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HB20

Ban on Fees for Paper Documents

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In one sentence

This law stops insurers and businesses in Alaska from charging extra money to give customers paper copies of statements or invoices.

What it does

  • Requires insurers to provide paper documents without adding a fee or changing the price.
  • Prohibits businesses from charging an additional fee for providing paper statements, invoices, notices, or other documents.
  • Allows companies to charge a fee if they must make a duplicate copy of a document that was already sent once.
  • Gives state officials power to write rules and enforce these new requirements.
  • Lists breaking this rule as an unfair trade practice under Alaska law.

Who it affects

  • Insurance companies operating in the state
  • Businesses defined by Alaska statutes
  • Customers who request paper copies of documents

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not stop companies from charging for duplicate copies of documents already provided.
  • Specific details on how officials will enforce the rule depend on future regulations they may write.
  • The bill text defines 'business' by referring to another state code section rather than listing specific types.

Plain language

Terms to know

Insurer
A company that sells insurance policies.
Unfair trade practice
An action by a business that breaks rules about fair dealing with customers, including charging fees for paper documents.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textCurrent bill text

Official summary

PROHIBIT FEES FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS An Act relating to fees for paper documents; relating to unfair trade practices; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) Heard & HeldText
  2. (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205Text
  3. (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY1844
  4. (S) JUD, L&C1844
  5. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1844
  6. (H) VERSION: CSHB 20(JUD)1780
  7. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)1780
  8. (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON1779
  9. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y401777
  10. (H) PASSED Y26 N141777
  11. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 20(JUD)1776
  12. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC1776
  13. (H) JUD CS ADOPTED UC1776
  14. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME1776
  15. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/20261776
  16. (H) FN2: ZERO(CED)1568
  17. (H) NR: GRAY1568
  18. (H) DP: UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, KOPP, MINA, VANCE1568
  19. (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) NEW TITLE 5DP 1NR1568
  20. (H) Minutes (HJUD)Min