Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB244
Alaska Travel Insurance Tax Rules
Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill sets rules for taxing travel insurance in Alaska and defines who must pay taxes on these policies.
What it does
- Defines terms like 'travel insurer,' 'group travel insurance,' and 'primary certificate holder.'
- States that only amounts for actual insurance are taxed, not fees for travel assistance services or cancellation fee waivers.
Who it affects
- Travel insurers doing business in Alaska
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not state the specific tax rate for travel insurance.
- Details on how insurers must calculate taxes across different states are left to existing apportionment rules.
- The effective date of this law is not listed in the provided text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Group travel insurance
- Travel insurance that is issued to an eligible group.
- Primary certificate holder
- An individual who elects and purchases travel insurance under a group travel insurance policy.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
TRAVEL INSURANCE An Act relating to travel insurance.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) Heard & HeldText
- (S) TRANSPORTATION at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205Text
- (S) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION2049
- (S) FN1: ZERO(CED)2049
- (S) NR: DUNBAR, YUNDT2049
- (S) DP: BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON2049
- (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 2NR TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE2049
- (S) Moved CSSB 244(L&C) Out of CommitteeText
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
- (S) Heard & HeldText
- (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
- (S) L&C, TRA1695
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1695