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 AS 15.13.072(d) is repealed and reenacted to read: 05 (d) While the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session, 06 a legislator or legislative employee may not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