Bill Text: HI SB439 | 2017 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Spending.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-03-09 - Referred to JUD, referral sheet 27 [SB439 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2017-SB439-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.
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 or the
preliminary general report, or if a noncandidate committee does not file the
preliminary primary report or the second preliminary general report by
the due date, the fine, if assessed, shall not exceed $300 per day; provided
that[:], in aggregate:
(1) [In aggregate, the] 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. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 7, 2059.
Report Title:
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Noncandidate Committees; Second Preliminary General Report
Description:
Clarifies that increased fines may apply if a noncandidate committee fails to timely file a second preliminary general report. Takes effect on 1/7/2059. (SD1)
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