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HI HB371

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nadine Nakamura

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "immediate family" in campaign finance law to apply broadly to any candidate's relatives (spouse, children, parents, grandparents, siblings) and their spouses/reciprocal beneficiaries, removing candidate-specific language.

  • Prohibits state or county contractors, grantees, and officers or immediate family members of such contractors or grantees from making political contributions during the contract period from execution through completion.

  • Requires unlawful contributions received by candidates or committees to be returned within 30 calendar days or the funds will be transferred to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.

  • Mandates state or county contractors and grantees disclose names of officers and immediate adult family members at contract execution; applies to procurements over $100,000 for goods/services or $250,000 for construction.

  • Takes effect July 1, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Campaign Contributions.

Officers

Last Action

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 325.

4/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs4/22/2025
Ways and Means3/21/2025
Judiciary3/6/2025
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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