STAND. COM. REP. 1053
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1606
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred S.B. No. 1606, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ETHICS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure public trust and confidence in the Legislature by:
(1) Requiring the disclosure of fundraising solicitations made 30 days prior to or during all legislative sessions;
(2) Adopting a conflict of interest rule for legislators;
(3) Requiring disclosure of single sources of legislators' income over $25,000 or 25 percent of total income;
(4) Requiring the establishment of ethics committees in the Senate and House of Representatives to address conflict of interest issues; and
(5) Requiring disclosures relating to potential conflicts of interests.
The State Ethics Commission, League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. Life of the Land offered comments.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1606, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,
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____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair |
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