Alaska 30th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 47 — An Act requiring certain municipalities with a population that decreased by more than 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 that participate in the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to contribute to the system an amount calculated by applying a rate of 22 percent of the total of all base salaries paid by the municipality to employees of the municipality who are active members of the system during a payroll period; authorizing the administrator of the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to reduce the rate of interest payable by certain municipalities that are delinquent in transmitting employee and employer contributions to the retirement plan; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/30/18

  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 13, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of HB 47, specific details about the contribution requirements for municipalities that saw their populations drop by over 25% between 2000 and 2010 were made clearer. These municipalities are now mandated to contribute 22% of their active employees' base salaries to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska. Additionally, the bill allows the system's administrator to lower the interest rates for municipalities that fall behind on their contributions. This matters because it provides a structured financial expectation for these municipalities while also offering flexibility in manageability during tough economic times.

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Alaska State Legislature The Alaska State Legislature menu Home Senate Current Members Past Members By Session Alphabetical House Current Members Past Members By Session Alphabetical Bills & Laws Bills All Introduced Actions by Date Awaiting Actions Bills sent to Conf Committee Bills in Committee Governor's Vetoes Passed Legislation Prefile Bill Summary Requestor Summary Statistics Sponsor Summary Subject Summary Laws Constitution Constitutional Convention Files Statutes Executive Orders - Current Executive Orders - Historical Administrative Code Journals Session Laws & Resolves Session Laws & Resolves 2017 Session Laws & Resolves 2018 - Previous Year Session Law - Previous Year Legislative Resolves Tools Statute Information Retrieval System Bill Tracking Management Facility Past Legislatures (Archives) Committees Hearing Schedule Standing Committees Finance Committees Special Committees Joint Committees Conference Committees Other Committees Minutes Publications Get Started Information Offices Legislative Affairs Legislative Agencies Links Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Alaska Delegation Home Bill & Laws Bills Enrolled HB 47 Detail FullText txt Enrolled HB 47:
"An Act requiring certain municipalities with a population that decreased by more than 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 that participate in the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to contribute to the system an amount calculated by applying a rate of 22 percent of the total of all base salaries paid by the municipality to employees of the municipality who are active members of the system during a payroll period;
Requiring certain municipalities with a population that decreased by more than 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 that participate in the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to contribute to the system an amount calculated by applying a rate of 22 percent of the total of all base salaries paid by the municipality to employees of the municipality who are active members of the system during a payroll period;
and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO.
and providing for an effective date.
47 01 "An Act requiring certain municipalities with a population that decreased by more than 02 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 that participate in the defined benefit retirement plan 03 of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to contribute to the system an 04 amount calculated by applying a rate of 22 percent of the total of all base salaries paid 05 by the municipality to employees of the municipality who are active members of the 06 system during a payroll period;
00Enrolled HB 47 01 Requiring certain municipalities with a population that decreased by more than 25 percent 02 between 2000 and 2010 that participate in the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public 03 Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to contribute to the system an amount calculated by 04 applying a rate of 22 percent of the total of all base salaries paid by the municipality to 05 employees of the municipality who are active members of the system during a payroll period;
authorizing the administrator of the defined benefit 07 retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to reduce the 08 rate of interest payable by certain municipalities that are delinquent in transmitting 09 employee and employer contributions to the retirement plan;
06 authorizing the administrator of the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' 07 Retirement System of Alaska to reduce the rate of interest payable by certain municipalities 08 that are delinquent in transmitting employee and employer contributions to the retirement 09 plan;
and providing for an 10 effective date." 11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date.
12 * Section 1.
10 _______________ 11 * Section 1.
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Action History

  1. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/30/18

  2. Signed into law 6/29 CHAPTER 49 SLA 18

  3. 10:58 AM 6/28/18 Transmitted to Governor

  4. FN4: (ADM/RETIREMENT PAYMENTS)

  5. FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 286

  6. LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18

  7. VERSION: HB 47

  8. RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  9. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  10. PASSED Y19 N- E1

  11. Read the third time HB 47

  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  13. Read the second time

  14. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2018

  15. FN4: (ADM/RETIREMENT PAYMENTS)

  16. FIN No Recommendation: VON IMHOF

  17. FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, STEVENS, OLSON

  18. FIN RPT 5DP 1NR

  19. FN4: (ADM/RETIREMENT PAYMENTS)

  20. STA Do Pass: COGHILL

  21. STA No Recommendation: MEYER, WILSON, GIESSEL, EGAN

  22. STA RPT 1DP 4NR

  23. Referred to State Affairs and Finance

  24. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  25. VERSION: HB 47

  26. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  27. Cosponsors added: KITO

  28. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  29. PASSED Y38 N2

  30. Read the third time HB 47

  31. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/15 CALENDAR

  32. Read the second time

  33. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2017

  34. FN3: (ADM/RETIREMENT PAYMENTS)

  35. Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Administration)

  36. FIN Amend: WILSON, KAWASAKI, THOMPSON, TILTON, GRENN, PRUITT

  37. FIN Do Pass: ORTIZ, GUTTENBERG, GARA, SEATON, FOSTER

  38. FIN RPT 5DP 6AM

  39. Fiscal Note 1: Indeterminate fiscal impact (Administration)

  40. CRA Amend: SADDLER

  41. CRA No Recommendation: RAUSCHER

  42. CRA Do Pass: WESTLAKE, DRUMMOND, FANSLER, PARISH

  43. CRA RPT 4DP 1NR 1AM

  44. Referred to Community & Regional Affairs and Finance

  45. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  46. Prefile released

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 63 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Kito

Not signed on (63)

63 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 47 "An Act requiring certain municipalities with a population that decreased by more than 25 percent between 2000 and 2010 that participate in the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to contribute to the system an amount calculated by applying a rate of 22 percent of the total of all base salaries paid by the municipality to employees of the municipality who are active members of the system during a payroll period; authorizing the administrator of the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska to reduce the rate of interest payable by certain municipalities that are delinquent in transmitting employee and employer contributions to the retirement plan; 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 HB 47 pass the House?

Passed 38 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27200
D 4000
N 1000
R 6000
Total 38200
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Birch — Yea
Chenault — Yea
Drummond — Yea
Eastman — Nay
Fansler — Yea
Gara — Yea
Grenn — Yea
Guttenberg — Yea
Johnston — Yea
Kito — Yea
Knopp — Yea
Kreiss-Tomkins — Yea
LeDoux — Yea
Millett — Yea
Neuman — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parish — Yea
Pruitt — Yea
Reinbold — Yea
Seaton — Yea
Spohnholz — Yea
Sullivan-Leonard — Yea
Talerico — Yea
Tarr — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Tuck — Yea
Westlake — Yea
Wool — 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 Yea
Chuck Kopp R Yea
Dan Saddler R Yea
DeLena Johnson R Yea
George Rauscher R Yea
Louise Stutes R Yea

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Subjects

finance labor
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Who sponsors HB 47?
HB 47 is sponsored by Neal Foster (D) and Kito.
What is the current status of HB 47?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2017. Enacted.
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