Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted

HB 79 — An Act making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 4/1/23

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on April 03, 2023.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

33 added · 87 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of House Bill 79 includes additional funding specifically aimed at the Department of Administration to help address legal service backlogs and implement a previous law. Notably, it allocates $2.3 million for the Office of Public Advocacy and additional funds for the Public Defender Agency. This change is significant because it aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of legal services available to the public, particularly amid ongoing case backlogs. By providing more resources, the state hopes to reduce delays in legal proceedings, ensuring fair access to justice for Alaskans.

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33-GH1063\A HOUSE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
79 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR Introduced:
CSHB 79(FIN) _______ AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations;
2/20/23 Referred:
making appropriations under art.
Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations;
IX, sec.
amending appropriations;
17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund;
and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date.
* Section 1.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled HB 79 AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations;
making appropriations under art.
IX, sec.
17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2) -1- Enrolled HB 79 * Section 1.
The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2023 budget summary for the operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.
Appropriation General Other Allocations Items Funds Funds * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Department of Health * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Public Assistance 6,821,700 3,088,700 3,733,000 Public Assistance Field 6,821,700 Services Medicaid Services -3,088,700 -3,088,700 Medicaid Services -3,088,700 (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) CSHB 79(FIN), Sec.
1 -2- * Sec.
2.
The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec.
1 of this Act.
Funding Source Amount Department of Health 1002 Federal Receipts 3,733,000 *** Total Agency Funding *** 3,733,000 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 3,733,000 (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) CSHB 79(FIN), Sec.
2 -3- * Sec.
3.
The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec.
1 of this Act.
Funding Source Amount Federal Receipts 1002 Federal Receipts 3,733,000 *** Total Federal Receipts *** 3,733,000 (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) CSHB 79(FIN), Sec.
3 -4- * Sec.
4.
(a) The sum of $2,285,200 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, office of public advocacy for the cost of implementation of chapter 44 SLA 2022 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
(a) The sum of $2,285,200 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, office of public advocacy, for the cost of implementing ch.
(b) The sum of $825,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, office of public advocacy to address case backlogs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023 and June 20, 2024.
44, SLA 2022, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
(c) The sum of $833,800 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, public defender agency for the cost of implementation of chapter 44 SLA 2022 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
(b) The sum of $825,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, office of public advocacy, to address case backlogs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
(d) The sum of $750,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of HB0079a -1- HB 79 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-GH1063\A Administration, legal and advocacy services, public defender agency to address case backlogs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023 and June 20, 2024.
(c) The sum of $833,800 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, public defender agency, for the cost of implementing ch.
44, SLA 2022, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
(d) The sum of $750,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy services, public defender agency, to address case backlogs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
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5.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND.
The sum of $6,821,700 is appropriated to the Department of Health, division of public assistance, public assistance field services for Medicaid eligibility redeterminations and public assistance program application processing for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, from the following sources:
(a) If, after the appropriation made in sec.
(1) $3,733,000 from federal receipts;
85(b), ch.
(2) $3,088,700 from the unobligated and unexpended balance of the general fund appropriation made in sec.
11, SLA 2022, the unrestricted state revenue available for appropriation in fiscal year 2023 is insufficient to cover the general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are made in ch.
1, ch.
12, SLA 2022, and the general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are made in ch.
11, SLA 2022 page 23, line 31, and allocated on page 24, line 16.
11, SLA 2022, not including the appropriation made in sec.
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78(u), ch.
11, SLA 2022, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are made in ch.
12, SLA 2022, and the general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are made in ch.
11, SLA 2022, not including the appropriation made in sec.
78(u), ch.
11, SLA 2022, is appropriated to the general fund from the budget reserve fund (art.
IX, sec.
17, Constitution of the State of Alaska).
(b) If, after the appropriation made in (a) of this section, the unrestricted state revenue available for appropriation in fiscal year 2023 is insufficient to cover the general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023, not including the appropriation made in sec.
78(u), ch.
11, SLA 2022, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023, not including the appropriation made in sec.
78(u), ch.
11, SLA 2022, and not to exceed $115,000,000, is appropriated to the general fund from the budget reserve fund (art.
IX, sec.
17, Constitution of the State of Alaska).
-5- Enrolled HB 79 (c) The appropriations made from the budget reserve fund (art.
IX, sec.
17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) in (a) and (b) of this section are made under art.
IX, sec.
17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska.
3.
6.
HB 79 -2- HB0079a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Enrolled HB 79 -6-
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Action History

  1. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 4/1/23

  2. (H) Signed into law 3/31 CHAPTER 1 SLA 23

  3. (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  4. (H) 3:15 P.M. 3/30/23 Transmitted to Governor

  5. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  6. (S) Moved CSHB 79(FIN) Out of Committee

  7. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  8. (S) VERSION: CSHB 79(FIN)

  9. (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  10. (S) CBRF SECTION(S) (ADP) VOTE Y19 N1

  11. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  12. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  13. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 79(FIN)

  14. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  15. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  16. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/27/23

  17. (S) DP: HOFFMAN, STEDMAN, OLSON, KIEHL, MERRICK, BISHOP

  18. (S) FIN RPT 6DP

  19. (S) FIN

  20. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  21. (H) VERSION: CSHB 79(FIN)

  22. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  23. (H) CBRF SECTION(S) ADOPTED Y35 N4 E1

  24. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y39 E1

  25. (H) PASSED Y38 N1 E1

  26. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 79(FIN)

  27. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  28. (H) AM NO 2 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

  29. (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y13 N26 E1

  30. (H) FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  31. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  32. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/22/2023

  33. (H) AM: JOSEPHSON

  34. (H) NR: ORTIZ, GALVIN

  35. (H) DP: TOMASZEWSKI, CRONK, COULOMBE, STAPP, D.JOHNSON, FOSTER

  36. (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NEW TITLE 6DP 2NR 1AM

  37. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  38. (H) Moved CSHB 79(FIN) Out of Committee

  39. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  40. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  41. (H) Heard & Held

  42. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  43. (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  44. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  45. (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER

  46. (H) FIN

  47. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • House Rules · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Rules

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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