This bill amends Alaska's permanent fund dividend laws to allow individuals whose convictions have been vacated, reversed, or dismissed to become eligible for the dividend for each year they were previously ineligible due to their conviction. Specifically, it introduces new subsections to AS 43.23.005, stating that individuals can apply for the dividend within one year of their conviction being vacated or reversed, provided that the charges are later dismissed or they are retried and found not guilty.

Additionally, the bill modifies the calculation of the permanent fund dividend value by including provisions for these newly eligible individuals in AS 43.23.025(a). It specifies that the total amount available for dividend payments will now account for the payments due to individuals eligible under the new criteria. Furthermore, a transition provision allows individuals whose convictions were dismissed or reversed before the bill's effective date to apply for the dividend within one year of that date, despite the usual application time limit.

Statutes affected:
HB0189A, AM HB 189, introduced 04/14/2025: 43.23.005, 43.23.025, 37.13.145, 43.23.045, 43.23.021, 43.23.055, 43.23.240