STAND. COM. REP. NO.  108

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 196

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 196 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to lower the threshold for the public disclosure of gifts received by legislators and appointed or elected employees.  This bill requires the filing of gifts disclosure statements upon receipt of gifts valued in excess of $100 from a single source rather than $200.

 

     The State Ethics Commission, The League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and Common Cause Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 196 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

 

 

 

 

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JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Chair