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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to workers' compensation reemployment rights and benefits; establishing a workers' compensation stay-at-work program; relating to the workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; relating to the presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder; relating to the Alaska senior benefits payment program; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to workers' compensation reemployment rights and benefits; establishing a workers' compensation stay-at-work program; relating to the workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; relating to the presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder; relating to the Alaska senior benefits payment program; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "33"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "Alaska SB 147 (33)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS & COMMISSIONS", "CLAIMS", "DEATH", "DISABILITIES", "EMPLOYMENT", "FUNDS", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES", "HEARINGS", "LABOR", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PHYSICIANS", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES", "REGULATIONS", "RIGHTS", "SENIOR CITIZENS", "STATE AID", "SUNSET", "WORKERS COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kaufman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 86
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2024-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2aba7d8-29ad-4ec1-8043-ad3ace04c3ed"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=SB147"
source_hash: "8b0534dbcbd0250bd703c4eb963bceeaaa9fcfb530235569177f1b0e6d42a4aa"
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 147 (33) — An Act relating to workers' compensation reemployment rights and benefits; establishing a workers' compensation stay-at-work program; relating to the workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; relating to the presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder; relating to the Alaska senior benefits payment program; and providing for an effective date.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CSSB 147(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0147B)
2. **Enrolled SB 147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0147Z)
3. **HCS CSSB 147(L&C)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0147C)
4. **HCS CSSB 147(L&C) am H** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0147D)
5. **SB 147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=SB0147A)
## Votes
- (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y20 N20 # 3243 — **2020** (fail) · lower
- (H) AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y36 N4 # 3242 — **364** (pass) · lower
- (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 #1819**190** (pass) · upper
- (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- #2843**200** (pass) · upper
- (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y39 N1 # 3231 — **391** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y27 N13 # 3230 — **2713** (pass) · lower
- (H) PASSED Y39 N1 #3245**391** (pass) · lower
- (H) AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y28 N12 # 3240 — **2812** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kaufman — primary (person)
- Bishop — cosponsor (person)
- Bjorkman — cosponsor (person)
- Carrick — cosponsor (person)
- Claman — cosponsor (person)
- Dunbar — cosponsor (person)
- Galvin — cosponsor (person)
- Giessel — cosponsor (person)
- Gray-Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Josephson — cosponsor (person)
- Kawasaki — cosponsor (person)
- Stedman — cosponsor (person)
- Tobin — cosponsor (person)
- Wielechowski — cosponsor (person)
- Wright — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-11** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** (S) L&C, FIN
- **2024-01-29** (S) COSPONSOR(S): BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2024-02-14** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2024-02-14** (S) Heard & Held
- **2024-02-14** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2024-02-19** (S) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED
- **2024-02-21** (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- **2024-02-21** (S) Moved CSSB 147(L&C) Out of Committee
- **2024-02-21** (S) Minutes (SL&C)
- **2024-02-23** (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 2NR TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE
- **2024-02-23** (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON
- **2024-02-23** (S) NR: DUNBAR, MERRICK
- **2024-02-23** (S) FN1: ZERO(LWF)
- **2024-03-04** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** (S) L&C CS ADOPTED UC
- **2024-03-04** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/6 CAL `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 147(L&C) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-03-06** (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) `passage`
- **2024-03-06** (S) VERSION: CSSB 147(L&C)
- **2024-03-11** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11** (H) L&C
- **2024-03-20** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-03-20** (H) <Bill Hearing Rescheduled to 03/22/24> -- Recessed to 3/21/24 at 10:30 am --
- **2024-03-20** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-03-22** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-03-22** (H) Heard & Held
- **2024-03-22** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-03-29** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-03-29** (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2024-04-05** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-04-05** (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- MEETING CANCELED --
- **2024-04-08** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-04-08** (H) Heard & Held
- **2024-04-08** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-04-12** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-04-12** (H) Heard & Held
- **2024-04-12** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-05-10** (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- **2024-05-10** (H) Moved HCS CSSB 147(L&C) Out of Committee
- **2024-05-10** (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- **2024-05-11** (H) L&C RPT HCS(L&C) 6DP 1NR
- **2024-05-11** (H) DP: FIELDS, CARRICK, PRAX, SADDLER, WRIGHT, RUFFRIDGE
- **2024-05-11** (H) NR: SUMNER
- **2024-05-11** (H) FN1: ZERO(LWF)
- **2024-05-14** (H) RULES TO 1ST SUP CALENDAR 5/14/2024
- **2024-05-14** (H) HELD TO 5/15 CALENDAR
- **2024-05-15** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2024-05-15** (H) L&C HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y27 N13 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2024-05-15** (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 27
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y39 N1 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y28 N12 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y36 N4 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- **2024-05-15** (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y20 N20 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-05-15** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC `reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 147(L&C) AM H `reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** (H) PASSED Y39 N1 `passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-05-15** (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, CARRICK, WRIGHT
- **2024-05-15** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED `passage`
- **2024-05-15** (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 147(L&C) AM H
- **2024-05-15** (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- **2024-05-15** (S) COSPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, WIELECHOWSKI, TOBIN, GIESSEL, DUNBAR, BISHOP, STEDMAN,
- **2024-05-15** (S) CLAMAN
- **2024-05-15** (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- **2024-05-15** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2024-10-09** (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2024-10-09** (S) 3:10 P.M. 7/3/24 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-09** (S) Signed into law 7/11 CHAPTER 12 SLA 24 `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-09** (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER `became-law`
- **2024-10-09** (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/30/24
- **2024-10-09** (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 8/30/24
- **2024-10-09** (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 268
- **2024-10-09** (H) FN1: (DOH) FROM SB 170
- **2024-10-09** (H) FN2: (DOH) FROM SB 170
- **2024-10-09** (H) FN3: (DOH) FROM SB 170
- **2024-10-16** (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15
- **2024-10-16** (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE REVISED 10/15
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2aba7d8-29ad-4ec1-8043-ad3ace04c3ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).