Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1998-05-01 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1998-05-01 Senate Journal Page 3691 SB 356 SENATE BILL NO. 356(title am) An Act relating to legislative standards of conduct; and providing for an effective date which had been held in third reading (page 3630) was before the Senate. Senator Donley moved that the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 2. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Donley offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 1, lines 1 - 2: Delete "legislative standards of conduct" Insert "regulation of candidates for state office" Page 1, following line 4: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Section 1. AS15.13.072(d) is amended to read: 1998-05-01 Senate Journal Page 3692 SB 356 (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 AS15.13.100 for election or reelection to the state legislature may not solicit or accept a contribution while the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session unless the solicitation or acceptance occurs (1) during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a candidate; and (2) in a place other than the capital city. * Sec. 2. AS15.13.072 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (g) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under AS15.13.100 for election or reelection to the office of governor or lieutenant governor may not solicit or accept a contribution in the capital city while the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session. * Sec. 3. AS15.13.074(c) is amended to read: (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 asauthorized by AS15.13.100 for governor or lieutenant governor ¦,á 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 asauthorized by AS15.13.100; or (B) January 1 of the year of the election when the office is to be filled at a general election; or (C) the date of the proclamation when the office is to be filled at a special election; 1998-05-01 Senate Journal Page 3693 SB 356 (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 while the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session, unless the contribution is made in a place other than the capital city during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the candidate or individual is a candidate, or 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 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 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) the date that is nine months before the date of the municipal election; 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 1998-05-01 Senate Journal Page 3694 SB 356 (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) in the capital city to a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor or the state legislature when the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session." Page 1, line 5: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 4" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 1, line 10, following "may": Insert ", except in the capital city," Page 2, line 5, following "held": Insert "in a place other than the capital city," Page 2, line 13, following "raised": Insert "in a place other than the capital city" Senator Donley moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Duncan objected. Senator Duncan moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the following amendment to Amendment No. 2: Page 1, line 14, after city Insert except for a candidate or an individual who is a resident of the capital city Senator Mackie objected. The question being: Shall the amendment to Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: 1998-05-01 Senate Journal Page 3695 SB 356 SB 356(title am) Second Reading amendment to Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 9 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Kelly, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Phillips Nays: Donley, Green, Halford, Leman, Parnell, Pearce, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken and so, the amendment to Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. There being no further objections, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. SENATE BILL NO. 356 am was automatically in third reading. The question being: Shall SENATE BILL NO. 356 am An Act relating to regulation of candidates for state office; and providing for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: SB 356 am Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date YEAS: 18 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Duncan, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Nays: Adams, Ellis and so, SENATE BILL NO. 356 am passed the Senate. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.