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\"House Bill 137 very simply allows the state to apply for a PFD on behalf of eligible residents who are behind on child support and have not filed their own PFD applications,\" Representative Ashley Carrick said when she introduced the bill.

Representative Vance objected to moving the bill and raised constitutional concerns, including equal protection and due process. \"My largest concern is that this could be an improper taking without due process because it is their property if they choose to apply,\" Vance said, questioning whether the state may presumptively apply for and seize a PFD without the individual's affirmative application or consent.

Emily Nauman of Legislative Legal Services responded to questions about equal protection and takings. On equal protection she said courts apply a low level of scrutiny to financial classifications and that a statute must be reasonable and bear a fair relationship to a legitimate governmental objective. On the due-process/takings question, Nauman said, \"they've made an affirmative decision not to apply for the dividend and therefore it never in my opinion becomes their property that the government is taking.\" She also noted a practical risk: if the department mistakenly treats a nonresident as eligible, it could affect other benefits in another state.

Several members cited a 2018 law that created a restorative justice account as precedent for diverting PFDs in limited circumstances. Representative John Copp referenced that prior legislation and the way Departments of Corrections and Revenue coordinate when recipients are incarcerated and thereby ineligible to apply.

Representative Mina pointed to language in the draft bill requiring the department to notify the person in arrears and the person owed support at the time an application is filed, and allowing either party to submit evidence of eligibility. \"At the time of filing the application, the department notifies the individual in arrears and the individual owed child support that a dividend application has been filed on behalf of the individual in arrears,\" she said, summarizing the bill text.

After debate and a recorded roll call, the committee vote was: Mina — yes; Eisheid — yes; Vance — no; Copp — yes; Underwood — yes; Chair Gray — yes. With five yeas and one nay, the committee moved the bill from committee with attached fiscal notes and authorized legislative legal services to make technical and conforming changes. The committee set an unrelated amendment deadline for a different bill (House Bill 156) and signed the paperwork for bills before adjournment.

Representative Carrick said she will work with other members to consider narrow amendments addressing concerns raised in the hearing.

The bill will proceed with attached fiscal notes and technical edits; the committee did not adopt amendments in this hearing.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","04/25/2025 04:43 PM House JUD","oneSentenceSummary","April 25, 2025 — The Alaska House Judiciary Committee voted 5-1 April 25 to advance House Bill 137, which would let the state apply for a Permanent Fund Dividend on behalf of certain residents behind on child support who have not filed their own PFD applications.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Alaska, Alaska","taxId",78559,"location","Alaska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6259944,"House Judiciary Committee advances bill to authorize mobile driver's licenses with built-in privacy protections",161,90000,251000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3136665-3aa1a3b540339342154fe153577cc01e&start=90&end=251","/articles/6259944/Alaska/House-Judiciary-Committee-advances-bill-to-authorize-mobile-drivers-licenses-with-built-in-privacy-protections","April 25, 2025 — The Alaska House Judiciary Committee voted April 25 to move House Bill 180, a measure authorizing issuance of mobile driver's licenses, from committee with attached fiscal notes.

Forrest Wolfe, legislative liaison for the Department of Administration, told the committee the bill would allow the commissioner to issue mobile IDs and include privacy and liability protections for law enforcement. \"When they're receiving your mobile driver's license, they can't rifle through your phone or find anything else to use against you, in a legal sense,\" Wolfe said. He also said the bill includes a limited protection for an officer who accidentally damages a device while handling it, except where the damage was malicious or intentional.

The bill received no substantive questions from committee members after Wolfe's presentation. Representative John Copp moved that House Bill 180 (work order 34/GH1033
a) move from committee with attached fiscal notes. With no objection voiced, Chair Gray said the bill \"moves from committee with attached fiscal notes.\" Committee paperwork for the bill was signed before adjournment.

Committee members did not record a roll-call vote in the hearing transcript; the committee advanced the bill by voice and unanimous consent at the time of the motion. The committee authorized legislative staff to affix any technical or conforming changes when preparing the file for the next stage.

The bill's next step is to proceed to the next committee or the floor docket as scheduled by the House leadership; the committee did not take further action on implementation details during the hearing.

The committee adjourned at 5:20 p.m.","The House Judiciary Committee moved House Bill 180 out of committee April 25 after a brief presentation by a Department of Administration liaison. The bill would allow the commissioner to issue mobile driver's licenses and add privacy and limited-liability protections for law enforcement handling them.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances bill to let state apply for Permanent Fund Dividend to collect overdue child support amid constitutional questions

House Judiciary Committee advances bill to authorize mobile driver's licenses with built-in privacy protections