03/22/1995 02:10 PM House FIN

  HOUSE BILL 13                                                                
                                                                               
       "An Act requiring  persons authorized to make  or incur                 
       political  campaign  expenditures  before   filing  for                 
       nomination to  office and  groups acting  on behalf  of                 
       them  to   file  certain   election  campaign   finance                 
       disclosure reports."                                                    
                                                                               
  JEFF LOGAN, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE JOE  GREEN, stated that HB
  would make  it  easier for  the  public to  know  who is                 
  contributing  money  to  non-party  candidates  running  for                 
  statewide and legislative office.                                            
                                                                               
  He  explained  that the  current  problem is  that non-party                 
  candidates for legislative  office, who  gain access to  the                 
  general election  ballot by  going through  the petition  or                 
  write-in process, are not required  to file campaign finance                 
  disclosure  reports  during  the   primary  election  cycle.                 
  Alaska Public  Office Commission Policy  decision 15.13-82-2                 
  has established requirements for candidates.                                 
                                                                               
  Mr. Logan  explained that  HB 13  would require  prospective                 
  non-party candidates  for legislative office to  disclose to                 
  the public, during the primary election reporting cycle, who                 
  is making campaign contributions to them.                                    
                                                                               
  BROOKE  MILES,  JUNEAU BRANCH  ADMINISTRATOR,  ALASKA PUBLIC                 
  OFFICE COMMISSION  (APOC), responded to  Committee questions                 
  on the  included fiscal  notes.   She pointed  out that  the                 
  discrepancy on the two notes arose from the first version of                 
  the legislation  which was  printed in  error.   It did  not                 
  specify  that only  State candidates  would need  to have  a                 
  letter of intent on file, and that those candidates would be                 
  required to  file  the primary  series  campaign  disclosure                 
  reports.  She concluded that the  correct fiscal note on the                 
  legislation would be a zero fiscal note.                                     
                                                                               
  Representative  Brown  asked who  would  be included  in the                 
  bills coverage that  had not previously  been covered.   Mr.                 
  Logan replied  those affected  by the  legislation would  be                 
  candidates who  are seeking election,  non-party candidates,                 
  who are filing  with a letter of  intent and will not  be on                 
                                                                               
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  the ballot until the election.                                               
                                                                               
  Representative Martin MOVED to report CS  HB 13 (STA) out of                 
  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal notes.   There  being NO OBJECTIONS,  it                 
  was so ordered.                                                              
                                                                               
  CS  HB 13  (STA) was reported  out of  Committee with  a "do                 
  pass"  recommendation  and   with  a  fiscal  note   by  the                 
  Department of Administration dated 3/09/95.