2017-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0932
Representative Birch moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
CSSSHB 44(STA) be returned to second reading for the specific                                                                   
purpose of considering Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection,                                                              
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Birch, Millett,                                                                  
Wilson, Neuman, Johnson, Tilton, Saddler, Pruitt, Kopp, Talerico,                                                               
Sullivan-Leonard, Knopp, Johnston, Chenault, Rauscher, Thompson,                                                                
and Reinbold:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment):                                                                            
    Insert "prohibiting certain groups from soliciting and                                                                    
accepting contributions or from making certain contributions and                                                              
expenditures during a regular or special legislative session; and                                                             
prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign contributions                                                                 
to certain groups;"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 5:                                                                                                       
    Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                           
"* Section 1. AS 15.13.072 is amended by adding a new subsection                                                              
to read:                                                                                                                        
         (i)  A group that makes expenditures or receives contributions                                                         
    with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the                                                         
    control, direct or indirect, of a person who is a legislator may not                                                        
    solicit or accept a contribution for the purpose of influencing the                                                         
    outcome of an election under this chapter while the legislature is                                                          
    convened in a regular or special legislative session.                                                                       
   * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.074(g) is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                               
         (g)  Except as provided in (j) of this section, an individual                                                          
    required to register as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may not, at any                                                           
    time the individual is subject to the registration requirement under                                                        
    AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the individual's initial                                                        
    registration or its renewal, make a contribution to a candidate for                                                         
    the legislature or to a group that makes expenditures or receives                                                           
    contributions                                                                                                               
             (1)  with the authorization or consent, express or implied,                                                        
    or under the control, direct or indirect, of                                                                                
                  (A)  a member of the legislature; or                                                                         
                  (B)  an individual who files for election to the state                                                        
         legislature or campaigns as a write-in candidate for the state