HI SB2388

Increases the monetary threshold for triggering electioneering communication disclosure from $1,000 to $2,000 in aggregate expenditures per calendar year.

Requires disclosure on the date of any subsequent electioneering communications expenditures, not just on the initial disclosure date when the threshold is reached.

Removes the exception that excluded communications constituting "actual expenditures by the expending organization" from the definition of electioneering communications.

Applies to electioneering communications in advertisements broadcast, published, or sent through various media that refer to a clearly identifiable candidate within 30 days before a primary election or 60 days before a general election.

Takes effect upon approval and applies beginning with the 2022 primary election.