STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1286-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2142

S.D. 1

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 Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2142, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LOBBYISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify in the Lobbyist Law, chapter 97, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the State Ethics Commission may require a payment of an administrative fine or restitution pursuant to a settlement agreement.

The Hawaii State Ethics Commission and Common Cause Hawaii offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the Lobbyists Law to eliminate outdated references to criminal violations and requiring an individual to demonstrate good cause for noncompliance; and

(2) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2142, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair