STAND. COM. REP. NO.1344

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 905

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 905, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LOBBYIST LAW,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enhance the effectiveness of Hawaii's Lobbyist Law by:

(1) Decriminalizing violations;

(2) Expanding the statute of limitations for Ethics Commission (Commission) actions to enforce the law from one year to three years;

(3) Requiring all fines collected to be deposited into the general fund; and

(4) Requiring that no fine be assessed unless the Commission first conducts a public hearing and renders a decision.

The Commission, League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and Advocates for Consumer Rights testified in support of this measure.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 905, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair