Legislature(2005 - 2006)
05/13/2005 05:00 PM Joint 130
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB 130
May 13, 2005
5:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Ben Stevens, Chair
Senator Gretchen Guess
Senator Ralph Seekins
Representative John Coghill
Representative Guttenberg
Representative Harris
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 130(FIN) am
"An Act relating to a special deposit for workers' compensation
and employers' liability insurers; relating to assigned risk
pools; relating to workers' compensation insurers; stating the
intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations,
concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation
of workers' compensation laws; relating to the Alaska Workers'
Compensation Board; assigning certain Alaska Workers'
Compensation Board functions to the division of workers'
compensation in the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development and to that department, and authorizing the board to
delegate administrative and enforcement duties to the division;
providing for workers' compensation hearing officers in workers'
compensation proceedings; establishing a Workers' Compensation
Appeals Commission; relating to workers' compensation medical
benefits and to charges for and payment of fees for the medical
benefits; relating to agreements that discharge workers'
compensation liability; relating to workers' compensation
awards; relating to reemployment benefits and job dislocation
benefits; relating to coordination of workers' compensation and
certain disability benefits; relating to division of workers'
compensation records; relating to release of treatment records;
relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or
provide security; providing for appeals from compensation
orders; relating to workers' compensation proceedings; providing
for supreme court jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers'
Compensation Appeals Commission; providing for a maximum amount
for the cost-of-living adjustment for workers' compensation
benefits; relating to attorney fees with respect to workers'
compensation; providing for the department to enter into
contracts with nonprofit organizations to provide information
services and legal representation to injured employees;
providing for administrative penalties for employers uninsured
or without adequate security for workers' compensation; relating
to fraudulent acts or false or misleading statements in workers'
compensation and penalties for the acts or statements; providing
for members of a limited liability company to be included as an
employee for purposes of workers' compensation; establishing a
workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; making conforming
amendments; providing for a study and report by the medical
services review committee; establishing the Task Force on
Workers' Compensation; and providing for an effective date."
MOVED CCS SB 130 OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 130(JUD) am H
"An Act relating to workers' compensation and to assigned risk
pools; relating to the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association;
establishing the Task Force on Workers' Compensation; amending
Rule 45, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an
effective date."
MOVED CCS SB 130 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 130
SHORT TITLE: WORKERS' COMPENSATION/ INSURANCE
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
03/03/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/03/05 (S) L&C, FIN
03/08/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/08/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/08/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/10/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/10/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/10/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/15/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/15/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/15/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/17/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/17/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/17/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/22/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/22/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/22/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/24/05 (S) L&C AT 2:00 PM BELTZ 211
03/24/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/24/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/29/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/29/05 (S) -- Meeting Canceled --
03/31/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/31/05 (S) Moved CSSB 130(L&C) Out of Committee
03/31/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
04/01/05 (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 1NR 2AM
NEW TITLE
04/01/05 (S) DP: BUNDE, STEVENS B
04/01/05 (S) NR: SEEKINS
04/01/05 (S) AM: DAVIS, ELLIS
04/01/05 (S) JUD REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C
04/05/05 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205
04/05/05 (S) Heard & Held
04/05/05 (S) MINUTE(JUD)
04/06/05 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205
04/06/05 (S) Heard & Held
04/06/05 (S) MINUTE(JUD)
04/07/05 (S) JUD AT 8:30 AM BUTROVICH 205
04/07/05 (S) Heard & Held
04/07/05 (S) MINUTE(JUD)
04/08/05 (S) JUD RPT CS FORTHCOMING 1DP 4NR
04/08/05 (S) DP: SEEKINS
