Legislature(2007 - 2008)
2008-04-11 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2008-04-11 Senate Journal Page 2831 HB 368 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(FIN) am "An Act amending the Legislative Ethics Act to modify the limitation on political fund raising by legislators and legislative employees during legislative sessions, to allow legislators and legislative employees to accept certain gifts from lobbyists, to clarify the Legislative Ethics Act as it relates to legislative volunteers and educational trainees, to reduce the 2008-04-11 Senate Journal Page 2832 frequency of publication of summaries by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, and to revise procedures and fines related to the late filing of disclosures required by the Legislative Ethics Act" was read the second time. Senator McGuire, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the State Affairs Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 2775. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(STA) "An Act relating to allowing legislators and legislative employees to accept certain gifts from lobbyists, to clarifying the Legislative Ethics Act as it relates to legislative volunteers and educational trainees, to reducing the frequency of publication of summaries by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, and to revising procedures and fines related to the late filing of disclosures required by the Legislative Ethics Act" (Title change SCR 30) was adopted. Senator Stevens offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 5, following "Act": Insert "; amending prohibitions in the Regulation of Lobbying Act on gifts to a legislator or legislative employee" Page 1, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 24.45.121(a) is amended to read: (a) A lobbyist may not (1) engage in any activity as a lobbyist before registering under AS 24.45.041; (2) do anything with the intent of placing a public official under personal obligation to the lobbyist or to the lobbyist's employer; (3) intentionally deceive or attempt to deceive any public official with regard to any material fact pertinent to pending or proposed legislative or administrative action; (4) cause or influence the introduction of a legislative measure solely for the purpose of thereafter being employed to secure its passage or its defeat; 2008-04-11 Senate Journal Page 2833 (5) cause a communication to be sent to a public official in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of that person; (6) accept or agree to accept any payment in any way contingent upon the defeat, enactment, or outcome of any proposed legislative or administrative action; (7) serve as a member of a state board or commission, if the lobbyist's employer may receive direct economic benefit from a decision of that board or commission; (8) serve as a campaign manager or director, serve as a campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer on a finance or fund-raising committee, host a fund-raising event, directly or indirectly collect contributions for, or deliver contributions to, a candidate, or otherwise engage in the fund-raising activity of a legislative campaign or campaign for governor or lieutenant governor if the lobbyist has registered, or is required to register, as a lobbyist under this chapter, during the calendar year; this paragraph does not apply to a representational lobbyist as defined in the regulations of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, and does not prohibit a lobbyist from making personal contributions to a candidate as authorized by AS 15.13 or personally advocating on behalf of a candidate; (9) offer, solicit, initiate, facilitate, or provide to or on behalf of a person covered by AS 24.60 a gift, other than food or beverage for immediate consumption or a compassionate gift under AS 24.60.075; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a lobbyist from providing (A) a gift to a legislator or legislative employee who is a member of the lobbyist's immediate family as defined in AS 24.60.990(a), if the gift is unconnected to the recipient's legislative status; (B) tickets to a charity event described in AS 24.60.080(a)(2)(B); [,] or (C) a contribution to a charity event under AS 24.60.080(c)(10); (10) make or offer a gift or a campaign contribution whose acceptance by the person to whom it is offered would violate AS 24.60 or AS 39.52." 2008-04-11 Senate Journal Page 2834 Page 1, line 7: Delete "Section 1" Insert "Sec. 2" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Senator Stevens moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(STA) am S was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(STA) am S "An Act relating to allowing legislators and legislative employees to accept certain gifts from lobbyists, to clarifying the Legislative Ethics Act as it relates to legislative volunteers and educational trainees, to reducing the frequency of publication of summaries by the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, and to revising procedures and fines related to the late filing of disclosures required by the Legislative Ethics Act; amending prohibitions in the Regulation of Lobbying Act on gifts to a legislator or legislative employee" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 368(STA) am S Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 368(STA) am S passed the Senate. 2008-04-11 Senate Journal Page 2835 Senator Stevens gave notice of reconsideration (page 2839).