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HI HB371

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nadine Nakamura

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits state and county grant recipients (under chapter 42F or county charter/code) from making political contributions or soliciting contributions during the grant contract period

  • Extends the existing prohibition on campaign contributions to include officers and immediate family members of state/county contractors and grantees for the duration of the contract

  • Expands the definition of "immediate family" to include spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, children, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and their spouses/reciprocal beneficiaries

  • Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days or the funds will escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund

  • Mandates contractors and grantees to disclose names of officers and immediate adult family members to state/county offices for contracts exceeding $100,000 (goods/services) or $250,000 (construction), with information made available to campaigns via a password-protected commission website

  • Takes effect July 1, 3000

Legislative Description

Relating To Campaign Contributions.

Officers

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

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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