STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1468

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

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




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 630, S.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Require the reporting of late contributions;

     (2)  Require electronic filing by candidates as prescribed
          by the commission; and

     (3)  Restrict aggregate contributions, except those made by
          political parties, to no more than $25,000 in any
          calendar year.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Campaign Spending Commission, Common Cause Hawaii, Aloha Society
of Association Executives, and the American Civil Liberties Union
of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that the careful reform of the campaign
spending laws is necessary to increase the public's confidence in
the electoral process.  In certain instances, late contributions
may significantly impact the outcome of an election.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting its
substance and inserting provisions to require that aggregate
campaign contributions in excess of $500 made or received during
the period of fifteen days through three days prior to an
election be reported to the Campaign Spending Commission or
County Clerk no later than two days prior to the election.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 630, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 630, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair