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2012-04-06 House Journal

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2012-04-06                     House Journal                      Page 2243
HB 347                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 347                                                                                                         
     "An Act prohibiting the use of municipal funds to support or                                                               
     oppose an initiative proposal to circulate a petition for a ballot                                                         
     initiative, or to influence the outcome of an election concerning a                                                        
     ballot initiative, without approval by municipal voters at an                                                              
     election."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                                           
bill:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 347(JUD)                                                                                             
     "An Act prohibiting the use of municipal funds to support or                                                               
     oppose an initiative proposal to circulate a petition for a ballot                                                         
     initiative, or to influence the outcome of an election concerning a                                                        
     ballot initiative, without approval by municipal voters at an                                                              
     election; relating to the reporting of certain expenditures; and                                                           
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Holmes, Olson, and                                                               
Seaton:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 2 - 3 (title amendment):                                                                                          
     Delete "to circulate a petition for a ballot initiative, or to                                                           
influence the outcome of an election concerning a ballot initiative,"                                                         
     Insert "filed with the lieutenant governor or to circulate a                                                             
petition for a statewide ballot initiative"                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 2 - 3:                                                                                                            
     Delete "filed with a municipal clerk under AS 29.26.110,"                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 3:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "an"                                                                                                                
     Insert "a statewide"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 3 - 5:                                                                                                            
     Delete "or, subject to (b) of this section, to influence the outcome                                                       
of an election concerning a ballot initiative,"                                                                                 

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Representative Holmes moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kerttula objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 347(JUD)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  16   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Dick, Doogan, Fairclough,                                                                 
Feige, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg, Herron, Holmes, Johnson, Munoz,                                                                 
Olson, Saddler, Seaton, Thomas, Thompson, P.Wilson                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Edgmon, Gardner, Guttenberg, Johansen, Joule, Kawasaki,                                                                  
Keller, Kerttula, Lynn, Miller, Neuman, Petersen, Pruitt, Stoltze,                                                              
Tuck, T.Wilson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Cissna, Gatto, Hawker, Millett                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted, and the new title follows:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 347(JUD) am                                                                                          
     "An Act prohibiting the use of municipal funds to support or                                                               
     oppose an initiative proposal filed with the lieutenant governor or                                                        
     to circulate a petition for a statewide ballot initiative without                                                          
     approval by municipal voters at an election; relating to the                                                               
     reporting of certain expenditures; and providing for an effective                                                          
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
CSHB 347(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 347(JUD) am will advance to third reading on the April 9,                                                                  
2012, calendar.