Alaska 30th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 44 — An Act relating to campaign expenditures and contributions; relating to the per diem of members of the legislature; relating to limiting gifts by lobbyists to legislators and legislative employees; requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or withholding official action or exerting official influence that could benefit or harm an immediate family member or certain employers; requiring a legislator to request to be excused from voting in an instance where the legislator may have a financial conflict of interest; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/20/18

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2017. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to HB 44 have clarified and expanded regulations regarding campaign contributions and potential conflicts of interest for legislators. Notably, a key change is the requirement for legislators to abstain from voting if they or their immediate family may financially benefit from the outcome, and they must also declare such conflicts before voting. This matters because it aims to reduce the influence of personal financial interests on legislative decisions, promoting transparency and accountability among lawmakers. Additionally, the bill now explicitly prohibits contributions from foreign-influenced corporations and nationals, thereby safeguarding the integrity of local elections from outside interference.

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"An Act relating to campaign expenditures and contributions;
Relating to campaign expenditures and contributions;
and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
and providing for an effective date.
44(STA) 01 "An Act relating to campaign expenditures and contributions;
00Enrolled HB 44 01 Relating to campaign expenditures and contributions;
relating to the per diem 02 of members of the legislature;
relating to the per diem of members of 02 the legislature;
relating to limiting gifts by lobbyists to legislators and 03 legislative employees;
relating to limiting gifts by lobbyists to legislators and legislative employees;
requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or withholding 04 official action or exerting official influence that could benefit or harm an immediate 05 family member or certain employers;
03 requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or withholding official action or exerting official 04 influence that could benefit or harm an immediate family member or certain employers;
requiring a legislator to request to be excused 06 from voting in an instance where the legislator may have a financial conflict of interest;
05 requiring a legislator to request to be excused from voting in an instance where the legislator 06 may have a financial conflict of interest;
07 and providing for an effective date." 08 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and providing for an effective date.
09 * Section 1.
07 _______________ 08 * Section 1.
10 Sec.
09 Sec.
Expenditures and contributions by foreign-influenced 11 corporations and foreign nationals.
Expenditures and contributions by foreign-influenced 10 corporations and foreign nationals.
(a) A foreign-influenced corporation or 12 foreign national may not, directly or indirectly, in connection with an election under 13 this chapter, make a contribution or expenditure or make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or expenditure.
(a) A foreign-influenced corporation or 11 foreign national may not, directly or indirectly, in connection with an election under 12 this chapter, make a contribution or expenditure or make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or expenditure.
19 (4) "electioneering expenditure" means a purchase or transfer, or 20 a promise or agreement to purchase or transfer, money or a thing of value to 21 enable or facilitate the broadcast or other distribution of a communication that 22 (A) clearly refers to a candidate for an election under (B) of 23 this paragraph;
19 (4) "electioneering expenditure" means a purchase or transfer of, 20 or a promise or agreement to purchase or transfer, money or a thing of value to 21 enable or facilitate the broadcast or other distribution of a communication that 22 (A) clearly refers to a candidate for an election under (B) of 23 this paragraph;
05 (8) "media communication" means a 06 (A) communication in a news story, commentary, or 07 editorial distributed through the facilities of a radio station, television 08 station, cable television system, or satellite system, newspaper, magazine, 09 or other periodical publication, unless the facilities are owned or 10 controlled by a political party, political committee, or candidate;
05 (8) "media communication" means a communication 06 (A) in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed 07 through the facilities of a radio station, television station, cable television 08 system, or satellite system, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical 09 publication, unless the facilities are owned or controlled by a political 10 party, political committee, or candidate;
or 11 (B) communication that constitutes a public debate or 12 forum that includes at least two opposing candidates for an office or one 13 advocate and one opponent of an issue, or that solely promotes such a 14 debate or forum and is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the 15 debate or forum, provided that the staging organization 16 (i) is a charitable organization that does not make 17 other covered expenditures and does not otherwise support or 18 oppose any political candidate, political party, ballot propositions 19 or questions, or initiative proposals or is a newspaper, radio 20 station, television station, cable television system, or satellite 21 system, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, or 22 other recognized news medium;
or 11 (B) that constitutes a public debate or forum that includes 12 at least two opposing candidates for an office or one advocate and one 13 opponent of an issue, or that solely promotes such a debate or forum and 14 is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum, 15 provided that the staging organization 16 (i) is a charitable organization that does not make 17 other covered expenditures and does not otherwise support or 18 oppose any political candidate, political party, ballot propositions 19 or questions, or initiative proposals or is a newspaper, radio 20 station, television station, cable television system, or satellite 21 system, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, or 22 other recognized news medium;
The legislative fiscal 12 officer shall provide a form on which a report under this section must be 13 submitted.
The legislative fiscal 12 officer shall provide a form on which a report under this subsection must be 13 submitted.
However, 15 notwithstanding (e)(3) of this section and the limitations of this subsection, a 16 legislator may vote on an appropriation bill that meets the requirements of 17 AS 37.07.020(a) or 37.07.100 (Executive Budget Act) [A SUBSTANTIAL CLASS 18 OF PERSONS TO WHICH THE LEGISLATOR BELONGS AS A MEMBER OF A 19 PROFESSION, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, OR REGION].
However, 15 notwithstanding (e)(3) of this section and the limitations of this subsection, a 16 legislator may vote on an appropriation bill that meets the requirements of 17 AS 37.07.020(a) or 37.07.100 [A SUBSTANTIAL CLASS OF PERSONS TO 18 WHICH THE LEGISLATOR BELONGS AS A MEMBER OF A PROFESSION, 19 OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, OR REGION].
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Action History

