Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-05-18 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2978 HB 157 SENATE CS FOR 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 political contributions; 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 campaign signs on private property; 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" was read the third time. Senator Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of all amendments offered today. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Wilson offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 3: Delete "relating to political contributions;" Page 4, line 11, through page 5, line 18: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2979 Page 5, line 24, through page 6, line 5: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 7, lines 12 - 19: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 12, line 31, through page 13, line 3: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 14, line 25: Delete "(a)" Page 14, line 27: Delete "sec. 1 of" Page 14, line 28, through page 15, line 8: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 15, line 9: Delete "Except as provided in sec. 34 of this Act, this" Insert "This" Senator Wilson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Bishop objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 157(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 7 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2980 Yeas: Costello, Holland, Hughes, Myers, Revak, Shower, Wilson Nays: Begich, Bishop, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Olson, Reinbold, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski Hughes changed from "NAY" to "YEA" and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. Senator Wilson offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 5, line 24, through page 6, line 5: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 14, line 28: Delete "Section 33" Insert "Section 32" Page 14, line 29: Delete "sec. 33" Insert "sec. 32" Page 15, line 5: Delete "sec. 26" Insert "sec. 25" Page 15, line 7: Delete "12, 16, 26, and 33" Insert "15, 25, and 32" Page 15, line 9: Delete "sec. 34" Insert "sec. 33" Senator Wilson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Objections were heard. 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2981 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 157(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 2? YEAS: 8 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Holland, Hughes, Kiehl, Micciche, Myers, Revak, Shower, Wilson Nays: Begich, Bishop, Costello, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Olson, Reinbold, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski and so, Amendment No. 2 failed. Senator Wilson offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 1, line 11, following "violations;": Insert "prohibiting the payment of initiative petition circulators based on the number of registered voters who sign a petition;" Page 13, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 27. AS 15.45.110(c) is amended to read: (c) A circulator may not receive payment or agree to receive payment [THAT IS GREATER THAN $1 A SIGNATURE], and a person or an organization may not pay or agree to pay an amount, based on the number of signatures collected. Nothing in this subsection prohibits a person or an organization from employing a circulator and paying the circulator an hourly wage or salary that is not based on the number of signatures collected [THAT IS GREATER THAN $1 A SIGNATURE, FOR THE COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES ON A PETITION]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2982 Page 14, line 28: Delete "Section 33" Insert "Section 34" Page 14, line 29: Delete "sec. 33" Insert "sec. 34" Page 15, line 7: Delete "33" Insert "34" Page 15, line 9: Delete "sec. 34" Insert "sec. 35" Senator Wilson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator Wielechowski objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 157(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 3? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Costello, Holland, Hughes, Micciche, Myers, Olson, Reinbold, Revak, Shower, von Imhof, Wilson Nays: Begich, Bishop, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski and so, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. Senator Wilson offered Amendment No. 4 : Page 4, line 14: Delete "$2,000" Insert "$2,900" 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2983 Page 4, line 18: Delete "$5,000 a [" Insert "$10,000 a [$5,000" Page 4, line 22: Delete "$4,000" Insert "$5,000" Page 4, line 24: Delete "$5,000" Insert "$10,000" Page 4, line 29: Delete "$4,000" Insert "$5,000" Page 5, line 2: Delete "$5,000" Insert "$10,000" Page 5, line 6: Delete "$4,000" Insert "$5,800" Page 5, line 8: Delete "$8,000" Insert "$10,000" Page 5, line 24, through page, 6, line 5: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 14, line 22: Delete "AS 15.13.040(k) is" Insert "AS 15.13.040(k), 15.13.072(a)(2), and 15.13.072(e) are" Page 14, line 25: Delete "(a)" 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2984 Page 14, line 28, through page 15, line 6: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 15, line 7: Delete "12, 16, 26, and 33" Insert "15, and 25" Page 15, line 9: Delete "sec. 34" Insert "sec. 32" Senator Wilson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Senator Wielechowski objected. Senator Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 4. Without objection, Amendment No. 4 was withdrawn. Senator Revak offered Amendment No. 5 : Page 2, line 1, following "campaigns": Insert "relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative;" Page 13, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 27. AS 15.45.240 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (b) The provisions of an initiative are not severable after being circulated under AS 15.45.110. An initiative petition may not contain a severability clause. If a court finds a provision of an initiative petition unconstitutional during a review under (a) of this section, the court shall order the lieutenant governor to reject the entire initiative petition and prohibit the placement of the initiative on the ballot." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2985 Page 14, line 28: Delete "Section 33" Insert "Section 34" Page 14, line 29: Delete "sec. 33" Insert "sec. 34" Page 15, line 7: Delete "33" Insert "34" Page 15, line 9: Delete "sec. 34" Insert "sec. 35" Senator Revak moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 5. Senator Wielechowski objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 157(FIN) am S Second Reading Amendment No. 5? YEAS: 9 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Costello, Holland, Hughes, Micciche, Reinbold, Revak, Shower, von Imhof, Wilson Nays: Begich, Bishop, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Myers, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski Absent: Olson and so, Amendment No. 5 failed. Senators Kawasaki, Myers offered Amendment No. 6 : Page 5, following line 22: Insert a new bill section to read: "Sec. 11. AS 15.13 is amended by adding a new section to read: 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2986 Sec. 15.13.092. Identification of nonresident contributors to a candidate. (a) In addition to the information required by AS 15.13.090, all communications paid for by a candidate who has received at least 25 percent of the candidate's aggregate contributions from true sources, or their equivalents, who, at the time of the contribution, reside or have their principal place of business outside the state, must identify that at least a quarter of the candidate's contributions originated from outside the state. (b) A communication subject to this section that includes a print or video component must have the following statement placed in the communication so as to be easily discernible: "At least 25 percent of the contributions made to (candidate's name) came from outside the State of Alaska." In a broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, or other digital communication, the statement must remain onscreen throughout the entirety of the communication. (c) A communication subject to this section that is transmitted through radio or other audio media or that includes an audio component must include the following statement, read in a manner that is easily heard: "At least 25 percent of the contributions to (candidate's name) came from outside the State of Alaska."" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Senator Kawasaki moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 6. Senator Wilson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 157(FIN) am S Second Reading Amendment No. 6? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Begich, Costello, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Holland, Hughes, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Myers, Reinbold, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Micciche, Revak, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wilson Absent: Olson 2022-05-18 Senate Journal Page 2987 and so, Amendment No. 6 was adopted. Senators Shower, Wielechowski offered corrected Amendment No. 7: Page 15, lines 5 and 6: Delete "March 3, 2022" Insert "May 18, 2022" Senator Shower moved for the adoption of corrected Amendment No. 7. Without objection, corrected Amendment No. 7 was adopted. Senator Hughes moved to table the bill. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 157(FIN) am S was tabled.