05/17/2003 04:29 PM House FIN

SB 117    An Act eliminating the longevity bonus program and                                                                    
          making related conforming changes; and providing                                                                      
          for an effective date.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          SB 117 was scheduled but not HEARD.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 119(FIN) An Act authorizing the Alaska Public Offices                                                                      
          Commission  to  issue advisory  opinions;  amending                                                                   
          campaign   financial   disclosure   and   reporting                                                                   
          requirements,    campaign   contribution    limits,                                                                   
          provisions    related   to   contributions    after                                                                   
          elections,   and  provisions   related  to   unused                                                                   
          campaign  contributions;  providing  for  expedited                                                                   
          consideration  of,  and  modifying  procedures  for                                                                   
          determining, violations  of state election campaign                                                                   
          laws;  amending  the time  period  within which  to                                                                   
          file an administrative  complaint of a violation of                                                                   
          state   election   campaign  laws;   amending   the                                                                   
          definitions   of   'express    communication'   and                                                                   
          'political  party'  for state  election  campaigns;                                                                   
          amending   the  registration  fee   for  lobbyists;                                                                   
          providing  for increased  use of electronic  filing                                                                   
          for   reports   to   the  Alaska   Public   Offices                                                                   
          Commission; adding a  definition of 'commission' in                                                                   
          the  regulation  of  lobbying  laws;  amending  the                                                                   
          requirements   for  the   reporting  of   financial                                                                   
          interests by public  officials; adding a definition                                                                   
          of  'domestic partner'  in  the legislative  ethics                                                                   
          code   and  in   the   public  official   financial                                                                   
          disclosure   requirements;    allowing   classified                                                                   
          employees  to  take  an active  part  in  political                                                                   
          party  management;  making  conforming  amendments;                                                                   
          and providing for an effective date.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
          HCS CS SB 119 (FIN) was reported out of Committee                                                                     
          with "no  recommendations" and with fiscal  note #5                                                                   
          by the Department of Administration.