HI HB165

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 11-339 to modify reporting requirements for candidate committees and noncandidate committees with contributions and expenditures of $1,000 or less in an election period.

Candidate committees must notify the Campaign Spending Commission by June 30 of an election year if they do not intend to receive or expend more than $1,000 during the election period.

Noncandidate committees must notify the Campaign Spending Commission by the fifth calendar day before the preliminary primary report due date if they do not intend to receive or expend more than $1,000 during the election period.

Committees meeting the $1,000 threshold that provide proper notification are required to file only a final election period report and are exempt from filing preliminary and final primary reports, preliminary and final general reports, or special election reports.

The act takes effect upon approval.