State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: HB 148
2020 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(H) Publish Date: 2/28/2020
Identifier: HB148-DHSS-BVS-2-13-2020 Department: Department of Health and Social Services
Title: MARRIAGE WITNESSES Appropriation: Public Health
Sponsor: CLAMAN Allocation: Bureau of Vital Statistics
Requester: (H) STA OMB Component Number: 961
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2021 Governor's
Appropriation FY2021 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2021 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
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 (FY2020) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2021) 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If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?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:
Not applicable, initial version.
Prepared By: Heidi Hedberg, Director Phone: (907)209-2042
Division: Public Health Date: 02/13/2020 12:00 AM
Approved By: Sana Efird, Administrative Services Director Date: 02/13/20
Agency: Office of Management and Budget
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. HB148
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This bill will remove the requirement for two witnesses in solemnization of marriage. Only the participants and the person
solemnizing the wedding need to be present. Currently, state law requires two witnesses in addition to the person
solemnizing the marriage to witness the marriage and sign the marriage certificate. The bill will require the Division of
Public Health to dispose of all current stock of marriage certificates, redesign the standard and decorative forms, and
purchase stock of the new form. The cost to the section is nominal and can be absorbed within the existing appropriation.
Therefore, this is a zero fiscal note.
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Statutes affected:
HB0148A, AM HB 148, introduced 04/29/2019: 25.05.301, 25.05.321, 25.05.361