House Finance Subcommittee adopts Department of Law FY27 budget closeout report
March 02, 2026 | 2026 Legislature Alaska, Alaska
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The House Law Finance Subcommittee adopted its budget action (BA) report for the Department of Law’s FY27 operating budget by unanimous consent on Monday, March 2, 2026. Chair Josephson called the subcommittee to order at 12:59 p.m. and led the short closeout session.
The subcommittee approved three governor-requested adjustments. Alexander Schroeder, staff to Representative Josephson, summarized the items: a $500,000 decrement in interagency receipts for the civil-division litigation allocation that the department reported would be uncollectible in FY27; a $10,600 increase in interagency receipts for legal support services tied to an information-technology job classification study; and a $6,100 increase in unrestricted general funds plus $27,300 in interagency receipts (a $33,400 all‑funds increase) to implement the IT classification study in administrative services. Schroeder said the net result is a $6,100 increase in unrestricted general funds and a $462,100 decrease in other funds from the department’s adjusted base budget.
"The closeout report in front of you approves 3 items, all governors' requests," Schroeder said, and then summarized each adjustment for the panel. After the explanation, Chair Josephson withdrew her earlier objection to the motion to adopt the BA report.
A committee member moved to adopt the subcommittee’s BA report and later moved that the FY27 operating budget for the Department of Law be reported from subcommittee with the subcommittee recommendations and committee narrative, authorizing the legislative finance division to make any necessary technical or conforming changes. Chair Josephson said there was no objection, and the proposal was moved from committee; no roll-call vote was recorded.
Chair Josephson thanked the legislative finance division and the Department of Law for providing information and adjourned the subcommittee at 1:03 p.m. Representative Mina was noted as present during the closeout. No amendments were submitted before the deadline and no further business was taken up.
The subcommittee approved three governor-requested adjustments. Alexander Schroeder, staff to Representative Josephson, summarized the items: a $500,000 decrement in interagency receipts for the civil-division litigation allocation that the department reported would be uncollectible in FY27; a $10,600 increase in interagency receipts for legal support services tied to an information-technology job classification study; and a $6,100 increase in unrestricted general funds plus $27,300 in interagency receipts (a $33,400 all‑funds increase) to implement the IT classification study in administrative services. Schroeder said the net result is a $6,100 increase in unrestricted general funds and a $462,100 decrease in other funds from the department’s adjusted base budget.
"The closeout report in front of you approves 3 items, all governors' requests," Schroeder said, and then summarized each adjustment for the panel. After the explanation, Chair Josephson withdrew her earlier objection to the motion to adopt the BA report.
A committee member moved to adopt the subcommittee’s BA report and later moved that the FY27 operating budget for the Department of Law be reported from subcommittee with the subcommittee recommendations and committee narrative, authorizing the legislative finance division to make any necessary technical or conforming changes. Chair Josephson said there was no objection, and the proposal was moved from committee; no roll-call vote was recorded.
Chair Josephson thanked the legislative finance division and the Department of Law for providing information and adjourned the subcommittee at 1:03 p.m. Representative Mina was noted as present during the closeout. No amendments were submitted before the deadline and no further business was taken up.
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