Report Title:

Campaign Spending

 

Description:

Increases the threshold amount that must be reported in non-candidate committee organizational reports.  Doubles the amount a candidate can transfer from campaign or surplus funds to a community or charitable organization.  (HB2602 HD1)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2602

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 11-196.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The organizational report shall include:

     (1)  The full name of the committee, which may not include the name of a candidate;

     (2)  The complete mailing address and telephone number of the committee;

     (3)  The date the committee was organized;

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

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

     (6)  The name and mailing address of a corporation or an organization that provides funds to the committee.  If the committee is not sponsored by or connected with a corporation or an organization, the committee [must] shall specify the trade, profession, or primary interest of contributors to the committee;

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

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

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

    (10)  The full name, mailing address, telephone number, occupation, and principal place of business of the custodian of the books and accounts if other than the designated officers;

    (11)  The full name and address of the depository in which the committee will maintain its campaign account;

    (12)  Written acceptance of appointment by the chairperson and treasurer;

    (13)  A certification of the statement by the chairperson and the treasurer; and

    (14)  The name, address, occupation, and employer of each donor who has contributed an aggregate amount of more than [$100] $250 since the last election and the amount and date of deposit of each such contribution."

     SECTION 2.  Section 11-206, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  Surplus funds may be used after a general or special election for:

     (1)  Any fundraising activity;

     (2)  Any other politically related activity sponsored by the candidate;

     (3)  Any ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the candidate's duties as a holder of an elected state or county office; or

     (4)  Any contribution to any community service, educational, youth, recreational, charitable, scientific, or literary organization; provided that in any election cycle, the total amount of all contributions from campaign funds and surplus funds shall be no more than twice the maximum amount that one person or other entity may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11-204(a); provided further that no contributions from campaign funds shall be made from the date the candidate files nomination papers to the date of the general election."

     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 1, 2050.