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SB 114                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 114 An Act relating to contributions from                      
employee compensation for political purposes; and prohibiting certain          
kinds of discrimination against employees for political purposes               
was read the second time.                                                      
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption              
of the Judiciary Committee Substitute offered on page 916.  Senator            
Duncan objected, then withdrew his objection.   There being no                 
further objections, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 114(JUD) was                        
adopted and read the second time.                                              
                                                                               
Senator Phillips offered Amendment No. 1 :                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               

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Page 2, line 11:                                                               
	Delete "on a form prescribed by the commission"                               
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 13 - 14:                                                         
	Delete "The written request is valid for no more than one                     
calendar year from the date of signing by the employee."                       
                                                                               
Page 2, line 29, following "AS 15.13.160.":                                
	Insert "A labor organization shall provide each employee                    
whose dues or fees are contributed to a political action committee             
an opportunity to request that that portion of the dues or fees                
that are intended to be used as a political contribution be                    
refunded.  The request is valid until revoked.  The labor                      
organization shall refund the amount intended to be used as a                  
political contribution to the employee no later than 30 days after             
the labor organization receives the payroll deduction from the                 
employer."                                                                   
                                                                               
Senator Phillips moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                    
Senator Taylor objected.                                                       
                                                                               
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?  The roll                
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSSB 114(JUD)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Mackie,                 
Pearce, Phillips, Torgerson, Wilken                                            
                                                                               
Nays:  Green, Halford, Miller, Parnell, Sharp, Taylor, Ward                    
                                                                               
Excused:  Kelly                                                                
                                                                               
Absent:  Leman                                                                 
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               

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SB 114                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 114(JUD) am will appear on the May                      
9 calendar.