AlaskaPeople cleared after convictions could claim missed Alaska dividends
People cleared after a conviction could apply for dividends they missed, with a two-year deadline that depends on when their case ended.
What it does
A person whose conviction is overturned or set aside could apply for missed dividends if the charges are later dismissed or a retrial ends with a not guilty finding. Special deadlines apply to older cases.
When setting each year's dividend amount, the commissioner would subtract money needed for eligible people receiving past dividends, including people cleared after a conviction.
Argument forPeople cleared after a conviction could recover dividends they missed for years they were wrongly ineligible.
Argument againstSubtracting these past payments from the money available for dividends could leave less for other eligible applicants that year.
More detail
The text would let certain people apply for dividends for years they missed because of a conviction. This applies to a person who was denied a dividend for a year because of a conviction. The conviction must be overturned or set aside, and the charges must later be dismissed outside a plea deal in another criminal case, or a retrial must end with a not guilty finding. The person must apply within two years after the dismissal or not guilty finding. A person may still qualify if money for the missed dividend was already transferred to the restorative justice account. For a dismissal or not guilty finding on or after the effective date, the person must apply within two years of that result. For an earlier result, the person must apply within two years after the effective date.
The text would count money needed for these past payments when the commissioner calculates each year's dividend amount. This applies when the commissioner calculates the value of each year's permanent fund dividend. The calculation subtracts money needed to pay prior-year dividends, including payments under the eligibility rule described above. The commissioner must determine each year's dividend value by October 1.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 19(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/16/26Latest
- Jun 19(S) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 15 SLA 26Major
- Jun 4(S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- May 20(S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- Vote recorded (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- #2820. Result: pass.Upper
- May 20(S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- May 19(H) Moved HCS CSSB 167(FIN) Out of Committee -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y38 N2 #2935. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y20 N20 # 2931. Result: fail.Lower
- May 19(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- May 19(H) Moved HCS CSSB 167(FIN) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 9:00 am --
- May 19(H) FINANCE at 08:00 AM ADAMS 519
- May 19(H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 167(FIN)
- May 19(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDEDMajor
- May 19(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY, GALVIN, BYNUM, COULOMBE, DIBERT, EISCHEID, MINA
- May 19(H) PASSED Y38 N2Major
- May 19(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 167(FIN)Minor
- May 19(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UCMinor
- May 19(H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y20 N20Minor
- May 19(H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UC
- May 19(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 19(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026
- May 19(H) FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)
- May 19(H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI
- May 19(H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, ALLARD, MOORE, BYNUM, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER
- May 19(H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 9DP 1NR
- May 19(H) IN FINANCE
- May 18(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 18(H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519
- May 18(H) -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 18(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 7:55 pm --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 17(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- May 16(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 16(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --
- May 16(H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519
- Apr 24(H) FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)
- Apr 24(H) NR: COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD, VANCE
- Apr 24(H) DP: MINA, EISCHEID, GRAY
- Apr 24(H) JUD RPT HCS(JUD) 3DP 3NR
- Apr 22(H) Minutes (HJUD)
- Apr 22(H) Moved HCS CSSB 167(JUD) Out of Committee
- Apr 22(H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Apr 14(H) JUD, FIN
- Apr 14(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Apr 13(S) VERSION: CSSB 167(FIN)
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2221. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)Passed House
- Apr 13(S) PASSED Y20 N-Passed Senate
- Apr 13(S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 167(FIN)Minor
- Apr 10(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/13 CALMinor
- Apr 10(S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- Apr 10(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Apr 10(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/10/2026
- Apr 3(S) FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)
- Apr 3(S) AM: KIEHL
- Apr 3(S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
- Apr 3(S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN
- Apr 3(S) FIN RPT CS 2DP 4NR 1AM NEW TITLE
- Mar 24(S) Moved CSSB 167(FIN) Out of Committee
- Mar 24(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Feb 24(S) Heard & Held
- Feb 24(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Feb 2(S) FIN REFERRAL ADDED
- 2025
- May 13(S) FN2: INDETERMINATE(REV)
- May 13(S) DP: CLAMAN, TOBIN, MYERS, KIEHL
- May 13(S) JUD RPT CS(STA) 4DP
- May 12(S) Minutes (SJUD)
- May 12(S) Moved CSSB 167(STA) Out of Committee
- May 12(S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- May 7(S) Minutes (SJUD)
- May 7(S) Heard & Held
- May 7(S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- May 2(S) FN1: INDETERMINATE(REV)
- May 2(S) NR: WIELECHOWSKI, BJORKMAN
- May 2(S) DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON
- May 2(S) STA RPT CS 2DP 2NR SAME TITLE
- May 1(S) Minutes (SSTA)
- May 1(S) Moved CSSB 167(STA) Out of Committee
- May 1(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Apr 25(S) COSPONSOR(S): MYERS, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT
- Apr 24(S) Minutes (SSTA)
- Apr 24(S) Heard & Held
- Apr 24(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Apr 10(S) STA, JUD
- Apr 10(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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