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State of Alaska
                                                           Fiscal Note
                                                                                              Bill Version:                     SCS CSHB 157(FIN)
  2022 Legislative Session
                                                                                              Fiscal Note Number:               3
                                                                                              (S) Publish Date:                 5/18/2022
  Identifier:    HB157SCSCS(FIN)-DOA-APOC-5-17-22                               Department:       Department of Administration
  Title:         APOC; REPORT REFERENDA/RECALL                                  Appropriation: Alaska Public Offices Commission
                 CONTRIBUTOR                                                    Allocation:       Alaska Public Offices Commission
  Sponsor:       RASMUSSEN                                                      OMB Component Number:              70
  Requester: (S) FINANCE
  Expenditures/Revenues
  Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                                (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                  Included in
                                     FY2023       Governor's
                                 Appropriation      FY2023                                           Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                   Requested       Request
  OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2023        FY 2023       FY 2024                     FY 2025           FY 2026             FY 2027        FY 2028
  Personal Services                        97.2                         97.2                        97.2              97.2                97.2          97.2
  Travel
  Services                                 12.0                         12.0                        12.0                 12.0             12.0            12.0
  Commodities                                3.0                         3.0                         3.0                  3.0              3.0             3.0
  Capital Outlay
  Grants & Benefits
  Miscellaneous
  Total Operating                         112.2            0.0         112.2                       112.2             112.2              112.2            112.2
  Fund Source (Operating Only)
  1004 Gen Fund (UGF)                        112.2                              112.2              112.2             112.2              112.2            112.2
  Total                                      112.2               0.0            112.2              112.2             112.2              112.2            112.2
  Positions
  Full-time                                     1.0                                1.0                1.0                 1.0              1.0              1.0
  Part-time
  Temporary
  Change in Revenues
  None
  Total                                         0.0              0.0               0.0                0.0                 0.0              0.0              0.0
  Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2022) cost:                                   0.0            (separate supplemental appropriation required)
  Estimated CAPITAL (FY2023) cost:                                        0.0            (separate capital appropriation required)
  Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account?       No
  (Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
  ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
  Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency?                Yes
  If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?                                01/01/31
  Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
  Updated to consider the addition of new campaign contribution limits, reporting deadlines, and additional reporting requirements. Also
  adjusted the estimated indirect costs of the required position.
  Prepared By:          Heather Hebdon, Executive Director                                                          Phone:          (907)276-4176
  Division:             Alaska Public Offices Commission
                                                                  REPORT                                            Date:           05/17/2022
                                                                                ED
APPROVED BY                                                        SFC 05/1 OUT OF
  Approved By:          Leslie Isaacs, Administrative Services Director                                             Date:           05/18/2022
  Agency:               Depaartment of Administration
CO     NFERENCE                                                                  8/2022
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                                                                                                      SCS CSHB 157(FIN) - Fiscal Note 3
                                                  FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                   BILL NO. SCS CSHB 157(FIN)
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   This bill proposes changes to campaign finance laws that govern financial disclosure related to referendum and recall
   campaigns at the state level. These changes would require changes to the electronic filing system and increased workload
   for staff. To the extent that the bill expands reporting of contributions to and expenditures from groups who support or
   oppose recall and referendum applications, this would require changes to exisiting forms within the online filing program.
   Such changes could likely be accomplished by the agency's in-house programmer at little to no extra cost. Requiring groups
   who support or oppose recall or referendum applications file earlier and more comprehensively than currently required
   would generate increased filings, filer assistance/education, and public scrutiny, resulting in increased staff workload.
   This bill also proposes new contribution limits for political campaigns, calls for inflation proofing the new limits by
   regulation, changes individual non-resident contribution limits for candidates and political groups, and removes
   contribution limits for persons contributing to groups that make only independent expenditures and that do not contribute
   to candidate campaigns. The bill further proposes to extend filing deadlines for certain campaign disclosure reports for
   sitting legislators, establishes new post-election reporting requirements for any legislative candidate, reduces the time for
   filing an administrative complaint alleging violations of campaign finance law from five years to two years, and imposes a
   percentage of total contributions based limit for civil penalties assessed against a candidate.
   This increment includes 1 FTP (range 14/16, Paralegal I/II) and associated costs.
(Revised 11/23/2021 OMB/LFD)                                                                                       Page 2 of 2
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Statutes affected: 
HB0157A, AM HB 157, introduced 03/31/2021: 15.13.010, 15.45.020, 15.45.260, 15.45.480, 15.13.050, 15.13.065, 15.13.040, 15.13.110, 15.13.060, 15.13.112, 15.13.114, 15.13.116, 15.80.010, 15.13.400, 15.13.070
HB0157B, AM CSHB 157(FIN), introduced 05/14/2021, passed House 05/19/2021: 15.13.010, 15.45.020, 15.45.260, 15.45.480, 15.13.020, 15.13.030, 15.13.110, 24.60.200, 24.60.260, 15.13.040, 15.13.050, 15.13.065, 15.13.060, 15.13.112, 15.13.114, 15.13.116, 15.80.010, 15.13.072, 15.13.100, 15.13.074, 15.13.374, 15.13.400, 15.13.070, 24.45.091, 24.45.111
HB0157C, AM SCS CSHB 157(JUD), introduced 04/12/2022: 15.13.010, 15.45.020, 15.45.260, 15.45.480, 15.13.020, 15.13.040, 15.13.050, 15.13.065, 15.13.110, 15.13.060, 15.13.112, 15.13.114, 15.13.116, 15.80.010, 15.13.072, 15.13.100, 15.13.074, 15.13.374, 15.13.380, 15.13.390, 15.13.400, 15.13.070, 24.45.091, 24.45.111, 39.50.020, 15.25.030
HB0157D, AM SCS CSHB 157(FIN), introduced 05/17/2022: 15.13.010, 15.45.020, 15.45.260, 15.45.480, 15.13.020, 15.13.040, 15.13.050, 15.13.065, 15.13.110, 15.13.060, 15.13.112, 15.13.114, 15.13.116, 15.80.010, 15.13.070, 15.13.072, 15.13.100, 15.13.074, 15.13.374, 15.13.380, 15.13.390, 15.13.400, 19.25.105, 24.45.091, 24.45.111, 39.50.020, 15.25.030
HB0157E, AM ccs sb 131, introduced 05/18/2022: 15.13.010, 15.45.020, 15.45.260, 15.45.480, 15.13.020, 15.13.040, 15.13.050, 15.13.065, 15.13.110, 15.13.060, 15.13.112, 15.13.114, 15.13.116, 15.80.010, 15.13.070, 15.13.072, 15.13.100, 15.13.074, 15.13.374, 15.13.380, 15.13.390, 15.13.400, 19.25.105, 24.45.091, 24.45.111, 39.50.020, 15.25.030
HB0157B, AM CSHB 157(FIN), introduced 05/14/2021: 15.13.010, 15.45.020, 15.45.260, 15.45.480, 15.13.020, 15.13.030, 15.13.110, 24.60.200, 24.60.260, 15.13.040, 15.13.050, 15.13.065, 15.13.060, 15.13.112, 15.13.114, 15.13.116, 15.80.010, 15.13.072, 15.13.100, 15.13.074, 15.13.374, 15.13.400, 15.13.070, 24.45.091, 24.45.111