STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3379

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1427

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1427, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REPORTS FILED WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Clarify that candidates are not required to file preliminary general reports if they are either unsuccessful or are elected to office in the primary election; and

(2) Clarify the aggregating contributions and expenditures that determine when a committee needs only to file the final election period report.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission.

Your Committee finds that reporting requirements under campaign finance laws are important to maintain transparency and fairness in elections. However, candidates who are either unsuccessful or who have been elected to office in a primary election will not appear on the ballot in the general election. Therefore, your Committee finds that requiring these candidates to file preliminary reports between the primary and general elections is unnecessary.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1427, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair