Bill Text: HI SB557 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Lobbying.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-16 - The committee on GVO deferred the measure. [SB557 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SB557-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to lobbying.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Expand the definition of "administrative action" in section 97-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include the granting or denying of an application for a business or development-related permit, license, or approval as required by state law; and
(2) Clarify that lobbying laws apply to lobbying by the executive branch.
SECTION 2. Section 97-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definitions of "administrative action" and "administrative agency" to read as follows:
"Administrative action"
means [the]:
(1) The proposal, drafting, consideration, amendment, enactment,
or defeat by any administrative agency of any rule or other action governed by
section 91-3[.]; or
(2) The granting or denying by an administrative agency of an application
for a business or development-related permit, license, or approval as required by
state law.
"Administrative agency" means a commission, board, agency, or other body, or official in the state government, including the executive branch, that is not a part of the legislative or judicial branch."
SECTION 3. Section 97-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) This chapter shall not apply to:
(1) Any individual who represents oneself and not any other person before the legislature or administrative agency; provided that the individual shall file a statement of expenditures if the individual meets any of the provisions of section 97-3(a);
(2) Any federal, state, or county official or employee acting in the official's or employee's official capacity, unless the federal, state or county official, or employee contracts for the services of a lobbyist;
(3) Any elected public official acting in the public official's official capacity, unless the public official contracts for the services of a lobbyist;
(4) Any newspaper or
other regularly published periodical or radio or television station, including
any individual who owns, publishes, or is employed by a newspaper or periodical
or radio or television station, while publishing in the regular course of
business news items, editorials[,] or other comments, or paid
advertisements, which directly or indirectly urge the passage or defeat of
legislative or administrative action;
(5) Any attorney who
advises the attorney's clients on the construction or effect of proposed
legislative or administrative action; provided that [such] the attorney
shall register if the attorney meets the definition of "lobbyist" as defined
in section 97-1; and
(6) Any person who
possesses special skills and knowledge relevant to certain areas of
legislation, whose skills and knowledge may be helpful to the legislative and
executive branches of state government, and who makes an occasional appearance
at the request of the legislature [or], an administrative agency,
or [the] a lobbyist [even though receiving] regardless of
whether the person receives reimbursement or other payment from the
legislature [or], an administrative agency, or [the]
a lobbyist for the appearance."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on September 1, 2021.
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Report Title:
Lobbyists; Executive Branch; Administrative Action
Description:
Expands the definition of "administrative action" in lobbyist law to include granting or denying applications for business or development-related permits, licenses, or approvals. Clarifies that lobbying laws apply to lobbying by the executive branch. Effective 9/1/2021.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
