Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the State Funds topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Sen. James Kaufman introduces bill to repeal inactive state funds
Summary
Sen. James Kaufman told the Senate Finance Committee that SB 163 would repeal a narrowed set of inactive funds and simplify statute language; staff identified specific repeals including the public access fund and a 2001 World Winter Games reserve fund, effective July 1, 2026. The committee took no vote and set the bill aside.
Senator James Kaufman introduced Senate Bill 163 on March 23, saying the legislation would repeal selected inactive funds and remove obsolete statutory language to simplify state law.
"It's an effort to continue to clean up our books, remove accounts, remove language in our statutes that's no longer serving a purpose," Sen. James Kaufman said, describing a multiyear process that produced an initial list of 57 inactive funds which was narrowed for legislative action.
Takuma Inouye, staff to Sen. Kaufman, outlined the bill's key sections: section 1 would repeal the public access fund and the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program emergency account; section 2 would repeal the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games Reserve Fund; and section 3 would set an effective date of July 1, 2026.
Sen. Kiel reported the Department of Administration's Division of Finance assigned a zero fiscal note to SB 163, indicating no costs, revenues, or new positions. Chairman Hoffman opened a public hearing and, seeing no testimony either in-room or online, closed the hearing.
No formal motion or vote was taken. Chairman Hoffman said the committee would set the bill aside for future consideration.
What happens next: SB 163 remains pending before the Senate Finance Committee; the sponsor indicated it will return for further consideration in a future committee action.
