Measure Title: | RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING. |
Report Title: | Campaign Spending Reform |
Description: | Establishes new composition requirements for campaign spending commission. Prohibits campaign donations on government property; prohibits a government contractor with contracts in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate from making a contribution; prohibits the use of campaign contributions for personal expenses; amends registration requirements for candidates seeking reelection and specifying when committees are required to register; clarifies that excess contributions must be returned within thirty days or they will escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund; eliminates public funding for candidates in special elections; reduces the retention period of reports by county clerk's offices to four years; permits a candidate to dispose of residual funds by contributing such funds to a political party; prohibits contributions from out of state corporations, noncandidate committees, and unions. |
Package: | None |
Companion: | |
Introducer(s): | LUKE |
Current Referral: | JUD, FIN |
Date | Status Text | |
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1/27/2005 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading |
1/31/2005 | H | Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 7 |
12/2/2005 10:36:05 AM | D | Carried over to 2006 Regular Session |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment