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2026-05-19 Senate Journal

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2026-05-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 2798
HB 16                                                                                                                         
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(STA) "An Act requiring a group                                                                         
supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a state or                                                          
local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign                                                           
contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska                                                            
Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for                                                            
state and local office once each decade beginning in 2031; relating to                                                          
campaign contribution reporting requirements; relating to                                                                       
administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices                                                                  
Commission; relating to state election expenditures and contributions                                                           
made by a foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national; and                                                               
providing for an effective date" was read the third time.                                                                       

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Updated fiscal information was published today:                                                                                 
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Administration                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski moved 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 Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Delete "immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)"                                                                                 
     Insert "January 1, 2027"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                 
Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(STA) am S was automatically in third                                                                   
reading.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(STA) am S                                                                   
"An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot                                                          
proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the                                                          
state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office;                                                        
directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign                                                               
contribution limits for state and local office once each decade                                                                 
beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting                                                                  
requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the                                                              
Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to state election                                                                    
expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced                                                                     
corporation or foreign national; and providing for an effective date."                                                          
"An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot                                                          
proposition in a state or local election to maintain an address in the                                                          
state; amending campaign contribution limits for state and local office;                                                        
directing the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust campaign                                                               
contribution limits for state and local office once each decade                                                                 
beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting                                                                  
requirements; relating to administrative complaints filed with the                                                              
Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to state election                                                                    
expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced                                                                     
corporation or foreign national; and providing for an effective date"                                                           
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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CSHB 16(STA) am S                                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman,                                                                
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Olson, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Cronk, Kaufman, Merrick, Myers, Rauscher, Stedman, Tilton,                                                               
Yundt                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(STA) am S passed the Senate.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of the effective date clause.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The                                                           
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 16(STA) am S                                                                                                               
Effective Date Clause(s)                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson,                                                                       
Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, the effective date clause was adopted and the bill was referred                                                         
to the Secretary for engrossment.