Bill Text: HI SB381 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Pilot Program; Hawaii County; Public Funding for Elections

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-19 - Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 41). [SB381 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-SB381-Amended.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

AMENDMENT TO:			S.B. No. 381, S.D. 2, H.D. 2
OFFERED BY:		Representative Gene Ward
DATE:	April 9, 2013

 

 

            SECTION 1.  Senate Bill No. 381, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, is amended by adding a new section 3 to read as follows:

 

     SECTION 3.  The campaign spending commission shall submit a report to the legislature no later than January 31, 2015, that compiles, for each of the 2010, 2012, and 2014 election cycles, information from the comprehensive public funding program, established pursuant to part I of Act 244, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, that states:

     (1)  The number of declarations of intent to seek comprehensive public funding received;

     (2)  The number of applications for certification received;

     (3)  The number of candidates who were certified for comprehensive public funding;

     (4)  The amount of comprehensive public funding committed to certified candidates;

     (5)  The number of candidates who actually received comprehensive public funding;

     (6)  The number of candidates who received comprehensive public funding and on whose behalf nomination papers pursuant to section 12-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes were never previously filed for any preceding election cycle;

     (7)  The number of candidates who withdrew from nomination or election after declaring intent to receive comprehensive public funding;

     (8)  The number of candidates who received comprehensive public funding and who were elected to the offices sought;

     (9)  A comparison of the total campaign expenditures of each candidate who received comprehensive public funding against each opposing candidate who did not receive comprehensive public funding;

     (10) The amount of funds distributed to candidates pursuant to the comprehensive public funding program that those candidates returned to the Hawaii campaign election fund; and

     (11) All known violations of Part I of Act 244, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008.

SECTION 2.  Senate Bill No. 381, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, is amended by renumbering the existing sections 3, 4, and 5 as sections 4, 5 and 6, respectively.

	CARRIED		FAILED TO CARRY		WITHDRAWN
	CHIEF CLERK, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES