Bill Text: HI HB765 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Contributions.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 [HB765 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-HB765-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to campaign contributions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-355, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§11-355[]] Contributions
by state [and] or
county contractors, officers, senior employees, consultants, or immediate
family members of state or county contractors; prohibited. (a)
It shall be unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with
the State, any of the counties, or any department or agency thereof either for
the rendition of personal services, the buying or leasing of property,
or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the
counties, any department or agency thereof, or for selling any land or building
to the State, any of the counties, or any department or agency thereof, if
payment for the performance of the contract or payment for material, supplies,
equipment, land, property, or building is to be made in whole or in part from
funds appropriated by the legislative body, at any time between the execution
of the contract through the completion of the contract, to:
(1) Directly or indirectly make any contribution, or promise expressly or impliedly to make any contribution to any candidate committee or noncandidate committee, or to any candidate or to any person for any political purpose or use; or
(2) Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any officer, senior
employee, consultant, or immediate family member of any state or county
contractor under subsection (a), at any time between the execution of the
contract through the completion of the contract pursuant to subsection (a), to
directly or indirectly make any contribution to any candidate committee or
noncandidate committee.
[(b)] (c) Except as provided in [subsection (a),]
subsections (a) and (b), this section does not prohibit or make unlawful
the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions
to, any noncandidate committee by any person other than the state or county
contractor for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or the
election of any person to office.
(d) Any candidate, candidate committee, or
noncandidate committee receiving a contribution made unlawful by this section
shall return the unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty days of
receipt. If any unlawful contribution is
not returned to the contributor within thirty days of receipt, the unlawful
contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
[(c)] (e) For purposes of this section, "completion
of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have
either terminated the contract prior to completion of performance or fully
performed the duties and obligations under the contract, no disputes relating
to the performance and payment remain under the contract, and all disputed
claims have been adjudicated and are final."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
State or County Contractors; Officers; Senior Employees; Consultants; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions
Description:
Prohibits
officers, senior employees, consultants, and immediate family members of state
or county contractors from contributing to candidate committees or noncandidate
committees for the duration of the contract.
Provides that if any unlawful contribution is not returned to the
contributor within 30 days, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the
Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
