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Alaska2026Enacted
HB53
Alaska State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This law provides money to run state government agencies and specific programs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
What it does
- Sets aside funds for the daily operations of state departments like Administration and Commerce.
- Allows unused money from previous years to be used again in specific areas such as personnel costs, insurance fees, and other program receipts.
- Requires the Office of Information Technology to submit a plan by December 20, 2025, to control cloud service and software licensing costs.
- Directs the Office of Information Technology to create a report on artificial intelligence projects, including their uses, costs, and expected benefits.
- Permits transfers of up to $500,000 between specific retirement and health benefit funds within the Department of Administration.
Who it affects
- State agencies such as the Department of Administration and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
- Specific offices including Shared Services of Alaska, the Office of Information Technology, and the Public Defender Agency.
- Programs like Serve Alaska, Rural Energy Assistance, and the Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute.
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text cuts off while listing details for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, so full information on that program is missing.
- Specific dollar amounts are listed only for selected departments in this excerpt, so total spending across all state agencies cannot be calculated from this section alone.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Appropriation
- The official act of setting aside money for a specific government purpose or program.
- Fiscal Year
- A 12-month period used by the state for budgeting, running from July 1 to June 30 in this bill.
- Unexpended Balance
- Money that was given to an agency but not spent or promised to be spent by a certain date.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET; CAP; SUPP An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) DPS INTENT LANGUAGE REPORT1464
- (H) DPS INTENT LANGUAGE REPORT1443
- (H) FISCAL NOTE MEMO TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR 10/01/251433
- (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/251432
- (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/251455
- (H) TO LEGAL SERVICES1414
- (H) GOVERNOR VETO OVERRIDDEN Y45 N14 E11403
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER1384
- (H) LINE ITEM VETO AND REDUCTIONS1384
- (H) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/12 CHAPTER 10 SLA 251384
- (H) FISCAL NOTE PACKET TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR 5/27/251368
- (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)1368
- (H) 11:30 A.M. 5/27/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR1368
- (H) VERSION: CCS HB 53(BRF SUP MAJ FLD H)1353
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y27 N131353
- (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION1353
- (H) CBRF SECTION(S) FAILED Y22 N181353
- (H) CC RPT ADOPTED Y23 N17 CCS HB 531352
- (H) CC REPORT TAKEN UP1352
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE1364
Changes
Amendments
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AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y36 N4 720
AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y34 N6 721
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AM NO 8 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN UC 725
AM NO 9 OFFERED 727
AM 1 TO AM 9 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 728
AM NO 10 FAILED Y20 N20 729
AM NO 11 ADOPTED Y26 N14 730
AM NO 12 FAILED Y19 N21 732
AM NO 13 FAILED Y19 N21 733
AM NO 14 FAILED Y13 N27 734
AM NO 15 FAILED Y16 N24 735
AM NO 16 NOT OFFERED 735
AM NO 17 FAILED Y19 N21 735
AM 1 TO AM 20 NOT OFFERED 737
AM NOS 18 AND 19 MOVED TO BOTTOM 737
AM 2 TO AM 20 ADOPTED UC 737
AM NO 20 OFFERED 737
AM NO 21 MOVED TO BOTTOM 739
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AM NO 24 NOT OFFERED 741
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AM NO 27 FAILED Y11 N29 743
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AM NO 29 ADOPTED UC 745
AM NO 30 ADOPTED Y26 N12 A2 746
AM NO 31 MOVED TO BOTTOM 746
AM NO 32 FAILED Y10 N30 746
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AM 1 TO AM 33 ADOPTED UC 748
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AM 1 TO AM 36 ADOPTED Y32 N8 760
AM 2 TO AM 36 ADOPTED UC 761
AM NO 37 FAILED Y18 N22 761
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AM NO 39 NOT OFFERED 763
AM NO 40 OFFERED AND PENDING 763
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AM NO 44 FAILED Y19 N21 768
AM NO 45 NOT OFFERED 769
AM NO 46 ADOPTED UC 769
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AM NO 49 FAILED Y19 N21 771
AM 1 TO AM 50 OFFERED 772
AM NO 50 OFFERED 772
AM 2 TO AM 50 ADOPTED UC 774
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AM NO 52 ADOPTED UC 777
AM NOS 53 AND 54 NOT OFFERED 777
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AM NO 57 ADOPTED Y38 N2 778
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AM NO 59 FAILED Y19 N21 780
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AM NO 69 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 789
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AM 1 TO AM 74 ADOPTED UC 796
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AM NO 78 OFFERED AND PENDING 797
AM 1 TO AM 28 ADOPTED UC 801
AM 1 TO AM 78 ADOPTED UC 801
AM NOS 79 AND 80 NOT OFFERED 801
This amendment proposes setting aside about $2.5 billion to pay a permanent fund dividend of $3,900 per person and cover related costs for the fiscal year ending in June 2026.