04/26/2005 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

     CSHB 183(JUD)-CAMPAIGN FINANCE: SHARED EXPENSES/LISTS                                                                  
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
VICE-CHAIR  THOMAS  WAGONER  announced  CSHB 183  to  be  up  for                                                               
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:05:56 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JULIE LUCKY, Staff to Representative  Mike Hawker, explained that                                                               
HB  183  makes  several  changes to  the  Alaska  Public  Offices                                                               
Commission  (APOC)  statutes   regarding  campaign  finances.  It                                                               
clarifies  that  reimbursement  for  a shared  expense  isn't  an                                                               
illegal  campaign-to-campaign  contribution.  It  also  clarifies                                                               
that sharing  a fundraising  list by  a party  or candidate  to a                                                               
party   or  candidate   isn't  an   illegal  campaign-to-campaign                                                               
contribution.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:07:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
VICE-CHAIR WAGONER noted the proposed amendment.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR CHARLIE HUGGINS asked about the catalyst for the bill.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS.   LUCKY  said   there  was   no  particular   incident.  APOC                                                               
regulations are silent  on shared fund raising  and this provides                                                               
clarification.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:09:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
VICE-CHAIR  WAGONER asked  for  a motion  to  adopt the  proposed                                                               
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BETTYE   DAVIS  moved   Amendment  1.  There   being  no                                                               
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
          TO: CSHB 183(JUD) am                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 20, following "within"                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
          Delete "five working"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          Insert "seven"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:10:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BROOKE   MILES,  Executive   Director,   Alaska  Public   Offices                                                               
Commission  (APOC), stated  that the  commission understands  why                                                               
this may be  useful to candidates who share  a campaign activity.                                                               
APOC suggested  the amendment  and with its  passage APOC  has no                                                               
further concern with the bill.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:11:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
VICE-CHAIR  WAGONER closed  public  testimony and  asked for  the                                                               
will of the committee.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:11:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KIM  ELTON motioned  to  report  SCS CSHB  183(STA)  and                                                               
attached   fiscal   notes    from   committee   with   individual                                                               
recommendations. There being no objection, it was so ordered.