Bill Text: HI HB140 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Finance Reports.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-09 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). [HB140 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB140-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-340, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) Subsection (b) notwithstanding, if a candidate
committee does not file the [second] preliminary primary report that is
due ten calendar days before a primary, initial special, or initial
nonpartisan election, or the preliminary general report[,] that is
due ten calendar days before a general, subsequent special, or subsequent
nonpartisan election, or if a noncandidate committee does not file the
preliminary primary report that is due ten calendar days prior to a primary,
special, or nonpartisan election, or the [second] preliminary
general report that is due ten calendar days prior to a general election
by the due date, the fine, if assessed, shall not exceed $300 per day; provided
that, in aggregate:
(1) The fine shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the total amount of contributions or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the report; and
(2) The minimum fine, if assessed, shall be $300."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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By Request |
Report Title:
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate and Noncandidate Committees; Reports
Description:
Clarifies that increased fines may apply if a candidate committee or noncandidate committee fail to timely file the preliminary primary or preliminary general report due 10 days before the primary or general election.
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