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An Act relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.

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Introduced Apr 9, 2025

Latest action (Jul 27, 2026) (H) DUE BACK FROM GOVERNOR 8/10/26

Summary

Alaska HB 176, known as the Student Fee Transparency Act, requires the University of Alaska Board of Regents to notify enrolled students by email before imposing new mandatory fees or increasing existing mandatory fees. The notice must specify the amount of the fee or increase, the reason for it, and the purpose for which the university will use the revenue generated, and must be provided at least 30 days in advance when practicable. The bill defines mandatory fees as fees assessed to all enrolled students or all students at a specific campus, excluding course fees, matriculation fees, and parking permit fees. The bill also requires the University of Alaska to provide each enrolled student an itemized billing statement that breaks down all tuition and fees charged to the student. The law takes effect on July 1, 2027.

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Sponsor (1)
13 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (65)
  1. Apr 9, 2025 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · lower
  2. Apr 9, 2025 (H) EDC, FIN · lower
  3. Apr 30, 2025 (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 · lower
  4. Apr 30, 2025 (H) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- · lower
  5. Apr 30, 2025 (H) Minutes (HEDC) · lower
  6. May 5, 2025 (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 · lower
  7. May 5, 2025 (H) Heard & Held · lower
  8. May 5, 2025 (H) Minutes (HEDC) · lower
  9. May 7, 2025 (H) EDC RPT 5DP 1NR 1AM · lower
  10. May 7, 2025 (H) DP: SCHWANKE, UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, DIBERT, HIMSCHOOT · lower
  11. May 7, 2025 (H) NR: ELAM · lower
  12. May 7, 2025 (H) AM: STORY · lower
  13. May 7, 2025 (H) FN1: ZERO(UA) · lower
  14. May 7, 2025 (H) FIN REFERRAL REMOVED · lower
  15. May 7, 2025 (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106 · lower
  16. May 7, 2025 (H) Moved HB 176 Out of Committee · lower
  17. May 7, 2025 (H) Minutes (HEDC) · lower
  18. Jan 30, 2026 (H) COSPONSOR(S): ALLARD · lower
  19. Feb 4, 2026 (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/4/2026 · lower
  20. Feb 4, 2026 (H) READ THE SECOND TIME · lower
  21. Feb 4, 2026 (H) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) · lower
  22. Feb 4, 2026 (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/6 CALENDAR · lower
  23. Feb 4, 2026 (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI · lower
  24. Feb 6, 2026 (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 176 · lower
  25. Feb 6, 2026 (H) PASSED Y36 N3 E1 · lower
  26. Feb 6, 2026 (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE · lower
  27. Feb 6, 2026 (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN · lower
  28. Feb 6, 2026 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) · lower
  29. Feb 6, 2026 (H) VERSION: HB 176 · lower
  30. Feb 9, 2026 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS · upper
  31. Feb 9, 2026 (S) EDC, STA · upper
  32. Feb 9, 2026 (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MYERS · upper
  33. Feb 25, 2026 (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · upper
  34. Feb 25, 2026 (S) Heard & Held · upper
  35. Apr 8, 2026 (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · upper
  36. Apr 8, 2026 (S) Moved SCS HB 176(EDC) Out of Committee · upper
  37. Apr 10, 2026 (S) EDC RPT SCS(EDC) 5NR SAME TITLE · upper
  38. Apr 10, 2026 (S) NR: TOBIN, KIEHL, YUNDT, BJORKMAN, STEVENS · upper
  39. Apr 10, 2026 (S) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) · upper
  40. May 2, 2026 (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 10:00 AM BUTROVICH 205 · upper
  41. May 2, 2026 (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change -- · upper
  42. May 5, 2026 (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) · upper
  43. May 5, 2026 (S) Moved SCS HB 176(EDC) Out of Committee · upper
  44. May 6, 2026 (S) STA RPT SCS(EDC) 1AM 2DP 1NR · upper
  45. May 6, 2026 (S) AM: KAWASAKI · upper
  46. May 6, 2026 (S) DP: GRAY-JACKSON, TILTON · upper
  47. May 6, 2026 (S) NR: BJORKMAN · upper
  48. May 6, 2026 (S) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES) · upper
  49. May 17, 2026 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026 · upper
  50. May 17, 2026 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME · upper
  51. May 17, 2026 (S) EDC SCS ADOPTED UC · upper
  52. May 17, 2026 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC · upper
  53. May 17, 2026 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 176(EDC) · upper
  54. May 17, 2026 (S) PASSED Y20 N- · upper
  55. May 17, 2026 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE · upper
  56. May 17, 2026 (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, CRONK, WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, · upper
  57. May 17, 2026 (S) CLAMAN, STEVENS · upper
  58. May 17, 2026 (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER · upper
  59. May 17, 2026 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED · upper
  60. May 17, 2026 (S) VERSION: SCS HB 176(EDC) · upper
  61. May 17, 2026 (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED AND TAKEN UP · lower
  62. May 17, 2026 (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y33 N7 · lower
  63. May 17, 2026 (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE · lower
  64. Jul 27, 2026 (H) 9:30 A.M. 7/17/26 Transmitted to Governor · lower
  65. Jul 27, 2026 (H) DUE BACK FROM GOVERNOR 8/10/26 · lower
Subjects
BOARDS & COMMISSIONSDISCLOSUREEDUCATIONFEESREVENUEUNIVERSITIES

Text versions (6)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled HB 176 · PDF
  • Enrolled HB 176 · HTML
  • SCS HB 176(EDC) · PDF
  • SCS HB 176(EDC) · HTML
  • HB 176 · PDF
  • HB 176 · HTML

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Home Bill & Laws Bills Enrolled HB 176 Detail FullText txt

Enrolled HB 176: Relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. 00 Enrolled HB 176 01 Relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to 02 billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 05 to read: 06 SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Student Fee Transparency Act. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 14.40.170 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (c) Before the Board of Regents imposes a new mandatory fee or increases an 09 existing mandatory fee under (b)(3) of this section, the board shall provide, by 10 electronic mail, to enrolled students a notice that specifies the amount of the new fee 11 or fee increase, the reason for the new fee or fee increase, and the purpose for which 12 the university will use the revenue generated by the new fee or fee increase. When 13 practicable, the Board of Regents shall provide the notice required under this 14 subsection at least 30 days before the new mandatory fee or fee increase is imposed. In

01 this subsection, "mandatory fee" means a fee assessed either to all enrolled students or 02 to all enrolled students at a specific campus, excluding a course fee, a matriculation 03 fee, a parking permit fee, or other fee as determined by the Board of Regents in policy. 04 * Sec. 3. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: 05 Sec. 14.40.252. Itemized billing statement. The University of Alaska shall 06 provide to each student enrolled in the university a billing statement that itemizes the 07 tuition and fees charged to the student. 08 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2027.

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