Legislature(1999 - 2000)
2000-04-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2000-04-28 House Journal Page 3565 HB 179 The Judiciary Committee has considered: SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 179 "An Act eliminating the Alaska Public Offices Commission and all campaign contribution and expenditure limits; transferring the administration of lobbying, conflict of interest, and financial disclosure statutes from the Alaska Public Offices Commission to the division of elections; relating to reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures; defining 'full disclosure,' 'purposely,' 'recklessly,' and 'resident'; amending the definition of 'contribution,' 'group,' and 'political party'; changing the residency requirements for candidates for public offices; and providing for criminal penalties for violation of these provisions." and recommends it be replaced with: 2000-04-28 House Journal Page 3566 HB 179 CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 179(JUD) "An Act requiring the report of contributions to and expenditures on behalf of candidates or groups exceeding $500; requiring an individual, person, or group making contributions or expenditures exceeding $500 or an expenditure for advertising or campaign material to report the contribution or expenditure within 30 days; specifying that telephone communications intended to influence the election of a candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition or question need only be identified by the name of the candidate, group, or individual paying for the communication; and providing that nothing in AS 15.13.090 shall be construed to prohibit surveys or polls not intended to influence the election of a candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition." The report was signed by Representative Kott, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (3): James, Rokeberg, Kott No recommendation (4): Croft, Murkowski, Green, Kerttula The following fiscal notes apply to CSSSHB 179(JUD): Fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 4/28/00 Zero fiscal note, House State Affairs Committee, 4/26/00 SSHB 179 was referred to the Finance Committee.