STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1496

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 405

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. 405, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow candidates, candidate committees, and noncandidate committees to choose which excess contributions by nonresident contributors to return within thirty days of the end of the election period, after which time all excess contributions shall escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission, Common Cause Hawaii, LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and seven individuals.

Your Committee finds that this measure provides an additional source of income for the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund and will allow candidates to more readily use available public financing through the Fund.

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. 405, 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