RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.
Summary
Increases the amount of the fine that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures for campaign spending violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order that a fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of officers of the noncandidate committee. (HB1656 HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 138).
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward.
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 399-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, McDermott.
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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