All Roll Calls
Yes: 47 • No: 30
AlaskaHB 7534th Legislature - First Session (2025)HouseWALLET
PERM FUND; EMPLOYMENT; ELIGIBILITY
Sponsored By: Jeremy Bynum (Republican)
Became Law
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Keep your PFD while away
Beginning January 1, 2026, you can still get your Permanent Fund Dividend while away from Alaska if you are otherwise eligible. Covered absences include full‑time school, training not available in Alaska, active‑duty uniformed service and accompanying family, certain merchant marine jobs or training, and continuous medical care or required recovery. You also qualify while caregiving for a critically or terminally ill family member, settling an estate (up to 220 total days), serving in Congress or on a member’s staff, working in a state field office, serving in the Peace Corps, training or competing with a U.S. Olympic or national team, or in certain federal or state fellowships. You may take extra days away for any reason if you still intend to remain an Alaska resident, but these general days are capped at 180, 120, or 45 depending on your other claimed absences. For these rules, uniformed service includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, NOAA Corps, and Public Health Service officers.
Stronger rules for seizing PFD checks
Beginning January 1, 2026, the state cannot accept a levy or garnishment on your PFD for a year before April 1 of that year. If a court orders a seizure, the commissioner sends the seized amount to the court and the department mails or emails you a notice with the court name, case number, and amount. You have 30 days from the mailing date to file an objection with the court if a mistake was made. Some general levy laws do not apply to PFDs.
Background checks for PFD staff
Beginning January 1, 2026, people who work on or contract to help run the Permanent Fund Dividend program must complete fingerprinting and a national criminal history check. Agencies submit your fingerprints and a state‑set fee to request the FBI check through the Department of Public Safety. The check is used to judge qualifications and suitability under state hiring and procurement rules.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jeremy Bynum
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/16/2025
PASSED Y35 N5
Yes: 35 • No: 5
House vote • 4/11/2025
AM NO 1 FAILED Y12 N25 E3
Yes: 12 • No: 25
Actions Timeline
(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/26
7/30/2025House(H) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/11 CHAPTER 7 SLA 25
7/30/2025House(H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
7/30/2025House(H) 3:35 P.M. 5/27/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
7/30/2025House(H) ADOPTED SENATE LETTER OF INTENT UC
5/16/2025House(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
5/16/2025House(H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y30 N9 E1
5/16/2025House(H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 7
5/16/2025House(H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
5/16/2025House(H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
5/16/2025House(S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 75(STA)
5/14/2025Senate(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
5/14/2025Senate(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
5/14/2025Senate(S) PASSED Y20 N-
5/14/2025Senate(S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 75(STA)
5/14/2025Senate(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CAL
5/13/2025Senate(S) ADOPTED SENATE LETTER OF INTENT UC
5/13/2025Senate(S) STA SCS ADOPTED UC
5/13/2025Senate(S) READ THE SECOND TIME
5/13/2025Senate(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2025
5/13/2025Senate(S) FN1: ZERO(REV)
5/12/2025Senate(S) NR: WIELECHOWSKI, GRAY-JACKSON, BJORKMAN, YUNDT
5/12/2025Senate(S) DP: KAWASAKI
5/12/2025Senate(S) LETTER OF INTENT WITH STA REPORT
5/12/2025Senate(S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 7
5/12/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled HB 75
5/16/2025
SCS CSHB 75(STA)
5/12/2025
CSHB 75(STA)
2/28/2025
HB 75
1/31/2025