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HI HB732
Bill
Status
3/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
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Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 11-403 to allow the Campaign Spending Commission to treat a respondent's failure to explain or respond to a complaint as a rebuttable presumption that a violation of campaign spending laws has occurred.
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Establishes a 30-day response period from the mailing of the complaint before the presumption of violation arises.
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Implements recommendations from the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct, which was established to enhance standards of conduct for public officers and increase transparency and accountability in state government.
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Addresses capacity constraints of the Campaign Spending Commission, which has only five staff members and five volunteer commissioners but oversees more than 600 candidate and noncandidate committees.
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Takes effect upon approval and does not affect rights, duties, or proceedings that began before the law's effective date.
Legislative Description
Relating To Complaints Alleging Violations Of Campaign Spending Laws.
Campaign Spending Commission Package
Last Action
Postponed Indefinitely with 50 Ayes Representative(s) Aiu, Alcos, Amato, Belatti, Chun, Cochran, Evslin, Ganaden, Garcia, Garrett, Gates, Hashem, Hashimoto, Holt, Hussey-Burdick, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kahaloa, Kapela, Kila, Kitagawa, Kobayashi, Kong, La Chica, Lamosao, Lowen, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, Mizuno, Morikawa, Nakamura, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Onishi, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Saiki, Sayama, Souza, Takayama, Takenouchi, Tam, Tarnas, Todd, Ward, Woodson, Yamashita; 0 Noes none; and 1 Excused Representative(s) Quinlan.
5/2/2023