Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to impose certain penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2027.
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History
2026
May 14Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).Latest
May 14Act 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).Became Law
May 8Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0).Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2. Result: pass.Lower
May 8Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).Major
May 8Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).Minor
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).Minor
May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
May 6Floor Amendment No. 11 offered by Rep. Matayoshi.Minor
May 6Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.Major
May 6Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.
May 6Floor Amendment No. 10 offered.Minor
May 6Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).Major
May 6Separated Committee Report.
May 6Report filed.
May 648 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
May 1Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey.Minor
May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick.Minor
May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 238-26).
May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 238-26) as amended in (CD 1).
May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
Apr 30Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.
Apr 29Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
Apr 28Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 35Minor
Apr 28House Conferees Added: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair.
Apr 28Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 872).Minor
Apr 28Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
Apr 24Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 819).Minor
Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
Apr 23Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).Minor
Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 664).Minor
Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 10Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2129-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 8The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 6Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 30Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
Mar 24The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 20Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.Minor
Mar 16Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 12Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17Minor
Mar 10Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 247) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
Mar 6Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3094) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Mar 648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 5The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 27The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-05-26 10:02AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 23The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 19Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2429) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Feb 19Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.Minor
Feb 10The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 4The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-10-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 3The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-04-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.Minor
Jan 30The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.