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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1194 |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
S.D. 2 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 97-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§97-4 Manner of filing; public
records[.]; accessible online. (a) All statements
required by this chapter to be filed with the state ethics commission[:
(1) Shall] shall be deemed
properly filed when [delivered or deposited in an established post office]
electronically transmitted to the state ethics commission within the
prescribed time[, duly stamped, registered, or certified, and directed to
the state ethics commission]; provided[, however, in the event it] that
if a statement is not received, a duplicate of the statement shall be
promptly filed upon notice by the state ethics commission of its nonreceipt[;
and].
(b) The state ethics commission shall post all statements submitted pursuant to this chapter on
[(2) Shall be preserved by] the state
ethics commission website and make the statements available on the website
for a period of not less than four years from the date of filing[;
and]. All statements available on the state ethics commission website
shall be text searchable, and the information on each statement shall be
available for download in a spreadsheet format.
(c) Statements available on the state ethics commission website shall constitute part of the public records of the state ethics commission."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, and shall apply to all statements filed pursuant to chapter 97, Hawaii Revised Statutes, filed after December 31, 2015.
Report Title:
State Ethics Commission; Lobbyist Statements; Online Access
Description:
Requires the electronic filing of lobbyist disclosure statements. Requires that the filed statements be posted online. (SB1194 HD1)
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