2000-04-26                     House Journal                      Page 3532
HB 179                                                                       
The State Affairs Committee has considered:                                    
                                                                               
SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 179                                     
"An Act eliminating the Alaska Public Offices Commission and all              
campaign contribution and expenditure limits; transferring the                 
administration of lobbying, conflict of interest, and financial                
disclosure statutes from the Alaska Public Offices Commission to               
the division of elections; relating to reporting of campaign                   
contributions and expenditures; defining 'full disclosure,'                    
'purposely,' 'recklessly,' and 'resident'; amending the definition of          
'contribution,' 'group,' and 'political party'; changing the residency         
requirements for candidates for public offices; and providing for              
criminal penalties for violation of these provisions."                         
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                  
179(STA)                                                                       
"An Act relating to the reporting of campaign contributions and to            
the identification of political campaign communications."                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the                 
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (1):  James                                                            
                                                                               
No recommendation (4):  Green, Hudson, Whitaker, Ogan                          
                                                                               

2000-04-26                     House Journal                      Page 3533
HB 179                                                                       
The following fiscal note applies to CSSSHB 179(STA):                          
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, House State Affairs Committee, 4/26/00                       
                                                                               
SSHB 179 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.