SB 2144 SD 1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS

By Senator(s) CHUMBLEY; Matsunaga

Keywords: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, ELECTIONS

Report Title: Campaign Spending

Description: Lowers candidate funding available from public funds for office of governor, lt. gov, or mayor from 20% to 10%, and for state senator, state representative, county council and prosecuting attorney from 30% to 15% of total limit established. Adds candidate's web page and e-mail address to the name and address on organizational report of a candidate's committee. Removes ballot issue from requirement of organizational report. Increases from 5 to 10 days after filing for office, deadline for filing an organizational report. Requires candidates who withdraw or cease to be candidates to return private contributions to the donors within 4 years, and in the event of death, requires residual contributions to escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund. (SD1)

 1-20-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. JDC 2. WAM                                
 2- 8-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-17-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-17-00        S The committee on JDC deferred the measure until
                  02-18-00 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-18-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Tanaka,
                  Anderson; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s)
                  Sakamoto; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and none Excused:         
                  Senator(s)
 2-18-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2333) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-28-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-01-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, M. Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam,
                  Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none        
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige,        
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2539) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 87)                  
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
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