STAND. COM. REP. 599
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 887
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 887 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT CORPORATE DISCLOSURE FOR CAMPAIGN SPENDING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to require corporations to file campaign spending reports similar to those for candidate and noncandidate committees.
The League of Women Voters and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Campaign Spending Commission provided comments.
Your Committee finds that this measure will promote public confidence in the election process.
Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style and clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 887, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 887, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair |
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