Legislature(2025 - 2026)GRUENBERG 120
02/17/2026 03:15 PM House STATE AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB124 | |
| HB250 | |
| HB152 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 130 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 250 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 152 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 278 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 124 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 152-EDUCATION TAX
4:54:56 PM
CHAIR CARRICK announced that the final order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 152, "An Act establishing an education tax on
the income of individuals, partners, shareholders in S
corporations, trusts, and estates; repealing tax credits applied
against the tax on individuals under the Alaska Net Income Tax
Act; and providing for an effective date."
4:56:07 PM
The committee took an at-ease at 4:56 p.m.
4:56:33 PM
ALYSE GALVIN, Alaska State Legislature, as prime sponsor,
reintroduced HB 152.
4:57:36 PM
DAVID JIANG, Staff, Representative Alyse Galvin, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of Representative Galvin, prime sponsor,
began a PowerPoint presentation [hard copy included in the
committee file] on HB 152. He provided a brief overview of
"Relative Contributions to Total State Revenue: FY 2025" on
slide 2 and discussed what HB 152 would do. Under the proposed
bill, Alaskans could pay the head tax with a portion of the
permanent fund dividend (PFD). On slide 4, he addressed current
structure at different income levels.
5:00:14 PM
CHAIR CARRICK announced the committee would hear invited
testimony.
5:00:33 PM
MIKE BRONSON, Volunteer, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), began his invited
testimony on HB 152 via a PowerPoint presentation [hard copy
included in the committee file]. He said the proposed
legislation is a step toward compliance with the state
constitutional. On slide 2, he reviewed Moore v. Alaska 2004 to
2012, and all children must be given an opportunity to meet the
standards. On slide 3, Alaska students are one year behind the
rest of the nation in reading grade 4. Slide 4 shows the eighth
grade reading versus the Base Student Allocation (BSA). Slide 5
shows the BSA's buying power dropped and class size increased.
Slide 6 shows that as class size climbed, eighth grade reading
fell. On slide 7, he said in USA, school spending beats
inflation. Slide 8 shows the "Mississippi Miracle" [the state's
rise in fourth-grade reading proficiency] was costly. Slide 9
shows Alaska's spending is stingy, below the level of inflation.
The governor's study showed that Alaska ranked high in
generosity to schools, but it didn't include the PFD. Alaska
spends 15 percent less than the national average on per pupil
student costs as shown on slide 11. The education funding comes
from the general fund (GF), which mostly comes from the
permanent fund, as shown on slide 12. Schools will cost $600
million per year more as shown on slide 13. On slide 14 is the
rough calculation for the Anchorage School District (ASD). He
said HB 152 would make up half of these funds needed.
5:09:52 PM
REPRESENTATIVE GALVIN offered additional remarks. The numbers
in the packets are likely low. She stated $350 million is based
on former years of data.
5:11:10 PM
CHAIR CARRICK announced that HB 152 was held over.