STAND. COM. REP. NO. 71

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 94

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 94 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CANDIDATE COMMITTEE EXPENDITURES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to disallow the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event held by another candidate or committee.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission, Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct, and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that this measure implements one of the recommendations made by the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct established by the House of Representatives in House Resolution No. 9, Regular Session of 2022. This measure would reduce the appearance of any impropriety since a candidate's campaign funds are likely contributions made to a specific candidate and not intended to be used for other candidates.

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 H.B. No. 94 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and 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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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair