SB 63: "An Act relating to disclosure of political campaign contributions."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 63 01 "An Act relating to disclosure of political campaign contributions." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 15.13.040(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) Each [EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN (g) AND (l) OF THIS SECTION, 05 EACH] candidate shall make a full report, upon a form prescribed by the commission, 06 (1) listing 07 (A) the date and amount of all expenditures made by the 08 candidate; 09 (B) the total amount of all contributions, including all funds 10 contributed by the candidate; 11 (C) the name, address, date, and amount contributed by each 12 contributor; and 13 (D) for contributions in excess of $250 in the aggregate during 14 a calendar year, the principal occupation and employer of the contributor; and 15 (2) filed in accordance with AS 15.13.110 and certified correct by the
01 candidate or campaign treasurer. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.040(b) is amended to read: 03 (b) Each group shall make a full report upon a form prescribed by the 04 commission, listing 05 (1) the name and address of each officer and director; 06 (2) the aggregate amount of all contributions made to it; and, for each 07 contribution [ALL CONTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF $100 IN THE 08 AGGREGATE A YEAR], the name, address, principal occupation, and employer of 09 the contributor, and the date and amount contributed by each contributor; for purposes 10 of this paragraph, "contributor" means the true source of the funds, property, or 11 services being contributed; and 12 (3) the date and amount of all contributions made by it and all 13 expenditures made, incurred, or authorized by it. 14 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.040(j) is amended to read: 15 (j) Each [EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN (l) OF THIS SECTION, EACH] 16 nongroup entity shall make a full report in accordance with AS 15.13.110 upon a form 17 prescribed by the commission and certified by the nongroup entity's treasurer, listing 18 (1) the name and address of each officer and director of the nongroup 19 entity; 20 (2) the aggregate amount of all contributions made to the nongroup 21 entity for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election; 22 (3) for all contributions described in (2) of this subsection, the name, 23 address, date, and amount contributed by each contributor and, for all contributions 24 described in (2) of this subsection in excess of $250 in the aggregate during a calendar 25 year, the principal occupation and employer of the contributor; and 26 (4) the date and amount of all contributions made by the nongroup 27 entity, and, except as provided for certain independent expenditures in 28 AS 15.13.135(a), all expenditures made, incurred, or authorized by the nongroup 29 entity, for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election; a nongroup entity 30 shall report contributions made to a different nongroup entity for the purpose of 31 influencing the outcome of an election and expenditures made on behalf of a different
01 nongroup entity for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election as soon as 02 the total contributions and expenditures to that nongroup entity for the purpose of 03 influencing the outcome of an election reach $500 in a year and for all subsequent 04 contributions and expenditures to that nongroup entity in a year whenever the total 05 contributions and expenditures to that nongroup entity for the purpose of influencing 06 the outcome of an election that have not been reported under this paragraph reach 07 $500. 08 * Sec. 4. AS 24.60.080(e) is amended to read: 09 (e) A political contribution is not a gift under this section if it is reported under 10 AS 15.13.040 [OR IS EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT 11 UNDER AS 15.13.040(g)]. The use of a bulk mailing permit owned by a legislator's 12 campaign committee or used in a legislator's election campaign is not a gift to that 13 legislator under this section. 14 * Sec. 5. AS 15.13.040(g) and 15.13.040(l) are repealed.