Legislature(2003 - 2004)
2003-05-14 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2003-05-14 Senate Journal Page 1381 SB 119 The Finance 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(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 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." Signing do pass: Senator Green, Cochair. Signing no recommendation: Senator Wilken, Cochair; Senator Taylor. Signing amend: Senators Hoffman, Olson, Bunde, Ben Stevens. 2003-05-14 Senate Journal Page 1382 The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 5, Department of Administration The bill is on today's calendar.