Legislature(2023 - 2024)GRUENBERG 120
03/28/2023 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB135 | |
| HB1 | |
| HB37 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 135 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 140 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 1 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 37 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 129 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
HB 135-REJECT COMPENSATION COMM RECOMMENDATIONS
3:03:25 PM
CHAIR SHAW announced that the first order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 135, "An Act disapproving recommendations of the
State Officers Compensation Commission; and providing for an
effective date."
3:03:56 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CRAIG JOHNSON, Alaska State Legislature,
presented HB 135, as the prime sponsor. He explained that the
bill would disapprove the recommendation of the State Officers
Compensation Commission and provide an effective date.
3:04:44 PM
TOM WRIGHT, Staff, Representative Johnson, presented HB 135 on
behalf of Representative C. Johnson, prime sponsor. He
paraphrased the sponsor statement [included in the committee
packet], which read as follows [original punctuation provided]:
The purpose of House Bill 135 is to disapprove the
State Officers' Compensation Commission's
recommendations for salary increases for the Governor,
Lt. Governor, department heads and the legislature.
These recommendations, made on March 15, 2023, amended
the original recommendations made by the commission in
their report dated January 24, 2023.
The process undertaken by the state officers'
compensation commission was flawed in adopting an
amendment to the original report. Because of this and
with the spring revenue forecasts predicting a deficit
of over $900 million for this and the next fiscal
year, pay raises are not justified nor warranted at
this time.
3:07:08 PM
CHAIR SHAW opened public testimony on HB 135. After
ascertaining that no one online or in person wished to testify,
he closed public testimony.
3:07:48 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to report HB 135 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
notes. There being no objection, HB 135 was reported out of the
House State Affairs Standing Committee.