HB 1519

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT

FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.                                                     Date                                            

TO:     HOUSE Bill No. 1519, H.D. 1, S.D. 2

SECTION 1.  House Bill No. 1519, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, is amended by adding two new sections at page 13, line 13, to read as follows:

     "SECTION 8.  Section 11-333, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Schedules filed with the reports shall include the following additional information:

     (1)  The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name and address of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating more than $100 in an election period; provided that for contributions received through a third-party payment processor website, whether received by check or directly deposited to the candidate or noncandidate committee, the date the contributor executes the transaction on the third-party payment processor website shall be deemed the date of receipt and the date of acceptance for all reporting and compliance purposes under this chapter; provided further that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

     (2)  The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name, address, occupation, and employer of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating $1,000 or more during an election period; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

     (3)  All expenditures, including the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure.  Expenditures for consultants, advertising agencies and similar firms, credit card payments, salaries, and committee reimbursements to the candidate or other individuals shall be itemized to permit a reasonable person to determine the ultimate intended recipient of the expenditure and its purpose;

     (4)  The amount, date of deposit, and description of other receipts and the name and address of the source of each of the other receipts;

     (5)  Information about each loan received by the committee, together with the names and addresses of the lender and each person liable directly, and the amount of each loan.  A copy of the executed loan document shall be received by the commission by mail or delivery on or before the filing date for the report covering the reporting period when the loan was received.  The document shall contain the terms of the loan, including the interest and repayment schedule.  Failure to disclose the loan or to provide documentation of the loan to the commission shall cause the loan to be treated as a contribution, subject to all relevant provisions of this part;

     (6)  A description of each durable asset, the date of acquisition, value at the time of acquisition, and the name and address of the vendor or contributor of the asset; and

     (7)  The date of disposition of each durable asset, value at the time of disposition, the method of disposition, and the name and address of the person receiving the asset."

     SECTION 9.  Section 11-351, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a)  Monetary contributions and other campaign funds shall be [promptly] deposited within fourteen days of the physical receipt of the monetary contributions and other campaign funds  in a depository institution, as defined by section 412:1-109, duly authorized to do business in the State, including a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, depository financial services loan company, credit union, intra-Pacific bank, or similar financial institution, the deposits or accounts of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration in the name of the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, whichever is applicable.""

SECTION 2.  House Bill No. 1519, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, is amended by renumbering sections 8 as section 10.

SECTION 3.  House Bill No. 1519, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, is amended by adding a new section at page 14, line 9, to read as follows:

     "SECTION 11.  Section 11-365, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§11-365  Contributions and expenditures by lobbyists prohibited during legislative session.  (a)  During any regular session or special session of the legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess days, holidays, and weekends, and for five calendar days before and after a session, no lobbyist shall make, or promise to make at a later time, any contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of an elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or any other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321.  No elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321 shall accept, or agree to accept at a later time, any contribution from a lobbyist during the specified period under this subsection.  Any contribution prohibited by this subsection shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  An elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or any other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321, alleged to have received a prohibited contribution in violation of this section, shall be administratively referred by the state ethics commission executive director to the campaign spending commission.

     (b)  Where a violation of subsection (a) occurs because of the acceptance or agreement to accept a prohibited contribution, and the contribution is by check, the date of violation shall be the date of the receipt of the check and not the date of deposit.

     [(b)] (c)  For the purposes of this section:

     "Elected official" has the same meaning as in section 11‑342.

     "Lobbyist" means any person actively registered as a lobbyist with a state or county ethics board or commission.

     "Session" means a period in which both legislative houses are in session.""

SECTION 4.  House Bill No. 1519, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, is amended by renumbering sections 9 and 10 as sections 12 and 13, respectively.

SECTION 5.  House Bill No. 1519, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, section 11, is amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 14.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval."

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State's existing campaign finance law prohibiting organizations that receive state contracts from making campaign contributions does not extend to the compensated officers of the organizations.

     The legislature also finds that campaign contribution prohibitions do not currently apply to organizations that receive grants from the State or counties.  These grantees receive public funds appropriated by a legislative body, similar to state and county contractors.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this part is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision‑making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Prohibiting compensated officers of state and county contractors, for the duration of contracts under their control that exceed the small purchase threshold established under the Hawaii public procurement code, from:

          (A)  Making, or promising to make, contributions to the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of the contract; or

          (B)  Soliciting any contribution from any person for any purpose; and

     (2)  Expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions by state and county contractors to include contributions from state and county grantees that receive grants under chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or county charters or codes, that exceed $250,000.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XIII, subpart E to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§11-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county grants.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a contract for a grant under chapter 42F, or for a county under a county charter or code, the expending agency executing the contract shall require the recipient to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the recipient.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the recipient to certify the accuracy of the form.  Recipients shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The expending agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The expending agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the recipient.  The expending agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a recipient to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant.  An expending agency may withhold grant funds until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§27-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract for goods, services, or construction, the contracting agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The contracting agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The contracting agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The contracting agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A contracting agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 4.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103D-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract for goods, services, or construction, the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall be subject to sections 103D‑702 and 103D-707.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 5.  Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103F-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract, the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor or provider to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor or provider.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor or provider to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors or providers shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor or provider.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor or provider to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A purchasing agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable procurement law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 6.  Section 11-355, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-355[]]  Contributions by state [and] or county contractors, grantees, and compensated officers of state or county contractors or grantees; 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 of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, or 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] from 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)  Except as provided in subsection (a), 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.]

