Bill Text: HI HB1659 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Organizational Reports Of Noncandidate Committees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-08 - Referred to JDC. [HB1659 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB1659-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS OF NONCANDIDATE COMMITTEES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-323, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(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[;
and
(12) The name,
address, employer, and occupation of each contributor who contributed an
aggregate amount of more than $100 to the noncandidate committee since the last
election and the amount and date of deposit of each such contribution; provided
that, for noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures, if a
contribution of more than $10,000 in the aggregate in an election period is
received from an entity other than an individual, for-profit business entity,
or labor union, then the report shall include:
(A) The
internet address where the contributing entity's disclosure report can be
publicly accessed, if the contributing entity is subject to any state or
federal disclosure reporting requirements regarding the source of the
contributing entity's funds;
(B) The
name, address, occupation, and employer of each funding source of $100 or more
in the aggregate in an election period to that contributing entity; or
(C) An
acknowledgment that the contributing entity is not subject to any state or
federal disclosure reporting requirements regarding the source of the
contributing entity's funds]."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Noncandidate Committee; Organizational Report
Description:
Repeals the requirement that
noncandidate committee organizational reports include information regarding
contributions. (HB1659 HD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