04/08/05 (S) NR: FRENCH, GUESS, THERRIAULT, HUGGINS
04/08/05 (H) JUD AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 120
04/08/05 (S) Moved CSSB 130(JUD) Out of Committee
04/08/05 (S) MINUTE(JUD)
04/08/05 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
04/08/05 (S) <Pending Referral>
04/11/05 (S) FIN RPT CS 5DP 1NR 1AM
NEW TITLE
04/11/05 (S) DP: GREEN, WILKEN, BUNDE, DYSON,
STEDMAN
04/11/05 (S) NR: HOFFMAN
04/11/05 (S) AM: OLSON
04/11/05 (S) JUD CS RECEIVED
NEW TITLE
04/11/05 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
04/11/05 (S) Moved CSSB 130(FIN) Out of Committee
04/11/05 (S) MINUTE(FIN)
04/14/05 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
04/14/05 (S) VERSION: CSSB 130(FIN) AM
04/15/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/15/05 (H) L&C, JUD, FIN
04/15/05 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
04/15/05 (S) Moved Out of Committee 4/11
04/15/05 (S) MINUTE(FIN)
05/04/05 (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) 2DP 3NR 2AM
(FORTHCOMING)
05/04/05 (H) DP: KOTT, LEDOUX;
05/04/05 (H) NR: CRAWFORD, LYNN, GUTTENBERG;
05/04/05 (H) AM: ROKEBERG, ANDERSON
05/04/05 (H) L&C AT 2:00 PM CAPITOL 17
05/04/05 (H) Moved HCS CSSB 130(L&C) Out of
Committee
05/04/05 (H) MINUTE(L&C)
05/05/05 (H) HCS(L&C) NT RECEIVED
05/05/05 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
05/05/05 (H) Failed To Move Out Of Committee
05/05/05 (H) MINUTE(JUD)
05/05/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
05/05/05 (H) <Pending Referral>
05/06/05 (H) JUD RPT HCS(JUD) NT 3DP 3NR 1AM
05/06/05 (H) DP: KOTT, COGHILL, GARA;
05/06/05 (H) NR: GRUENBERG, DAHLSTROM, MCGUIRE;
05/06/05 (H) AM: ANDERSON
05/06/05 (H) FIN RPT HCS(JUD) NT 9NR
05/06/05 (H) NR: HAWKER, HOLM, FOSTER, STOLTZE,
CROFT, WEYHRAUCH, JOULE, MOSES, MEYER
05/06/05 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
05/06/05 (H) Moved HCS CSSB 130(JUD) Out of
Committee
05/06/05 (H) MINUTE(JUD)
05/06/05 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
05/06/05 (H) <Pending Referral>
05/08/05 (H) BEFORE THE HOUSE
05/08/05 (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 130(JUD) AM H
05/09/05 (S) CONCURRENCE MESSAGE READ AND HELD
05/09/05 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
05/09/05 (S) B. STEVENS (CHAIR), SEEKINS, GUESS
05/09/05 (H) RECEDE MESSAGE READ
05/09/05 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
05/09/05 (H) HARRIS, COGHILL, GUTTENBERG
05/09/05 (S) SPECIAL SESSION BILL - SEE S. JOURNAL
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05/11/05 (H) 130 AT 7:00 PM BUTROVICH 205
05/11/05 (H) <Meeting Canceled>
05/12/05 (H) 130 AT 5:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
05/12/05 (H) -- Meeting Canceled --
05/13/05 (H) 130 AT 9:00 AM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
ACTION NARRATIVE
SB 130-WORKERS' COMPENSATION/ INSURANCE
CHAIR BEN STEVENS called the Conference Committee on SB 130
meeting to order at 5:00:12 PM. [HCS CSSB 130(JUD) am H and CSSB
130(FIN) am were considered.] Present were Senators Guess,
Seekins and Ben Stevens and Representatives Guttenberg, Coghill
and Harris.
SENATOR RALPH SEEKINS moved and asked unanimous consent to adopt
Attachment 1.
SENATOR GRETCHEN GUESS objected on various levels one being that
she hadn't been able to read the 50-page document in the 10
minutes since she received it.
5:01:48 PM
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GUTTENBERG supported Senator Guess's
comments. He did not feel comfortable adopting work that was
done without reading how decisions were made. He had particular
concern with numbers 5 and 7 because he hadn't seen the comments
or deliberations. He further noted the conference committee
substitute has 71 amendments.
5:03:17 PM
CHAIR BEN STEVENS stated that the motion before the committee
was to adopt Attachment 1. He called for a roll call vote. The
motion was adopted with Senator Seekins, Senator Ben Stevens,
Representative Coghill and Representative Harris voting yea and
Senator Guess and Representative Guttenberg voting nay.
SENATOR SEEKINS moved to adopt the attached conference committee
report version R, which amends the Senate version of the bill.
REPRESENTATIVE GUTTENBERG objected saying members should take
the time to review the document before taking final action.
5:05:03 PM
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS said he remains concerned about someone
who gets hurt on the job the first time, gets rehabilitated and
gets hurt again while on the job. He asked the administration
for clarification as to whether such a worker could receive
workers' compensation again. It's of great concern in the
construction industry in particular and he wanted an answer
before a vote was taken on the floor.
5:07:16 PM
SENATOR GUESS said that's why the bill should be held. She
hadn't been able to read the 52 pages and didn't know the
implications or unintended consequences.
5:07:53 PM
REPERSENTATIVE GUTTENBERG expressed concerned with number 49. He
hadn't received an answer about whether an ARISA benefit could
be applied to workers' compensation.
CHAIR BEN STEVENS asked for a roll call vote on the motion to
adopt CCS SB 130, version 24-GS1112\R from committee.
The motion passed with Senator Seekins, Representative Coghill,
Representative Harris and Senator Ben Stevens voting yea and
Senator Guess and Representative Guttenberg voting nay.
CHAIR BEN STEVENS adjourned the meeting at 5:08:57 PM.
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