HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1552
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 11-340, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  Subsection (b) notwithstanding, if a candidate committee does not file the second preliminary primary report or the preliminary general report, or if a noncandidate committee does not file the preliminary primary report or the second preliminary general report by the due date, the fine, if assessed, shall not exceed $300 per day; provided that:

     (1)  In aggregate, the fine shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the total amount of contributions or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the report; and

     (2)  The minimum fine, if assessed, shall be $300."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Campaign Spending Commission Package; Noncandidate Committees; Second Preliminary General Report

Description:

Clarifies that increased fines may apply if a noncandidate committee fails to timely file a second preliminary general report.

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