2001-05-05                     Senate Journal                      Page 1551
HB 177                                                                                            
Senator Therriault requested that the reconsideration on SENATE CS                                  
FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 177(RLS) "An Act regulating                                               
nongroup entities and certain tax-exempt organizations under Alaska's                               
election campaign finance statutes; and requiring disclosure of the true                            
source of campaign contributions" be taken up. The bill was before the                              
Senate on reconsideration.                                                                          

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Senator Therriault moved that the bill be returned to second reading                                
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No.                                   
1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                      
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 3, line 17, following "and":                                                                   
 Insert ", except as provided for certain independent expenditures                                  
in AS 15.13.135(a),"                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 8, line 2, following "subsection":                                                             
 Insert ", except as provided for certain independent                                           
expenditures by nongroup entities in AS 15.13.135(a)"                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 8, line 17, following "office":                                                                
 Insert ", except an independent expenditure made by a                                          
nongroup entity with an annual operating budget of $5,000 or                                    
less,"                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                       
Senator Ellis objected.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of                                 
the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:                                                         
                                                                                                    
In Amendment No. 1:                                                                                 
 change  "$5,000" to "$250"                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was amended.                                                     
                                                                                                    
There being no further objections, Amendment No. 1 as amended was                                   
adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 177(RLS) am S was                                               
automatically in third reading.