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HI HB283

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases administrative fines for noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures from $1,000 to $5,000 per occurrence, or up to three times the amount of unlawful contributions or expenditures.

  • Authorizes the Campaign Spending Commission to order violators to reimburse the commission for investigative services costs and bank fees incurred due to the violation.

  • Directs all costs recovered by the commission to be deposited in the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund, while administrative fines continue to be deposited in the general fund.

  • Clarifies that individuals, officers, and agents of corporations or organizations can be held liable for violations when they knowingly authorized, ordered, or committed acts constituting the violation.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Violations Of Campaign Finance Law.

Campaign Spending Commission Package

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).

2/17/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance2/17/2017
Judiciary1/23/2017

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