00 HOUSE BILL NO. 26 01 "An Act relating to the location of the convening of the legislature in session and 02 to the relocation of functions of state government; and providing for an effective 03 date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 15.13.072(d) is amended to read: 06  (d) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the 07 document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under 08 AS 15.13.100 for election or reelection to the state legislature may not solicit or accept 09 a contribution while the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative 10 session unless the solicitation or acceptance occurs 11  (1) during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the 12 candidate or individual is a candidate; and 13  (2) in a place other than the  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL 14 CITY]. 01 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.072(g) is amended to read: 02  (g) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the 03 document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under 04 AS 15.13.100 for election or reelection to the office of governor or lieutenant governor 05 may not solicit or accept a contribution in the  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL 06 CITY] while the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session. 07 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.074(c) is amended to read: 08  (c) A person or group may not make a contribution 09  (1) to a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor or an individual 10 who files with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to 11 incur certain election-related expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for governor or 12 lieutenant governor before the later of the following dates: 13  (A) the date the individual 14  (i) becomes a candidate; or 15  (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 16 to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 17 authorized by AS 15.13.100; or 18  (B) January 1 of the year of the election when the office is to 19 be filled at a general election; or 20  (C) the date of the proclamation when the office is to be filled 21 at a special election; 22  (2) to a candidate for the state legislature or an individual who files 23 with the commission the document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain 24 election-related expenses as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for the state legislature while 25 the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session, unless the 26 contribution is made in a place other than the  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL 27 CITY] during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the candidate 28 or individual is a candidate, or before the later of the following dates: 29  (A) the date the individual 30  (i) becomes a candidate; or 31  (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 01 to permit the individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 02 authorized by AS 15.13.100; or 03  (B) January 1 of the year of the election; 04  (3) to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the 05 document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses 06 as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a municipal election 07 before the later of the following dates: 08  (A) the date the individual 09  (i) becomes a candidate; or 10  (ii) files with the commission the document necessary 11 to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses as 12 authorized by AS 15.13.100; 13  (B) the date that is nine months before the date of the municipal 14 election; or 15  (4) to any candidate after the earlier of December 31 of the year of the 16 election or the 60th day 17  (A) after the date of a primary election if the candidate 18  (i) has been nominated at the primary election or is 19 running as a write-in candidate; and 20  (ii) is not opposed at the general election; 21  (B) after the date of the primary election if the candidate was 22 not nominated at the primary election; or 23  (C) after the date of the general election, or after the date of a 24 municipal or municipal runoff election, if the candidate was opposed at the 25 general, municipal, or municipal runoff election; 26  (5) in the  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL CITY] to a candidate 27 for governor or lieutenant governor or the state legislature when the legislature is 28 convened in a regular or special legislative session. 29 * Sec. 4. AS 24.05.090 is amended to read: 30  Sec. 24.05.090. Regular sessions. The legislature shall convene  in the 31 Municipality of Anchorage  at the  state office building at 550 West Seventh Avenue  01 [CAPITAL] each year on the second Monday in January at 10:00 a.m.; however, 02 following a gubernatorial election year, the legislature shall convene on the third 03 Tuesday in January at 10:00 a.m. Except as provided in this section, each legislature 04 shall have a duration of two years and shall consist of a "First Regular Session," which 05 shall meet in the odd-numbered years, and a "Second Regular Session," which shall 06 meet in the even-numbered years, and any special session or sessions that the governor 07 or legislature may find necessary to call. 08 * Sec. 5. AS 24.05.100(b) is amended to read: 09  (b) A special session may be held at any location in the state. If a special 10 session called under (a)(1) of this section is to be convened at a location other than  the 11 Municipality of Anchorage  at the  state office building at 550 West Seventh Avenue  12 [CAPITAL], the governor shall designate the location in the proclamation. If a special 13 session called under (a)(2) of this section is to be convened at a location other than  the 14 Municipality of Anchorage  at the  state office building at 550 West Seventh Avenue  15 [CAPITAL], the presiding officers shall agree to and designate the location in the poll 16 conducted of the members of both houses. 17 * Sec. 6. AS 24.05.190(a) is amended to read: 18  (a) The state  office building at 550 West Seventh Avenue, Municipality of 19 Anchorage  [CAPITOL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAPITOL SPACE NOW 20 OCCUPIED BY THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR], and space occupied in any 21 other state building by the legislature or its agencies is under the control of and subject 22 to assignment by the Legislative Affairs Agency as directed by the legislature. The 23 Legislative Affairs Agency is responsible for the equitable allocation of parking spaces 24 at the  state office building at 550 West Seventh Avenue, Municipality of 25 Anchorage,  [CAPITOL] according to the needs of the legislature and other agencies 26 occupying  the building  [CAPITOL OFFICES]. 27 * Sec. 7. AS 24.10.030 is amended to read: 28  Sec. 24.10.030. Chief clerk and senate secretary. Each house shall select 29 from outside its membership a person of known stenographic and administrative ability 30 to serve as chief administrative clerk; a chief clerk in the house of representatives and 31 a secretary in the senate. When nominated and elected in conformity with the uniform 01 rules, they continue to serve for the duration of the legislature at the pleasure of the 02 house to which assigned. Pending the organization of a new legislature, they may 03 continue to serve at the request and direction of the legislative council until their 04 respective houses formally reappoint or replace them. The chief clerk and senate 05 secretary are responsible for the performance of duties provided for by law, the 06 uniform rules, and orders of the house. They may be requested to report to the 07 legislative council for duty for a period not to exceed two weeks immediately 08 preceding the convening of the session and shall remain at the  location of the session 09 [CAPITAL] until the completion of their work  relating to that session as  [IS] 10 determined by the director of the council. 11 * Sec. 8. AS 24.10.130(a) is amended to read: 12  (a) A member of the legislature is entitled to reimbursement for the expenses 13 of moving between the member's place of residence and the  Municipality of 14 Anchorage  [CAPITAL CITY] for the purpose of attending a regular session of the 15 legislature. 16 * Sec. 9. AS 24.45.041(b) is amended to read: 17  (b) The registration form prescribed by the commission must include 18  (1) the lobbyist's full name and complete permanent residence and 19 business address and telephone number, as well as any temporary residential and 20 business address and telephone number in the  Municipality of Anchorage  [STATE 21 CAPITAL] during a legislative session; 22  (2) the full name and complete address of each person by whom the 23 lobbyist is retained or employed; 24  (3) whether the person from whom the lobbyist receives compensation 25 employs the person solely as a lobbyist or whether the person is a regular employee 26 performing other services for the employer that include but are not limited to the 27 influencing of legislative or administrative action; 28  (4) the nature or form of the lobbyist's compensation for engaging in 29 lobbying, including salary, fees, or reimbursement for expenses received in 30 consideration for, or directly in support of or in connection with, the influencing of 31 legislative or administrative action; 01  (5) a general description of the subjects or matters on which the 02 registrant expects to lobby or to engage in the influencing of legislative or 03 administrative action; 04  (6) the full name and complete address of the person, if other than the 05 registrant, who has custody of the accounts, books, papers, bills, receipts, and other 06 documents required to be maintained under this chapter; 07  (7) the identification of a legislator, legislative employee, or public 08 official to whom the lobbyist is married or who is the spousal equivalent of the 09 lobbyist; in this paragraph, "spousal equivalent" has the meaning given in 10 AS 39.50.030(g). 11 * Sec. 10. AS 24.45.041(e) is amended to read: 12  (e) Within 45 days after the convening of each regular session of the 13 legislature, the commission shall publish a directory of registered lobbyists, containing 14 the information prescribed in (b) of this section for each lobbyist and the photograph, 15 if any, furnished by a lobbyist under (c) of this section. From time to time thereafter 16 the commission shall publish those supplements to the directory that in the 17 commission's judgment may be necessary. The directory shall be made available to 18 public officials and to the public at the following locations: a public place adjacent to 19 the legislative chambers in the  Municipality of Anchorage [STATE CAPITOL 20 BUILDING], the office of the lieutenant governor, the legislative reference library of 21 the Legislative Affairs Agency, and the commission's central office. 22 * Sec. 11. AS 24.50.010 is amended to read: 23  Sec. 24.50.010. Annual student guests. The legislature may each year while 24 in session serve as host to one member of each high school in the state for a stay of 25 one week in the  Municipality of Anchorage [CAPITAL] to observe and learn the 26 legislative process. 27 * Sec. 12. AS 24.50.040 is amended to read: 28  Sec. 24.50.040. Essay contest. Before leaving [THE STATE CAPITAL], each 29 legislative guest shall prepare and submit to the director of the Legislative Affairs 30 Agency a paper of not less than 1,000 words entitled "The Legislature Should . . . . 31 . . . . . ." [.] Each paper shall be examined and judged as to content by the governor, 01 the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority 02 leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house. The author of the paper 03 determined best by majority vote shall receive a one-year scholarship to the University 04 of Alaska. 05 * Sec. 13. AS 24.60.030(a) is amended to read: 06  (a) A legislator or legislative employee may not 07  (1) solicit, agree to accept, or accept a benefit other than official 08 compensation for the performance of public duties; this paragraph may not be 09 construed to prohibit lawful solicitation for and acceptance of campaign contributions 10 or the acceptance of a lawful gratuity under AS 24.60.080; 11  (2) use public funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another 12 government asset or resource for a nonlegislative purpose, for involvement in or 13 support of or opposition to partisan political activity, or for the private benefit of either 14 the legislator, legislative employee, or another person; this paragraph does not prohibit 15  (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal 16 purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and 17 either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or 18 legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use; 19  (B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information 20 lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general public 21 for nonlegislative purposes; 22  (C) telephone or facsimile use that does not carry a special 23 charge; 24  (D) the legislative council, notwithstanding AS 24.05.190, from 25 designating a public facility for use by legislators and legislative employees for 26 health or fitness purposes; when the council designates a facility to be used by 27 legislators and legislative employees for health or fitness purposes, it shall 28 adopt guidelines governing access to and use of the facility; the guidelines may 29 establish times in which use of the facility is limited to specific groups; or 30  (E) a legislator from using the legislator's private office [IN 31 THE CAPITAL CITY] during a legislative session, and for the five days 01 immediately before and the five days immediately after a legislative session, 02 for nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance 03 of public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and 04 equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator 05 promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's 06 private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the  location 07 of the legislative session  [CAPITAL CITY] reserved for use by the legislator, 08 whether or not it is shared with others; 09  (3) knowingly seek, accept, use, allocate, grant, or award public funds 10 for a purpose other than that approved by law, or make a false statement in connection 11 with a claim, request, or application for compensation, reimbursement, or travel 12 allowances from public funds; 13  (4) require a legislative employee to perform services for the private 14 benefit of the legislator or employee at any time, or allow a legislative employee to 15 perform services for the private benefit of a legislator or employee on government 16 time; it is not a violation of this paragraph if the services were performed in an 17 unusual or infrequent situation and the person's services were reasonably necessary to 18 permit the legislator or legislative employee to perform official duties; 19  (5) use or authorize the use of state funds, facilities, equipment, 20 services, or another government asset or resource for the purpose of political fund 21 raising or campaigning; this paragraph does not prohibit 22  (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal 23 purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and 24 either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or 25 legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use; 26  (B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information 27 lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general public 28 for nonlegislative purposes; 29  (C) telephone or facsimile use that does not carry a special 30 charge; 31  (D) storing or maintaining, consistent with (b) of this section, 01 election campaign records in a legislator's office; or 02  (E) a legislator from using the legislator's private office [IN 03 THE CAPITAL CITY] during a legislative session, and for the five days 04 immediately before and the five days immediately after a legislative session, 05 for nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance 06 of public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and 07 equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator 08 promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's 09 private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the  location 10 of the legislative session  [CAPITAL CITY] reserved for use by the legislator, 11 whether or not it is shared with others. 12 * Sec. 14. AS 24.60.031(a) is amended to read: 13  (a) A legislator or legislative employee may not 14  (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special 15 session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution 16 for a campaign for the state legislature; however, a legislator or legislative employee 17 may, except in the  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL CITY], solicit or accept 18 a contribution, promise, or pledge for a campaign for the state legislature that occurs 19 during the 90 days immediately preceding an election; 20  (2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the 21 legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to 22 raise money on behalf of the member or legislative employee for state legislative 23 political purposes; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a legislator or legislative 24 employee from accepting money from an event held in a place other than the 25  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL CITY] during the 90 days immediately 26 preceding an election; or 27  (3) in a campaign for the state legislature, expend money that was 28 raised on a day when either house of the legislature was in a legislative session by or 29 on behalf of a legislator under a declaration of candidacy or a general letter of intent 30 to become a candidate for public office; however, this paragraph does not apply to 31 money raised in a place other than the  Municipality of Anchorage  [CAPITAL CITY] 01 during the 90 days immediately preceding an election. 02 * Sec. 15. AS 24.60.080(c) is amended to read: 03  (c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, it is not a violation of this section for 04 a legislator or legislative employee to accept 05  (1) hospitality, other than hospitality described in (4) of this subsection, 06  (A) with incidental transportation at the residence of a person; 07 however, a vacation home located outside the state is not considered a 08 residence for the purposes of this subparagraph; or 09  (B) at a social event or meal; 10  (2) discounts that are available 11  (A) generally to the public or to a large class of persons to 12 which the person belongs; or 13  (B) when on official state business, but only if receipt of the 14 discount benefits the state; 15  (3) food or foodstuffs indigenous to the state that are shared generally 16 as a cultural or social norm; 17  (4) travel and hospitality primarily for the purpose of obtaining 18 information on matters of legislative concern; 19  (5) gifts from the immediate family of the person; 20  (6) gifts that are not connected with the recipient's legislative status; 21  (7) a discount for all or part of a legislative session, including time 22 immediately preceding or following the session, or other gift to welcome a legislator 23 or legislative employee who is employed on the personal staff of a legislator or by a 24 standing or special committee to the  location of the session  [CAPITAL CITY] or in 25 recognition of the beginning of a legislative session if the gift or discount is available 26 generally to all legislators and the personal staff of legislators and staff of standing and 27 special committees; this paragraph does not apply to legislative employees who are 28 employed by the Legislative Affairs Agency, the office of the chief clerk, the office 29 of the senate secretary, the legislative budget and audit committee, or the office of the 30 ombudsman; or 31  (8) a gift of legal services in a matter of legislative concern and a gift 01 of other services related to the provision of legal services in a matter of legislative 02 concern. 03 * Sec. 16. AS 44.06.050, 44.06.055, and 44.06.060 are repealed. 04 * Sec. 17. This Act takes effect on the day the First Regular Session of the Twenty-Second 05 Alaska State Legislature convenes.