     (b)  It shall be unlawful for any compensated officer of a contractor under subsection (a), that is awarded a contract exceeding the small purchase threshold described in section 103D-305(a), at any time from 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 the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of that specific contract; or

     (2)  Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.

     (c)  It shall be unlawful for any person that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, or any compensated officer of a state or county grantee that receives a grant exceeding $250,000 from the State pursuant to chapter 42F, or from a county pursuant to a county charter or code, at any time from the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract for the grant, 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.

     (d)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives a contribution made unlawful by this section shall return the unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt.  If any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

     (e)  After receipt of the information submitted by a state agency pursuant to sections 11-   , 27-   , 103D-   , and 103F-   , the commission shall make the information available to candidate committees and noncandidate committees on a password‑protected section of the commission's website.

     (f)  Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), this section shall not prohibit or make it unlawful for any person other than a state or county contractor, a state or county grantee, or any officer of a state or county contractor or grantee to establish or administer any noncandidate committee, or solicit contributions to any noncandidate committee, for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person to office.

     [(c)] (g)  For the purposes of this section[, "completion]:

     "Completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have [either] terminated the contract [prior to] before 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.

     "Officer" means an individual who is listed as an officer of a contractor or grantee on the department of commerce and consumer affairs business registration database."

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the Hawaii election campaign fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $420,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the campaign spending commission; provided that the moneys shall be allocated as follows:

     (1)  $250,000 to build a password-protected section in its electronic filing system and to provide training, and administrative support;

     (2)  $150,000 for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) information technology specialist; and

     (3)  $20,000 for equipment, supplies, software, and licenses to implement this part.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the campaign spending commission for the purposes of this part.

PART II

     SECTION 8.  Section 11-333, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Schedules filed with the reports shall include the following additional information:

     (1)  The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name and address of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating more than $100 in an election period; provided that for contributions received through a third-party payment processor website, whether received by check or directly deposited to the candidate or noncandidate committee, the date the contributor executes the transaction on the third-party payment processor website shall be deemed the date of receipt and the date of acceptance for all reporting and compliance purposes under this chapter; provided further that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

     (2)  The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name, address, occupation, and employer of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating $1,000 or more during an election period; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

     (3)  All expenditures, including the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure.  Expenditures for consultants, advertising agencies and similar firms, credit card payments, salaries, and committee reimbursements to the candidate or other individuals shall be itemized to permit a reasonable person to determine the ultimate intended recipient of the expenditure and its purpose;

     (4)  The amount, date of deposit, and description of other receipts and the name and address of the source of each of the other receipts;

     (5)  Information about each loan received by the committee, together with the names and addresses of the lender and each person liable directly, and the amount of each loan.  A copy of the executed loan document shall be received by the commission by mail or delivery on or before the filing date for the report covering the reporting period when the loan was received.  The document shall contain the terms of the loan, including the interest and repayment schedule.  Failure to disclose the loan or to provide documentation of the loan to the commission shall cause the loan to be treated as a contribution, subject to all relevant provisions of this part;

     (6)  A description of each durable asset, the date of acquisition, value at the time of acquisition, and the name and address of the vendor or contributor of the asset; and

     (7)  The date of disposition of each durable asset, value at the time of disposition, the method of disposition, and the name and address of the person receiving the asset."

     SECTION 9.  Section 11-351, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Monetary contributions and other campaign funds shall be [promptly] deposited within fourteen days of the physical receipt of the monetary contributions and other campaign funds  in a depository institution, as defined by section 412:1-109, duly authorized to do business in the State, including a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, depository financial services loan company, credit union, intra-Pacific bank, or similar financial institution, the deposits or accounts of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration in the name of the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, whichever is applicable."

     SECTION 10.  Section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt of the excess contribution.  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return.  Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund."

     SECTION 11.  Section 11-365, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§11-365  Contributions and expenditures by lobbyists prohibited during legislative session.  (a)  During any regular session or special session of the legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess days, holidays, and weekends, and for five calendar days before and after a session, no lobbyist shall make, or promise to make at a later time, any contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of an elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or any other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321.  No elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321 shall accept, or agree to accept at a later time, any contribution from a lobbyist during the specified period under this subsection.  Any contribution prohibited by this subsection shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.  An elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or any other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321, alleged to have received a prohibited contribution in violation of this section, shall be administratively referred by the state ethics commission executive director to the campaign spending commission.

