Bill Text: HI HB856 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Lobbying; Statement of Expenditures; Reporting Period
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB856 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB856-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Lobbying; Statement of Expenditures; Reporting Period
Description:
Establishes a fourth statement of lobbying expenditures reporting covering the period period from May 1 through August 31.
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LOBBYING STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 97-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) The following persons shall file a statement of expenditures with the state ethics commission on March 31, May 31, September 30, and January 31 of each year:
(1) Each lobbyist[.];
(2) Each person who spends $750 or more of the
person's or any other person's money in any [six-month] reporting
period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative
action or a ballot issue by communicating or urging others to communicate with
public officials; provided that any amounts expended for travel costs,
including incidental meals and lodging, shall not be included in the tallying
of the $750[.]; and
(3) Each person who employs or contracts for the services of one or more lobbyists, whether independently or jointly with other persons. If the person is an industry, trade, or professional association, only the association is the employer of the lobbyist.
(b) The March 31 report shall cover the
period from January 1 through the last day of February. The May 31 report
shall cover the period from March 1 through April 30. The
September 30 report shall cover the period from May 1 through August 31.
The January 31 report shall cover the period from [May 1] September
1 through December 31 of the previous year."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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