2002-05-08                     Senate Journal                      Page 3237
                        Third Reading of Senate Bills                                            
                                                                                                    
SB 363                                                                                            
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 363(STA) "An Act relating to                                                 
communications and elections, to reporting of contributions and                                     
expenditures, and to campaign misconduct in the second degree;                                      
relating to disclosure by individuals of contributions to candidates; and                           
providing for an effective date" was read the third time.                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault moved that the bill be returned to second reading                                
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No.                                   
1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                      
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 9:                                                                           
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
   "* Sec. 4.  AS 15.13.040 is amended by adding a new subsection to                              
read:                                                                                               
       (j)  Every individual, person, nongroup entity, or group                                     
     contributing more than $500 to a group organized for the principal                             
     purpose of influencing the outcome of a proposition shall report                               
     the contribution or contributions on a form prescribed by the                                  
     commission not later than 30 days after the contribution that                                  
     requires the contributor to report under this subsection is made.                              
     The report must include the name, address, principal occupation,                               
     and employer of the individual filing the report and the amount of                             
     the contribution, as well as the total amount of contributions made                            
     to that group by that individual, person, nongroup entity, or group                            
     during the calendar year."                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 17:                                                                                    
 Delete "advertising"                                                                               
 Insert  "communication [ADVERTISING]"                                                          
                                                                                                    
Page 4, line 17, following "candidate":                                                             
 Insert  "or proposition, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.065(c)"