Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
05/04/2022 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB402 | |
| SB185 | |
| SB190 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 408 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 402 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| + | SB 233 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 185 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 190 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 185-ELIMINATE MINIMUM WAGE EXEMPTION
3:17:27 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that the next order of business
would be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 185(L&C), "An Act relating to
exemptions from minimum wage." [CSSB 185(L&C) was moved out of
the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee on 4/25/22.]
3:17:53 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to rescind the committee's action in
moving CSSB 185(L&C) out of committee. There being no
objection, it was so ordered.
3:18:13 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to adopt the proposed House committee
substitute (HCS) for CSSB 185(L&C), Version 32-LS1443\N, Klein,
5/3/22, as the working document.
3:18:20 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ objected for purposes of discussion. She
explained that Version N addresses an issue identified by Girl
Scout and Boy Scout camps in Alaska right after the bill was
moved from the committee [on 4/25/22].
3:18:43 PM
CHELSEA WARD-WALLER, Staff, Representative Ivy Spohnholz, Alaska
State Legislature, reviewed the change made in Version N. She
explained that Version N adds a tiny exemption for individuals
employed by nonprofit organizations for no more than three
months in a calendar year at a residential summer camp who also
received room and board in addition to their wage as long as the
total value of the room, board, and wage meets or exceeds
minimum wage.
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ stated that the committee adopted the
[proposed] CS, Version N.
3:19:22 PM
REPRESENTATIVE NELSON noted that this was an oversight for
several years as an exemption had been received previously. He
said summer camps are an opportunity for young and emerging
leaders to grow during the summer and [the bill] is a great way
to ensure that the price is not outrageous for individuals to go
to [camp].
3:19:58 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ agreed and said that this compromise language
would allow these nonprofits to continue operating camps without
putting them in a risky financial position while still ensuring
that Alaskans are being paid a respectable wage.
3:20:28 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to report HCS CSSB 185(L&C), Version 32-
LS1443\N, Klein, 5/3/22, out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, HCS CSSB 185(L&C) was reported out of the House
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| CS SB 185 (L&C)_5.4.22.pdf |
HL&C 5/4/2022 3:15:00 PM |
SB 185 |