Bill Text: HI HB1927 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Emoluments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-23 - Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 [HB1927 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1927-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to emoluments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION
1. The offices of the governor and county mayors are five of the
most important public offices in the State.
It is essential that the holders of those offices:
(1) Devote their full-time attention and energy to serving the people of Hawaii to the best of their abilities; and
(2) Avoid even the appearance of a potential conflict of interest.
Part
of this commitment to fulfilling their duties and maintaining public integrity
involves not holding other employment or receiving other emoluments while
serving as the governor or a county mayor.
The legislature finds that this matter is one of statewide concern and
interest and is therefore a permissible area of control reserved for the
legislature.
SECTION 2. Chapter 78, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§78- County mayors; outside employment and
emoluments prohibited. (a) Beginning on the sixty-first calendar day
after election or appointment to office, it shall be unlawful for each county
mayor, while holding that office, to engage in any activity that results in the
receipt of an emolument.
(b) As used in this section,
"emolument" means any salary, fee, payment, wage, earning, allowance,
stipend, honorarium, or reward from employment or providing a service; provided
that "emolument" does not include the salary or benefits for service
as a county mayor or any pension income; retirement income; social security
payment; ownership of stocks, mutual funds, or real estate; rental income; or
other form of passive income.
(c) The respective county ethics commission or board of ethics shall have the authority to enforce this section."
SECTION 3. Chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§84- Governor; outside employment and emoluments
prohibited. (a) Beginning on the sixty-first calendar day
after election or appointment to office, it shall be unlawful for the governor,
while holding that office, to engage in any activity that results in the
receipt of an emolument.
(b) As used in this section,
"emolument" means any salary, fee, payment, wage, earning, allowance,
stipend, honorarium, or reward from employment or providing a service; provided
that "emolument" does not include the salary or benefits for service
as the governor or any pension income; retirement income; social security
payment; ownership of stocks, mutual funds, or real estate; rental income; or
other form of passive income.
(c) The Hawaii state ethics commission shall have the authority to enforce this section."
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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Report Title:
Governor; Mayors; Outside Employment or Emoluments; Prohibited
Description:
Prohibits the governor and each county mayor, while holding those offices, to maintain any other employment or receive any emolument, beginning on the sixty-first calendar day after their election or appointment to office. Specifies that the county ethics boards and commissions have enforcement authority over each respective county mayor. Specifies that the Hawaii state ethics commission has enforcement authority over the governor.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
