05/01/2025 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

        SB 167-CRIM. CONV. OVERTURNED: RECEIVE PAST PFD                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:35:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI 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."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:35:13 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited a motion.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:35:20 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  BJORKMAN moved  to adopt  the committee  substitute (CS)                                                               
for SB 167, work order 34-LS0491\N, as the working document.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:35:33 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:35:46 PM                                                                                                                    
SALLY  RAFSON,  Staff,  Senator   Scott  Kawasaki,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  explained the  summary of  changes                                                               
from version A to version N of SB 167 and read the following:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1,  lines 12-13 of  Version N: Added  the language                                                                  
     "and the dismissal was not  part of a plea agreement in                                                                    
     another criminal  case under  Rule 11, Alaska  Rules of                                                                    
     Criminal Procedure;"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
       This change makes it clear that individuals whose                                                                        
       cases have been dismissed because they took a plea                                                                       
     agreement would not qualify for this legislation.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:36:40 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI  removed  his  objection;  he  found  no  further                                                               
objection and CSSB 167 was adopted as the working document.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:37:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:37:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  BJORKMAN  moved  to  report CSSB  167,  work  order  34-                                                               
LS0491\N,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:37:22 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI found no objection  and CSSB 167(STA) was reported                                                               
from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.