05/12/2025 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

        SB 167-CRIM. CONV. OVERTURNED: RECEIVE PAST PFD                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
           [CSSB 167(STA) was before the committee.]                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:44:18 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN announced  the consideration of SENATE  BILL NO. 167                                                               
"An Act relating  to a permanent fund dividend  for an individual                                                               
whose conviction  has been vacated,  reversed, or  dismissed; and                                                               
relating to  the calculation of  the value of the  permanent fund                                                               
dividend  by  including payment  to  individuals  eligible for  a                                                               
permanent fund  dividend because  of a  conviction that  has been                                                               
vacated, reversed, or dismissed."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CLAMAN  said this is  the second hearing  of SB 167  in the                                                               
Senate Judiciary Committee. The intention  is to look to the will                                                               
of the committee to report the bill out.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:44:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MYERS asked  page 1,  line 12  having to  make sure  the                                                               
dismal was ? part of the plea agreement.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:45:54 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  CLAMAN   noted  Ms.  Wojtusik  from   the  Permanent  Fund                                                               
Division,   Department  of   Revenue  is   available  to   answer                                                               
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:46:09 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS  expressed that he is  happy to get an  answer from                                                               
whomever is most knowledgeable.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:46:25 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  directed the  question to Ms.  Wojtusik as  some of                                                               
the questions are specific to eligibility.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:46:42 PM                                                                                                                    
GENEVIEVE WOJTUSIK,  Director, Permanent Fund  Dividend Division,                                                               
Department of Revenue, Juneau,  Alaska, Answered questions during                                                               
the discussion of SB 167.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:47:28 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MYERS asked  if then  is  there the  possibility that  a                                                               
previous conviction, conviction  vacated as parat of  a plea deal                                                               
that                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:48:29 PM                                                                                                                    
MS. WOJTUSIK deferred to courts or legal.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:48:38 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN directed question to Ms. Meade.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:48:53 PM                                                                                                                    
NANCY  MEADE,  General  Counsel, Administrative  Offices,  Alaska                                                               
Court System,  Anchorage, Alaska,  Answered questions  during the                                                               
discussion of SB 167. If a person spends some time incarcerated.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:50:21 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS satisfied.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:50:38 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:50:41 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL moved  to  report CSSB  167(STA),  work order  34-                                                               
LS0491\N,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:50:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR CLAMAN  found no objection  and CSSB 167(STA)  was reported                                                               
from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.