STAND. COM. REP. NO.  903-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1499

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1499, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to propose an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to provide that freedom of speech does not include the expenditure of money to influence elections.

 

     IMUAlliance testified in support of this measure.  Several concerned individuals testified in opposition to 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 H.B. No. 1499, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair