STAND. COM. REP. NO.  78

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 258

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 258 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to maintain the integrity and transparency of the electoral system by:

     (1)  Requiring a candidate committee:

          (A)  In an election year, to file a preliminary report on July 5, instead of July 31, and then file an additional preliminary report on September 30; and

          (B)  Prior to an election year, to file a supplemental report every six months on January 31 and July 31 until the election year;

          and

     (2)  Requiring a noncandidate committee to file an additional report on September 30.

     The Campaign Spending Commission testified in support of this bill.  

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to January 7, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 258, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 258, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair