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Alaska 30th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Passed Senate

SB 5 — An Act prohibiting certain groups from soliciting and accepting contributions or from making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular or special legislative session; and prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign contributions to certain groups.

Last action April 10, 2017 — Referred to Community & Regional Affairs

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This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 5 expands the prohibition on campaign contributions during legislative sessions to include not only groups controlled by legislators but also those that operate with their authorization or consent. This change aims to close loopholes that could allow influence over elections while lawmakers are in session. Additionally, the bill continues to restrict certain lobbyists from making contributions to legislative candidates, which reinforces transparency and fairness in political funding. These amendments are significant because they help prevent potential conflicts of interest and ensure that the legislative process remains unaffected by outside financial pressures.

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"An Act prohibiting ~~groups~~certain ~~controlled~~groups by a ~~legislator~~ from soliciting and accepting contributions or from making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular or special legislative session;

~~5(STA)~~5(JUD) 01 "An Act prohibiting certain groups ~~controlled~~ by a ~~legislator~~ from soliciting and accepting 02 contributions or from 02 making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular 03 or special legislative 03 session;

and prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign 04 contributions to certain 04 groups." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

07 (i) A group ~~controlled~~that bymakes expenditures or receives contributions with the 08 authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of 09 a person who is a legislator may not solicit or accept a contribution 08 for the purpose of 10 influencing the outcome of an election under this chapter while the 09 legislature is 11 convened in a regular or special legislative session.

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1113 (g) Except as provided in (j) of this section, an individual required to register 1214 as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may not, at any time the individual is subject to the 13 registration requirement under AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the 1402 individual's initial registration or its renewal, make a contribution to a candidate for 03 the legislature or to a group that 02makes expenditures or receives contributions 04 (1) iswith ~~controlled~~the byauthorization 03or consent, express or implied, or under the 05 control, direct or indirect, of 06 (A) a member of the legislature;

or 0407 (B) an individual who files for election to the state legislature 0508 or campaigns as a write-in candidate for the state legislature;

and 0609 (2) ~~makes~~ ~~expenditures~~ or ~~receives~~ ~~contributions~~ to influence the 07 outcome of an election under this chapter.

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0911 (j) An individual required to register as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may make a 1012 contribution to a candidate for the legislature in the district in which the individual is 1113 eligible to vote or will be eligible to vote on the date of the election.

An individual 1214 who makes a contribution under this subsection shall report to the commission, on a 1315 form provided by the commission, each contribution made while required to register 1416 as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the individual's initial 1517 registration or renewal.

Upon request of the commission, the information required 1618 under this subsection shall be submitted electronically.

In this subsection, "candidate" 1719 means an individual who files for election to the legislature or who campaigns as a 1820 write-in candidate for the legislature.

1921 (k) The restriction on contributions by an individual required to register as a 2022 lobbyist under AS 24.45 in (g) of this section and the reporting requirement of (j) of 2123 this section do not apply to a representational lobbyist as defined in regulations of the 2224 commission.

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2426 (d) A group ~~controlled~~that bymakes expenditures or receives contributions with the 27 authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of 28 a person who is a legislator may not make a contribution or 25 expenditure for the 29 purpose of influencing the outcome of an election under this 26 chapter while the 30 legislature is convened in a regular or special session.

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In this chapter, unless the context clearly 2902 requires otherwise, 3003 (1) "candidate" 3104 (A) means an individual who files for election to the state 05 legislature, for governor, for lieutenant governor, for municipal office, for 0206 retention in judicial office, or for constitutional convention delegate, or who 0307 campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of these offices;

and 0408 (B) when used in a provision of this chapter that limits or 0509 prohibits the donation, solicitation, or acceptance of campaign contributions, or 0610 limits or prohibits an expenditure, includes 0711 (i) a candidate's campaign treasurer and a deputy 0812 campaign treasurer;

0913 (ii) a member of the candidate's immediate family;

1014 (iii) a person acting as agent for the candidate;

1115 (iv) the candidate's campaign committee;

and 1216 (v) a group that makes expenditures or receives 1317 contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or 1418 under the control, direct or indirect, of the candidate;

1519 (2) "commission" means the Alaska Public Offices Commission;

1620 (3) "communication" means an announcement or advertisement 1721 disseminated through print or broadcast media, including radio, television, cable, and 1822 satellite, the Internet, or through a mass mailing, excluding those placed by an 1923 individual or nongroup entity and costing $500 or less and those that do not directly or 2024 indirectly identify a candidate or proposition, as that term is defined in 2125 AS 15.13.065(c);

2226 (4) "contribution" 2327 (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, 2428 loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which 2529 charge is ordinarily made, and includes the payment by a person other than a 2630 candidate or political party, or compensation for the personal services of 2731 another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is 28 made for the purpose of 2902 (i) influencing the nomination or election of a 3003 candidate;

3104 (ii) influencing a ballot proposition or question;

or 05 (iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 0206 application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;

0307 (B) does not include 0408 (i) services provided without compensation by 0509 individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a 0610 political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question;

0711 (ii) ordinary hospitality in a home;

0812 (iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by 0913 each political party describing the party's slate of candidates for 1014 election, which may include photographs, biographies, and information 1115 about the party's candidates;

1216 (iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not 1317 mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed 1418 primarily to benefit the candidate;

1519 (v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from 1620 a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication 1721 expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a 1822 newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private 1923 benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee;

2024 (vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation 2125 by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party;

or 2226 (vii) an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum 2327 provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by 2428 another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged;

2529 (5) "electioneering communication" means a communication that 2630 (A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;

2731 (B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political 28 importance and attributes a position on that issue to the candidate identified;

2902 and 3003 (C) occurs within the 30 days preceding a general or municipal 3104 election;

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05 (6) "expenditure" 0206 (A) means a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of 0307 value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of 0408 value, incurred or made for the purpose of 0509 (i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate 0610 or of any individual who files for nomination at a later date and 0711 becomes a candidate;

0812 (ii) use by a political party;

0913 (iii) the payment by a person other than a candidate or 1014 political party of compensation for the personal services of another 1115 person that are rendered to a candidate or political party;

1216 (iv) influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or 1317 question;

or 1418 (v) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 1519 application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;

1620 (B) does not include a candidate's filing fee or the cost of 1721 preparing reports and statements required by this chapter;

1822 (C) includes an express communication and an electioneering 1923 communication, but does not include an issues communication;

2024 (7) "express communication" means a communication that, when read 2125 as a whole and with limited reference to outside events, is susceptible of no other 2226 reasonable interpretation but as an exhortation to vote for or against a specific 2327 candidate;

2428 (8) "group" means 2529 (A) every state and regional executive committee of a political 2630 party;

2731 (B) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly 28 who organize for the principal purpose of influencing the outcome of one or 2902 more elections and who take action the major purpose of which is to influence 3003 the outcome of an election;

a group that makes expenditures or receives 3104 contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under 05 the control, direct or indirect, of a candidate shall be considered to be 0206 controlled by that candidate;

a group whose major purpose is to further the 0307 nomination, election, or candidacy of only one individual, or intends to expend 0408 more than 50 percent of its money on a single candidate, shall be considered to 0509 be controlled by that candidate and its actions done with the candidate's 0610 knowledge and consent unless, within 10 days from the date the candidate 0711 learns of the existence of the group the candidate files with the commission, on 0812 a form provided by the commission, an affidavit that the group is operating 0913 without the candidate's control;

a group organized for more than one year 1014 preceding an election and endorsing candidates for more than one office or 1115 more than one political party is presumed not to be controlled by a candidate;

1216 however, a group that contributes more than 50 percent of its money to or on 1317 behalf of one candidate shall be considered to support only one candidate for 1418 purposes of AS 15.13.070, whether or not control of the group has been 1519 disclaimed by the candidate;

and 1620 (C) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly 1721 who organize for the principal purpose of filing an initiative proposal 1822 application under AS 15.45.020 or who file an initiative proposal application 1923 under AS 15.45.020;

2024 (9) "immediate family" means the spouse, parent, child, including a 2125 stepchild and an adopted child, and sibling of an individual;

2226 (10) "independent expenditure" means an expenditure that is made 2327 without the direct or indirect consultation or cooperation with, or at the suggestion or 2428 the request of, or with the prior consent of, a candidate, a candidate's campaign 2529 treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or another person acting as a principal or agent 2630 of the candidate;

2731 (11) "individual" means a natural person;

28 (12) "issues communication" means a communication that 2902 (A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;

and 3003 (B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political 3104 importance and does not support or oppose a candidate for election to public 05 office;

0206 (13) "nongroup entity" means a person, other than an individual, that 0307 takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and 0408 that 0509 (A) cannot participate in business activities;

0610 (B) does not have shareholders who have a claim on corporate 0711 earnings;

and 0812 (C) is independent from the influence of business corporations.

0913 (14) "person" has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060, and includes a 1014 labor union, nongroup entity, and a group;

1115 (15) "political party" means any group that is a political party under 1216 AS 15.80.010 and any subordinate unit of that group if, consistent with the rules or 1317 bylaws of the political party, the unit conducts or supports campaign operations in a 1418 municipality, neighborhood, house district, or precinct;

1519 (16) "publicly funded entity" means a person, other than an individual, 1620 that receives half or more of the money on which it operates during a calendar year 1721 from government, including a public corporation.

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"An Act prohibiting ~~groups~~ ~~controlled~~ by a ~~legislator~~ from soliciting and accepting contributions or from making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular or special legislative session;

"An Act prohibiting certain groups from soliciting and accepting contributions or from making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular or special legislative session;

~~5(STA)~~ 01 "An Act prohibiting groups ~~controlled~~ by a ~~legislator~~ from soliciting and accepting 02 contributions or from making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular 03 or special legislative session;

5(JUD) 01 "An Act prohibiting certain groups from soliciting and accepting contributions or from 02 making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular or special legislative 03 session;

and prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign 04 contributions to certain groups." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

and prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign contributions to certain 04 groups." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

07 (i) A group ~~controlled~~ by a legislator may not solicit or accept a contribution 08 for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election under this chapter while the 09 legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session.

07 (i) A group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the 08 authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of 09 a person who is a legislator may not solicit or accept a contribution for the purpose of 10 influencing the outcome of an election under this chapter while the legislature is 11 convened in a regular or special legislative session.

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11 (g) Except as provided in (j) of this section, an individual required to register 12 as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may not, at any time the individual is subject to the 13 registration requirement under AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the 14 individual's initial registration or its renewal, make a contribution to a candidate for the legislature or to a group that 02 (1) is ~~controlled~~ by 03 (A) a member of the legislature;

13 (g) Except as provided in (j) of this section, an individual required to register 14 as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may not, at any time the individual is subject to the registration requirement under AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the 02 individual's initial registration or its renewal, make a contribution to a candidate for 03 the legislature or to a group that makes expenditures or receives contributions 04 (1) with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the 05 control, direct or indirect, of 06 (A) a member of the legislature;

or 04 (B) an individual who files for election to the state legislature 05 or campaigns as a write-in candidate for the state legislature;

or 07 (B) an individual who files for election to the state legislature 08 or campaigns as a write-in candidate for the state legislature;

and 06 (2) ~~makes~~ ~~expenditures~~ or ~~receives~~ ~~contributions~~ to influence the 07 outcome of an election under this chapter.

and 09 (2) to influence the outcome of an election under this chapter.

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09 (j) An individual required to register as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may make a 10 contribution to a candidate for the legislature in the district in which the individual is 11 eligible to vote or will be eligible to vote on the date of the election.

11 (j) An individual required to register as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 may make a 12 contribution to a candidate for the legislature in the district in which the individual is 13 eligible to vote or will be eligible to vote on the date of the election.

An individual 12 who makes a contribution under this subsection shall report to the commission, on a 13 form provided by the commission, each contribution made while required to register 14 as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the individual's initial 15 registration or renewal.

An individual 14 who makes a contribution under this subsection shall report to the commission, on a 15 form provided by the commission, each contribution made while required to register 16 as a lobbyist under AS 24.45 and for one year after the date of the individual's initial 17 registration or renewal.

Upon request of the commission, the information required 16 under this subsection shall be submitted electronically.

