Hawaii Senate Bill 257

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to JDC, WAM.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
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.

Sen. Ronald Kouchi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	Senate	Referred to JDC, WAM.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-14	Senate	Pending Introduction.

HB371 (Same As) 2025-02-27 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=257&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB257_.HTM