STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1196

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 661

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 661, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to reduce the influence of private financing on campaigns by establishing a comprehensive public funding system for election campaigns of the county councils.

     A member of the Hawaii County Council, Hawaii Clean Elections, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Campaign Spending Commission submitted comments. 

     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. 661, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair