HI HB289

Allows candidate committees and noncandidate committees with aggregate contributions and expenditures of $1,000 or less in an election period to file only a final election period report, exempting them from filing preliminary and final primary reports, preliminary and final general reports, or special election reports.

Requires candidates to notify the Campaign Spending Commission by June 30 of an election year if they do not intend to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election period by checking an appropriate box in the candidate committee's organizational report.

Requires noncandidate committees to notify the Campaign Spending Commission by the fifth calendar day prior to the due date of the preliminary primary report if they do not intend to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election period by checking an appropriate box in their organizational report.

Maintains the requirement that supplemental reports and other reports required by law continue to be filed until the candidate committee's or noncandidate committee's registration is terminated.

Effective date: July 1, 2050.