Legislature(2003 - 2004)
2003-04-24 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2003-04-24 Senate Journal Page 0946 SB 119 The State Affairs Committee considered 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" and recommended it be replaced with CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(STA) "An Act authorizing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to issue advisory opinions; amending campaign financial disclosure requirements and the limits on lobbyists' campaign contributions to candidates; removing municipal elections and municipal officials from the campaign finance and public official financial disclosure laws; amending campaign contribution limits; amending the time limit on contributions after primary elections; amending the complaint procedures of the Alaska Public Offices Commission; amending the definition of 'political party' for state election campaigns; relating to the crime of campaign misconduct; providing for increased use of electronic filing for reports to the Alaska Public Offices Commission; amending the definitions of 'administrative action' and 'lobbyist' in the regulation of lobbying laws; amending the requirements for the reporting of financial interests by public officials; repealing restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of contributions during legislative sessions and in the capital city; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." 2003-04-24 Senate Journal Page 0947 Signing do pass: Senator Gary Stevens, Chair; Senators Cowdery, Dyson. The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 4, zero, Department of Administration The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.