STAND. COM. REP. 144

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 170

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 170 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect civil service-exempt employees of the Legislature and the various county councils from coercion and undue influence. This bill prohibits:

(1) Certain individuals from soliciting campaign contributions from these employees; and

(2) These employees from making any campaign contributions to an employer of that employee.

The penalty for violating these provisions is a class C felony.

Two individuals testified in support of this bill. The State Ethics Commission and the State Campaign Spending Commission offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 170 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Employment.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

 

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair