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SB273 • 2026

FEES CHARGED TO DISABLED VETERANS

An Act relating to certain municipal fees and disabled veterans; and providing for an effective date.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS BY REQUEST
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
(S) CRA
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Disabled Veterans Fee Waiver

This act requires municipalities in Alaska to waive certain fees for disabled veterans who need modifications to their homes.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new section in the Alaska Statutes that allows municipalities to waive specific fees for disabled veterans.
  • Specifies that these waived fees include building, permit, plan review, inspection, and reinspection fees.
  • Requires disabled veterans or their caretakers to provide proof of veteran status and attest that modifications are needed due to disability.
  • Defines a 'disabled veteran' as someone who has served in the U.S. armed forces, National Guard, or reserve unit with a physical or mental impairment.
  • Applies this rule to both home rule and general law municipalities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Disabled veterans needing modifications to their homes
  • Municipalities that charge fees for building permits and inspections

Terms To Know

disabled veteran
A person who has served in the U.S. armed forces, National Guard, or reserve unit with a physical or mental impairment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what constitutes adequate proof of veteran status.
  • It is unclear how municipalities will determine if modifications are necessary due to disability.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 1790

    (S) REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

  2. 2026-02-27 1790

    (S) CRA, STA

  3. 2026-02-27 1790

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

FEES CHARGED TO DISABLED VETERANS
An Act relating to certain municipal fees and disabled veterans; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 273

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BY REQUEST

Introduced: 2/27/26
Referred: Community & Regional Affairs, State Affairs

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to certain municipal fees and disabled veterans; and providing for an 1
effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 4
(68) AS 29.35.128 (fee waiver for disabled veterans). 5
* Sec. 2. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read: 6
Sec. 29.35.128. Fee waiver for disabled veterans. (a) A municipality shall 7
waive a building fee, permit fee, plan review fee, plan examination fee, inspection or 8
reinspection fee, or other fee normally required by the municipality for modifications 9
to the residence of a disabled veteran, if the modifications are required to 10
accommodate the veteran's disability. The disabled veteran or disabled veteran's 11
caretaker shall provide proof of the disabled veteran's veteran status and attest that the 12
modifications to the residence are required to accommodate the veteran's disability. 13
The municipality shall determine what constitutes adequate proof of veteran status 14
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under this section. In this section, "disabled veteran" means an individual who has 1
served in the armed forces of the United States, the National Guard, or a reserve unit 2
of the United States armed services, and who has a physical or mental impairment that 3
substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of having such an 4
impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. 5
(b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities. 6
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026. 7