CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 31

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 630
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 630, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to modify the campaign
spending laws by inserting provisions requiring reporting of late
contributions to candidates, candidate's committees, and other
registered committees.

     Your Committee finds that under current law, "last-minute"
or late contributions made to committees are not reported until
after the election.  Your Committee acknowledges that these types
of late contributions are often used to make major donations with
the intent of affecting the outcome of the election.  Your
Committee believes that these donations should be open to public

 
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scrutiny prior to the election to promote fairness and to close
this loophole in our public disclosure laws.

     Upon further deliberation, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Changing the period of time during which late
          contributions that are received must be reported prior
          to the election, from fifteen through three days before
          the election to fifteen through four days before the
          election; and

     (2)  Changing the date by which late contributions must be
          reported from two days to three days before the
          election.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 630, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 630, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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PAUL T. OSHIRO, Co-Chair           AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Member           MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SOL P. KAHO`OHALAHALA, Member      LES IHARA, JR., Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MARILYN B. LEE, Member             NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Member

 
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EMILY J. AUWAE, Member             WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member

 
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