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HI HB239

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Dale Kobayashi

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 11-391 of Hawaii Revised Statutes to require multiple-page campaign advertisements to display required disclosure information (name, address of payer, and approval notice) on the first page of the advertisement.

  • Allows for disclosure information to be displayed on the cover page of a state- or county-wide distributed publication if the advertisement is used as the lead article on the cover page.

  • Renumbers the penalty provision for advertisement violations from subsection (b) to subsection (c), changing references in Sections 11-410 and 11-412 accordingly.

  • Maintains existing penalties of up to $25 per advertisement lacking required information, with an aggregate cap of $5,000.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2112.

Legislative Description

Relating To Campaign Advertisements.

Elections

Last Action

The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

2/24/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/19/2021
Government Reform1/27/2021

Full Bill Text

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