Upon request of the commission, the information required 18 under this subsection shall be submitted electronically.

In this subsection, "candidate" 17 means an individual who files for election to the legislature or who campaigns as a 18 write-in candidate for the legislature.

In this subsection, "candidate" 19 means an individual who files for election to the legislature or who campaigns as a 20 write-in candidate for the legislature.

19 (k) The restriction on contributions by an individual required to register as a 20 lobbyist under AS 24.45 in (g) of this section and the reporting requirement of (j) of 21 this section do not apply to a representational lobbyist as defined in regulations of the 22 commission.

21 (k) The restriction on contributions by an individual required to register as a 22 lobbyist under AS 24.45 in (g) of this section and the reporting requirement of (j) of 23 this section do not apply to a representational lobbyist as defined in regulations of the 24 commission.

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24 (d) A group ~~controlled~~ by a legislator may not make a contribution or 25 expenditure for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election under this 26 chapter while the legislature is convened in a regular or special session.

26 (d) A group that makes expenditures or receives contributions with the 27 authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of 28 a person who is a legislator may not make a contribution or expenditure for the 29 purpose of influencing the outcome of an election under this chapter while the 30 legislature is convened in a regular or special session.

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In this chapter, unless the context clearly 29 requires otherwise, 30 (1) "candidate" 31 (A) means an individual who files for election to the state legislature, for governor, for lieutenant governor, for municipal office, for 02 retention in judicial office, or for constitutional convention delegate, or who 03 campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of these offices;

In this chapter, unless the context clearly 02 requires otherwise, 03 (1) "candidate" 04 (A) means an individual who files for election to the state 05 legislature, for governor, for lieutenant governor, for municipal office, for 06 retention in judicial office, or for constitutional convention delegate, or who 07 campaigns as a write-in candidate for any of these offices;

and 04 (B) when used in a provision of this chapter that limits or 05 prohibits the donation, solicitation, or acceptance of campaign contributions, or 06 limits or prohibits an expenditure, includes 07 (i) a candidate's campaign treasurer and a deputy 08 campaign treasurer;

and 08 (B) when used in a provision of this chapter that limits or 09 prohibits the donation, solicitation, or acceptance of campaign contributions, or 10 limits or prohibits an expenditure, includes 11 (i) a candidate's campaign treasurer and a deputy 12 campaign treasurer;

09 (ii) a member of the candidate's immediate family;

13 (ii) a member of the candidate's immediate family;

10 (iii) a person acting as agent for the candidate;

14 (iii) a person acting as agent for the candidate;

11 (iv) the candidate's campaign committee;

15 (iv) the candidate's campaign committee;

and 12 (v) a group that makes expenditures or receives 13 contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or 14 under the control, direct or indirect, of the candidate;

and 16 (v) a group that makes expenditures or receives 17 contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or 18 under the control, direct or indirect, of the candidate;

15 (2) "commission" means the Alaska Public Offices Commission;

19 (2) "commission" means the Alaska Public Offices Commission;

16 (3) "communication" means an announcement or advertisement 17 disseminated through print or broadcast media, including radio, television, cable, and 18 satellite, the Internet, or through a mass mailing, excluding those placed by an 19 individual or nongroup entity and costing $500 or less and those that do not directly or 20 indirectly identify a candidate or proposition, as that term is defined in 21 AS 15.13.065(c);

20 (3) "communication" means an announcement or advertisement 21 disseminated through print or broadcast media, including radio, television, cable, and 22 satellite, the Internet, or through a mass mailing, excluding those placed by an 23 individual or nongroup entity and costing $500 or less and those that do not directly or 24 indirectly identify a candidate or proposition, as that term is defined in 25 AS 15.13.065(c);

22 (4) "contribution" 23 (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, 24 loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which 25 charge is ordinarily made, and includes the payment by a person other than a 26 candidate or political party, or compensation for the personal services of 27 another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is 28 made for the purpose of 29 (i) influencing the nomination or election of a 30 candidate;

26 (4) "contribution" 27 (A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, 28 loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which 29 charge is ordinarily made, and includes the payment by a person other than a 30 candidate or political party, or compensation for the personal services of 31 another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is made for the purpose of 02 (i) influencing the nomination or election of a 03 candidate;

