HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	741
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to ethics.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 97-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§97-4 Manner of filing; public records. All statements required by this chapter to be filed with the state ethics commission:

(1) Shall be deemed properly filed when delivered or deposited in an established post office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, registered, or certified, and directed to the state ethics commission; provided, however, in the event it is not received, a duplicate of the statement shall be promptly filed upon notice by the state ethics commission of its nonreceipt; and

(2) Shall be preserved by the state ethics commission for a period of [four] five years from the date of filing; and shall constitute part of the public records of the state ethics commission."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii State Ethics Commission; Records Retention

Description:

Increases the retention period for certain Hawaii state ethics commission records from 4 years to 5 years.

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