Bill Text: HI SB2625 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Campaign Finance; Supplemental Reports; Special Session; Legislators

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-21 - Referred to JDL. [SB2625 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-SB2625-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2625
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to campaign finance.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§11-    Time for candidate committee to file supplemental reports; legislators; special session.  In the event of the convening of a special session of the legislature, the incumbent candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each incumbent candidate seeking election to the senate or house of representatives whose name will appear on the ballot in the immediately succeeding election shall file a supplemental report within ten days of the conclusion of a special session of the legislature.  The supplemental reports shall disclose information pursuant to section 11-333 and shall cover the period from the latest required reporting period under section 11-334 to the conclusion of a special session of the legislature.  The supplemental reports shall apply to only information that is related to the candidate committee in preparation for and during a special session of the legislature.  This section shall not apply to supplemental reports filed pursuant to section 11-334."

     SECTION 2.  Section 11-333, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The candidate and treasurer shall file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports, including supplemental reports required under section 11-   , that shall disclose the following information:

     (1)  The candidate committee's name and address;

     (2)  The cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period and election period;

     (3)  The reporting period and election period aggregate totals for each of the following categories:

         (A)  Contributions;

         (B)  Expenditures;

         (C)  Other receipts; and

         (D)  Loans;

     (4)  The cash on hand at the end of the reporting period; and

     (5)  The surplus or deficit at the end of the reporting period."

     SECTION 3.  Section 11-334, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate whose name will appear on the ballot in the immediately succeeding election shall file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports[.]; provided that this section shall not apply to supplemental reports filed pursuant to section 11-   .

     (1)  The filing dates for preliminary reports are:

         (A)  Thirty calendar days prior to a primary election;

         (B)  Ten calendar days prior to a primary, each special, or each nonpartisan election; and

         (C)  Ten calendar days prior to a general election; provided that this preliminary report does not need to be filed by a candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary, special, or nonpartisan election, or a candidate who is elected to office in the primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.

          The preliminary report filed by the date required under subparagraph (A) shall be current through June 30, and all other preliminary reports shall be current through the fifth calendar day before the filing deadline of those other preliminary reports.

     (2)  The filing date for the final primary report is twenty calendar days after a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.  The report shall be current through the day of the applicable election.

     (3)  The filing date for the final election period report is thirty calendar days after a general, subsequent, subsequent special, or subsequent nonpartisan election.  The report shall be current through the day of the applicable election.  The final election period report shall be filed by a candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election or a candidate who is elected to office in the primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.

     (4)  The filing dates for supplemental reports are:

         (A)  January 31 after an election year; and

         (B)  July 31 after an election year.

          The report shall be current through December 31 for the report filed on January 31 and current through June 30 for the report filed on July 31."

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Campaign Finance; Supplemental Reports; Special Session; Legislators

 

Description:

Requires legislators to file a supplemental report within ten days of the conclusion of a special session of the legislature that covers the period from the last required reporting date to the conclusion of that special session.

 

 

 

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