent contractors from workers' compensation coverage; establishing the circumstances under which certain nonemployee executive corporate officers and members of limited liability companies may obtain workers' compensation coverage; establishing a legislative workers' compensation working group; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
R 3001
D 3000
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Begich — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Coghill — Yea
Egan — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Kelly — Yea
MacKinnon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Micciche — Yea
Shower — Yea
Wilson — Yea
von Imhof — Yea
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Bert Stedman R Not Voting
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
Mia Costello R Yea

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Shall CSHB 79(FIN) pass the House?

Passed 25 Yea · 14 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181001
D 4000
N 1000
R 2400
Total 251401
% of votes cast 63%35%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Birch — Yea
Chenault — Nay
Drummond — Yea
Eastman — Nay
Gara — Yea
Grenn — Yea
Guttenberg — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Kito — Yea
Knopp — Nay
Kreiss-Tomkins — Yea
LeDoux — Yea
Lincoln — Not Voting
Millett — Nay
Neuman — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Parish — Yea
Pruitt — Nay
Reinbold — Nay
Seaton — Yea
Spohnholz — Yea
Sullivan-Leonard — Nay
Talerico — Nay
Tarr — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tuck — Yea
Wool — Yea
Zulkosky — Yea
Wilson — Nay
Andy Josephson D Yea
Matt Claman D Yea
Neal Foster D Yea
Scott Kawasaki D Yea
Bryce Edgmon N Yea
Cathy Tilton R Nay
Chuck Kopp R Yea
Dan Saddler R Nay
DeLena Johnson R Nay
George Rauscher R Nay
Louise Stutes R Yea

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Shall the effective date clause be adopted?

Passed 29 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22601
D 4000
N 1000
R 2400
Total 291001
% of votes cast 73%25%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Birch — Yea
Chenault — Yea
Drummond — Yea
Eastman — Nay
Gara — Yea
Grenn — Yea
Guttenberg — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Kito — Yea
Knopp — Yea
Kreiss-Tomkins — Yea
LeDoux — Yea
Lincoln — Not Voting
Millett — Nay
Neuman — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Parish — Yea
Pruitt — Yea
Reinbold — Nay
Seaton — Yea
Spohnholz — Yea
Sullivan-Leonard — Nay
Talerico — Yea
Tarr — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tuck — Yea
Wool — Yea
Zulkosky — Yea
Wilson — Nay
Andy Josephson D Yea
Matt Claman D Yea
Neal Foster D Yea
Scott Kawasaki D Yea
Bryce Edgmon N Yea
Cathy Tilton R Nay
Chuck Kopp R Yea
Dan Saddler R Nay
DeLena Johnson R Nay
George Rauscher R Nay
Louise Stutes R Yea

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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