SB 152 — An Act relating to the convening of the legislature at the capital and in the Municipality of Anchorage; relating to the location of legislative sessions; and relating to the emergency relocation of functions of state government.

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152(STA)152 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THESENATOR SENATESHOWER STATEIntroduced: AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Referred:

Finance1/18/22 Sponsor(s):Referred:

SENATORState SHOWERAffairs, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the convening of the legislature at the capital and in the Municipality of Anchorage;

and (3) the solicitation or acceptance occurs in a place other than the SB0152BSB0152A -1- CSSBSB 152(STA)152 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I32-LS1306\B capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital city.

(b) A special session may be held at any location in the stat.eIf a special session called under (a)(1) of this section is to be convened at a location other than at the capital or the location of the preceding session,session [AT THE CAPITAL], the governor shall designate the location in the proclamation.

If a special session called under (a)(2) of this section is to be convened at a location other than at the capital or the location of the preceding session,session [AT THE CAPITAL], the presiding officers shall agree to and designate the location in the poll conducted of the members of both houses.

Each house shall select from outside its membership a person of known stenographic and administrative CSSBSB 152(STA)152 -2- SB0152BSB0152A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I32-LS1306\B ability to serve as chief administrative clerk;

They may be requested to report to the legislative council for duty for a period not to exceed two weeks immediately preceding the convening of the session and shall remain at the capital or location of the session [CAPITAL] until the completion of their work is determined by the director of the council.

(a) A member of the legislature may be entitled to reimbursement for the expenses of moving between the member's place of residence and the capital city or location of the session [CAPITAL CITY] for the purpose of attending a regular session of the legislature.

(b) The registration form prescribed by the commission must include (1) the lobbyist's full name and complete permanent residence and business address and telephone number, as well as any temporary residential and business address and telephone number in the state capital or location of the session [STATE CAPITAL] during a legislative session;

(4) the nature or form of the lobbyist's compensation for engaging in lobbying, including salary, fees, or reimbursement for expenses received in SB0152A -3- SB 152 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\B consideration for, or directly in support of or in connection with, the influencing of SB0152B -3- CSSB 152(STA) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I legislative or administrative action;

a public place adjacent to the legislative chambers in the state capitol building or location of the session,session [STATE CAPITOL BUILDING], the office of the lieutenant governor, the legislative reference library of the Legislative Affairs Agency, and the commission's central office.

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The legislature may each year, while in session, serve as host to one member of each high school in the state for a stay of one week in the capital or location of the session [CAPITAL] to observe and learn the legislative process.

Before leaving the[THE stateSTATE capitalCAPITAL], or location of the session, each legislative guest hosted under AS 24.50.010 shall prepare and submit to the director of the Legislative Affairs Agency a paper of not less than 1,000 words entitled "The Legislature Should .

(B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general SB0152A -5- SB 152 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\B public for nonlegislative purposes;

SB0152B -5- CSSB 152(STA) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I (C) the legislative council, notwithstanding AS 24.05.190, from designating a public facility for use by legislators and legislative employees for health or fitness purposes;

an office is considered a legislator's private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital city or location of the session [CAPITAL CITY] reserved for use by the legislator, whether or not it is shared with others;

(J) a legislator from sending any communication in the form of a newsletter to the legislator's constituents, except a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a newsletter or material in a SB 152 -6- SB0152A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\B newsletter that is clearly only for the private benefit of a legislator or a CSSB 152(STA) -6- SB0152B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I legislative employee;

(D) a legislator from using the legislator's private office in[IN theTHE capitalCAPITAL cityCITY] or location of the session during a legislative session, and for the 10 days immediately before and the 10 days immediately after a legislative session, for nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and equipment,SB0152A other-7- thanSB utility152 costsNew andText minimalUnderlined wear[DELETED andTEXT tear,BRACKETED] or32-LS1306\B SB0152Bequipment, -7-other CSSBthan 152(STA)utility Newcosts Textand Underlinedminimal [DELETEDwear TEXTand BRACKETED]tear, 32-LS1306\Ior the legislator promptly reimburses the state for the cost;

an office is considered a legislator's private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital city or location of the session [CAPITAL CITY] reserved for use by the legislator, whether or not it is shared with others;

however, a legislative employee may, except in the capital[CAPITAL cityCITY orOR inIN theTHE] municipality in which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY], solicit or accept a contribution, promise, or pledge for a campaign for state or municipal office that occurs during the 90 days immediately preceding the election for that office;

however, this paragraph does not prohibit a legislative employee from accepting money from an event held in a place other than the capital[CAPITAL cityCITY orOR aA] municipality in which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during the 90 days immediately preceding an election for state or municipal public office in which the legislative employee is a candidate.

(b) A legislator may not (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution (A) for the legislator's own campaign for state or municipal public office, unless the solicitation, acceptance, promise, or pledge occurs in a placeSB other152 than-8- theSB0152A capitalNew cityText orUnderlined a[DELETED municipalityTEXT inBRACKETED] which32-LS1306\B theplace legislatureother isthan CSSBthe 152(STA)[CAPITAL -8-CITY SB0152BOR NewA] Textmunicipality Underlinedin [DELETEDwhich TEXTthe BRACKETED]legislature 32-LS1306\Iis convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during the 90 days immediately preceding the election in which the legislator is a candidate;

however, this paragraph does not prohibit a legislator from accepting money from an event held in a place other than the capital[CAPITAL cityCITY orOR aA] municipality in which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during the 90 days immediately preceding a state or municipal election in which the legislator is a candidate;

however, this paragraph does not apply to money raised in a place other than the capital[CAPITAL cityCITY orOR aA] municipality in which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the legislator is a candidate.

(c) Notwithstanding (a)(1) of this section, it is not a violation of this section for a person who is a legislator or legislative employee to accept (1) hospitality, other than hospitality described in (4) of this SB0152A -9- SB 152 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\B subsection, (A) with incidental transportation at the residence of a person;

SB0152B -9- CSSB 152(STA) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I however, a vacation home located outside the state is not considered a residence for the purposes of this subparagraph;

(7) a discount for all or part of a legislative session, including time immediately preceding or following the session, or other gift to welcome a legislator or legislative employee who is employed on the personal staff of a legislator or by a standing or special committee to the capital city or location of the session [CAPITAL CITY] or in SB 152 -10- SB0152A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\B recognition of the beginning of a legislative session if the gift or discount is available generally to all legislators and the personal staff of legislators and staff of standing and CSSB 152(STA) -10- SB0152B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\I special committees;

The temporary location or locations shall remain the emergency seat of government or location of the legislative session until the emergency is declared to be ended by the governor and the seat of SB0152A -11- SB 152 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1306\B government or session is returned to its normal location.

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