STAND. COM. REP. NO. 893

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 945

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 945, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make clarifying amendments to Hawaii's charitable solicitations laws by:

(1) Clarifying that professional solicitors must file financial reports for long-term fundraising campaigns annually and within 90 days after the completion of the campaign or event;

(2) Requiring commercial co-venturers to deliver an accounting and the benefit to the charitable organization within a specified timeframe;

(3) Requiring registered charitable organizations that are required to obtain an audit report by a government authority or a third party to submit an audit report to the Attorney General; and

(4) Conforming statutory language to that used by the Internal Revenue Service and in other state statutes.

The Department of the Attorney General, University of Hawai‘i Foundation, and Hawai‘i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations supported this measure.

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. 945, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair