Hawaii House Bill 371

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Pending: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
Hearing: Feb 5 @ 2:00 pm in Conference Room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits state or county grantees, officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors, and officers and immediate family members of state or county grantees from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees for the duration of the contract. Requires candidates, candidate committees, or noncandidate committees to return any unlawful contribution to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt. Provides that if any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.

Relating To Campaign Contributions.

Rep. Nadine Nakamura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-31	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-28	House	The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-25.
2025-01-23	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21	House	Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
2025-01-17	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-16	House	Pending introduction.

SB257 (Same As) 2025-01-21 - Referred to JDC, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=371&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB371_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB371_TESTIMONY_JHA_01-28-25_.PDF