SB 2146 SD 1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS

By Senator(s) MATSUNAGA; Chumbley

Keywords: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, ELECTIONS, LEGISLATURE

Report Title: Elect.; Campaign Spend. Rept.

Description: Adds to required electronic filing of campaign spending report, candidates for State house and senate; increases fine imposed by campaign spending commission for corporation to an amount equal to 3 times the amount of an unlawful contribution or expenditure; makes the knowing, intentional, or reckless violation of campaign spending law for 2 or more violations that are part of a pattern intended to conceal ongoing or past violations a class C felony. (SD1)

 1-20-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to JDC                                          
 2-17-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-23-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-23-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-25-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-25-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-25-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Tanaka;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) Sakamoto; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 2-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2453) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for
                  Third Reading
 3- 2-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1)
 3- 2-00        S 48 hours notice                                          
 3- 7-00        S Recommitted to JDC