STAND. COM. REP. NO. 520

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 166
                                     




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 H.B. No. 166 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require a reporting of
campaign contributions aggregating in excess of $500, which are
made or received within the period fifteen calendar days through
three calendar days prior to an election, in addition to any
other reporting required by law.

     Testimony on this bill was received from the Campaign
Spending Commission, Hawaii Clean Elections Coalition, Common
Cause Hawaii and the League of Women Voters of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that establishing a disclosure
requirement for campaign contributions made late in an election
will enable the public to determine the source of a candidate's
funds in a timely manner.

     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 H.B. No. 166 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair