Bill Text: HI HB826 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Ethics; State Ethics Commission; Appropriation ($)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Pouha excused (1). [HB826 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2015-HB826-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

826

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO ETHICS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Legislators, certain state officials and employees, and candidates for state elective office are required to file financial disclosure statements and other reports with the state ethics commission.  Similarly, lobbyists and organizations involved with lobbying activities are required to file expenditure and other lobbying-related reports with the state ethics commission.  The legislature finds that it is in the best interests of the filer and the public for the state ethics commission to design and develop a system that allows filers to electronically file the required statements and reports with the state ethics commission.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the state ethics commission to design and develop a system that allows filers to electronically file the required statements and reports with the state ethics commission.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $60,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 to design and develop a system that allows filers to electronically file required statements and reports with the state ethics commission.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the state ethics commission for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Ethics; State Ethics Commission; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriate funds to the state ethics commission to design and develop a system that allows filers to electronically file required statements and reports with the state ethics commission.

 

 

 

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