Bill Text: HI HB162 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Violations Of Campaign Finance Law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [HB162 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB162-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-410, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsection (a) to read:
"(a)
The commission may make a decision or issue an order, affecting
any person violating any provision of this part [or section 281-22],
that may provide for the assessment of an administrative fine as follows:
(1) If [an individual,] a person
other than a person described in paragraph (2) below, an amount not to
exceed $1,000 for each occurrence or an amount [equivalent] not
to exceed three times the amount of an unlawful contribution or
expenditure; or
(2) If a [corporation, organization,
association, or labor union,] noncandidate committee that makes only
independent expenditures and has either received at least one contribution of
more than $10,000 from any one person or has made expenditures of more than
$10,000 in the aggregate, in an election period, an amount not to exceed [$1,000]
$5,000 for each occurrence[;] or an amount not to exceed three
times the amount of an unlawful contribution or expenditure;
provided that whenever a noncandidate committee, corporation, organization, association, or labor union violates this part, the violation may be deemed to be also that of the individual directors, officers, or agents of the noncandidate committee, corporation, organization, association, or labor union, who have knowingly authorized, ordered, or done any of the acts constituting the violation."
2. By amending subsection (c) to read:
"(c) If an administrative fine is imposed upon a
candidate[,] or noncandidate committee, the commission may order
that the fine, or any portion[,] of the fine, be paid from the [candidate's]
personal funds[.] of the candidate or officers of the noncandidate
committee."
3. By amending subsection (h) to read:
"(h) This section shall not apply to any person
who, [prior to] before the commencement of proceedings under this
section, has paid or agreed to pay the fines prescribed by sections 11-340 and
11-391(b)."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 28, 2081.
Report Title:
Noncandidate Committees; Fines; Independent Expenditures
Description:
Amends the allowable administrative fines for campaign finance violations committed by noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures. Effective 1/28/2081. (SD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
