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SB254

SB 254: Adding Financial Details to Permanent Fund Dividend Stubs

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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

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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

  1. (S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS1731
  2. (S) STA, FIN1731
  3. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1731