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State of Alaska
                                                             Fiscal Note
                                                                                               Bill Version:                  CSSB 90(JUD)
 2021 Legislative Session
                                                                                               Fiscal Note Number:            1
                                                                                               (S) Publish Date:              3/19/2021
 Identifier:        SB090-LAW-CIV-CFB-2-26-21                                   Department:        Department of Law
 Title:             ELECTRONIC WILLS                                            Appropriation: Civil Division
 Sponsor:           MYERS                                                       Allocation:        Commercial and Fair Business
 Requester: (S) Judiciary                                                       OMB Component Number:                2717
 Expenditures/Revenues
 Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                               (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                 Included in
                                    FY2022       Governor's
                                Appropriation      FY2022                                             Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                  Requested       Request
 OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2022        FY 2022       FY 2023                       FY 2024            FY 2025         FY 2026         FY 2027
 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 (FY2021) cost:                                    0.0                (separate supplemental appropriation required)
 Estimated CAPITAL (FY2022) 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?
 Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
 Not applicable. Initial version.
 Prepared By:               Valerie Rose, Budget Analyst                                                             Phone:       (907)465-3674
 Division:                  Administrative Services Division                                                         Date:        02/26/2021
 Approved By:               Amber LeBlanc, Administrative Services Director                                          Date:        02/26/21
 Agency:                    Office of Management and Budget
Printed 3/19/2021                                                        Page 1 of 2                                                       Control Code: TaFOj
                                                                                                           CSSB 90(JUD) - Fiscal Note 1
                                                  FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                   BILL NO. SB 90
2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   This bill would amend the definition of a will to include an electronic will to mean a will where the text, the signature of
   the testator, and the signature of a witness are provided by electronic means. The bill provides a definition of electronic
   presence that applies to two or more individuals in different locations, to communicate by use of electronic means during
   the actual time that they are in engaging in the activities.
   An electronic will would be considered valid and admissible to probate in the state if the will is readable text, signed by the
   testator, and attested to under the laws of the state and the local jurisdiction where the testator was physically present at
   the time of signing. At the time of singing, individual witnesses and the official notary could be present physically or
   electronically to witness the testators acknowledgement of the will and administer oaths. Similarly, a will may be revoked
   in the physical or electronic presence of the testator and may be done by deletion of the electronic will. This bill would
   also add a new section to provide that a person may also create a certified paper copy of an electronic will that can be
   used in a probate application.
   These matters are not typically handled by the Department of Law, but rather by private attorneys. The Department of
   Law does not anticipate any fiscal impact if this bill becomes law.
(Revised 1/13/2021 OMB/LFD)                                                                                          Page 2 of 2
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Statutes affected: 
SB0090A, AM SB 90, introduced 02/22/2021: 13.06.050, 13.06.068, 13.12.502, 13.12.506, 13.12.513, 13.12.504, 13.12.507, 13.12.545, 13.12.530, 13.16.080, 13.16.130, 13.16.040, 13.12.518, 13.06.060, 13.16.065, 13.16.290, 13.16.090, 13.16.070, 13.16.095, 13.16.145
SB0090B, AM CSSB 90(JUD), introduced 03/19/2021: 13.06.050, 13.06.068, 13.12.502, 13.12.506, 13.12.513, 13.12.504, 13.12.507, 13.12.545, 13.12.530, 13.12.518, 13.16.080, 13.16.130, 13.16.040, 13.06.060, 13.16.065, 13.16.290, 13.16.090, 13.16.070, 13.16.095, 13.16.145