STAND. COM. REP. NO. 885-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2247

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2247 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that campaign advertisements broadcast, televised, circulated, published, distributed, or otherwise communicated by digital means, or through the Internet or online social media, are subject to campaign finance disclosure requirements.

One individual testified in support of this measure. The Campaign Spending Commission and TechNet provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

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. 2247, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2247, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair