HawaiiRELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
What it does
Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees. Prohibits the compensated officers of certain state and county contractors and grantees from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract or grant. Provides that, for contributions received through a third-party payment processor website, whether received by check or directly deposited to the candidate or noncandidate committee, the date the contributor executes the transaction on the third-party payment processor website shall be deemed the date of receipt and the date of acceptance for campaign finance reporting and compliance requirements.
More detail
Clarifies that monetary contributions and other campaign funds shall be deposited within 14 days of their physical receipt in a depository institution. Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Clarifies that where a violation of the prohibition against contributions and expenditures by lobbyists during legislative session occurs because of the acceptance or agreement to accept a prohibited contribution, and the contribution is by check, the date of violation shall be the date of the receipt of the check and not the date of deposit. Appropriates moneys. (SD3)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 27Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837).Latest
- Apr 24House Conferees Added: Representative Garcia added as Conferee.
- Apr 23Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).Minor
- Apr 22House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Poepoe.
- Apr 21Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Awa.
- Apr 21Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).Minor
- Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
- Apr 16Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 708) in amended form (SD 3).
- Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
- Apr 14Floor Amendment No. 5 offered.Minor
- Apr 14Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3).Major
- Apr 14Separated Committee Report.
- Apr 14Report filed.
- Apr 1448 Hrs. Notice 04-16-26
- Apr 10Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3799) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- Apr 1048 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- Apr 6The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- Mar 30Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3273) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Mar 30Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
- Mar 20The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 16Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.Minor
- Mar 16The committee(s) on GVO deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-17-26 3:05PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
- Mar 16The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- Mar 12The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- Mar 10Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 134).Minor
- Mar 10Passed First Reading.Minor
- Mar 10Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.Minor
- Mar 6Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1008-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Feb 26The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 10Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 100-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- Feb 3The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Jan 26Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1Minor
- Jan 21Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
- Jan 14Prefiled.Introduced