SB 401 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.

Summary

Increases the amount of the fine for campaign spending law violations that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures and that has received at least one contribution of more than $10,000, or spent more than $10,000, in an election period. Allows the campaign spending commission to order that the payment of a fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion of the fine, be paid from the personal funds of an officer of the noncandidate committee. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Feb 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Dec 10, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2021

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 13, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 456).

upper

Apr 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

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Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1436), recommending referral to FIN.

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Mar 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.

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Mar 18, 2021

Committee

Reported from GVR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

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Mar 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on GVR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wildberger, Cullen, Eli, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on GVR recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-05-21 11:10AM.

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Feb 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to GVR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 11

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Feb 10, 2021

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 9).

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Feb 10, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 2, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Jan 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-21 9:30AM in conference room Videoconference.

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Jan 25, 2021

Committee

Referred to JDC .

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Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors