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SENATE BILL NO. 4
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY SENATOR SHOWER
Introduced: 1/9/23
Referred: Prefiled
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to binding votes under the Legislative Ethics Act." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 24.60.030(j) is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 3
(4) "caucus" has the meaning given in AS 24.60.037(g); 4
(5) "legislative body" has the meaning given in AS 24.60.037(g). 5
* Sec. 2. AS 24.60.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 6
(k) A legislator may not, through a vote in caucus, commit or bind another 7
legislator to commit to vote for or against a bill, to confirm an appointment, to 8
override the governor's veto of a bill or appropriation, or to vote for or against another 9
question that may come to a vote before a legislative body, except as provided in this 10
subsection. A legislator may 11
(1) vote in a caucus on a matter directly relating to the selection of an 12
officer of the caucus or a leader of a legislative body; 13
(2) conduct an informal poll, outside of a meeting of the majority of 14
the members of a legislative body, to determine how another legislator may vote on a 15 33-LS0124\S
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measure. 1
* Sec. 3. AS 24.60.170(k) is amended to read: 2
(k) Following the hearing, the committee shall issue a decision stating whether 3
or not the subject of the complaint violated this chapter, and explaining the reasons for 4
the determination. The committee's decision may also indicate whether the subject 5
cooperated with the committee in its proceedings. If the committee finds a violation, 6
or lack of cooperation by the subject, the decision shall recommend what sanctions, if 7
any, the committee believes are appropriate. If there has not been a hearing because 8
the person charged admitted to the allegations of the charge, the committee shall issue 9
a decision outlining the facts of the violation and containing a sanctions 10
recommendation. If the committee finds that the subject violated AS 24.60.030(k), 11
the committee shall recommend expulsion from the legislature and refer the 12
matter to the appropriate house of the legislature. 13