01/31/2024 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

                    HB  88-WAREHOUSE WORK QUOTAS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:03:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  VANCE announced  that  the first  order  of business  would  be                                                          
HOUSE  BILL NO. 88,  "An Act  relating to  work quotas  for employees                                                           
at   warehouse   distribution    centers;   and   providing   for   an                                                          
effective date."  [Before the committee was CSHB 88(L&C).]                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE opened public testimony on HB 88.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:04:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PATRICK   DOLAN,  representing   self,   reflected   on  his  20-year                                                           
tenure  working  at  Carr's  distribution  center,  which  utilizes  a                                                          
quota-based  system  that can  be accessed  by  employees.   He  spoke                                                          
to the system's effectiveness for both workers and management.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:07:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TRISTIAN   SAMMONS,   Warehouse   Worker,   United   Parcel  Service,                                                           
testified   in  support  of  HB  88.    He  said  granting  employees                                                           
access  to workload  data promotes  transparency  and  gives them  the                                                          
tools  to  understand  the  grading   system  and  address performance                                                          
issues.  He emphasized the need  to safeguard the health and safety of                                                          
Alaska's workforce.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE closed public testimony on HB 88.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:10:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRAY  asked how  many warehouses  in  Alaska would  be                                                          
affected by the bill.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:10:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
RYAN  MCKEE,  Staff, Representative   George  Rauscher,  Alaska  State                                                          
Legislature,  on  behalf of  Representative  Rauscher,  prime sponsor                                                           
of  CSHB   88(L&C),   offered  to   follow  up  with   the  requested                                                           
information.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:11:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:11:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE entertained a motion from Representative Sumner.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:11:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   SUMNER   moved  to   report  CSHB   88(L&C)  out   of                                                          
committee  with  individual   recommendations  and  the  accompanying                                                           
fiscal  notes.     There  being   no  objection,   CSHB  88(L&C)   was                                                          
reported  from  the House  Judiciary  Standing  Committee.    He  gave                                                          
Legislative  Legal  Services  the  authority  to  make  all technical                                                           
and conforming changes as necessary.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:12:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 1:12 p.m. to 1:16 p.m.