THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair |
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Replaces the Hawaii election campaign fund with the general revenues of the State as the funding source for the operating expenses of the campaign spending commission. Appropriates general revenues to the commission for operating expenses.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW. Increases the amounts of fines that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to recover its costs from violators. Directs moneys collected for costs to be deposited in the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS. Amends the definitions of "disclosure date" and "electioneering communication" pertaining to electioneering disclosure statements.
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JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Excludes from the definitions of advertisement and electioneering communication the communications of a candidate's name on clothing or other attire not directly associated with that candidate's campaign committee.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. 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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JDL |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Excludes any advertisement by a candidate or candidate committee from the reporting requirements for electioneering communications; provided that the advertisement is in compliance with the law regarding advertisements.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO THE FAILURE TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to publish on its website the names of all noncandidate committees that fail to file a report or to correct a report within the time allowed by the Commission.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO TREASURERS OF CANDIDATE AND NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Clarifies the information about contributors to be kept by treasurers of candidate and noncandidate committees.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Deletes the requirement in Section 11-323(a), HRS, of reporting contributions in the organizational reports of noncandidate committees and noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures.
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JDL |
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RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF CANDIDATE COMMITTEES. Deletes the requirement in section 11-322(a), HRS, of reporting contributions of more than $100 in the organizational reports of candidate committees.
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JDL |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Chair |
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