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HB 157                                                                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                            
NO. 157(FIN) "An Act requiring the disclosure of the identity of                                                                
certain persons, groups, and nongroup entities that expend money in                                                             
support of or in opposition to an application filed for a state                                                                 
referendum or recall election; relating to the location of offices for the                                                      

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Alaska Public Offices Commission and the locations at which certain                                                             
statements and reports filed with the commission are made available;                                                            
relating to the duties of the Alaska Public Offices Commission;                                                                 
clarifying the limits on making, accepting, and reporting certain cash                                                          
campaign contributions; relating to campaign finance reporting by                                                               
certain groups; increasing the time the Alaska Public Offices                                                                   
Commission has to respond to a request for an advisory opinion;                                                                 
repealing a reporting requirement for certain contributions; relating to                                                        
contribution limits and recall campaigns; and providing for an                                                                  
effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 157(JUD) "An Act requiring the disclosure of                                                                      
          the identity of certain persons, groups, and nongroup                                                                 
          entities that expend money in support of or in                                                                        
          opposition to an application filed for a state                                                                        
          referendum or recall election; relating to the location                                                               
          of offices for the Alaska Public Offices Commission                                                                   
          and the locations at which certain statements and                                                                     
          reports filed with the commission are made available;                                                                 
          clarifying the limits on making, accepting, and                                                                       
          reporting certain cash campaign contributions;                                                                        
          relating to campaign finance reporting by certain                                                                     
          groups; changing the date a legislator is required to                                                                 
          report certain campaign contributions and                                                                             
          expenditures; increasing the time the Alaska Public                                                                   
          Offices Commission has to respond to a request for                                                                    
          an advisory opinion; relating to penalties assessed for                                                               
          campaign finance violations; relating to complaints                                                                   
          alleging campaign finance violations; repealing a                                                                     
          reporting requirement for certain contributions;                                                                      
          relating to contribution limits and recall campaigns;                                                                 
          relating to the reporting of financial and business                                                                   
          interests by municipal officers, former municipal                                                                     
          officers, and candidates for municipal office; relating                                                               
          to reporting of contributions made after the date of                                                                  
          the election by a candidate for the legislature; and                                                                  
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
          (Title Change SCR 12)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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Signing do pass: Senator Holland, Chair; Senators Myers, Shower.                                                                
Signing no recommendation: Senators Hughes, Kiehl.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Administration                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.