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Measure Title:
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.
Report Title:
Campaign Spending.
Description:
Clarifies campaign spending law relating to electronic filing of reports; clarifies that "ordinary and customary" expenditures are allowable under campaign spending law; clarifies that the campaign spending commission shall not issue rules through the issuance of an advisory opinion; clarifies that in the case of a corporation or company using funds from its own treasury, there shall be no limit on contributions or expenditures to the corporation or company noncandidate committee; clarifies who is subject to administrative fines for violations relating to campaign contributions and expenditures; doubles the amount a candidate can transfer from campaign or surplus funds to a community or charitable organization. (SB2004 SD1)
Package:
Campaign Spending Commission
Companion:
HB2725
Introducer(s):
HANABUSA (BR)
Current Referral:
JUD
Date Status Text
1/18/2008SIntroduced.
1/18/2008SPassed First Reading.
1/22/2008SReferred to JDL.
2/1/2008SThe committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-08 at 9:00 am in conference room 016.
2/6/2008SThe committee(s) on JDL deferred the measure until 02-13-08 at 9:00 am in conference room 016.
2/13/2008SThe committee(s) on JDL deferred the measure until 02-14-08 at 10:00 am in conference room 016.
2/14/2008SThe committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Hee, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara, Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/28/2008SReported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2556) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2/28/2008SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2/28/2008S48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-08.
3/4/2008SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 18; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, Bunda, Chun Oakland, Espero, Fukunaga, Ige, Menor, Nishihara . Noes, 7 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Hee, Hemmings, Ihara, Inouye, Slom, Trimble). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
3/4/2008HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 103).
3/6/2008HPass First Reading
3/6/2008HReferred to JUD, referral sheet 34
3/7/2008HBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-11-08 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325.
3/11/2008HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.

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