STAND. COM. REP. NO.  804

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 180

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 180 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LOBBYING CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES STATEMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that lobbyists, persons who employ or contract with lobbyists for services, or persons who spend $750 or more in specified activities, are required to file a statement of expenditure after adjournment sine die of a special session, only if the person engaged in lobbying activities or made expenditures to influence legislative action considered during the special session; provided that reported expenditures and contributions need not be included in any subsequent statement of expenditures.

The Hawaii State Ethics Commission and League of Women Voters of Hawaii supported this measure

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     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. 180, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 180, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair