STAND. COM. REP. NO.  448-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1551

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1551 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to conform state law to federal law regarding coordinated election campaign activity by specifying that certain activities that disseminate, distribute, or republish a candidate's campaign material are not coordinated activities and are not contributions to the candidate.

The Campaign Spending Commission testified in support of this measure.

     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. 1551 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair