HB 411 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ETHICS ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

HB 411 standardizes how fines are calculated for violations of the State Ethics Code and Lobbyist Law. It directly affects state officials and lobbyists who might face penalties for ethics or lobbying rule breaches. The bill establishes uniform rules for determining fine amounts, replacing inconsistent practices across different cases. This creates clearer, predictable consequences for violations under existing ethics regulations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 100).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors