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HB 408: "An Act relating to ethics, campaign financing, and criminal law."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 408 01 "An Act relating to ethics, campaign financing, and criminal law." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 11.56.130 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 11.56.130. Definition. In AS 11.56.100 - 11.56.130, "benefit" has the 05 meaning ascribed to it in AS 11.81.900 but does not include 06 (1) political campaign contributions reported in accordance with 07 AS 15.13 unless the contribution is made or received in exchange for an agreement to 08 affect [ALTER] an elected official's or candidate's vote or position on a matter the 09 elected official has, or the candidate on election would have, the authority to take 10 official action on; in this paragraph, "official action" means advice, participation, or 11 assistance, including, for example, a recommendation, decision, approval, disapproval, 12 vote, or other similar action, including inaction; 13 (2) concurrence in official action in the cause of legitimate 14 compromise between public servants; or 15 (3) support, including a vote, solicited by a public servant or offered by

01 any person in an election. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.040(e) is amended to read: 03 (e) The report required under (d) of this section must contain the name, 04 address, principal occupation, and employer of the individual filing the report, and an 05 itemized list of expenditures, with expenditures paid for by debit or credit card 06 itemized individually, regardless of amount. The report shall be filed with the 07 commission not [NO] later than 10 days after the expenditure is made. 08 * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.074(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) A person or group may not reimburse another person or group for a 10 contribution made by that person or group or make a contribution anonymously, 11 using a fictitious name, or using the name of another.