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HB 177                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 177(STA) "An Act placing certain                                              
special interest organizations within the definition of 'group' for                                 
purposes of Alaska's campaign finance statutes; and requiring                                       
disclosure of the true source of campaign contributions" was read the                               
second time.                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator Pearce, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                    
adoption of the Rules Senate Committee Substitute offered on page                                   
1464. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                            
NO. 177(RLS) "An Act regulating nongroup entities and certain tax-                                  

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exempt organizations under Alaska's election campaign finance                                       
statutes; and requiring disclosure of the true source of campaign                                   
contributions" (title change authorized by SCR 15) was adopted and                                  
read the second time.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                    
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                 
passage. Senator Ellis objected.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the bill be advanced to third reading?" The                              
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 177(RLS)                                                                                   
Advance from Second to Third Reading?                                                               
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Cowdery, Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman,                                    
Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Therriault, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Lincoln, Olson                                                 
                                                                                                    
and so, the bill failed to advance to third reading.                                                
                                                                                                    
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 177(RLS) will be on                                             
the May 4 calendar.