---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "32"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "Alaska SB 131 (32)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS", "DEATH", "EMPLOYMENT", "FIRE PROTECTION", "LABOR", "WORKERS COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOLLAND"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 96
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2022-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c9c7f87-9c9f-4c5b-969d-6a0d774dd110"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/32?Root=SB131"
source_hash: "8f7be8006746b19d1bf7604cf16d5cb336d36422c6503311d35ae8ee8e79fc72"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska SB 131 (32) — 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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CCS SB 131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0131E)
2. **Enrolled SB 131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0131Z)
3. **HCS SB 131(FIN)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0131D)
4. **HCS SB 131(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0131C)
5. **SB 131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0131A)
6. **SB 131(title am)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0131B)

## Votes

- (S) CC RPT ADPTD Y19 N- A1 CCS SB 131 #3003 — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) FAILED CONCUR (H) AM Y6 N14 #2976 — **6–14** (fail) · upper
- (S) PASSED Y20 N- #1109 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) FAILED RECEDE (H) AM Y17 N22 E1 #3115 — **17–22** (fail) · lower
- (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y29 N9 A2 CCS SB 131 #3140 — **29–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) LIMIT ALL INTROS TO 3 MIN, DEBATE TO 2 MIN EACH Y36 N4 #3075 — **36–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y29 N11 #3091 — **29–11** (pass) · lower
- (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y17 N3 # 1109 — **17–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED Y27 N11 E1 A1 #2992 — **27–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HOLLAND — primary (person)
- Gray-Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-04-28** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** (S) CRA, L&C
- **2021-05-06** (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2021-05-06** (S) Heard & Held
- **2021-05-06** (S) Minutes (SCRA)
- **2021-05-07** (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON
- **2021-05-11** (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2021-05-11** (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2021-05-13** (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2021-05-13** (S) Moved SB 131 Out of Committee
- **2021-05-13** (S) Minutes (SCRA)
- **2021-05-14** (S) CRA RPT 2DP 2NR
- **2021-05-14** (S) DP: HUGHES, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2021-05-14** (S) NR: MYERS, WILSON
- **2021-05-14** (S) FN1: ZERO(LWF)
- **2021-05-14** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2021-05-14** (S) Moved SB 131 Out of Committee
- **2021-05-14** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2021-05-17** (S) L&C RPT 4DP
- **2021-05-17** (S) DP: COSTELLO, MICCICHE, GRAY-JACKSON, STEVENS
- **2021-05-17** (S) FN1: ZERO(LWF)
- **2021-05-18** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2021
- **2021-05-18** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y17 N3 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-18** (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2021-05-18** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 131(TITLE AM) `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** (S) PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2021-05-18** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2021-05-18** (S) VERSION: SB 131(TITLE AM)
- **2021-05-19** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** (H) L&C
- **2021-05-19** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TUCK
- **2022-02-02** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 05:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-02-02** (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- **2022-02-02** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2022-04-13** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-13** (H) Heard & Held
- **2022-04-20** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-20** (H) Moved HCS SB 131(L&C) Out of Committee
- **2022-04-25** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2022-04-25** (H) Moved HCS SB 131(l&C) Out of Committee
- **2022-04-25** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2022-04-26** (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) 6DP
- **2022-04-26** (H) DP: SCHRAGE, MCCARTY, SNYDER, NELSON, FIELDS, SPOHNHOLZ
- **2022-04-26** (H) FN2: ZERO(LWF)
- **2022-04-26** (H) FN3: INDETERMINATE(ADM)
- **2022-04-26** (H) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C
- **2022-05-05** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2022-05-05** (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to 3:50 pm --
- **2022-05-05** (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- **2022-05-13** (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- **2022-05-13** (H) Moved HCS SB 131(FIN) Out of Committee
- **2022-05-16** (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 5DP 5NR
- **2022-05-16** (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 19
- **2022-05-16** (H) DP: ORTIZ, THOMPSON, JOSEPHSON, RASMUSSEN, FOSTER
- **2022-05-16** (H) NR: LEBON, CARPENTER, JOHNSON, WOOL, MERRICK
- **2022-05-16** (H) FN4: ZERO(LWF)
- **2022-05-16** (H) FN5: (ADM)
- **2022-05-17** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2022
- **2022-05-17** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2022-05-17** (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED Y27 N11 E1 A1
- **2022-05-17** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/18 CALENDAR `reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DRUMMOND, TARR, JOSEPHSON
- **2022-05-18** (H) LIMIT ALL INTROS TO 3 MIN, DEBATE TO 2 MIN EACH Y36 N4
- **2022-05-18** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 131(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-18** (H) PASSED Y29 N11 `passage`
- **2022-05-18** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2022-05-18** (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 19
- **2022-05-18** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2022-05-18** (H) VERSION: HCS SB 131(FIN)
- **2022-05-18** (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2022-05-18** (S) FAILED CONCUR (H) AM Y6 N14 `failure`
- **2022-05-18** (H) RECEDE MESSAGE RECEIVED
- **2022-05-18** (H) RECEDE TAKEN UP UC
- **2022-05-18** (H) FAILED RECEDE (H) AM Y17 N22 E1 `failure`
- **2022-05-18** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2022-05-18** (H) JOSEPHSON (CHAIR), WOOL, CARPENTER
- **2022-05-18** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
- **2022-05-18** (S) HOLLAND (CHAIR), MYERS, KAWASAKI
- **2022-05-18** (S) CC REPORT READ
- **2022-05-18** (S) CC RPT ADPTD Y19 N- A1 CCS SB 131
- **2022-05-18** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2022-05-18** (H) CC REPORT: CCS SB 131 RECEIVED
- **2022-05-18** (H) CC REPORT TAKEN UP
- **2022-05-18** (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y29 N9 A2 CCS SB 131
- **2022-05-18** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2022-05-18** (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB131 at 11:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2022-05-18** (H) Moved CCS HB 131 Out of Committee
- **2022-05-18** (H) Minutes (HSB131)
- **2022-05-18** (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB131 at 11:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- **2022-05-18** (S) Moved CCS SB 131 Out of Committee
- **2022-05-18** (S) Minutes (SSB131)
- **2022-10-05** (S) 4:00 P.M. 7/22/22 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-05** (S) Signed into law 7/30 CHAPTER 48 SLA 22 `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-05** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c9c7f87-9c9f-4c5b-969d-6a0d774dd110`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).