AK HB327

Renames Alaska's "Permanent Fund dividend" to "resource dividend" throughout state statutes, affecting approximately 90 statutory sections across multiple titles of Alaska law

Makes no changes to eligibility requirements, payment amounts, calculation methods, or the dividend fund structure—the change is purely terminological

Preserves all existing rights, responsibilities, liabilities, and obligations related to the former permanent fund dividend through a transition provision

Adds a statutory definition of "resource dividend" meaning a right to receive payment from the dividend fund (AS 43.23.295)

Effective date of July 1, 2026