STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1452

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 400

S.D. 1

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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 400, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that increased fines may be imposed on a candidate committee or noncandidate committee that fails to timely file a preliminary primary or preliminary general report.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission, Common Cause Hawaii, and eight individuals.

Your Committee finds that this measure will improve transparency and accountability in the election system by incentivizing, through the potential for increased fines, the timely filing of reports by candidate committees and noncandidate committees to the Campaign Spending Commission.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 400, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair