THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2032
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016		S.D. 1
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 11-334, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

     "(a)  [The] In an election year, the candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate whose name will appear on the ballot [in the immediately succeeding election] shall file preliminary[,] and final[, and supplemental] reports.

     (1)  The filing dates for preliminary reports are:

         (A)  Thirty calendar days [prior to] before a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election;

         (B)  Ten calendar days [prior to] before a primary, [each] initial special, or [each] initial nonpartisan election; and

         (C)  Ten calendar days [prior to] before a general, subsequent special, or subsequent nonpartisan election; provided that this preliminary report does not need to be filed by a candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election, or a candidate who is elected to office in the primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.

          The preliminary report filed by the date required under subparagraph (A) shall be current through June 30, and all other preliminary reports shall be current through the fifth calendar day before the filing deadline of those other preliminary reports[.];

     (2)  The filing date for the final primary report is twenty calendar days after a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.  The report shall be current through the day of the applicable election[.]; and

     (3)  The filing date for the final election period report is thirty calendar days after a general, subsequent, subsequent special, or subsequent nonpartisan election.  The report shall be current through the day of the applicable election.  The final election period report shall be filed by a candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election or a candidate who is elected to office in the primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.

    [(4) The filing dates for supplemental reports are:

(A) January 31 after an election year; and

(B) July 31 after an election year.

The report shall be current through December 31 for the report filed on January 31 and current through June 30 for the report filed on July 31.]

     (b)  [A] In an election year, the candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate whose name will appear on the ballot shall file a supplemental report on January 31.  In an election year, the candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate [with a deficit or surplus] whose name will not appear on the ballot [in the immediately succeeding election], and in a nonelection year, the candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate, shall file a supplemental report [every six months] on January 31 and July 31 until[:

(1) The] the candidate's name appears on the ballot and then is subject to the reporting requirements in subsection (a)[; or

(2) The committee's registration is terminated as provided in section 11-326].

     The report shall be current through December 31 for the report filed on January 31 and current through June 30 for the report filed on July 31."

     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.

Report Title:

Campaign Spending Commission Package; Reports

Description:

Clarifies:  (1) the due dates of preliminary, final, and supplemental reports to be submitted to the campaign spending commission; and (2) that the supplemental report due on January 31 must be filed every year.

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