HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2015 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to transparency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to subpart H of part XIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§11- Newspaper endorsement disclosure. If a newspaper endorses a candidate, the
newspaper shall disclose the aggregate amount spent on advertisements by the
candidate and candidate's committee. The
aggregate amount shall be limited to amounts spent from the January 1 preceding
the endorsement to the day of the endorsement.
The disclosure shall be stated within the same editorial as the endorsement
statement."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Newspapers; Disclosure; Transparency; Advertisements
Description:
Requires a newspaper to disclose the aggregate amount spent by a candidate on advertisements with the newspaper in the election year when a newspaper chooses to endorse a candidate.
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