# Alaska SB 163: REPEAL CERTAIN INACTIVE FUNDS/ACCOUNTS Alaska SB 163, REPEAL CERTAIN INACTIVE FUNDS/ACCOUNTS, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by James Kaufman (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-07-16 ((S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB163-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska SB 163 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: REPEAL CERTAIN INACTIVE FUNDS/ACCOUNTS - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-09 - Last action: 2026-07-16, (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26 - Sponsor: James Kaufman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alaska ends three inactive state funds: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law removes the legal basis for Alaska’s public access fund. It also removes the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program Emergency Account. It repeals the authority for the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games Reserve Fund. This does not end the temporary assistance prog… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Kaufman (Republican), Senate ## Actions (56) - 2026-07-16: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/4/26 (Senate) - 2026-07-16: (S) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/30 CHAPTER 53 SLA 26 (Senate) - 2026-06-17: (S) 12:15 P.M. 6/16/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2026-05-20: (H) VERSION: CSSB 163(L&C) (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) PASSED Y39 A1 (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 163(L&C) (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) READ THE SECOND TIME (House) - 2026-05-20: (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026 (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) DP: VANCE, MCCABE, ST. CLAIR, HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) STA RPT 7DP (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) Moved CSSB 163(L&C) Out of Committee -- Testimony -- (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-05: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-05-05: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-05-05: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-05-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) STA (House) - 2026-04-24: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2026-04-22: (S) VERSION: CSSB 163(L&C) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 163(L&C) (Senate) - 2026-04-21: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/22 CAL (Senate) - 2026-04-21: (S) L&C CS ADOPTED UC (Senate) - 2026-04-21: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2026-04-21: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/21/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) Moved CSSB 163(L&C) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK, KIEHL (Senate) - 2026-04-01: (S) FIN RPT CS(L&C) 7DP (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-23: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-03-23: (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-10: (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: (S) NR: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2026-03-10: (S) DP: BJORKMAN, YUNDT (Senate) - 2026-03-10: (S) L&C RPT CS 2DP 2NR NEW TITLE (Senate) - 2026-03-09: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: (S) Moved CSSB 163(L&C) Out of Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-09: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-01-30: (S) Minutes (SL&C) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2026-01-30: (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-09: (S) L&C, FIN (Senate) - 2025-04-09: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled SB 163, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0163Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0163Z.PDF) - CSSB 163(L&C), 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0163B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0163B.PDF) - SB 163, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0163A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0163A.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law) - SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law) - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) ## Sources - [Enrolled SB 163 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0163Z) - [Enrolled SB 163 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0163Z.PDF) - [CSSB 163(L&C) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0163B) - [CSSB 163(L&C) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0163B.PDF) - [SB 163 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0163A) - [SB 163 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0163A.PDF) ## Related - [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 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34) - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [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-SB163-34 (as of 2026-11-04).