Committee hears bill to restore Permanent Fund dividends to people later exonerated; staff estimate ~$100,000 impact House Bill 189 would allow people whose convictions are vacated, reversed and later dismissed, or who are retried and found not guilty, to apply for missed Permanent Fund Dividend payments; staff estimated about five people could qualify for roughly $100,000 in back payments, paid from the prior‑year liability fund.

A new bill in Alaska could pave the way for wrongfully incarcerated individuals to reclaim missed Permanent Fund Dividend payments, potentially impacting five lives with a total of $100,000!

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Committee hears bill to restore past PFDs to people exonerated of crimes Senate Bill 167 would permit the Permanent Fund Dividend to be paid to Alaskans whose convictions were overturned; sponsors and the Alaska Innocence Project said a small number of known cases (estimated five) would likely be covered and the cost would be paid from an existing prior‑liabilities reserve; the committee set the bill aside after fiscal-note discussion.

A new bill in Alaska aims to restore Permanent Fund Dividends to those wrongfully convicted, marking a crucial step toward justice for exonerees.

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