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HB75

Alaska HB 75: Revenue Employee Checks and Permanent Fund Dividend Absence Rules

Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law requires fingerprint-based background checks for certain Department of Revenue staff, expands the list of reasons residents can be absent from Alaska while keeping dividend eligibility, defines family members more broadly, and allows electronic notices for debt collection.

What it does

  • Requires national criminal history record checks using fingerprints for current or prospective employees and contractors at the Department of Revenue who administer the permanent fund dividend program.
  • Adds new reasons residents can be absent from Alaska during the qualifying year but still receive a Permanent Fund Dividend, including serving in Congress, working on congressional staff, settling an estate, providing care for critically ill family members, or caring for terminally ill relatives.
  • Updates the definition of 'family member' to include grandparents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and first cousins for eligibility purposes.
  • Clarifies that absences for settling an estate are limited to 220 cumulative days.
  • Sets specific limits on additional absence days allowed depending on which other reasons for absence the individual is claiming.

Who it affects

  • Current or prospective employees and contractors at the Department of Revenue who work with the permanent fund dividend program.
  • Alaska residents applying for a Permanent Fund Dividend who are absent from the state during the qualifying year.
  • Spouses, minor dependents, or disabled dependents accompanying eligible individuals on approved absences.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify exact dollar amounts for dividends or specific dates when payments are made beyond the general requirement to pay by December 31.
  • Calculating total allowed absence days depends on which combination of reasons a person claims, requiring careful tracking against multiple limits.

Plain language

Terms to know

Permanent Fund Dividend
An annual payment made to Alaska residents based on residency requirements during a qualifying year.
Qualifying Year
The specific time period used to determine if a person meets the residency rules for receiving a dividend.
Uniformed Services
Includes the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

PERM FUND; EMPLOYMENT; ELIGIBILITY An Act relating to national criminal history record checks for certain employees of the Department of Revenue; relating to allowable absences for eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; relating to electronic notice of debt collection executed on a permanent fund dividend; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/261378
  2. (H) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/11 CHAPTER 7 SLA 251378
  3. (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)1372
  4. (H) 3:35 P.M. 5/27/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR1372
  5. (H) ADOPTED SENATE LETTER OF INTENT UC1247
  6. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE1246
  7. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y30 N9 E11246
  8. (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 71246
  9. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP1245
  10. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD1212
  11. (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 75(STA)1281
  12. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED1281
  13. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE1278
  14. (S) PASSED Y20 N-1278
  15. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 75(STA)1278
  16. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CAL1256
  17. (S) ADOPTED SENATE LETTER OF INTENT UC1256
  18. (S) STA SCS ADOPTED UC1256
  19. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME1256
  20. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/20251256

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 FAILED Y12 N25 E3 699

AM 2

AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED 701