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HB 157                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 157(FIN) "An Act requiring the disclosure of the identity of                                                                
certain persons, groups, and nongroup entities that expend money in                                                             
support of or in opposition to an application filed for a state                                                                 
referendum or recall election; relating to the location of offices for the                                                      
Alaska Public Offices Commission and the locations at which certain                                                             
statements and reports filed with the commission are made available;                                                            
relating to the duties of the Alaska Public Offices Commission;                                                                 
clarifying the limits on making, accepting, and reporting certain cash                                                          
campaign contributions; relating to campaign finance reporting by                                                               
certain groups; increasing the time the Alaska Public Offices                                                                   
Commission has to respond to a request for an advisory opinion;                                                                 
repealing a reporting requirement for certain contributions; relating to                                                        
contribution limits and recall campaigns; and providing for an                                                                  
effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 157(FIN) "An Act requiring the disclosure of the                                                                  
          identity of certain persons, groups, and nongroup                                                                     
          entities that expend money in support of or in                                                                        
          opposition to an application filed for a state                                                                        
          referendum or recall election; relating to political                                                                  
          contributions; relating to the location of offices for                                                                
          the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the                                                                          
          locations at which certain statements and reports filed                                                               
          with the commission are made available; clarifying                                                                    
          the limits on making, accepting, and reporting certain                                                                
          cash campaign contributions; relating to campaign                                                                     
          finance reporting by certain groups; changing the                                                                     
          date a legislator is required to report certain                                                                       
          campaign contributions and expenditures; increasing                                                                   
          the time the Alaska Public Offices Commission has                                                                     
          to respond to a request for an advisory opinion;                                                                      
          relating to penalties assessed for campaign finance                                                                   
          violations; relating to complaints alleging campaign                                                                  
          finance violations; repealing a reporting requirement                                                                 
          for certain contributions; relating to contribution                                                                   
          limits and recall campaigns; relating to campaign                                                                     
          signs on private property; relating to the reporting of                                                               

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          financial and business interests by municipal officers,                                                               
          former municipal officers, and candidates for                                                                         
          municipal office; relating to reporting of                                                                            
          contributions made after the date of the election by a                                                                
          candidate for the legislature; and providing for an                                                                   
          effective date."                                                                                                      
          (Title Change SCR forthcoming)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Signing no recommendation: Senators Stedman, Bishop, Cochairs;                                                                  
Senators Hoffman, Olson, von Imhof. Signing do pass: Senator                                                                    
Wielechowski. Signing do not pass: Senator Wilson.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's first supplemental calendar.