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SB 131                                                                                                                        
The following report was received and distributed at 11:52 p.m., May                                                            
18, 2022:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                          May 18, 2022                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mr. President:                                                                                                                  
Madam Speaker:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Conference Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 131                                                                         
(title am)"An Act relating to the presumption of compensability for a                                                           
disability resulting from certain cancers in firefighters"                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 131(FIN) "An Act relating to                                                                       
the presumption of compensability for a disability resulting from                                                               
certain cancers in firefighters; relating to the payment of workers'                                                            
compensation benefits in the case of permanent partial impairment;                                                              
relating to the payment of workers' compensation death benefits; and                                                            
providing for an effective date" and recommends                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
           CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 131                                                                                
           "An Act relating to the presumption of                                                                               
           compensability for a disability resulting from certain                                                               
           cancers in firefighters; relating to the payment of                                                                  
           workers' compensation benefits in the case of                                                                        
           permanent partial impairment; relating to the                                                                        
           payment of workers' compensation death benefits;                                                                     
           and providing for an effective date"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
be adopted.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Holland, Chair, Senators Kawasaki,                                                                  
Myers; Representative Josephson, Chair; Representatives Wool,                                                                   

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Carpenter.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved the Senate adopt the Conference Committee                                                                  
Report.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate adopt the Conference                                                                      
Committee Report?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CCS SB 131                                                                                                                      
Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report?                                                                         
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Costello, Gray-Jackson, Holland, Hughes,                                                                 
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Myers, Olson, Reinbold, Revak, Shower,                                                               
Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Hoffman                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, the report was adopted, thus adopting:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
           CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 131                                                                                
           "An Act relating to the presumption of                                                                               
           compensability for a disability resulting from certain                                                               
           cancers in firefighters; relating to the payment of                                                                  
           workers' compensation benefits in the case of                                                                        
           permanent partial impairment; relating to the                                                                        
           payment of workers' compensation death benefits;                                                                     
           and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                                
adoption of the Conference Committee Report be considered the vote                                                              
on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment and enrollment.