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2026-05-15 House Journal

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2026-05-15                     House Journal                      Page 2605
HB 371                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 371                                                                                                          
    "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 disclosure                                                             
    requirements; requiring the disclosure of certain persons who                                                               
    coordinate and aggregate individual campaign contributions;                                                                 

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    limiting contributions to groups or nongroup entities that make                                                             
    only independent expenditures; requiring certain groups and                                                                 
    nongroup entities to register with the Alaska Public Offices                                                                
    Commission as majority-nonresident-funded entities; requiring                                                               
    certain disclosures in communications funded by independent                                                                 
    expenditures; relating to disbursement of campaign assets after an                                                          
    election; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Carrick, Chair, with the                                                                
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3): Vance, McCabe, St. Clair                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Himschoot                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Holland, Story, Carrick                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1. Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 371 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.