Legislature(2003 - 2004)

2003-05-15 Senate Journal

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SB 119                                                                                            
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(FIN) was read the third time.                                            
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens called the Senate. The call was satisfied.                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall 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                               
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                                    

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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" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                             
result:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
CSSB 119(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Ogan, Seekins, Stevens B,                                      
Stevens G, Taylor, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                      
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Lincoln, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(FIN) passed the Senate.                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved for the adoption of the effective date                                    
clauses.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?" The                              
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSSB 119(FIN)                                                                                       
Effective Date Clauses                                                                              
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Hoffman, Ogan, Seekins,                                        
Stevens B, Stevens G, Taylor, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                           
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Lincoln, Olson                                           
                                                                                                    
and so, the effective date clauses failed.                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Ellis gave notice of reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE                                       
BILL NO. 119(FIN)(efd fld) "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                                  

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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 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; and making conforming                                    
amendments."