STAND. COM. REP. NO. 962

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 162

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 162, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Prohibit the establishment of noncandidate committees that make only independent expenditures within fourteen days of any election; and

(2) Amend the conditions for imposing administrative fines and their amounts for violations of the State's campaign finance laws.

The League of Women Voters of Hawaii provided testimony in support of this measure. The Department of the Attorney General and Campaign Spending Commission provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 162, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair