STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1431
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.B. No. 200
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Government Reform, to which was referred S.B. No. 200 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee finds that exempting candidates who are not on the ballot of an election from the requirement to file the late contributions report is consistent with the requirements under section 11-334, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the filing of preliminary, final, and supplemental reports.
Your Committee notes that upon further review of this measure, requiring those candidates who do not appear on a ballot, yet receive contributions in excess of $500, to file a late contribution report prior to an election can also be a useful tool to address the concerns raised in the testimony before your Committee on S.B. No. 403, which exempted candidates who are either unsuccessful or elected to office in a primary election from the requirement to file certain preliminary general reports for the following general election.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Government Reform that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 200, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 200, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Government Reform,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |
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