31 (ii) influencing a ballot proposition or question;

04 (ii) influencing a ballot proposition or question;

or (iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 02 application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;

or 05 (iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 06 application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;

03 (B) does not include 04 (i) services provided without compensation by 05 individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a 06 political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question;

07 (B) does not include 08 (i) services provided without compensation by 09 individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a 10 political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question;

07 (ii) ordinary hospitality in a home;

11 (ii) ordinary hospitality in a home;

08 (iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by 09 each political party describing the party's slate of candidates for 10 election, which may include photographs, biographies, and information 11 about the party's candidates;

12 (iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by 13 each political party describing the party's slate of candidates for 14 election, which may include photographs, biographies, and information 15 about the party's candidates;

12 (iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not 13 mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed 14 primarily to benefit the candidate;

16 (iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not 17 mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed 18 primarily to benefit the candidate;

15 (v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from 16 a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication 17 expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a 18 newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private 19 benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee;

19 (v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from 20 a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication 21 expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a 22 newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private 23 benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee;

20 (vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation 21 by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party;

24 (vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation 25 by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party;

or 22 (vii) an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum 23 provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by 24 another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged;

or 26 (vii) an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum 27 provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by 28 another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged;

25 (5) "electioneering communication" means a communication that 26 (A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;

29 (5) "electioneering communication" means a communication that 30 (A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;

27 (B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political 28 importance and attributes a position on that issue to the candidate identified;

31 (B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political importance and attributes a position on that issue to the candidate identified;

29 and 30 (C) occurs within the 30 days preceding a general or municipal 31 election;

02 and 03 (C) occurs within the 30 days preceding a general or municipal 04 election;

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(6) "expenditure" 02 (A) means a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of 03 value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of 04 value, incurred or made for the purpose of 05 (i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate 06 or of any individual who files for nomination at a later date and 07 becomes a candidate;

05 (6) "expenditure" 06 (A) means a purchase or a transfer of money or anything of 07 value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of 08 value, incurred or made for the purpose of 09 (i) influencing the nomination or election of a candidate 10 or of any individual who files for nomination at a later date and 11 becomes a candidate;

08 (ii) use by a political party;

12 (ii) use by a political party;

09 (iii) the payment by a person other than a candidate or 10 political party of compensation for the personal services of another 11 person that are rendered to a candidate or political party;

13 (iii) the payment by a person other than a candidate or 14 political party of compensation for the personal services of another 15 person that are rendered to a candidate or political party;

12 (iv) influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or 13 question;

16 (iv) influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or 17 question;

or 14 (v) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 15 application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;

or 18 (v) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 19 application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;

16 (B) does not include a candidate's filing fee or the cost of 17 preparing reports and statements required by this chapter;

20 (B) does not include a candidate's filing fee or the cost of 21 preparing reports and statements required by this chapter;

18 (C) includes an express communication and an electioneering 19 communication, but does not include an issues communication;

22 (C) includes an express communication and an electioneering 23 communication, but does not include an issues communication;

20 (7) "express communication" means a communication that, when read 21 as a whole and with limited reference to outside events, is susceptible of no other 22 reasonable interpretation but as an exhortation to vote for or against a specific 23 candidate;

24 (7) "express communication" means a communication that, when read 25 as a whole and with limited reference to outside events, is susceptible of no other 26 reasonable interpretation but as an exhortation to vote for or against a specific 27 candidate;

24 (8) "group" means 25 (A) every state and regional executive committee of a political 26 party;

28 (8) "group" means 29 (A) every state and regional executive committee of a political 30 party;

27 (B) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly 28 who organize for the principal purpose of influencing the outcome of one or 29 more elections and who take action the major purpose of which is to influence 30 the outcome of an election;

