# Alaska HB 20: PROHIBIT FEES FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS Alaska HB 20, PROHIBIT FEES FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Dan Saddler (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-25 ((S) Heard & Held); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB20-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska HB 20 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: PROHIBIT FEES FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-03-25, (S) Heard & Held - Sponsor: Dan Saddler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (26 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dan Saddler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | PASSED Y26 N14 | pass | 26 | 14 | | ## Actions (56) - 2026-03-25: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-03-25: (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-05: (S) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (Senate) - 2026-03-05: (S) JUD, L&C (Senate) - 2026-03-05: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-03-04: (H) VERSION: CSHB 20(JUD) (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y40 (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) PASSED Y26 N14 (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 20(JUD) (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) JUD CS ADOPTED UC (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-03-04: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) FN2: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) NR: GRAY (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) DP: UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, KOPP, MINA, VANCE (House) - 2026-02-06: (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) NEW TITLE 5DP 1NR (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) Moved CSHB 20(JUD) Out of Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-02-04: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-01-28: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House) - 2026-01-28: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-01-28: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-01-28: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-18: (H) FN1: ZERO(CED) (House) - 2025-05-18: (H) NR: COULOMBE, CARRICK, NELSON (House) - 2025-05-18: (H) DP: BURKE, SADDLER, FIELDS (House) - 2025-05-18: (H) L&C RPT 3DP 3NR (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) Moved HB 20 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:30 pm -- (House) - 2025-05-16: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-05-16: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-15: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-05-15: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-05-15: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 09:00 AM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-05-15: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session -- (House) - 2025-05-14: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-05-12: (H) -- Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (House) - 2025-05-12: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-02-21: (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS (House) - 2025-02-19: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-02-19: (H) (House) - 2025-02-19: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-02-14: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (House) - 2025-02-14: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-02-14: (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124 (House) - 2025-02-14: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) L&C, JUD (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (House) ## Bill text - CSHB 20(JUD), 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0020B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0020B.PDF) - HB 20, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0020A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0020A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law) - SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) ## Sources - [CSHB 20(JUD) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0020B) - [CSHB 20(JUD) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0020B.PDF) - [HB 20 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0020A) - [HB 20 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0020A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB28-34) - [SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB178-34) - [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34) - [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34) - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB20-34 (as of 2026-11-04).