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SB 119                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 119 "An Act eliminating the Alaska Public                                           
Offices Commission; transferring campaign, public official, and                                     
lobbying financial disclosure record-keeping duties to the division of                              
elections; relating to reports, summaries, and documents regarding                                  
campaign, public official, and lobbying financial disclosure; providing                             
for enforcement by the Department of Law; making conforming                                         
statutory amendments; and providing for an effective date" was read                                 
the second time.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Wilken, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                  
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 1381.                                  
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(FIN) "An Act                                          
authorizing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to issue advisory                                  
opinions; amending campaign financial disclosure and reporting                                      
requirements, campaign contribution limits, provisions related to                                   
contributions after elections, and provisions related to unused                                     
campaign contributions; providing for expedited consideration of, and                               
modifying procedures for determining, violations of state election                                  
campaign laws; amending the time period within which to file an                                     
administrative complaint of a violation of state election campaign                                  

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laws; amending the definitions of 'express communication' and                                       
'political party' for state election campaigns; amending the registration                           
fee for lobbyists; providing for increased use of electronic filing for                             
reports to the Alaska Public Offices Commission; adding a definition                                
of 'commission' in the regulation of lobbying laws; amending the                                    
requirements for the reporting of financial interests by public officials;                          
adding a definition of 'domestic partner' in the legislative ethics code                            
and in the public official financial disclosure requirements; allowing                              
classified employees to take an active part in political party                                      
management; making conforming amendments; and providing for an                                      
effective date" was adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill                                 
be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                              
passage. Senator Ellis objected.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
President Therriault stated CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(FIN)                                         
will be on the May 15 calendar.