Alaska Supreme Court
Eric Forrer v. State of Alaska and Lucinda Mahoney
September 4, 2020471 P.3d 569
Summary
The court held that the subject-to-appropriation bonds authorized by HB 331 constitute state debt prohibited by article IX, section 8 of the Alaska Constitution because they were not approved by the voters and did not fall within a constitutional exception. The court also held that the superior court properly decided the facial constitutional challenge on a motion to dismiss without converting it to summary judgment. HB 331 was unconstitutional in its entirety because the bonding scheme was its central component, and the court remanded for further proceedings after vacating the attorney-fee award.