Legislature(2017 - 2018)GRUENBERG 120
03/13/2017 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
March 13, 2017
1:44 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Matt Claman, Chair
Representative Zach Fansler, Vice Chair
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux
Representative David Eastman
Representative Chuck Kopp
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Representative Lora Reinbold
Representative Charisse Millett (alternate)
Representative Louise Stutes (alternate)
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Sam Kito, III
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 121
"An Act relating to occupational safety and health enforcement
penalties; and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED HB 121 OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 42
"An Act relating to seizure of property; relating to forfeiture
to the state; relating to criminal law; amending Rules 3, 4, 11,
12, 16, 32, 32.2, 32.3, 39, 39.1, and 42, Alaska Rules of
Criminal Procedure, Rules 501, 801, and 803, Alaska Rules of
Evidence, and Rules 202, 209, and 217, Alaska Rules of Appellate
Procedure; and providing for an effective date."
- SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 121
SHORT TITLE: OCC. HEALTH AND SAFETY CIVIL PENALTIES
SPONSOR(s): LABOR & COMMERCE
02/13/17 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/13/17 (H) L&C, JUD
02/27/17 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124
02/27/17 (H) Heard & Held
02/27/17 (H) MINUTE (L&C)
03/01/17 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM BARNES 124
03/01/17 (H) Moved HB 121 Out of Committee
03/01/17 (H) MINUTE (L&C)
03/03/17 (H) L&C RPT 4DP
03/03/17 (H) DP: STUTES, WOOL, JOSEPHSON, KITO
03/08/17 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
03/08/17 (H) Heard & Held
03/08/17 (H) MINUTE (JUD)
03/13/17 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
DEBORAH KELLY, Director
Division of Labor Standards & Safety
Department of Labor & Workforce Development (DLWD)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing of HB 121, testified and
answered question.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:44:12 PM
CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the House Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting to order at 1:44 p.m. Representatives LeDoux, Eastman,
Fansler, and Claman were present at the call to order.
Representative Kopp arrived as the meeting was in progress.
HB 121-OCC. HEALTH AND SAFETY CIVIL PENALTIES
1:44:40 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN announced that the only order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 121, "An Act relating to occupational safety and
health enforcement penalties; and providing for an effective
date."
1:45:23 PM
DEBORAH KELLY, Director, Division of Labor Standards & Safety,
Department of Labor & Workforce Development (DLWD), in response
to Chair Claman, replied that the short version of HB 121 is
that it will require the department to set maximum penalties for
safety and health standard violations by regulation, and limit
those penalties to the federal equivalent for those penalty
types. This will allow the department to comply with its
federal requirement, she said.
1:46:18 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN asked whether there was concern that the
current regulations were not adequately taking care of workers,
or whether there are some safety concerns.
MS. KELLY responded that she had not heard any complaints that
the standards were not adequate and, she explained, as needed,
the department does conduct the public process to develop new
safety and health standards for the state based on input from
its local industries.
CHAIR CLAMAN, after ascertaining no one wished to testify, did
not reopen public testimony.
1:48:03 PM
REPRESENTATIVE EASTMAN commented that safety is very important
and he opined that Alaska had done an adequate job of attending
to that. He related that any time he hears an argument that "if
you don't do something the federal government is going to do
something less desirable," it is concerning that one of the main
reasons the state would be taking an action was due to something
the federal government was doing. There are concerns of the
federal government doing this or that, and he asked that the
committee put Alaska's best interests as primary, if not as the
sole consideration.
1:49:45 PM
REPRESENTATIVE FANSLER moved to report HB 121, Version 30-
LS0362\), out of committee with individual recommendations and
the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HB 121
moved from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.
1:50:43 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Judiciary Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB121 ver O 2.27.17.PDF |
HJUD 3/8/2017 1:00:00 PM HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 121 |
| HB121 Sponsor Statement 3.6.17.pdf |
HJUD 3/8/2017 1:00:00 PM HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 121 |
| HB121 Sectional Analysis 3.6.17.pdf |
HJUD 3/8/2017 1:00:00 PM HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 121 |
| HB121 Supporting Document-OSHA Fact Sheet 3.6.17.pdf |
HJUD 3/8/2017 1:00:00 PM HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 121 |
| HB121 Supporting Document-Federal Memo to State 2.23.17.pdf |
HJUD 3/8/2017 1:00:00 PM HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 121 |
| HB121 Additional Document-Sponsor's Reply to House Judiciary Committee Questions 3.10.17.pdf |
HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 121 |
| HB121 Fiscal Note DOLWD-OSH 2.24.17.pdf |
HJUD 3/13/2017 1:00:00 PM HL&C 2/27/2017 3:15:00 PM |
HB 121 |