STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1401

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 10

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 10 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO OVERTURN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S HOLDING RELATING TO CORPORATE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN CITIZENS UNITED V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the United States Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to overturn the United States Supreme Court's holding relating to corporate independent expenditures in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010).

The Hawaii Laborers' Union, IMUA Alliance, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 10, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 10, H.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair