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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATED TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-323, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§11-323 Organizational report, noncandidate
committee. (a)
The noncandidate committee organizational report shall include:
(1) The
committee's name, which shall incorporate the full name of the sponsoring
entity, if any. An acronym or
abbreviation may be used in other communications if the acronym or abbreviation
is commonly known or clearly recognized by the general public. The committee's name shall not include the
name of a candidate;
(2) The
committee's address, including web page address, if any;
(3) The
area, scope, or jurisdiction of the committee;
(4) The
name and address of the committee's sponsoring entity. If the committee does not have a sponsoring
entity, the committee shall specify the trade, profession, or primary interest
of contributors to the committee;
(5) The
name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of
the chairperson;
(6) The
name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of
the treasurer and any other officers;
(7) An
indication as to whether the committee was formed to support or oppose a
specific ballot question or candidate and, if so, a brief description of the
question or the name of the candidate;
(8) An
indication as to whether the committee is a political party committee;
(9) The
name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of
the custodian of the books and accounts;
(10) The
name and address of the depository institution in which the committee will
maintain its campaign account and each applicable account number; and
(11) A
certification by the chairperson and treasurer of the statements in the
organizational report.
(b)
Any change in information previously reported in the organizational
report, with the exception of subsection (a)(12), shall be electronically filed
with the commission within ten days of the change being brought to the
attention of the committee chairperson or treasurer.
(c) Any noncandidate committee that violates all or any part of this section shall be subject to a minimum fine of $1,000 per violation."
SECTION 2. Section 11-391, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The fine for violation of this section, if
assessed by the commission, shall [not exceed $25] be at least $150
for each advertisement that lacks the information required by this section or
provides prohibited information, and shall not exceed [an aggregate amount
of $5,000.] twenty-five per cent of the total expenditure for the
advertisement lacking the proper disclaimer."
SECTION 3. Section 11-393, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d) Any noncandidate committee that violates this
section shall be subject to a minimum fine [under section 11-410.]
of $1,000 per violation, not to exceed twenty-five per cent of the total
expenditure for the advertisement lacking the proper disclaimer."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
Report Title:
Campaign Finance; Advertisements; Noncandidate Committees; Violations; Fines
Description:
Increases the amount of fines that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee for violations of organizational report requirements. Increases the amount of fines that may be assessed for violations of advertisement requirements. (SD1)
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.