31 (B) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly who organize for the principal purpose of influencing the outcome of one or 02 more elections and who take action the major purpose of which is to influence 03 the outcome of an election;

a group that makes expenditures or receives 31 contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under the control, direct or indirect, of a candidate shall be considered to be 02 controlled by that candidate;

a group that makes expenditures or receives 04 contributions with the authorization or consent, express or implied, or under 05 the control, direct or indirect, of a candidate shall be considered to be 06 controlled by that candidate;

a group whose major purpose is to further the 03 nomination, election, or candidacy of only one individual, or intends to expend 04 more than 50 percent of its money on a single candidate, shall be considered to 05 be controlled by that candidate and its actions done with the candidate's 06 knowledge and consent unless, within 10 days from the date the candidate 07 learns of the existence of the group the candidate files with the commission, on 08 a form provided by the commission, an affidavit that the group is operating 09 without the candidate's control;

a group whose major purpose is to further the 07 nomination, election, or candidacy of only one individual, or intends to expend 08 more than 50 percent of its money on a single candidate, shall be considered to 09 be controlled by that candidate and its actions done with the candidate's 10 knowledge and consent unless, within 10 days from the date the candidate 11 learns of the existence of the group the candidate files with the commission, on 12 a form provided by the commission, an affidavit that the group is operating 13 without the candidate's control;

a group organized for more than one year 10 preceding an election and endorsing candidates for more than one office or 11 more than one political party is presumed not to be controlled by a candidate;

a group organized for more than one year 14 preceding an election and endorsing candidates for more than one office or 15 more than one political party is presumed not to be controlled by a candidate;

12 however, a group that contributes more than 50 percent of its money to or on 13 behalf of one candidate shall be considered to support only one candidate for 14 purposes of AS 15.13.070, whether or not control of the group has been 15 disclaimed by the candidate;

16 however, a group that contributes more than 50 percent of its money to or on 17 behalf of one candidate shall be considered to support only one candidate for 18 purposes of AS 15.13.070, whether or not control of the group has been 19 disclaimed by the candidate;

and 16 (C) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly 17 who organize for the principal purpose of filing an initiative proposal 18 application under AS 15.45.020 or who file an initiative proposal application 19 under AS 15.45.020;

and 20 (C) any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly 21 who organize for the principal purpose of filing an initiative proposal 22 application under AS 15.45.020 or who file an initiative proposal application 23 under AS 15.45.020;

20 (9) "immediate family" means the spouse, parent, child, including a 21 stepchild and an adopted child, and sibling of an individual;

24 (9) "immediate family" means the spouse, parent, child, including a 25 stepchild and an adopted child, and sibling of an individual;

22 (10) "independent expenditure" means an expenditure that is made 23 without the direct or indirect consultation or cooperation with, or at the suggestion or 24 the request of, or with the prior consent of, a candidate, a candidate's campaign 25 treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or another person acting as a principal or agent 26 of the candidate;

26 (10) "independent expenditure" means an expenditure that is made 27 without the direct or indirect consultation or cooperation with, or at the suggestion or 28 the request of, or with the prior consent of, a candidate, a candidate's campaign 29 treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or another person acting as a principal or agent 30 of the candidate;

27 (11) "individual" means a natural person;

31 (11) "individual" means a natural person;

28 (12) "issues communication" means a communication that 29 (A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;

(12) "issues communication" means a communication that 02 (A) directly or indirectly identifies a candidate;

and 30 (B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political 31 importance and does not support or oppose a candidate for election to public office;

and 03 (B) addresses an issue of national, state, or local political 04 importance and does not support or oppose a candidate for election to public 05 office;

02 (13) "nongroup entity" means a person, other than an individual, that 03 takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and 04 that 05 (A) cannot participate in business activities;

06 (13) "nongroup entity" means a person, other than an individual, that 07 takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and 08 that 09 (A) cannot participate in business activities;

06 (B) does not have shareholders who have a claim on corporate 07 earnings;

10 (B) does not have shareholders who have a claim on corporate 11 earnings;

and 08 (C) is independent from the influence of business corporations.

and 12 (C) is independent from the influence of business corporations.