  1. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/20/18

  2. Signed into law 7/19 CHAPTER 61 SLA 18

  3. 1:37 PM 7/9/18 Transmitted to Governor

  4. MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  5. Cosponsors added: KREISS-TOMKINS

  6. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  7. CONCUR AM OF (S) Y39 N1

  8. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 19

  9. CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  10. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD

  11. VERSION: SCS CSSSHB 44(STA)

  12. TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  13. RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP

  14. RECON TAKEN UP SAME DAY FLD Y13 N6 E1

  15. BEGICH NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION

  16. CROSS SPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI

  17. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y19 N- E1

  18. PASSED Y13 N6 E1

  19. Read the third time SCS CSSSHB 44(STA)

  20. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  21. STA SCS ADOPTED UC

  22. Read the second time

  23. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/8/2018

  24. FIN REFERRAL REMOVED

  25. Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Legislative Agency)

  26. JUD No Recommendation: WIELECHOWSKI, COSTELLO, SHOWER

  27. JUD Do Not Pass: COGHILL

  28. JUD RPT SCS(STA) 1DNP 3NR

  29. Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Legislative Agency)

  30. STA No Recommendation: GIESSEL, EGAN, COGHILL

  31. STA Do Not Pass: WILSON

  32. STA Do Pass: MEYER

  33. TITLE CHANGE: SCR 19

  34. STA RPT SCS 1DP 1DNP 3NR NEW TITLE

  35. FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER JUD

  36. Referred to State Affairs and Judiciary

  37. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  38. VERSION: CSSSHB 44(STA)

  39. TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  40. Cosponsors added: JOSEPHSON

  41. PASSED Y24 N15 E1

  42. AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  43. AM NO 5 FAILED Y14 N25 E1

  44. AM 1 TO AM 5 FAILED Y14 N24 E1 A1

  45. AM NO 5 OFFERED

  46. BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING

  47. AM NO 4 FAILED Y7 N32 E1

  48. AM NO 3 FAILED Y10 N29 E1

  49. RETURN TO SECOND FOR ALL AMS UC

  50. AM NO 2 FAILED Y15 N24 E1

  51. SUSTAINED RULING OF CHAIR Y23 N16 E1

  52. AM NO 1 RULED OUT OF ORDER, UR 35

  53. AM NO 1 OFFERED

  54. RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS 1 & 2 UC

  55. Read the third time CSSSHB 44(STA)

  56. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/8 CALENDAR

  57. STA CS ADOPTED UC

  58. Read the second time

  59. RULES TO CALENDAR 4/7/2017

  60. Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Legislative Agency)

  61. STA No Recommendation: JOHNSON, WOOL, KNOPP

  62. STA Do Not Pass: BIRCH

  63. STA Do Pass: LEDOUX, TUCK, KREISS-TOMKINS

  64. STA RPT CS(STA) NT 3DP 1DNP 3NR

  65. Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Legislative Agency)

  66. JUD Amend: KREISS-TOMKINS, FANSLER, CLAMAN

  67. JUD Do Not Pass: KOPP, EASTMAN, REINBOLD

  68. JUD Do Pass: LEDOUX

  69. JUD RPT CS(JUD) 1DP 3DNP 3AM

  70. Cosponsors added: ORTIZ

  71. Cosponsors added: GARA

  72. JUD WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23(A) FOR SSHB 44

  73. BILL REPRINTED 1/25/17

  74. STA REPLACES FIN REFERRAL

  75. Referred to Judiciary and Finance

  76. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  77. SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED

