Legislature(2017 - 2018)
2017-04-19 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2017-04-19 Senate Journal Page 1020 HB 23 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(FIN) "An Act creating a fund in the Department of Public Safety; providing for payment of certain medical insurance premiums for surviving dependents of certain peace officers or firefighters who die in the line of duty; relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends to the peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time. Senator Wielechowski moved that the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 9, through page 2, line 15: Delete all material and insert: "Sec. 39.60.005. Peace officer and firefighter survivors' medical insurance premiums. The state and the municipalities shall pay medical insurance premiums for the surviving dependents of peace officers and firefighters eligible under this chapter. 2017-04-19 Senate Journal Page 1021 Sec. 39.60.010. Peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund established. (a) The peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund is established in the general fund for the purpose of paying medical insurance premiums for an eligible surviving spouse or dependent child of a peace officer or a firefighter. The department may make premium payments from the fund to the medical insurance provider for the former employer of the deceased peace officer or firefighter. (b) The fund consists of donations and other money appropriated to the fund. (c) The legislature may appropriate money to the fund. Money in the fund does not lapse. (d) Money appropriated to the fund may be spent for purposes of the fund without further appropriation. (e) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund." Page 2, line 23: Delete "and to pay" Insert ", 50 percent of medical insurance premiums for a surviving dependent of an employee of a small municipality who is eligible under AS 39.60.040, and" Page 3, line 6: Delete "or AS 39.60.060(b)" Page 3, line 13: Delete "that has elected to participate under AS 39.60.050," Page 4, line 5: Delete "Subject to AS 39.60.060(b), the" Insert "The" Page 4, line 13, following "coverage.": Insert "Payment of premiums shall be made to the applicable employer-sponsored medical insurance provider as follows: (1) the commissioner shall pay (A) 100 percent for an eligible surviving dependent of a deceased state employee; (B) 50 percent for an eligible surviving dependent of a deceased employee of a small municipality; 2017-04-19 Senate Journal Page 1022 (2) a large municipality shall pay 100 percent for an eligible surviving dependent of a deceased employee of that municipality; and (3) A small municipality shall pay 50 percent for an eligible surviving dependent of a deceased employee of that small municipality." Page 4, line 16, through page 5, line 16: Delete all material. Page 5, following line 27: Insert a new paragraph to read: "(7) "large municipality" means a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more according to the latest figures of the United States Bureau of the Census;" Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly. Page 6, following line 22: Insert a new paragraph to read: "(9) "small municipality" means a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 according to the latest figures of the United States Bureau of the Census;" Renumber the following paragraph accordingly. Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Micciche objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 23(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 6 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 2017-04-19 Senate Journal Page 1023 Yeas: Begich, Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Olson, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman, von Imhof, Wilson Excused: Stevens and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(FIN) was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(FIN) "An Act creating a fund in the Department of Public Safety; providing for payment of certain medical insurance premiums for surviving dependents of certain peace officers or firefighters who die in the line of duty; relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends to the peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 23(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Dates YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson Excused: Stevens and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(FIN) passed the Senate. Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.