Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1998-03-04 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2510 SB 275 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 275(STA) "An Act specifying time periods for making, soliciting, or accepting campaign contributions to candidates for state office; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page STA RPT 2DP 3DNP 1NR 2454 SENATE ZERO FISCAL NOTE (ADM) 2/18/98 2454 Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Elton: Page 1, lines 5 - 13: Delete all material and insert: "(d) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under AS 15.13.100 may not solicit or accept a contribution while ªIFß the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session if ª, ANDß the candidate or 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2511 SB 275 individual holds office as ªISß a member of the state legislature, as the governor, or as the lieutenant governor ªOR EMPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATOR'S STAFF OR AS A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEEß." Page 1, line 14 through page 3, line 23: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Elton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Therriault objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 275(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 5 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Nicholia Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault, Vezey, Williams Excused: Joule, Moses Absent: Cowdery, James, Kott, Masek, Sanders And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Elton: Page 1, lines 5 - 13: Delete all material and insert: 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2512 SB 275 "(d) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under AS 15.13.100 may not solicit or accept a contribution while ªIFß the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session if ª, ANDß the candidate or individual holds office as ªISß a member of the state legislature, as the governor, or as the lieutenant governor unless the solicitation or acceptance occurs during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a candidate ªOR EMPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATOR'S STAFF OR AS A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEEß." Representative Elton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Therriault objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 275(STA) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 5 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Elton, Grussendorf, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Nicholia Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Martin, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault, Vezey, Williams Excused: Joule, Moses Absent: Cowdery, James, Kott, Masek, Sanders And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2513 SB 275 Amendment No. 3, a technical title change, was offered by Representative Elton: Page 1, line 1: Delete "specifying" Insert "relating to" Page 1, line 2: Delete "to candidates for state office" Representative Elton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, it was so ordered and the new title appears below: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 275(STA)(title am H) "An Act relating to time periods for making, soliciting, or accepting campaign contributions; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Elton: Page 3, line 24: Delete all material. Representative Elton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Objection was heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 275(STA)(title am H) Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 5 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2514 SB 275 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Elton, Grussendorf, James, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Nicholia, Ogan Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Mulder, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Therriault, Vezey, Williams Excused: Joule, Moses Absent: Cowdery, Kott, Martin, Masek, Sanders And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Dyson: Page 1, line 5, following "individual": Insert "who is a present state office holder" Page 2, line 17, following "a": Insert "state office holder who is a" Representative Dyson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. Representative Therriault objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 275(STA)(title am H) Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davis, Dyson, Elton, Hodgins, James, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Nicholia, Ogan, Vezey 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2515 SB 275 Nays: Austerman, Berkowitz, Cowdery, Davies, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hudson, Ivan, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Williams Excused: Joule, Moses Absent: Barnes Davies changed from "Yea" to "Nay". And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Berkowitz: Page 1, line 7: Delete "state office" Insert "the state legislature" Page 1, lines 8 - 11: Delete "regular or special legislative session unless ª, ANDß the solicitation or acceptance occurs during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a candidate ªMEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE" Insert "(1) regular legislative session; or (2) special legislative session, and the candidate or individual is a member of the legislature ª" Page 2, line 1, through page 3, line 23: Delete all material and insert: "(c) A person or group may not make a contribution (1) to a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor or an individual who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100 for governor or lieutenant governor, when the office is to be filled at a general election, before the later of the following dates: (A) the date the individual (i) becomes a candidate; or 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2516 SB 275 (ii) files with the commission the document necessary to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100; or (B) January 1 of the year of the general election; (2) to a candidate for the state legislature or an individual who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100 for the state legislature, when the office is to be filled at a general election, while the legislature is convened in its regular legislative session and before the later of the following dates: (A) the date the individual (i) becomes a candidate; or (ii) files with the commission the document necessary to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100; or (B) January 1 of the year of the general election; (3) to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a special election or municipal election before the later of the following dates: (A) the date the individual (i) becomes a candidate; or (ii) files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100; (B) is nine months before the date of the general or regular municipal election or that is before the date of the proclamation of the special election at which the candidate or individual seeks election to public office; or (4) to any candidate later than the 45th day (A) after the date of a primary election if the candidate (i) has been nominated at the primary election or is running as a write-in candidate; and (ii) is not opposed at the general election; (B) after the date of the primary election if the candidate was not nominated at the primary election; or 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2517 SB 275 (C) after the date of the general election, or after the date of a municipal or municipal runoff election, if the candidate was opposed at the general, municipal, or municipal runoff election; (5) to a member of the state legislature who is a candidate for the state legislature or who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS15.13.100 for the state legislature, when the office is to be filled at a general election, while the legislature is convened in a special legislative session." Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. Representative Therriault objected. Representative Kubina placed a call of the House and lifted the call. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 275(STA)(title am H) Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Berkowitz, Croft, Davies, Elton, Grussendorf, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Martin, Nicholia Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Brice, Cowdery, Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson, Ivan, James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams Excused: Joule, Moses Absent: Bunde, Dyson And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted. 1998-03-04 House Journal Page 2518 SB 275 Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB 275(STA)(title am H) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Objection was heard. The Speaker stated that CSSB 275(STA)(title am H) would be in third reading on the March 6, 1998 calendar.