Alaska House to pause public-sector pension bill debates before the Senate acts:
earlier in the month that would create a broader pension plan to provide all state workers and teachers predictable payments upon retirement.
The House’s three-member pension subcommittee will be chaired by Anchorage Republican Rep. Craig Johnson, who recently returned to the Legislature after a six-year absence. Nikiski Republican Ben Carpenter and Juneau Democrat Andi Story are also members. Johnson said in a committee hearing that he was distrustful of any audit into the costs of a pension plan. When the state ended pensions in 2006, lawmakers were partly driven by
Republican House Speaker Cathy Tilton — who also denied that the subcommittee was designed to bury that legislative effort — said it should look at alternatives to returning to a defined benefits pension, and that “all of the options are on the table.” The Senate majority and the House minority — through Josephson’s bill — have both introduced measures to reform the state’s public-sector retirement plan, but the Republican-led House majority has not.
“The House appears to believe that they can act on Senate bills that are not in their possession. Regardless the Senate will be continuing our process and engaging with the public on this important policy,” Giessel said by text.
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