HB48 • 2026

CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND

An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVES HANNAN, Fields, Eischeid, Schrage, Jimmie, Story, Galvin, Gray, Josephson, Frier, Mina SENATORS Gray-Jackson, Kawasaki, Tobin, Claman
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: CHAPTER 5 SLA 26
Effective date: Not listed

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CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND

CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.

What This Bill Does

CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.

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Bill History

2026-05-22 Alaska State Legislature
(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/23/2026
2026-05-22 Alaska State Legislature
(H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 5/21 CH 5 SLA 26
2026-05-07 2446
(H) 3:45 P.M. 5/7/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
2026-05-06 2492
(S) VERSION: HB 48
2026-05-06 2492
(S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
2026-05-06 2492
(S) PASSED Y17 N3
2026-05-06 2491
(S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 48
2026-05-04 2466
(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN
2026-05-04 2466
(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/6 CAL
2026-05-04 2466
(S) READ THE SECOND TIME
2026-05-04 2466
(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/4/2026
2026-05-01 2436
(S) FN4: (CED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
2026-05-01 2436
(S) FN3: ZERO(AJS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
2026-05-01 2435
(S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
2026-05-01 2435
(S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
2026-05-01 2435
(S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR
2026-04-30 Text
(S) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
2026-04-30 Text
(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
2026-04-28 Text
(S) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
2026-04-28 Text
(S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532
2026-04-14 Min
(S) Minutes (SFIN)
2026-04-14 Text
(S) Heard & Held
2026-04-14 Text
(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
2026-03-02 1809
(S) JUD REFERRAL REMOVED
2026-02-27 1790
(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, KAWASAKI, TOBIN
2026-02-27 1788
(S) JUD, FIN
2026-02-27 1788
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
2026-02-25 1740
(H) VERSION: HB 48
2026-02-25 1740
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
2026-02-25 1738
(H) COSPONSOR(S): FRIER, MINA
2026-02-25 1721
(H) PASSED Y27 N13
2026-02-25 1721
(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 48
2026-02-23 1701
(H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, GRAY, JOSEPHSON
2026-02-23 1696
(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/25 CALENDAR
2026-02-23 1696
(H) FN4: (CED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
2026-02-23 1696
(H) FN3: ZERO(AJS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)
2026-02-23 1696
(H) READ THE SECOND TIME
2026-02-23 1696
(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/23/2026
2026-02-04 1560
(H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY
2025-04-09 636
(H) FN2: (CED)
2025-04-09 636
(H) FN1: ZERO(AJS)
2025-04-09 636
(H) NR: BYNUM, TOMASZEWSKI
2025-04-09 636
(H) DNP: ALLARD, STAPP
2025-04-09 636
(H) DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
2025-04-09 636
(H) FIN RPT 6DP 2DNP 2NR
2025-04-07 Min
(H) Minutes (HFIN)
2025-04-07 Text
(H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
2025-04-07 Text
(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
2025-03-21 513
(H) COSPONSOR(S): JIMMIE
2025-03-19 Min
(H) Minutes (HFIN)
2025-03-19 Text
(H) Heard & Held
2025-03-19 Text
(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
2025-02-19 216
(H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE
2025-02-10 154
(H) FN2: (CED)
2025-02-10 154
(H) FN1: ZERO(AJS)
2025-02-10 154
(H) NR: COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD
2025-02-10 154
(H) DP: MINA, EISCHEID, KOPP, GRAY
2025-02-10 154
(H) JUD RPT 4DP 2NR
2025-02-07 Min
(H) Minutes (HJUD)
2025-02-07 Text
(H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
2025-02-07 Text
(H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
2025-02-06 131
(H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID
2025-01-31 Min
(H) Minutes (HJUD)
2025-01-31 Text
(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
2025-01-31 Text
(H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
2025-01-27 92
(H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS
2025-01-22 43
(H) JUD, FIN
2025-01-22 43
(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND
An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.

Current Bill Text

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Enrolled HB 48
LAWS OF ALASKA

2026

Source Chapter No.
HB 48 _______

AN ACT

Relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1

-1- Enrolled HB 48

AN ACT

Relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund. 1
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* Section 1. AS 37.05.590 is amended to read: 3
Sec. 37.05.590. Civil legal services fund. The civil legal services fund is 4
established as a special account in the general fund. The fund consists of 5
appropriations to it. Annually, the legislature may appropriate to the fund only from 6
amounts deposited into the general fund of the state under AS 09.17.020(j) and an 7
amount from the general fund that is up to 25 [10] percent of the filing fees received 8
by the Alaska Court System during the previous closed fiscal year. The legislature 9
may make appropriations from the fund to organizations that provide civil legal 10
services to low-income individuals. Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. In 11
this section, "low-income individual" means an individual with an income equal to or 12
less than 125 percent of the most recent federal poverty guidelines for Alaska set by 13
the United States Department of Health and Human Services. 14