Bill Text: HI SB654 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 654 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Anonymous Contributions; Exemption; Campaign Finance

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-05 - Act 078, 06/03/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). [SB654 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2015-SB654-Amended.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	654
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 2
		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGNS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 11-353, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) This section shall not apply to amounts that aggregate to less than [~~$500~~] $100 that are received from ten or more persons at the same political function. The receipt of these contributions shall be disclosed in a report filed pursuant to sections 11-333 and 11-335."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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, 2016.

Report Title:

Anonymous Contributions; Exemption; Campaign Finance

Description:

Reduces from less than $500 to less than $100, the aggregate contribution amount a candidate may receive from ten or more anonymous persons at the same political function. Takes effect on 1/1/2016. (CD1)

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