Bill Text: HI HB598 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Campaign Finance Reform; Electioneering Communication
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3 [HB598 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-HB598-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to address campaign finance reform.
More specifically, this Act:
(1) Reduces the disbursement threshold for the reporting of an electioneering communication;
(2) Requires the reporting of additional information about persons who make contributions for an electioneering communication; and
(3) Amends the definition of "electioneering communication" to include advertisements delivered by telephone, internet, social media, and other means.
The legislature finds that the disclosure of additional information is necessary to enable the public to identify the persons and entities that support or oppose a candidate.
SECTION 2. Section 11-341, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a), (b), and (c) to read as follows:
"(a) Each person who makes a disbursement
for electioneering communications in an aggregate amount of more than [$2,000]
$500 during any calendar year shall file with the commission a statement
of information within twenty-four hours of each disclosure date provided in
this section.
(b) Each statement of information shall contain the following:
(1) The name of the person making the disbursement, name of any person or entity sharing or exercising discretion or control over such person, and the custodian of the books and accounts of the person making the disbursement;
(2) The state of incorporation and principal place of business or, for an individual, the address of the person making the disbursement;
(3) The amount of each disbursement during the period covered by the statement and the identification of the person to whom the disbursement was made;
(4) The name, address, occupation, and employer of each individual who made a contribution for the disbursement and the amount of the contribution made by the individual;
(5) The name, address, and type of business or other purpose of each person, other than an individual, who made a contribution for the disbursement and the amount of the contribution made by the person;
[(4)] (6) The elections to which the
electioneering communications pertain and the names, if known, of the
candidates identified or to be identified; and
[(5) If the disbursements were made
by a candidate committee or noncandidate committee, the names and addresses of all
persons who contributed to the candidate committee or noncandidate committee
for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering
communications;
(6) If the disbursements were made by an
organization other than a candidate committee or noncandidate committee, the
names and addresses of all persons who contributed to the organization for the
purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering communications; and]
(7) Whether or not any electioneering communication is made in coordination, cooperation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion of any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, or agent of any candidate if any, and if so, the identification of the candidate, a candidate committee or a noncandidate committee, or agent involved.
(c) For purposes of this section:
"Disclosure date" means, for every
calendar year, the first date by which a person has made disbursements during
that same year of more than [$2,000] $500 in the aggregate for
electioneering communications, and the date of any subsequent disbursements by
that person for electioneering communications.
"Electioneering communication" means
any advertisement that is broadcast from a cable, satellite, television, or
radio broadcast station; published in any periodical or newspaper; disseminated
over the telephone, Internet, or social media; or sent by mail [at a
bulk rate,] or other delivery service, and that:
(1) Refers to a clearly identifiable candidate[;]
or refers to an issue and expresses or requests support for or opposition to
any unidentified candidate because of the candidate's position on the issue;
(2) Is made, or scheduled to be made, either within thirty days prior to a primary or initial special election or within sixty days prior to a general or special election; and
(3) Is not susceptible to any reasonable interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate.
"Electioneering communication" shall not include communications:
(1) In a news story or editorial disseminated by any
broadcast station or publisher of periodicals [or], newspapers, or
websites on the Internet, unless the facilities or websites are
owned or controlled by a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate
committee;
(2) That constitute expenditures by the disbursing organization;
(3) In house bulletins; or
(4) That constitute a candidate debate or forum, or solely promote a debate or forum and are made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.
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Report Title:
Campaign Finance Reform; Electioneering Communication
Description:
Reduces the dollar disbursement threshold that triggers the disclosure of an electioneering communication. Requires the disclosure of additional information about persons who make contributions for an electioneering communication. Expands the definition of "electioneering communications."
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
