00 SENATE BILL NO. 70 01 "An Act relating to per diem for the legislative branch and prohibiting legislators who 02 reside in the state capital from receiving per diem during sessions; and providing for an 03 effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05  * Section 1. AS 24.10.130(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) Legislators and officers and employees of the legislative branch of 07 government are entitled to a per diem allowance if authorized by the policy adopted  08 under (c) of this section, except that a legislator who resides in the state capital  09 may not receive a per diem allowance while the legislature is in regular or special  10 session. 11  * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.