HB 38: "An Act relating to legislators and candidates for the legislature and to certain campaign contributions made in exchange for certain agreements."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 38 01 "An Act relating to legislators and candidates for the legislature and to certain 02 campaign contributions made in exchange for certain agreements." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 11.56 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: 05 Sec. 11.56.135. Improper legislative campaign contribution and 06 agreement. (a) A person commits the crime of improper legislative campaign 07 contribution and agreement if the person 08 (1) explicitly agrees to make a campaign contribution to a member of 09 the legislature or a candidate for the legislature, and makes that contribution, in 10 exchange for an agreement by the legislator or the candidate to alter the legislator's or 11 candidate's position on a legislative matter; or 12 (2) as a member of the legislature or a candidate for the legislature, 13 accepts a campaign contribution and explicitly agrees, in exchange for that 14 contribution, to alter the legislator's or candidate's position on a legislative matter.
01 (b) Improper legislative campaign contribution and agreement is a class B 02 felony. 03 * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 04 read: 05 APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to offenses occurring on or after the effective date 06 of this Act.