CSHB 305(STA): "An Act relating to campaign fund raising during a regular or special legislative session by a candidate for election to the legislature, a legislator, or a legislative employee; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 305(STA) 01 "An Act relating to campaign fund raising during a regular or special legislative session 02 by a candidate for election to the legislature, a legislator, or a legislative employee; and 03 providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 15.13.072(d) is amended to read: 06 (d) A legislator or legislative employee [CANDIDATE OR AN 07 INDIVIDUAL] who has filed with the commission the document necessary to permit 08 that individual to incur election-related expenses under AS 15.13.100 09 (1) for election [OR REELECTION] to the state legislature may not 10 solicit or accept a contribution while the legislature is convened in a regular or special 11 legislative session unless the solicitation or acceptance occurs 12 (A) [(1)] during the 90 days immediately preceding an election 13 in which the candidate or individual is a candidate; and 14 (B) [(2)] in a place other than the capital city or a location in
01 which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session if the 02 location is other than the capital city; 03 (2) who is a legislator or legislative employee and who is seeking 04 election to state office or to municipal office may not solicit or accept a 05 contribution for the legislator or legislative employee's own campaign while the 06 legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session unless the 07 solicitation or acceptance occurs 08 (A) during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in 09 which the legislator or legislative employee is a candidate; and 10 (B) in a place other than the capital city or a location in 11 which the legislature is convened in regular or special session if the 12 location is other than the capital city. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.074 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14 (j) While the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session, 15 a legislator may not solicit or accept a contribution to be used for the purpose of 16 influencing the outcome of an election under this chapter unless 17 (1) it is an election in which the legislator is a candidate; 18 (2) the solicitation or acceptance occurs during the 90 days 19 immediately preceeding that election; and 20 (3) the solicitation or acceptance occurs in a place other than the 21 capital city or a location in which the legislature is convened in a regular or special 22 session if the location is other than the capital city. 23 * Sec. 3. AS 24.60.031(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) A [LEGISLATOR OR] legislative employee may not 25 (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special 26 session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution 27 for a campaign for municipal, state, or federal office [THE STATE 28 LEGISLATURE]; however, a [LEGISLATOR OR] legislative employee may, except 29 in the capital city or in the location in which the legislature is convened in regular 30 or special session if the location is other than the capital city, solicit or accept a 31 contribution, promise, or pledge for a campaign for municipal, state, or federal
01 office [THE STATE LEGISLATURE] that occurs during the 90 days immediately 02 preceding the [AN] election for that office; or 03 (2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the 04 legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to 05 raise money on behalf of the [MEMBER OR] legislative employee for [STATE 06 LEGISLATIVE] political purposes; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a 07 [LEGISLATOR OR] legislative employee from accepting money from an event held 08 in a place other than the capital city or a location in which the legislature is 09 convened in regular or special session if the location is other than the capital city 10 during the 90 days immediately preceding an election for public office in which the 11 legislative employee is a candidate [; OR 12 (3) IN A CAMPAIGN FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, EXPEND 13 MONEY THAT WAS RAISED ON A DAY WHEN EITHER HOUSE OF THE 14 LEGISLATURE WAS IN A LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY OR ON BEHALF OF A 15 LEGISLATOR UNDER A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OR A GENERAL 16 LETTER OF INTENT TO BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; 17 HOWEVER, THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO MONEY RAISED IN A 18 PLACE OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY DURING THE 90 DAYS 19 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING AN ELECTION]. 20 * Sec. 4. AS 24.60.031 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 21 (c) A legislator may not 22 (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special 23 session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution 24 (A) for the legislator's own campaign for public office, unless 25 the solicitation, acceptance, promise, or pledge occurs in a place other than the 26 capital city or a location in which the legislature is convened in regular or 27 special session if the location is other than the capital city during the 90 days 28 immediately preceding the election in which the legislator is a candidate; 29 (B) for another candidate in an election for municipal, state, or 30 federal office; or 31 (C) to influence a state ballot proposition or question;
01 (2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the 02 legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to 03 raise money on behalf of the legislator's campaign for public office; however, this 04 paragraph does not prohibit a legislator from accepting money from an event held in a 05 place other than the capital city or a location in which the legislature is convened in 06 regular or special session if the location is other than the capital city during the 90 07 days immediately preceding an election in which the legislator is a candidate; or 08 (3) in a campaign for municipal, state, or federal office, expend money 09 that was raised on a day when either house of the legislature was in a legislative 10 session by or on behalf of a legislator under a declaration of candidacy or a general 11 letter of intent to become a candidate for public office; however, this paragraph does 12 not apply to money raised in a place other than the capital city or a location in which 13 the legislature is convened in regular or special session if the location is other than the 14 capital city during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the 15 legislator is a candidate. 16 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).