00                           HOUSE BILL NO. 174                                                                           
01 "An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative."                                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 15.45.240 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
04 (b)  The provisions of an initiative are not severable after being circulated                                           
05 under AS 15.45.110. An initiative petition may not contain a severability clause. If a                                  
06 court finds a provision of an initiative petition unconstitutional during a review under                                
07 (a) of this section, the court shall order the lieutenant governor to reject the entire                                 
08       initiative petition and prohibit the placement of the initiative on the ballot.