State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: SB 38
2023 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 7
(S) Publish Date: 3/13/2023
Identifier: SB038-DOA-PDA-3-10-23 Department: Department of Administration
Title: INTERFERENCE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES Appropriation: Legal and Advocacy Services
Sponsor: WILSON Allocation: Public Defender Agency
Requester: Senate Judiciary OMB Component Number: 1631
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2024 Governor's
Appropriation FY2024 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2024 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029
Personal Services
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2023) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2024) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? No
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed? N/A
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Revised based on sponsor testimony in committee related to estimates on charging frequency.
Prepared By: Samantha Cherot, Public Defender Phone: (907)334-4414
Division: Public Defender Agency
REPORT Date: 03/09/2023
ED
SFC 03/1 OUT OF
Approved By: Leslie Isaacs, Administrative Services Director Date: 03/10/2023
Agency: Department of Administration
0/2023
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. SB 38
2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This bill creates several new crimes that are Class B misdemeanors. The bill prohibits a person from repeatedly contacting
emergency services to report an incident that has been previously reported after an emergency worker instructs the
person to stop making contact. The bill also prohibits making repeat contacts to emergency services knowing there is no
emergency or threatening an emergency worker.
New crimes result in additional workload for the Public Defender Agency. At this time it is unclear how many additional
cases will result from this change, however the agency believes the impact will be minimal and the agency can absorb the
additional cases with existing resources. The agency therefore submits a zero‐dollar fiscal note.
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Statutes affected:
SB0038A, AM SB 38, introduced 01/13/2023:
SB0038Z, AM Enrolled SB 38, introduced 05/11/2023: