THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2992
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to campaign finance.

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

SECTION 1. Section 11-302, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "advertisement" to read as follows:

""Advertisement" means any communication, excluding signs, banners, bumper stickers, and sundry items [such as bumper stickers], that:

(1) Identifies a candidate directly or by implication, or identifies an issue or question that will appear on the ballot at the next applicable election; and

(2) Advocates or supports the nomination, opposition, or election of the candidate, or advocates the passage or defeat of the issue or question on the ballot."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:

Campaign Finance Law; Advertisements

Description:

Clarifies that the definition of "advertisement" as it relates to campaign finance law does not include signs, banners, bumper stickers, and other sundry items.

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