HI SB441

Amends the definition of "disclosure date" for electioneering communications to require disclosure on any date an electioneering communication is publicly distributed, rather than only after the first $2,000 threshold is reached in a calendar year.

Modifies the definition of "electioneering communication" by removing the requirement that advertisements be sent "at a bulk rate" when distributed by mail.

Removes the exclusion that communications "constitute expenditures by the expending organization" from the definition of electioneering communications.

Renumbers the remaining exclusions for electioneering communications, which now include news stories/editorials, in-house bulletins, and candidate debates or forums.

Takes effect on January 7, 2059.