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2005-04-19 House Journal

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2005-04-19                     House Journal                      Page 1138
HB 183                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 183                                                                             
     "An Act relating to the use of campaign contributions for shared                               
     campaign activity expenses and to reimbursement of those                                       
     expenses."                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                      Journal Page                         
                                                                                                    
 STA RPT CS(STA) 2DP 2NR                                                773                         
 FN1: ZERO(ADM)                                                         774                         
 JUD RPT CS(JUD) 6DP 1AM                                               1047                         
 FN1: ZERO(ADM)                                                        1048                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 183(JUD)                                                                 
     (same title)                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Gara and Hawker:                                     
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 2, following the second occurrence of "expenses" (title                              
amendment):                                                                                         
 Insert "; and amending the definition of 'contribution' in                                       
regard to sharing fundraising lists between candidates and                                        
political parties without compensation"                                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 21:                                                                          
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
"* Sec. 2.  AS 15.13.400(4) is amended to read:                                                   
       (4)  "contribution"                                                                          
           (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or                                                
         obligation to pay, loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of                              
         money, goods, or services for which charge is ordinarily made                              

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         and that is made for the purpose of influencing the nomination                             
         or election of a candidate, and in AS 15.13.010(b) for the                                 
         purpose of influencing a ballot proposition or question,                                   
         including the payment by a person other than a candidate or                                
         political party, or compensation for the personal services of                              
         another person, that are rendered to the candidate or political                            
         party;                                                                                     
           (B)  does not include                                                                    
                (i)  services provided without compensation by                                      
              individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on                            
              behalf of a political party, candidate, or ballot proposition                         
              or question;                                                                          
                   (ii)  ordinary hospitality in a home;                                           
                (iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each                                        
              election by each political party describing the party's slate                         
              of candidates for election, which may include                                         
              photographs, biographies, and information about the                                   
              party's candidates;                                                                   
                (iv)  the results of a poll limited to issues and not                               
              mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested                               
              by or designed primarily to benefit the candidate; [OR]                               
                (v) any communication in the form of a                                              
              newsletter from a legislator to the legislator's constituents,                        
              except a communication expressly advocating the                                       
              election or defeat of a candidate or a newsletter or                                  
              material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private                         
              benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee; or                             
                (vi) a fundraising list provided without                                        
              compensation by one candidate or political party to                               
              another candidate or political party;"                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill objected.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment to Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative                                          
Berkowitz:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    

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Under (vi):                                                                                     
 Delete "another"                                                                               
 Insert "a"                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment to Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Stoltze objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                  
being no further objection, Amendment to Amendment No. 1 was                                        
adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be                                           
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                            
                                                                                                    
CSHB 183(JUD)                                                                                       
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 as amended                                                                          
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford, Croft,                                      
Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott,                                   
LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Rokeberg,                                             
Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson                                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Coghill, Kelly, Lynn, Ramras, Stoltze                                                        
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Kapsner                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted and the new title                                    
follows:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 183(JUD) am                                                              
     "An Act relating to the use of campaign contributions for shared                               
     campaign activity expenses and to reimbursement of those                                       
     expenses; and amending the definition of 'contribution' in regard                              
     to sharing fundraising lists between candidates and political                                  
     parties without compensation."                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
CSHB 183(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                         

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reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                             
so ordered.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
CSHB 183(JUD) am was read the third time.                                                           
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 183(JUD) am pass the House?"                                       
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                       
                                                                                                    
CSHB 183(JUD) am                                                                                    
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  40   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford,                                    
Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                  
Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula,                                  
Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman,                                         
Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas,                                  
Weyhrauch, Wilson                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 183(JUD) am passed the House and was referred to the                                   
Chief Clerk for engrossment.