SB 2147 SD 1 HD 1

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING

By Senator(s) CHUMBLEY; Matsunaga

Keywords: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, LEGISLATURE

Report Title: Elections

Description: Limits campaign contributions from individuals to a candidate for any office to an aggregate of not more than $2,000; provides that excess contributions are to be returned to donors rather than transferred to the Hawaii election campaign fund. (SB2147 HD1)

 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; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Senator(s) Sakamoto, Tanaka; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 2-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2468) 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 Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24.          
                  Noes, 1 (Kawamoto).  Excused, none ().
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 88)                  
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-10-00        H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 30      
 3-15-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03/17/
                  00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-17-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-17-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Takumi, Auwae, Pendleton; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Chang, Lee, Morita, Yoshinaga,
                  Thielen, Whalen
 4- 6-00        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1292-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and placement on the
                  calendar for Third Reading
 4- 6-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed
                  on the calendar for Third Reading  with
                  Representative(s)  Rath, Whalen voting no and
                  Representative(s)  Arakaki, Herkes, Menor, Meyer,
                  Morihara, Okamura, Souki, Yoshinaga excused
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  39 aye(s) to 10 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox, Halford, Leong,
                  Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Pendleton, Rath, Whalen
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Yoshinaga
                  excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 580)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Chumbley, Matsunaga,
                  (Co-)Chair; Ihara, Anderson
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed: Hamakawa, Nakasone
                  (Co-)Chairman; Saiki, McDermott
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  663)