RELATING TO POLITICAL FUNDRAISING BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.
Summary
Prohibits any Executive Branch employee who is nominated or appointed by the Governor to a compensated position subject to confirmation by the Senate from engaging in certain campaign fundraising activities. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Jul 10, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was converted from a House draft to a Senate version, updating metadata and authorship details. The core policy remains the same: prohibiting high-level executive branch employees with procurement authority from attending political fundraisers. The effective date was changed from a distant future date (July 1, 3000) to 'upon approval,' making the law immediate. Minor wording adjustments were made to clarify that the prohibited authority could be used to 'reward' supporters 'instead of' acting in the public interest.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding which employees are restricted and the specific prohibited activities remains unchanged.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 3000 to 'upon its approval,' meaning the law will take effect immediately after being signed.
TECHNICAL
Metadata fields were updated to reflect the Senate version, including changing the bill type from 'HD' to 'SD' and updating author names and revision numbers.
DEFINITION
Minor wording changes were made to the legislative findings to clarify that political fundraising creates a risk of using authority to reward supporters 'instead of' acting in the public interest.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
25
Committee
25
Amendments
2
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 162-26) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
May 1, 2026
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 162-26).
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Lee, C., Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee reconsidered its previous decision.
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:05PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Lee, C., Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 638).
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 44) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2467) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:04AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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