HB 48 Alaska House · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to appropriations to the civil legal services fund.

HB 48 updates funding rules for Alaska's civil legal services fund, which provides legal aid to low-income residents. The bill limits annual appropriations to funds from the general state budget and up to 10% of court filing fees collected in the previous fiscal year (reducing the prior cap from 25%). It specifies that funds must support organizations serving individuals with incomes at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. The bill clarifies the fund remains part of the general state budget, not a dedicated account, and does not create new funding sources.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled HB 48 HB 48 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a website navigation view to a formal legislative format, and a critical funding threshold was increased. The most significant policy change is the amendment to the Civil Legal Services Fund, which raises the maximum percentage of filing fees that can be appropriated from 10% to 25%.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on funding civil legal services for low-income individuals, but the funding capacity has been expanded.
FISCAL

The maximum percentage of filing fees the legislature can appropriate to the Civil Legal Services Fund was increased from 10% to 25%.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
68
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y17 N3
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
(S) JUD REFERRAL REMOVED
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y27 N13
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved HB 48 Out of Committee
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors