Bill > SB167

This bill modifies the eligibility requirements for Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), a payment made annually to eligible residents from the state's oil revenues. Specifically, it allows individuals whose felony or certain misdemeanor convictions have been overturned, reversed, or dismissed to receive past PFD payments they were previously ineligible for, provided the dismissal was not part of another plea deal or they were retried and found not guilty. The bill also adds a new condition for ineligibility, stating that individuals convicted of first or second-degree murder, or similar offenses in other jurisdictions, are not eligible for the PFD, with this provision applying to dividends paid in 2027 and later, and to individuals convicted of such crimes on or after the bill's effective date. Furthermore, it adjusts how the total dividend amount is calculated to include payments to these newly eligible individuals and specifies that those whose convictions were overturned before the bill's enactment have one year from the bill's effective date to apply for their missed dividends.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB167