# Alaska HB 48: CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND Alaska HB 48, CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Sara Hannan (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-09-30 ((H) FN5: (CC:HB263/FUND TRANSFERS)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB48-34 - 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 48 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-09-30, (H) FN5: (CC:HB263/FUND TRANSFERS) - Sponsor: Sara Hannan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 14 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (44 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher legal-aid funding cap for low-income Alaskans: benefit, low. The Civil Legal Services Fund is a special account within Alaska's general fund. The law raises one annual funding cap from 10% to 25% of court filing fees from the previous completed fiscal year. Lawmakers can fund the account only through that general-fund allowance and state deposits covered by… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sara Hannan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Claman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Niayuq Frier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Gray (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nellie Unangiq Jimmie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Genevieve Mina (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Calvin Schrage (Not), House - Cosponsor: Andi Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Loki Tobin (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | PASSED Y17 N3 | pass | 17 | 3 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | PASSED Y27 N13 | pass | 27 | 13 | | ## Actions (80) - 2026-09-30: (H) FN5: (CC:HB263/FUND TRANSFERS) (House) - 2026-09-30: (H) FN4: (CED) (House) - 2026-09-30: (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263 (House) - 2026-09-30: (S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26 (Senate) - 2026-09-08: (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26 (House) - 2026-06-04: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/23/26 (House) - 2026-06-04: (H) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 5/20 CHAPTER 5 SLA 26 (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) 3:45 P.M. 5/7/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-06: (S) VERSION: HB 48 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) PASSED Y17 N3 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 48 (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): CLAMAN (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/6 CAL (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-05-04: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) FN4: (CED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) FN3: ZERO(AJS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-05-01: (S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (S) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-30: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-28: (S) -- Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED -- (Senate) - 2026-04-28: (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: (S) Minutes (SFIN) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-04-14: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-02: (S) JUD REFERRAL REMOVED (Senate) - 2026-02-27: (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, KAWASAKI, TOBIN (Senate) - 2026-02-27: (S) JUD, FIN (Senate) - 2026-02-27: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2026-02-25: (H) VERSION: HB 48 (House) - 2026-02-25: (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) (House) - 2026-02-25: (H) COSPONSOR(S): FRIER, MINA (House) - 2026-02-25: (H) PASSED Y27 N13 (House) - 2026-02-25: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 48 (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, GRAY, JOSEPHSON (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/25 CALENDAR (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) FN4: (CED)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) FN3: ZERO(AJS)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-02-23: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/23/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) FN2: (CED) (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) FN1: ZERO(AJS) (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) NR: BYNUM, TOMASZEWSKI (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) DNP: ALLARD, STAPP (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) DP: HANNAN, GALVIN, JIMMIE, FOSTER, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE (House) - 2025-04-09: (H) FIN RPT 6DP 2DNP 2NR (House) - 2025-04-07: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2025-04-07: (H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-04-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-21: (H) COSPONSOR(S): JIMMIE (House) - 2025-03-19: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2025-03-19: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2025-03-19: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2025-03-19: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-19: (H) COSPONSOR(S): SCHRAGE (House) - 2025-02-10: (H) FN2: (CED) (House) - 2025-02-10: (H) FN1: ZERO(AJS) (House) - 2025-02-10: (H) NR: COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD (House) - 2025-02-10: (H) DP: MINA, EISCHEID, KOPP, GRAY (House) - 2025-02-10: (H) JUD RPT 4DP 2NR (House) - 2025-02-07: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House) - 2025-02-07: (H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee (House) - 2025-02-07: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2025-02-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-02-06: (H) COSPONSOR(S): EISCHEID (House) - 2025-01-31: (H) Minutes (HJUD) (House) - 2025-01-31: (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- (House) - 2025-01-31: (H) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2025-01-31: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-01-27: (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) JUD, FIN (House) - 2025-01-22: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled HB 48, 2026-05-06: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0048Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0048Z.PDF) - HB 48, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0048A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0048A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 28: EDU: SCHOOLS/TEACHERS/SCHOOL BD/LOAN PRGM (became law) - SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law) - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled HB 48 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0048Z) - [Enrolled HB 48 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0048Z.PDF) - [HB 48 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0048A) - [HB 48 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0048A.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 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34) - [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34) - [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-HB48-34 (as of 2026-11-04).