Bill Text: HI HB581 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; Campaign Finance Report; Noncandidate Committee Reporting

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 [HB581 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-HB581-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	581
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to address campaign finance reform.

     More specifically, this Act requires a noncandidate committee to report the following:

     (1)  The amount and date of each contribution made to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, and the name and address of the recipient of each contribution;

     (2)  Whether the purpose of each independent expenditure is to support or oppose a candidate; and

     (3)  The name of the candidate supported or opposed by the independent expenditure.

     The legislature finds that greater transparency of the activities of noncandidate committees, especially "super PACs", is necessary for the electorate to make informed decisions during elections.

     SECTION 2.  Section 11-335, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The authorized person in the case of a party, or treasurer in the case of a noncandidate committee that is not a party, shall file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports that disclose the following information:

     (1)  The noncandidate committee's name and address;

     (2)  The cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period and election period;

     (3)  The reporting period and election period aggregate totals for each of the following categories:

         (A)  Contributions[;] received;

         (B)  Contributions made;

         [(B)] (C)  Expenditures; and

         [(C)] (D)  Other receipts;

     (4)  The cash on hand at the end of the reporting period; and

     (5)  The surplus or deficit at the end of the reporting period.

     (b)  Schedules filed with the reports shall include the following additional information:

     (1)  The amount and date of deposit of each contribution received and the name, address, occupation, and employer of each contributor making a contribution aggregating more than $100 during an election period, which was not previously reported; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

     (2)  The amount and date of each contribution made to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, and the name and address of the recipient of each contribution;

    [(2)] (3)  All expenditures, including the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure[.]; provided that:

         (A)  Expenditures for consultants, advertising agencies and similar firms, credit card payments, salaries, and candidate reimbursements shall be itemized to permit a reasonable person to determine the ultimate intended recipient of the expenditure and its purpose; and

         (B)  The stated purpose of an independent expenditure shall include the name of the candidate who is supported or opposed by the expenditure and whether the expenditure supports or opposes the candidate;

    [(3)] (4)  The amount, date of deposit, and description of other receipts and the name and address of the source of each of the other receipts;

    [(4)] (5)  A description of each durable asset, the date of acquisition, value at the time of acquisition, and the name and address of the vendor or contributor of the asset; and

    [(5)] (6)  The date of disposition of a durable asset, value at the time of disposition, method of disposition, and name and address of the person receiving the asset."

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

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Elections; Campaign Finance Report; Noncandidate Committee Reporting

 

Description:

Requires noncandidate committees to report contributions made, the purpose of each independent expenditure, and the name of the candidate supported or opposed by an independent expenditure.

 

 

 

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