RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Amends campaign-spending laws to conform with recent court rulings and federal regulations; clarifies registration requirements, campaign spending and contribution provisions, and penalties for egregious violations of these rules.

JHW

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Prohibits sale of ammunition unless purchaser shows registration for the firearm for which the ammunition is to be purchased.

SB 183

SD1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Allows the campaign spending commission and the office of elections to communicate directly with the legislature and the governor without the approval of the department head; to make all personnel decisions without the approval of the department head; and purchase equipment without the approval of the department head. (SD1)

SB 195

SD1

RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Protects trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information contained within records pertaining to tenants and prospective tenants of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority from public disclosure. (SD1)

RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN STATE OFFICES OR BUILDINGS.

Includes private citizens and entities in prohibition of campaign communications in state offices and buildings.

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Authorizes the Office of Information to civilly enforce the "Sunshine Law". Clarifies and expands OIP's other powers and duties.

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES.

Allows the office of information practices to issue an administrative fine of $50 for each violation of the uniform information practices act (open records law) by a state or county agency as well as file a letter of reprimand in the personnel record of the employee responsible for the violation.

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Replaces the Hawaii Council of Churches with The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii on the nominating panel of the Hawaii paroling authority.

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

Allows certain class B and class C felony charges to be initiated by information charging.

SB 2851

PROPOSED

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Proposes to amend article I, section 10 of the Hawaii Constitution to allow a felony prosecution to be initiated by a criminal prosecuting officer through the filing of a signed written information setting forth the charge.

SB 2512

PROPOSED

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Amends article VII, section 12, and article X, section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities.