CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 54-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 99

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 99, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LIQUOR COMMISSION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the permissible scope of election activities of employees of the liquor commission.

Current law prohibits liquor commission employees from engaging in election activities that support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of any candidate. Your Committee on Conference finds that this prohibition may be unconstitutional.

This measure allows liquor commission employees to engage in election activities, if the employee notifies the commission in writing of the employee's intent to do so. If an employee becomes a candidate for public office, the employee is required to take leave of absence for the election activity period. Commission employees are prohibited from receiving contributions, or receiving or transfering anything of value from a licensee in connection with an election of a candidate.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to also prohibit an employee from soliciting contributions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 99, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 99, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair