Bill Text: HI SB2511 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Campaign Contributions; Limits
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-25 - (S) Referred to JGO. [SB2511 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2511-Introduced.html
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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 11-204, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsections (a), (b), and (c) to read:
"(a) (1) No person or any other entity shall make contributions to:
(A) A candidate seeking nomination or election
to a two-year office or to the candidate's committee in an aggregate amount
greater than [$2,000] $1,000 during an election period;
(B) A candidate seeking nomination or election
to a four-year statewide office or to the candidate's committee in an aggregate
amount greater than [$6,000] $3,000 during an election period;
and
(C) A candidate seeking nomination or election
to a four-year nonstatewide office or to the candidate's committee in an
aggregate amount greater than [$4,000] $2,000 during an election
period.
These limits shall not apply to a loan made to a candidate by a financial institution in the ordinary course of business;
(2) For purposes of this section, the length of term of an office shall be the usual length of term of the office as unaffected by reapportionment, a special election to fill a vacancy, or any other factor causing the term of the office the candidate is seeking to be less than the usual length of term of that office.
(b) No person or any other entity shall make
contributions to a noncandidate committee, in an aggregate amount greater than [$1,000]
$500 in an election.
(c) A candidate's immediate family, in making
contributions to the candidate's campaign, shall be exempt from the above
limitation, but shall be limited in the aggregate to [$50,000] $25,000
in any election period. The aggregate amount of [$50,000] $25,000
shall include any loans made for campaign purposes to the candidate from the
candidate's immediate family."
2. By amending subsection (j) to read:
(j) No person or any other entity other than
political committees established and maintained by a national political party
shall make contributions to a political party in an aggregate amount greater
than [$25,000] $12,500 in any two-year election period. No
political committee established and maintained by a national political party,
shall make contributions to a political party in an aggregate amount greater
than [$50,000] $25,000 in any two-year election period."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
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 1, 2011.
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Report Title:
Campaign Contributions; Limits
Description:
Reduces the maximum campaign contribution amount for all individuals and organizations by 50%.
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