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Committee moves to reject pay-raise recommendations from Alaska compensation commission
Summary
A legislative committee on Feb. 26 reported out Senate Bill 87, a proposal to reject pay-raise recommendations from the Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission; sponsors cited a statutory 60-day deadline and an estimated FY‑27 cost of about $507,157.
A legislative committee on Feb. 26 moved to report out Senate Bill 87, a measure to reject pay-raise recommendations from the Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission.
Sen. Bill Wilakowski, representing East Anchorage in Senate District K and chair of the Senate Rules Committee, told the committee that "Senate Bill 87 rejects a pay raise recommended by the Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission." He said the commission's report was received by the legislature on Jan. 30, 2025, and that "by statute, the legislature must act within 60 days by March 31 to reject the pay raise or else it goes into effect."
The commission had recommended increases tied to the Anchorage Consumer Price Index for the governor, lieutenant governor, department heads and legislators. Wilakowski said legislative finance estimates the total cost of those increases in fiscal year 2027 would be approximately $507,157 in undesignated general funds above current levels, with continued growth thereafter. He also told members that, in his view, some recommendations referenced in the commission's 2023 materials were statutory changes that did not need to be enacted in statute.
Megan Wallace, chief counsel, and Emily Nauman of Legislative Legal Services were on hand to answer technical questions, Wilakowski said. The chair asked for questions; none were raised during the recorded discussion.
A motion was made to report the bill out of committee "with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note." The recorded motion text referred to "SB 80 LS0526A," while the chair stated on the record that "SB 87 has moved from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note," indicating a discrepancy between the motion wording and the chair's announcement. The committee proceeded on the chair's confirmation; members were asked to remain to sign the committee report. The meeting adjourned at 8:04 a.m.
No roll-call vote on the motion was recorded in the transcript excerpt; the chair indicated there were no objections and declared the measure moved out of committee.
