STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2146

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 627

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 627, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow an election candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to use campaign funds for the candidate's child care or vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission, Vote Mama Foundation, Hawai‘i Children's Action Network Speaks!, Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus, American Association of University Women of Hawaii, and three individuals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

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 S.B. No. 627, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 627, H.D. 2.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair