REPORT TITLE:
Campaign Contrib.; Contracts


DESCRIPTION:
Prohibits a person making an expenditure for (in addition to
those making a contribution to) any candidate committee or
political party from receiving a contract from the State or any
county for one year from the availability of the contract,
including subcontracts.  Includes immediate family members under
this prohibition.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           2145
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 11-205.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§11-205.5  Campaign contributions by state contractors.
 
 4 (a)  Any person making [a] an expenditure for or contribution to
 
 5 any candidate, committee, or political party, [and who has
 
 6 received, in any calendar year, $50,000 or more through] shall be
 
 7 prohibited from receiving contracts from the State, or county
 
 8 [shall register and report that fact to the commission within
 
 9 thirty days of the date of the contribution or within thirty days
 
10 of the date of the contract, whichever occurs later; provided
 
11 that this section shall not apply to a person who has received
 
12 $50,000 or more through a grant, subsidy, or purchase of service
 
13 agreement under chapter 42F or 103F.
 
14      (b)  The commission shall prescribe forms and procedures for
 
15 the reporting required in subsection (a) which, at a minimum,
 
16 shall require the following information:
 
17      (1)  The name and address of the person making the
 
18           contribution;
 
19      (2)  The name of the candidate, committee, or political
 

 
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 1           party receiving the contribution;
 
 2      (3)  The amount of money received from the State or county,
 
 3           the dates, and information identifying each contract
 
 4           and describing the service performed or goods provided;
 
 5           and
 
 6      (4)  If an entity is making the contribution, the names and
 
 7           business addresses of the principals, including
 
 8           officers and directors.], as described under sections
 
 9           103D-303 and 103D-304.  This prohibition shall apply
 
10           from within one year of notice of the availability of
 
11           the contract, or the date of the contract, whichever is
 
12           earlier.  No person that receives a contract shall make
 
13           expenditures or contributions to a candidate committee
 
14           or party within one year after completion of all terms
 
15           of the contract.
 
16      (b)  For purposes of this section any person shall include
 
17 primary contracts and subcontracts or any other agreement for
 
18 services provided under subsection (a) with the State or county.
 
19      (c)  [The commission shall maintain a list of such reports
 
20 for public inspection both at the commission's office and through
 
21 the state FYI electronic bulletin board.] Contributions and
 
22 expenditures shall be prohibited from principals directly
 
23 associated with contracts and subcontracts, including immediate
 

 
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 1 family members, during the same time period provided under
 
 2 subsection (a)."
 
 3      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 4 New statutory material is underscored.
 
 5      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2001.
 
 6 
 
 7                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________