CAMPAIGN FINANCE;CONTRIBUTION LIMITS;APOC

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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 16(STA) am S(efd fld H)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Amended: 5/20/26
Offered: 4/11/25

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES SCHRAGE, Galvin, Himschoot, Holland, Hall, Mina, Burke, Josephson,
Fields, Mears, Carrick

SENATORS Giessel, Wielechowski, Tobin, Gray-Jackson, Dunbar, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Olson
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act requiring a group supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition in a 1
state or local election to maintain an address in the state; amending campaign 2
contribution limits for state and local office; directing the Alaska Public Offices 3
Commission to adjust campaign contribution limits for state and local office once each 4
decade beginning in 2031; relating to campaign contribution reporting requirements; 5
relating to administrative complaints filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission; 6
relating to state election expenditures and contributions made by a foreign-influenced 7
corporation or foreign national." 8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 9
* Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 10
to read: 11
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that the people of the state believe 12
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that political power and influence with public officials should not be allocated solely based on 1
wealth. Instead, reasonable limits on the amount of campaign contributions are necessary to 2
secure equal rights for Alaskans and to preserve the integrity of our elections. 3
* Sec. 2. AS 15.13.050(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) Before making an expenditure in support of or in opposition to a candidate 5
or before making an expenditure in support of or in opposition to a ballot proposition 6
or question or to an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor 7
under AS 15.45.020, each person other than an individual shall 8
(1) register, on forms provided by the commission, with the 9
commission; and 10
(2) provide the person's physical address in the state or the 11
physical address of the person's agent registered under (d) of this section. 12
* Sec. 3. AS 15.13.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13
(d) A person may not register under (a) of this section unless the person has a 14
physical address in the state or registers with the commission an individual resident of 15
the state who maintains a physical address in the state or a domestic corporation 16
authorized to transact business in this state as the person's agent. A person shall notify 17
the commission within 10 days after a change to the person's in-state address, 18
registered agent, or the physical address of the person's registered agent. 19
* Sec. 4. AS 15.13.070(b) is amended to read: 20
(b) Except as provided in (h) of this section, an [AN] individual may 21
contribute not more than 22
(1) $2,000 each election cycle [$500 PER YEAR] to a nongroup entity 23
for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, to a 24
candidate, or to an individual who conducts a write-in campaign as a candidate [, OR 25
TO A GROUP THAT IS NOT A POLITICAL PARTY]; 26
(2) $5,000 each [PER] year to a political party or other group. 27
* Sec. 5. AS 15.13.070(c) is amended to read: 28
(c) Except as provided in (h) of this section, a [A] group that is not a 29
political party may contribute not more than [$1,000 PER YEAR] 30
(1) $4,000 each election cycle to a candidate [,] or to an individual 31
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who conducts a write-in campaign as a candidate; 1
(2) $5,000 each year to another group, to a nongroup entity, or to a 2
political party. 3
* Sec. 6. AS 15.13.070(f) is amended to read: 4
(f) Except as provided in (h) of this section, a [A] nongroup entity may 5
contribute not more than 6
(1) $4,000 each election cycle [$1,000 A YEAR] to another nongroup 7
entity for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, to a 8
candidate, or to an individual who conducts a write-in campaign as a candidate; 9
(2) $5,000 each year [, TO A GROUP, OR] to a political party or 10
other group. 11
* Sec. 7. AS 15.13.070(g) is amended to read: 12
(g) Where contributions are made to a joint campaign for governor and 13
lieutenant governor, 14
(1) an individual may contribute not more than $4,000 each election 15
cycle [$1,000 PER YEAR]; and 16
(2) a group may contribute not more than $8,000 each election cycle 17
[$2,000 PER YEAR]. 18
* Sec. 8. AS 15.13.070 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 19
(h) The contribution limits set out in (b)(1), (c)(2), and (f) of this section do 20
not apply to an individual, group, or nongroup entity contributing to a group or 21
nongroup entity that makes only independent expenditures. 22
(i) Beginning in the first quarter of calendar year 2031 and once every 10 23
years thereafter, the commission shall by regulation adjust the contribution limits set 24
out in this section by a percentage equal to the percentage of increase over the 25
preceding 10-year period in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for 26
urban Alaska prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 27
Statistics, rounded to the nearest $50 increment. 28
* Sec. 9. AS 15.13.110(i) is amended to read: 29
(i) During an election cycle [A CAMPAIGN PERIOD], the commission may 30
not change the manner or format in which reports required of a candidate under this 31
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chapter must be filed. [IN THIS SUBSECTION, "CAMPAIGN PERIOD" MEANS 1
THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE DATE THAT A CANDIDATE BECOMES 2
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THIS 3
CHAPTER AND ENDING ON THE DATE THAT A FINAL REPORT FOR THAT 4
SAME CAMPAIGN MUST BE FILED.] 5
* Sec. 10. AS 15.13.380(e) is amended to read: 6
(e) If the commission accepts the complaint for consideration on a regular 7
rather than an expedited basis, the commission shall notify the respondent within 8
seven days after receiving the complaint and shall investigate the complaint. The 9
commission shall complete an investigation under this section within 90 days 10
after the date the commission receives the complaint unless the commission 11
extends the investigation for good cause. The respondent may answer the complaint 12
by filing a written response with the commission within 15 days after the commission 13
notifies the respondent of the complaint. The commission may grant the respondent 14
additional time to respond to the complaint only for good cause. The commission shall 15
hold a hearing on the complaint not later than 45 days after the respondent's written 16
response is due. Not later than 10 days after the hearing, the commission shall issue its 17
order. If the commission finds that the respondent has engaged in or is about to engage 18
in an act or practice that constitutes or will constitute a violation of this chapter or a 19
regulation adopted under this chapter, the commission shall enter an order requiring 20
the violation to be ceased or to be remedied and shall assess civil penalties under 21
AS 15.13.390. 22
* Sec. 11. AS 15.13.380 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 23
(l) Beginning 50 days after a complaint is filed, the commission shall provide 24
the complainant a report on the status of the commission's investigation at least every 25
10 days. 26
* Sec. 12. AS 15.13.400 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 27
(20) "election cycle" means the period beginning on the date that a 28
candidate becomes eligible to receive campaign contributions under this chapter and 29
ending on the date that a final report for that same campaign must be filed. 30
* Sec. 13. AS 15.13.068(b) and 15.13.068(c) are repealed. 31
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* Sec. 14. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 1
read: 2
APPLICABILITY. This Act does not apply to contributions made to influence the 3
outcome of an election that occurred before the effective date of this Act. 4