09 (14) "person" has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060, and includes a 10 labor union, nongroup entity, and a group;

13 (14) "person" has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060, and includes a 14 labor union, nongroup entity, and a group;

11 (15) "political party" means any group that is a political party under 12 AS 15.80.010 and any subordinate unit of that group if, consistent with the rules or 13 bylaws of the political party, the unit conducts or supports campaign operations in a 14 municipality, neighborhood, house district, or precinct;

15 (15) "political party" means any group that is a political party under 16 AS 15.80.010 and any subordinate unit of that group if, consistent with the rules or 17 bylaws of the political party, the unit conducts or supports campaign operations in a 18 municipality, neighborhood, house district, or precinct;

15 (16) "publicly funded entity" means a person, other than an individual, 16 that receives half or more of the money on which it operates during a calendar year 17 from government, including a public corporation.

19 (16) "publicly funded entity" means a person, other than an individual, 20 that receives half or more of the money on which it operates during a calendar year 21 from government, including a public corporation.

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Action History

April 10, 2017
Referred to Community & Regional Affairs
April 10, 2017
CRA, STA, JUD
April 10, 2017
Read the first time - REFERRALS
April 10, 2017
VERSION: CSSB 5(JUD)
April 10, 2017
TRANSMITTED TO (H)
April 07, 2017
ENGROSSED
April 07, 2017
PASSED Y20 N-
April 07, 2017
AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
April 07, 2017
AM NO 4 FAILED Y6 N14
April 07, 2017
AM NO 3 FAILED Y7 N13
April 07, 2017
REMAIN IN SECOND FOR ALL AMENDMENTS UC
April 07, 2017
AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
April 07, 2017
AM NO 2 FAILED Y8 N12
April 07, 2017
RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 2 UC
April 07, 2017
AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING
April 07, 2017
AM NO 1 FAILED Y7 N13
April 07, 2017
RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM 1 UC
April 06, 2017
HELD IN THIRD READING
April 06, 2017
Read the third time CSSB 5(JUD)
April 05, 2017
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/6 CALENDAR
April 05, 2017
JUD CS ADOPTED UC
April 05, 2017
Read the second time
April 05, 2017
RULES TO CALENDAR 4/5/2017
March 31, 2017
Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
March 31, 2017
JUD Do Pass: COGHILL, KELLY, COSTELLO, MEYER
March 31, 2017
JUD RPT CS 4DP NEW TITLE
February 10, 2017
Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Administration)
February 10, 2017
STA No Recommendation: DUNLEAVY, WILSON
February 10, 2017
STA Do Pass: EGAN, COGHILL, GIESSEL
February 10, 2017
STA RPT CS 3DP 2NR SAME TITLE
January 18, 2017
Referred to State Affairs and Judiciary
January 18, 2017
Read the first time - REFERRALS
January 09, 2017
Prefile released

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

MEYER

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?

April 07, 2017

Failed 6 Yea · 14 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	9	0	0
R	0	4	0	0
D	2	1	0	0
Total	6	14	0	0
% of votes cast	30%	70%	0%	0%

How each member voted (20)

Member	Party	Vote
Begich	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Nay
Coghill	—	Nay
Dunleavy	—	Yea
Egan	—	Yea
Gardner	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Nay
Kelly	—	Nay
MacKinnon	—	Nay
Meyer	—	Nay
Micciche	—	Nay
Wilson	—	Nay
von Imhof	—	Nay
Bill Wielechowski	D	Yea
Donald Olson	D	Yea
Lyman Hoffman	D	Nay
Bert Stedman	R	Nay
Cathy Giessel	R	Nay
Gary Stevens	R	Nay
Mia Costello	R	Nay

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Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 5(JUD) "An Act prohibiting certain groups from soliciting and accepting contributions or from making certain contributions and expenditures during a regular or special legislative session; and prohibiting some lobbyists from making campaign contributions to certain groups" pass the Senate?

April 07, 2017

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	0
R	4	0	0	0
D	3	0	0	0
Total	20	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (20)

Member	Party	Vote
Begich	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Coghill	—	Yea
Dunleavy	—	Yea
Egan	—	Yea
Gardner	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
Kelly	—	Yea
MacKinnon	—	Yea
Meyer	—	Yea
Micciche	—	Yea
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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Subjects

finance elections

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Who sponsors SB 5?: SB 5 is sponsored by MEYER.
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Identifier: SB 5
Jurisdiction: Alaska
Session: 30th Legislature (2017-2018)
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 09, 2017
Status: Passed Senate
Prime sponsor: MEYER

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