Alaska 31st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Passed Senate

SB 80 — An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative; and prohibiting the state and its agencies and corporations from spending funds to influence the outcome of certain ballot propositions and questions.

Last action — (H) Minutes (HSTA)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 31st Legislature (2019-2020). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 4 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 80 has removed a clause that prohibited state agencies and corporations from using funds to influence the outcome of certain ballot measures. Additionally, it now clarifies that if any part of an initiative petition is deemed unconstitutional after it has been distributed, the entire petition will be rejected and won’t appear on the ballot. These changes aim to simplify the process for handling initiative petitions while also ensuring that any constitutionality issues lead to the complete dismissal of a proposed law, which could impact voters' ability to bring initiatives to the ballot.

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"An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative;
"An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative." SENATE BILL NO.
and prohibiting the state and its agencies and corporations from spending funds to influence the outcome of certain ballot propositions and questions." SENATE BILL NO.
80 01 "An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
80 am 01 "An Act relating to proposing and enacting laws by initiative;
03 * Section 1.
and prohibiting the state 02 and its agencies and corporations from spending funds to influence the outcome of 03 certain ballot propositions and questions." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
05 * Section 1.
AS 15.13.145(b) is amended to read:
06 (b) Money held by an entity identified in (a)(1) - (3) of this section may be 07 used to influence the outcome of an election concerning a ballot proposition or 08 question, but only if the funds have been specifically appropriated for that purpose by 09 a state law or a municipal ordinance.
However, money held by an entity identified 10 in (a)(1) of this section may not be used to influence the outcome of an election 11 concerning whether 12 (1) an Act proposed by initiative shall become law;
13 (2) an Act referred by referendum shall be rejected;
14 (3) a constitutional amendment shall be adopted;
(4) a constitutional convention shall be called;
or 02 (5) a state official shall be recalled.
03 * Sec.
2.
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Action History

  1. (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  2. (H) Heard & Held

  3. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  4. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KNOPP, KOPP

  5. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RASMUSSEN

  6. (H) Referred to STATE AFFAIRS

  7. (H) STA, JUD

  8. (H) Read the first time - REFERRALS

  9. (S) VERSION: SB 80 AM

  10. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  11. (S) PASSED Y15 N4 E1

  12. (S) TAKEN FROM TABLE UC

  13. (S) TABLED Y13 N6 A1

  14. (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  15. (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  16. (S) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y10 N9 A1

  17. (S) AM NO 1 FAILED Y5 N14 A1

  18. (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS 1 & 2 UC

  19. (S) Read the third time SB 80

  20. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/30 CALENDAR

  21. (S) Read the second time

  22. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/29/2019

  23. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV)

  24. (S) NR: KIEHL

  25. (S) DP: HUGHES, MICCICHE, REINBOLD

  26. (S) JUD RPT 3DP 1NR

  27. (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  28. (S) Moved SB 80 Out of Committee

  29. (S) JUDICIARY at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  30. (S) Minutes (SJUD)

  31. (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time --

  32. (S) JUDICIARY at 06:00 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  33. (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV)

  34. (S) DNP: KAWASAKI

  35. (S) DP: MICCICHE, COGHILL

  36. (S) NR: SHOWER, REINBOLD

  37. (S) STA RPT 2DP 1DNP 2NR

  38. (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  39. (S) Moved SB 80 Out of Committee

  40. (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  41. (S) STA, JUD

  42. (S) Read the first time - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • BIRCH · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • BIRCH

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

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Who sponsors SB 80?
SB 80 is sponsored by BIRCH.
What is the current status of SB 80?
This bill died with 31st Legislature (2019-2020). 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.
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