Bill Text: HI HB1424 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating To Candidate Committee And Noncandidate Committee Organizational Reports.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2). [HB1424 Detail]

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1424

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO CANDIDATE COMMITTEE AND NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 11-322, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§11-322  Organizational report, candidate committee.  (a)  The candidate committee organizational report shall include:

     (1)  The committee's name and address, including web page address, if any;

     (2)  The candidate's name, address, and telephone number;

     (3)  The office being sought by the candidate, district, and party affiliation;

     (4)  The chairperson's name and address and, if appointed, the deputy chairperson's name and address;

     (5)  The treasurer's name and address and, if appointed, all deputy treasurers' names and addresses;

     (6)  The name and address of each depository institution in which the committee will maintain any of its accounts and the applicable account number; and

     (7)  A certification by the candidate and treasurer of the statements in the organizational report.

     (b)  Any change in information previously reported in the organizational report [with the exception of subsection (a)(8)] shall be electronically filed with the commission within ten days of the change being brought to the attention of the committee chairperson or treasurer."

     SECTION 2.  Section 11-323, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§11-323  Organizational report, noncandidate committee.  (a)  The noncandidate committee organizational report shall include:

     (1)  The committee's name, which shall incorporate the full name of the sponsoring entity, if any.  An acronym or abbreviation may be used in other communications if the acronym or abbreviation is commonly known or clearly recognized by the general public.  The committee's name shall not include the name of a candidate;

     (2)  The committee's address, including web page address, if any;

     (3)  The area, scope, or jurisdiction of the committee;

     (4)  The name and address of the committee's sponsoring entity.  If the committee does not have a sponsoring entity, the committee shall specify the trade, profession, or primary interest of contributors to the committee;

     (5)  The name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of the chairperson;

     (6)  The name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of the treasurer and any other officers;

     (7)  An indication as to whether the committee was formed to support or oppose a specific ballot question or candidate and, if so, a brief description of the question or the name of the candidate;

     (8)  An indication as to whether the committee is a political party committee;

     (9)  The name, address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of the custodian of the books and accounts;

    (10)  The name and address of the depository institution in which the committee will maintain its campaign account and each applicable account number; and

    (11)  A certification by the chairperson and treasurer of the statements in the organizational report.

     (b)  Any change in information previously reported in the organizational report[, with the exception of subsection (a)(12),] shall be electronically filed with the commission within ten days of the change being brought to the attention of the committee chairperson or treasurer."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

 

By Request


 


 

Report Title:

Campaign Spending Commission Package; Candidate Committee; Noncandidate Committee; Organizational Report

 

Description:

Housekeeping measure that repeals references in sections 11‑322(b) and 11‑323(b), HRS, to paragraphs in subsection (a) of those statutes that have been repealed.

 

 

 

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