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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 402
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS
Introduced: 10/12/21
Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary, Finance
A RESOLUTION
1 Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to payment of
2 a dividend to eligible state residents.
3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
4 * Section 1. Article IX, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new
5 section to read:
6 Section 18. Dividend. Each fiscal year, the legislature shall make an
7 appropriation for the payment of a dividend to eligible residents of the State,
8 according to a formula set out in law.
9 * Sec. 2. Article XV, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new
10 section to read:
11 Section 30. Dividend Amendment: Transition. The 2022 amendment
12 relating to a dividend for state residents (art. IX, sec. 18) applies to appropriations
13 made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and thereafter.
14 * Sec. 3. The amendments proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of
15 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the
16 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.
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