HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Tina Wildberger, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. John M. Mizuno

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 12, 2021

TIME:

10:00AM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 139

Status

RELATING TO THE ORDERS OF THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.

Provides that certain rights shall be deemed waived if a preliminary determination of probable cause is rendered during a chapter 92 meeting and the person fails to request a contested case hearing within 20 days of receipt of the preliminary determination.  Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to have an order confirmed as a judgment by the first circuit court, giving the order the same force and effect as any other judgment issued by the circuit courts; provided that there shall be no appeal from the judgment.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 143

Status

RELATING TO REPORTS FILED WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.

Housekeeping measure that provides that candidates do not need to file preliminary general reports if they are either unsuccessful or are elected to office in the primary election.  Amends subsections (b) and (c) of section 11-339, HRS, to make them consistent with subsection (a) by aggregating contributions and expenditures in determining whether a committee need only file the final election period report.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 144

Status

RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

Increases the monetary threshold that requires disclosure of electioneering communications.  Requires that disclosures of electioneering communications occur on the date the electioneering communications are publicly distributed.  Classifies election advertisements sent by mail at any postal rate, and election advertisements that are expenditures of an organization, as electioneering communications.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 146

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION STAFF.

Clarifies that Campaign Spending Commission personnel includes staff and that the staff may initiate complaints on behalf of the commission.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 239

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS.

Requires that the name and address of a candidate, candidate committee, noncandidate committee, or other person paying for a campaign advertisement be displayed in a prominent location.  Requires, in the case of any multiple-page advertisement, that the required disclosures be made on the first page of the advertisement or on the cover page of the publication if the advertisement is used as the lead article and displayed on the cover page of a state- or county-wide distributed publication.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 671

Status

RELATING TO THE CODE OF ETHICS.

Prohibits certain state officials and employees from representing certain interests before the State for 12 months after termination from their respective positions.  Effective 1/1/2022.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 672

Status

RELATING TO THE STATE ETHICS CODE.

Amends certain parts of the conflicts of interests law in the state ethics code to include members of the legislature.  Clarifies that the conflicts of interests law does not prohibit legislators from introducing legislation, serving on a committee, making statements, or taking action in the exercise of their legislative functions.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 741

Status

RELATING TO ETHICS.

Increases the retention period for certain Hawaii state ethics commission records from 4 years to 5 years.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 743

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Excludes expenditures for electioneering communications made by candidates and candidate committees from the requirement to file a statement of information with the campaign spending commission.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 882

Status

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Repeals the establishment of a community council on purchase of health and human services.

 

GVR, FIN

HB 1054

Status

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Amends section 103D-709, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Administrative proceedings for review, to replace the protest bond amount for a contract with an estimated value of less than $500,000 from $1,000 to one per cent; to replace the protest bond amount for a contract with an estimated value of less than $1,000,000 from $2,000 to two and one-half per cent; to replace the protest bond amount when the estimated value of the contract is $1,000,000 or more from one-half per cent to four and one-half per cent; and to delete the $10,000 cap on the protest bond amount.

 

GVR, FIN

HB 1118

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Amends the definition of noncandidate committee and the contents required in noncandidate committee reports filed with the campaign spending commission.

 

GVR, JHA

HB 1244

Status

RELATING TO ETHICS.

Exempts from the fair treatment provisions of the Ethics Code, the mere reuse of an image documenting a historical, governmental event.

 

GVR, JHA

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair