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HB211

Alaska Law on Prepaid Legal Plans

Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill states that prepaid legal plans are not insurance and sets rules for how companies must inform members about costs, services, and cancellation.

What it does

  • Exempts prepaid legal plans from state laws that regulate insurance.
  • Defines a prepaid legal plan as an arrangement where members pay in advance for specific legal services provided by contracted attorneys who receive fixed payments.
  • Bans misleading ads that claim these plans are insurance or promise guaranteed results beyond covered services.
  • Requires companies to give written details before enrollment about costs, covered services, how to access them, and how to file complaints.
  • Prohibits charging fees for months after a member cancels the plan.
  • Bans penalties for canceling membership in the plan.

Who it affects

  • Companies that offer prepaid legal plans in Alaska
  • People who join or consider joining these legal service plans

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill does not state a specific date when these rules will start.
  • The text defines what is covered but does not list every type of legal service included or excluded.

Plain language

Terms to know

Prepaid Legal Plan
An agreement where a person pays ahead of time for specific legal services from an attorney hired by the plan.
Disenroll
To cancel membership in the prepaid legal plan.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

INSURANCE: PREPAID LEGAL PLANS An Act relating to prepaid legal plans.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) JUD REFERRAL ADDED AFTER L&C2627
  2. (S) Heard & HeldText
  3. (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  4. (S) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE2463
  5. (S) L&C2463
  6. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2463
  7. (H) VERSION: CSHB 211(L&C)2381
  8. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)2381
  9. (H) PASSED Y33 N4 E32375
  10. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 211(L&C)2375
  11. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/1 CALENDAR2355
  12. (H) L&C CS ADOPTED UC2355
  13. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME2355
  14. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/30/20262355
  15. (H) FN1: ZERO(CED)2303
  16. (H) NR: SADDLER, D.NELSON2303
  17. (H) DP: FRIER, CARRICK, HALL, FIELDS2303
  18. (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 4DP 2NR2303
  19. (H) Moved CSHB 211(L&C) Out of CommitteeText
  20. (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124Text