STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1820

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 399

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

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ORDERS OF THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Provide that certain rights are deemed waived if a preliminary determination of probable cause is rendered during a meeting, subject to the requirements of chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the person fails to request a contested case hearing within twenty days of receipt of the preliminary determination; and

(2) Authorize the Campaign Spending Commission to have the Commission's order confirmed as a judgment by the First Circuit Court, giving the order the same force and effect as any other judgment issued by the circuit courts.

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

Your Committee finds that this measure is limited to those persons who fail to timely request a contested case hearing and will enhance the Campaign Spending Commission's ability to enforce its orders.

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. 399, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair