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AK SB116

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs

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Origin

Senate

34th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Increases individual contribution limits from $500 per year to $2,000 per election cycle for candidates, write-in campaigns, and nongroup entities; maintains $5,000 per year limit for political parties and groups

  • Raises contribution limits for non-political party groups and nongroup entities from $1,000 per year to $4,000 per election cycle for candidates, and $5,000 per year to other groups or parties

  • Increases contribution limits for governor/lieutenant governor joint campaigns from $1,000 to $4,000 per election cycle for individuals, and from $2,000 to $8,000 per election cycle for groups

  • Exempts contributions to groups or nongroup entities that make only independent expenditures from the standard contribution limits

  • Directs the Alaska Public Offices Commission to adjust contribution limits every 10 years starting in 2031, based on Consumer Price Index changes for urban Alaska, rounded to the nearest $50

Legislative Description

Campaign Finance, Contribution Limits

Elections

Last Action

REFERRED TO FINANCE

4/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance4/23/2025
State Affairs3/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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