Hawaii Senate Bill 2918 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-29 - (S) Referred to JGO.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits persons other than individuals from making contributions directly to candidates or noncandidate committees, except through noncandidate committees. Requires individuals who make contributions or expenditures in an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more during an election period to register as a noncandidate committee. Prohibits persons other than an individual from using treasury funds to make more than $1,000 in contributions or expenditures to a noncandidate committee of a person other than an individual that may contribute to a candidate. Exempts from the prohibition persons other than individuals when noncandidate committees are formed for the sole purpose of making independent expenditures.

Elections; Campaign Contributions; Expenditures

Sen. Les Ihara [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-29		(S) Referred to JGO.
2010-01-28		(S) Passed First Reading.
2010-01-27		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2918&year=2010
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2918_.HTM