CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 160

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

 

RE:    S.B. No. 654

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 654, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGNS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to amend the provisions relating to anonymous contributions by reducing the threshold amount a candidate may receive from ten or more persons at the same political function from $500 to $100.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure impacts the threshold amount of anonymous contributions from ten or more persons at a fundraiser, which is a limited exception to the rule that generally prohibits anonymous contributions.  A reduction in the threshold amount will result in such contributions being listed in disclosure reports for monetary and non-monetary contributions of less than $100 rather than the Schedule A reports.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of January 1, 2016.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 654, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 654, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair

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ROMY M. CACHOLA, Co-Chair