  78. Referred to Judiciary and Finance

  79. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  80. Prefile released

Sponsors

  • GRENN · Primary
  • Drummond · Cosponsor
  • Fansler · Cosponsor
  • Gara · Cosponsor
  • Andy Josephson · Cosponsor
  • Scott Kawasaki · Cosponsor
  • Kreiss-Tomkins · Cosponsor
  • LeDoux · Cosponsor
  • Ortiz · Cosponsor
  • Parish · Cosponsor
  • Spohnholz · Cosponsor
  • Louise Stutes · Cosponsor
  • Tarr · Cosponsor
  • Tuck · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 51 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • GRENN

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (51)

51 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(STA) "An Act relating to campaign expenditures and contributions; relating to the per diem of members of the legislature; relating to limiting gifts by lobbyists to legislators and legislative employees; requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or withholding official action or exerting official influence that could benefit or harm an immediate family member or certain employers; requiring a legislator to request to be excused from voting in an instance where the legislator may have a financial conflict of interest; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
R 2200
D 2100
Total 13601
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Begich — Nay
Bishop — Yea
Coghill — Nay
Egan — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Kelly — Yea
MacKinnon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Micciche — Yea
Shower — Not Voting
Wilson — Nay
von Imhof — Yea
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Nay
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Bert Stedman R Nay
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Gary Stevens R Nay
Mia Costello R Yea

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Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
R 4000
D 3000
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Begich — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Coghill — Yea
Egan — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Kelly — Yea
MacKinnon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Micciche — Yea
Shower — Not Voting
Wilson — Yea
von Imhof — Yea
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Bert Stedman R Yea
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
Mia Costello R Yea

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Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?

Failed 14 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101801
D 0400
N 0100
R 4200
Total 142501
% of votes cast 35%63%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Birch — Yea
Chenault — Yea
Drummond — Nay
Eastman — Nay
Fansler — Nay
Gara — Nay
Grenn — Nay
Guttenberg — Nay
Johnston — Yea
Kito — Nay
Knopp — Yea
Kreiss-Tomkins — Nay
LeDoux — Nay
Millett — Yea
Neuman — Not Voting
Ortiz — Nay
Parish — Nay
Pruitt — Yea
Reinbold — Yea
Seaton — Nay
Spohnholz — Nay
Sullivan-Leonard — Yea
Talerico — Yea
Tarr — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Tuck — Nay
Westlake — Nay
Wool — Nay
Wilson — Yea
Andy Josephson D Nay
Matt Claman D Nay
Neal Foster D Nay
Scott Kawasaki D Nay
Bryce Edgmon N Nay
Cathy Tilton R Yea
Chuck Kopp R Yea
Dan Saddler R Yea
DeLena Johnson R Yea
George Rauscher R Nay
Louise Stutes R Nay

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Shall CSSSHB 44(STA) pass the House?

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 171101
D 4000
N 1000
R 2400
Total 241501
% of votes cast 60%38%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Birch — Nay
Chenault — Nay
Drummond — Yea
Eastman — Nay
Fansler — Yea
Gara — Yea
Grenn — Yea
Guttenberg — Yea
Johnston — Nay
Kito — Nay
Knopp — Nay
Kreiss-Tomkins — Yea
LeDoux — Yea
Millett — Yea
Neuman — Not Voting
Ortiz — Yea
Parish — Yea
Pruitt — Yea
Reinbold — Nay
Seaton — Yea
Spohnholz — Yea
Sullivan-Leonard — Nay
Talerico — Nay
Tarr — Yea
Thompson — Nay
Tuck — Yea
Westlake — Yea
Wool — Yea
Wilson — Nay
Andy Josephson D Yea
Matt Claman D Yea
Neal Foster D Yea
Scott Kawasaki D Yea
Bryce Edgmon N Yea
Cathy Tilton R Nay
Chuck Kopp R Nay
Dan Saddler R Nay
DeLena Johnson R Yea
George Rauscher R Nay
Louise Stutes R Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors HB 44?
HB 44 is sponsored by GRENN, Drummond, Fansler, Gara, Andy Josephson (D), Scott Kawasaki (D), Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Ortiz, Parish, Spohnholz, Louise Stutes (R), Tarr, and Tuck.
What is the current status of HB 44?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2017. Enacted.
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