Bill Text: HI SB2989 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Finance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-13 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, McDermott, Thielen excused (3). [SB2989 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2989-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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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. Section 11-381, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Campaign funds may be used by a candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee:
(1) For any purpose directly related:
(A) In the case of the candidate, to the candidate's own campaign; or
(B) In the case of a candidate committee or treasurer of a candidate committee, to the campaign of the candidate, question, or issue with which they are directly associated;
(2) To purchase or lease consumer goods, vehicles, equipment, and services that provide a mixed benefit to the candidate. The candidate, however, shall reimburse the candidate's candidate committee for the candidate's personal use of these items unless the personal use is de minimis;
(3) To make donations to any community service, educational, youth, recreational, charitable, scientific, or literary organization; provided that in any election period, the total amount of all donations shall be no more than twice the maximum amount that one person may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11-357; provided further that no donations shall be made from the date the candidate files nomination to the date of the general election unless the candidate is:
(A) Declared to be duly and legally elected to the office for which the person is a candidate pursuant to section 12-41;
(B) Deemed and declared to be duly and legally elected to the office for which the person is a candidate pursuant to section 12-42; or
(C) Unsuccessful in the primary or special primary election;
(4) To make donations to any public school or public library; provided that in any election period, the total amount of all contributions papers shall be no more than twice the maximum amount that one person may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11‑357; provided further that any donation under this paragraph shall not be aggregated with or imputed toward any limitation on donations pursuant to paragraph (3);
(5) To award scholarships to full-time students attending an institution of higher education or a vocational education school in a program leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential; provided that in any election period, the total amount of all scholarships awarded shall be no more than twice the maximum amount that one person may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11‑357; provided further that no awards shall be made from the filing deadline for nomination papers to the date of the general election unless the candidate is:
(A) Declared to be duly and legally elected to the office for which the person is a candidate pursuant to section 12-41;
(B) Deemed and declared to be duly and legally elected to the office for which the person is a candidate pursuant to section 12-42; or
(C) Unsuccessful in the primary or special primary election;
(6) To purchase not more than two tickets for each event held by another candidate or committee, regardless of whether the event constitutes a fundraiser as defined in section 11-342;
(7) To make
contributions to the candidate's party so long as the contributions are not
earmarked for another candidate; [or]
(8) To pay for
ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the candidate's duties
as a holder of an office, including expenses incurred for memberships in civic
or community groups[.]; or
(9) To pay for the
candidate's child care costs; provided that:
(A) The
candidate is seeking election to the:
(i) Office
of governor;
(ii) Office
of lieutenant governor;
(iii) Senate;
(iv) House
of representatives;
(v) Office
of Hawaiian affairs;
(vi) Office
of mayor;
(vii) Office
of prosecuting attorney; or
(viii) County
council.
(B) The
child care costs shall only cover child care services on weekends or after 3:00
p.m. on weekdays; and
(C) The
child care costs shall include costs for child care services incurred from the date
the candidate filed nomination papers to the date of the primary or general election
in which the candidate appears on the ballot."
SECTION 2. Section 11-382, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§11-382[]]
Prohibited uses of campaign funds. Campaign funds shall not be used:
(1) To support the campaigns of candidates other than the candidate with which they are directly associated;
(2) To campaign against any other candidate not directly opposing the candidate with which they are directly associated; or
(3) For personal
expenses[.]; provided that candidates may use campaign funds for
child care costs pursuant to section 11-381(a)(9)."
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, 2020.
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Report Title:
Elections; Campaign Finance; Use of Campaign Funds; Child Care
Description:
Allows candidates seeking election for state- and county-level offices to use campaign funds for child care costs, under certain conditions.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
