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AlaskaSB 10434th Legislature - Second Session (2026)Senate

VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE

Sponsored By: Scott Kawasaki (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Liens and claim deadlines on TOD assets

Beginning July 1, 2026, a TOD beneficiary takes the car or boat subject to any liens, contracts, or other interests. If the probate estate cannot pay allowed claims, the estate can collect from the TOD asset; if several TOD items transfer, claims are split by each item’s net value. Creditors or others must start any enforcement within 12 months of death, and only after the personal representative gets a written demand from a spouse, creditor, child, or their representative.

Transfer-on-death titles for cars and boats

Beginning July 1, 2026, you can add a transfer-on-death (TOD) to the title of a car or boat. You name 1 or 2 beneficiaries on a state form and pay a fee; all joint owners must sign. The title must show “transfer on death” or “TOD,” and the transfer happens at death without notice or acceptance. You keep full control while alive and can change or cancel the TOD at any time, including by filing a form and fee. A beneficiary gets title only if they survive you by 120 hours; if two are named, they take as joint tenants. After death, the state issues a new title when the beneficiary files proof of death, the application, and the fee. The law treats these transfers as nonprobate, and the department may set forms and fees by rule.

State rules and definitions for TOD

The Department of Administration can set rules, forms, and fees to run the TOD program, and those rules cannot start before July 1, 2026. The law also updates legal definitions so interests that transfer at death fit Alaska’s disclaimer rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Scott Kawasaki

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. (H) -- Public Testimony -- Begins at 3:00 PM

    5/15/2026House

  2. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

    5/15/2026House

  3. (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE

    5/6/2026House

  4. (H) FN2: (ADM)

    5/6/2026House

  5. (H) NR: STUTES, MCCABE

    5/6/2026House

  6. (H) DP: G.NELSON, ST. CLAIR, MINA, CARRICK, EISCHEID

    5/6/2026House

  7. (H) TRA RPT 5DP 2NR

    5/6/2026House

  8. (H) Moved CSSB 104(FIN) Out of Committee

    5/5/2026House

  9. (H) TRANSPORTATION at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

    5/5/2026House

  10. Audio/Video

    5/5/2026House

  11. (H) Heard & Held

    4/28/2026House

  12. (H) TRANSPORTATION at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

    4/28/2026House

  13. Audio/Video

    4/28/2026House

  14. (H) TRA, FIN

    3/11/2026House

  15. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

    3/11/2026House

  16. (S) VERSION: CSSB 104(FIN)

    3/9/2026Senate

  17. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

    3/9/2026Senate

  19. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

    3/9/2026Senate

  20. (S) HELD IN THIRD READING TO 3/9 CAL

    3/5/2026Senate

  21. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 104(FIN)

    3/5/2026Senate

  22. (S) COSPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI, STEDMAN, RAUSCHER, CRONK, YUNDT, TILTON, KAUFMAN

    3/4/2026Senate

  23. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/5 CAL

    3/4/2026Senate

  24. (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC

    3/4/2026Senate

  25. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

    3/4/2026Senate

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