AlaskaLawmakers may direct filing-fee money to civil legal services
If signed, Alaska lawmakers could appropriate up to 25 percent of prior-year court filing fees for legal services for qualifying low-income residents.
What it does
If signed, Alaska lawmakers could appropriate up to 25 percent of the court system's prior-year filing fees to a fund that supports legal services for qualifying low-income people. Annual funding would still depend on legislative action.
Argument forThe fund could help qualifying low-income people obtain civil legal services if lawmakers make the allowed appropriations.
Argument againstBecause the fund is not dedicated and lawmakers may choose whether to appropriate money, organizations may not receive dependable annual funding.
More detail
Alaska lawmakers may appropriate money to the civil legal services fund. The fund may support organizations that provide civil legal services to people whose income is no more than 125 percent of Alaska's federal poverty guidelines. Annual deposits may come from money received under AS 09.17.020(j) and from the general fund, subject to the stated limit. The general-fund amount may be up to 25 percent of filing fees the Alaska Court System received during the previous closed fiscal year. The fund is not a dedicated fund, so this text does not guarantee that money will be set aside or spent. The amount based on court filing fees uses fees received during the previous closed fiscal year; no other start or end date is stated.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30(H) FN5: (CC:HB263/FUND TRANSFERS)Latest
- Sep 30(H) FN4: (CED)
- Sep 30(H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263
- Sep 30(S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
- Sep 8(H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
- Jun 4(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/23/26Major
- Jun 4(H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 5/20 CHAPTER 5 SLA 26Major
- May 7(H) 3:45 P.M. 5/7/26 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- May 6(S) VERSION: HB 48
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y17 N3 #2492. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6(S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- May 6(S) PASSED Y17 N3Major
- May 6(S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 48Minor
- May 4(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN
- May 4(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/6 CALMinor
- May 4(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 4(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/4/2026
- May 1(S) FN4: (CED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
- May 1(S) FN3: ZERO(AJS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
- May 1(S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- May 1(S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
- May 1(S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR
- Apr 30(S) Minutes (SFIN)
- Apr 30(S) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
- Apr 30(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Apr 28(S) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Apr 28(S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Apr 14(S) Minutes (SFIN)
- Apr 14(S) Heard & Held
- Apr 14(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Mar 2(S) JUD REFERRAL REMOVED
- Feb 27(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, KAWASAKI, TOBIN
- Feb 27(S) JUD, FIN
- Feb 27(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Feb 25(H) VERSION: HB 48
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y27 N13 #1721. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)Passed Senate
- Feb 25(H) COSPONSOR(S): FRIER, MINA
- Feb 25(H) PASSED Y27 N13Passed House
- Feb 25(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 48Minor
- Feb 23(H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, GRAY, JOSEPHSON
- Feb 23(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/25 CALENDARMinor
- Feb 23(H) FN4: (CED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
- Feb 23(H) FN3: ZERO(AJS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
- Feb 23(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Feb 23(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/23/2026
- Feb 4(H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY
- 2025
- Apr 9(H) FN2: (CED)
- Apr 9(H) FN1: ZERO(AJS)
- Apr 9(H) NR: BYNUM, TOMASZEWSKI
- Apr 9(H) DNP: ALLARD, STAPP
- Apr 9(H) DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
- Apr 9(H) FIN RPT 6DP 2DNP 2NR
- Apr 7(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Apr 7(H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
- Apr 7(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- Mar 21(H) COSPONSOR(S): JIMMIE
- Mar 19(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Mar 19(H) Heard & Held
- Mar 19(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- Feb 19(H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE
- Feb 10(H) FN2: (CED)
- Feb 10(H) FN1: ZERO(AJS)
- Feb 10(H) NR: COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD
- Feb 10(H) DP: MINA, EISCHEID, KOPP, GRAY
- Feb 10(H) JUD RPT 4DP 2NR
- Feb 7(H) Minutes (HJUD)
- Feb 7(H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
- Feb 7(H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Feb 6(H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID
- Jan 31(H) Minutes (HJUD)
- Jan 31(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- Jan 31(H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Jan 27(H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS
- Jan 22(H) JUD, FIN
- Jan 22(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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