Hawaii Bills

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 19: RELATING TO CAST BALLOTS.

Guarantees the vote of eligible voters who cast their ballot and then subsequently die or otherwise become ineligible before election day. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 92: RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.

Increases the amount of fine from $1,000 to $5,000 that may be assessed against a noncandidate committee making only independent expenditures that has received at least 1 contribution of more than $10,000, or spent more than $10,000 in an election period, for campaign spending law violations. Allows the Campaign Spending Commission to order the fine be up to 3 times the amount of the unlawful contribution or expenditure, and to order that the payment of the fine assessed against a noncandidate committee, or any portion thereof, be paid from the personal funds of the candidate or the funds of the noncandidate committee or if the noncandidate committee cannot pay, the personal funds of the candidate or officers of the noncandidate committee. (SD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 463: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Lowers the threshold for disclosure of campaign expenditures for noncandidate committees to $500. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 1493: RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.

Prohibits, during legislative sessions and shortly before and after, lobbyist contributions and expenditures, and promises of contributions or expenditures, to any elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or individual who is required to file an organizational report with the Campaign Spending Commission. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 986: RELATING TO OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT.

Establishes the class C felony offense of official misconduct to prohibit a person, in the person's official capacity, from acting or refraining from performing an official duty with the intent to obtain a benefit other than the person's lawful compensation, or submitting or inviting reliance on any false statement, document, or record. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 1189: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Requires candidates, or the treasurer of their candidate committee, to file a preliminary campaign finance report on February 28 of the year of a general election. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 182: RELATING TO DISCLOSURES OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS.

Amends the filing deadline for disclosures of financial interests by certain candidates. Amends the penalty for the unauthorized release of confidential financial disclosure information. Amends the fines imposed and procedures relating to disclosures of financial interests. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 141: RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.

Beginning 1/1/2025, requires each state legislator to include within the legislator's disclosure of financial interests the names of certain lobbyists with whom the legislator has a relationship. Effective 1/1/2025. (SD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 1294: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires the office of elections and campaign spending commission to include a candidate's legal name wherever the name requested to be printed on the ballot is used, except on the ballot. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 51: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Increases the amount of fines that may be assessed against noncandidate committees for violations of organizational report and advertisement disclosure requirements. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 23, 2023

HB 1502: RELATING TO EVIDENCE.

Limits compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information for journalists, newscasters, and persons participating in collection or dissemination of news or information of substantial public interest. Establishes exceptions. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 23, 2023

SB 1076: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires the Office of Elections to prepare a digital voter information guide; post the guide on its website in compliance with certain accessibility standards; and mail each ballot with a notice that states a voter information guide may be found on its website. Requires the Attorney General and county corporation counsels to draft explanations of proposed constitutional or charter amendment ballot questions and translate them into certain languages for purposes of the digital voter information guide. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

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