The House Judiciary Committee has shelved the bill that would have allowed lawmakers to accept unlimited free invites and tickets to charitable events, regardless of value.

The committee had already heard testimony on the bill last week, so there was no additional discussion at today’s decision-making hearing.

Committee Chairman Gilbert Keith-Agaran said he gave the measure a hearing because it came from the Abercrombie administration, but described the administration’s supporting testimony as “lukewarm.”

Because the measure was only referred to Keith-Agaran’s committee, he said he viewed the bill as good as dead in the House. A companion Senate version has yet to be scheduled for hearings.

Agaran noted that some lawmakers take advantage of gifts more often than others, and noted that some long-time lawmakers have been unhappy with Ethics Commission Executive Director Les Kondo’s “ad hoc” guidance. 

“The final test is what do your constituents think?” Keith-Agaran said.