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SB254
SB 254: Adding Financial Details to Permanent Fund Dividend Stubs
Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires the state to print a summary of specific financial data, including revenue sources and spending details, on every individual's dividend payment stub.
What it does
- Requires each dividend stub to show income from deposits required by the Alaska Constitution.
- Lists amounts earned from appropriations to the fund and adjustments for inflation.
- Shows how much of a dividend was reduced due to program costs or hold harmless provisions.
- Includes a statement explaining that people convicted of felonies, or certain misdemeanors with prior convictions, are not eligible for dividends.
- Explains that funds from ineligible individuals support crime victim services, restitution, mental health treatment, and corrections costs.
- Shows the total amount that would have been paid to ineligible people if they had qualified in the previous fiscal year.
- Lists the five departments with the highest spending and their specific funding amounts for the current year.
- Displays total state revenue broken down by source, such as mineral leases and federal receipts.
Who it affects
- Alaska residents who receive a Permanent Fund Dividend payment
- The Department of Revenue commissioner responsible for issuing notices
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not change the actual amount of money people receive, only what is printed on their stub.
- The specific dollar amounts for revenue and spending will depend on data available in future years after January 1, 2027.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Dividend disbursement advice stub
- The paper or digital slip attached to the dividend check that explains how much money was sent.
- Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)
- An annual payment made by Alaska to its residents from earnings of a state savings fund.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
SUMMARY OF STATE FINANCES ON PFD STUB An Act relating to a summary on individual permanent fund dividend disbursement advice stubs; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS1731
- (S) STA, FIN1731
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1731