STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1375-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.R. No. 205

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 205 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICIES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST PROGRAM'S CABLECASTS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' PROCEEDINGS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to ensure consistency, reliability, and responsibility for the programming of the cablecast proceedings of the House of Representatives.  This measure establishes policies to govern the activities of the Legislative Broadcast Program relating to project responsibility, distribution, programming content, editing, and ownership and use of programming.

 

     The League of Women Voters of Hawaii provided testimony in support of this resolution.  Common Cause Hawaii offered comments.

 

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this resolution by specifying that any use of material for campaign rather than political purposes is prohibited.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 205, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 205, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair