Bill Text: HI HB258 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Campaign Finance; Campaign Spending Commission Package
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-28 - (S) The committee on JDL deferred the measure. [HB258 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HB258-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-334, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§11-334[]] Time for candidate committee to file
preliminary, final, and supplemental reports. (a) The candidate
and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate whose name will
appear on the ballot in the immediately succeeding election shall file
preliminary, final, and supplemental reports.
(1) The filing dates for preliminary reports are:
(A) July [31] 5 of the election
year;
(B) Ten calendar days prior to a primary, each
special, or each nonpartisan election; [and]
(C) September 30 of the election year; and
[(C)] (D) Ten calendar days prior
to a general election; provided that this preliminary report does not need to
be filed by a candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary, special, or
nonpartisan election or a candidate who is elected to office in the primary,
initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.
Each preliminary report shall be current through
June 30 for the report filed on July [31] 5 and current
through the fifth calendar day before the filing deadline of other preliminary
reports.
(2) The filing date for the final primary report is twenty calendar days after a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election. The report shall be current through the day of the applicable election.
(3) The filing date for the final election period report is thirty calendar days after a general, subsequent, subsequent special, or subsequent nonpartisan election. The report shall be current through the day of the applicable election. The final election period report shall be filed by a candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election or a candidate who is elected to office in the primary, initial special, or initial nonpartisan election.
(4) The filing dates for supplemental reports are:
(A) January 31 after an election year; and
(B) July 31 after an election year.
The report shall be current through December 31 for the report filed on January 31 and current through June 30 for the report filed on July 31.
(b) A candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate with a deficit or surplus whose name will not appear on the ballot in the immediately succeeding election shall file a supplemental report every six months on January 31 and July 31 until:
(1) The candidate's name appears on the ballot and then is subject to the reporting requirements in subsection (a); or
(2) The committee's registration is terminated as provided in section 11-326.
The report shall be current through December 31 for the report filed on January 31 and current through June 30 for the report filed on July 31.
(c) Prior to an election year, a candidate and treasurer of the candidate committee of a candidate who registers pursuant to section 11-321 shall file a supplemental report as required by subsection (b) until the election year. During the election year, reports required by subsection (a) shall be filed.
[(c)] (d) A candidate and
treasurer of the candidate committee of each candidate shall continue to file
all required reports until the committee's registration is terminated as
provided in section 11-326."
SECTION 2. Section 11-336, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The filing dates for preliminary reports are:
(1) Ten calendar days prior to a primary, each
special, or each nonpartisan election; [and]
(2) September 30 of the election year; and
[(2)] (3) Ten calendar days prior to a
general election.
Each preliminary report shall be current through the fifth calendar day prior to the filing of the report."
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 7, 2050.
Report Title:
Campaign Finance; Campaign Spending Commission Package
Description:
Changes report filing deadlines and requires filing of a supplemental report by candidate and noncandidate committees. Effective January 7, 2050. (HB258 HD1)
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