HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1238
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 11-341, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Each person who makes an expenditure for electioneering communications in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 during any calendar year shall file with the commission a statement of information within twenty-four hours of each disclosure date provided in this section[.]; provided that a candidate committee shall not be required to file a statement of information for electioneering communications made by a candidate committee that clearly identifies the communication as being paid for by the candidate committee.

     (b)  Each statement of information shall contain the following:

     (1)  The name of the person making the expenditure, name of any person or entity sharing or exercising discretion or control over the person, and the custodian of the books and accounts of the person making the expenditure;

     (2)  The names and titles of the executives or board of directors who authorized the expenditure, if the expenditure was made by a noncandidate committee, business entity, or an organization;

     (3)  The state of incorporation or formation and principal address of the noncandidate committee, business entity, or organization or for an individual, the name, address, occupation, and employer of the individual making the expenditure;

     (4)  The amount of each expenditure during the period covered by the statement and the identification of the person to whom the expenditure was made;

     (5)  The elections to which the electioneering communications pertain and the names of any clearly identifiable candidates and whether those candidates are supported or opposed;

     (6)  If the expenditures were made by a [candidate committee or] noncandidate committee, the names and addresses of all persons who contributed to the [candidate committee or] noncandidate committee for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering communications;

     (7)  If the expenditures were made by an organization other than a [candidate committee or] noncandidate committee, the names and addresses of all persons who contributed to the organization for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering communications;

     (8)  Whether or not any electioneering communication is made in coordination, cooperation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion of any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, or agent of any candidate if any, and if so, the identification of the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, or agent involved; and

     (9)  The three top contributors as required under section 11-393, if applicable."

     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.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Elections; Electioneering Communications

Description:

Provides that a candidate committee shall not be required to file a statement of information for electioneering communications made by a candidate committee that clearly identifies the communication as being paid for by the candidate committee.  Repeals the requirement that a candidate committee file a statement of information of the names and addresses of all persons who contributed to the committee or the organization for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering communications.

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