     (b)  Where a violation of subsection (a) occurs because of the acceptance or agreement to accept a prohibited contribution, and the contribution is by check, the date of violation shall be the date of the receipt of the check and not the date of deposit.

     [(b)] (c)  For the purposes of this section:

     "Elected official" has the same meaning as in section 11‑342.

     "Lobbyist" means any person actively registered as a lobbyist with a state or county ethics board or commission.

     "Session" means a period in which both legislative houses are in session."

PART III

     SECTION 12.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 13.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 14.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

CSC; State Procurement Office; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Officers of Contractors and Grantees; Third-Party Payment Processor Website Contributions; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation

Description:

Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees.  Prohibits the compensated officers of certain state and county contractors and grantees from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract or grant.  Provides that, for contributions received through a third-party payment processor website, whether received by check or directly deposited to the candidate or noncandidate committee, the date the contributor executes the transaction on the third-party payment processor website shall be deemed the date of receipt and the date of acceptance for campaign finance reporting and compliance requirements.  Clarifies that monetary contributions and other campaign funds shall be deposited within 14 days of their physical receipt in a depository institution.  Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.  Clarifies that where a violation of the prohibition against contributions and expenditures by lobbyists during legislative session occurs because of the acceptance or agreement to accept a prohibited contribution, and the contribution is by check, the date of violation shall be the date of the receipt of the check and not the date of deposit. Appropriates moneys.  (SD3)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State's existing campaign finance law prohibiting organizations that receive state contracts from making campaign contributions does not extend to the compensated officers of the organizations.

     The legislature also finds that campaign contribution prohibitions do not currently apply to organizations that receive grants from the State or counties.  These grantees receive public funds appropriated by a legislative body, similar to state and county contractors.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this part is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision‑making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Prohibiting compensated officers of state and county contractors, for the duration of contracts under their control that exceed the small purchase threshold established under the Hawaii public procurement code, from:

          (A)  Making, or promising to make, contributions to the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of the contract; or

          (B)  Soliciting any contribution from any person for any purpose; and

     (2)  Expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions by state and county contractors to include contributions from state and county grantees that receive grants under chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or county charters or codes, that exceed $250,000.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XIII, subpart E to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§11-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county grants.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a contract for a grant under chapter 42F, or for a county under a county charter or code, the expending agency executing the contract shall require the recipient to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the recipient.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the recipient to certify the accuracy of the form.  Recipients shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The expending agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The expending agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the recipient.  The expending agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a recipient to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant.  An expending agency may withhold grant funds until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§27-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract for goods, services, or construction, the contracting agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The contracting agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The contracting agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The contracting agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A contracting agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 4.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103D-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract for goods, services, or construction, the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall be subject to sections 103D‑702 and 103D-707.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 5.  Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103F-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract, the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor or provider to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor or provider.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor or provider to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors or providers shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor or provider.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor or provider to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A purchasing agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable procurement law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 6.  Section 11-355, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-355[]]  Contributions by state [and] or county contractors, grantees, and compensated officers of state or county contractors or grantees; 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 of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, or 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] from 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)  Except as provided in subsection (a), 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.]

     (b)  It shall be unlawful for any compensated officer of a contractor under subsection (a), that is awarded a contract exceeding the small purchase threshold described in section 103D-305(a), at any time from 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 the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of that specific contract; or

     (2)  Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.

     (c)  It shall be unlawful for any person that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, or any compensated officer of a state or county grantee that receives a grant exceeding $250,000 from the State pursuant to chapter 42F, or from a county pursuant to a county charter or code, at any time from the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract for the grant, 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.

     (d)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives a contribution made unlawful by this section shall return the unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt.  If any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

     (e)  After receipt of the information submitted by a state agency pursuant to sections 11-   , 27-   , 103D-   , and 103F-   , the commission shall make the information available to candidate committees and noncandidate committees on a password‑protected section of the commission's website.

     (f)  Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), this section shall not prohibit or make it unlawful for any person other than a state or county contractor, a state or county grantee, or any officer of a state or county contractor or grantee to establish or administer any noncandidate committee, or solicit contributions to any noncandidate committee, for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person to office.

     [(c)] (g)  For the purposes of this section[, "completion]:

     "Completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have [either] terminated the contract [prior to] before 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.

     "Officer" means an individual who is listed as an officer of a contractor or grantee on the department of commerce and consumer affairs business registration database."

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the Hawaii election campaign fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $420,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the campaign spending commission; provided that the moneys shall be allocated as follows:

     (1)  $250,000 to build a password-protected section in its electronic filing system and to provide training, and administrative support;

     (2)  $150,000 for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) information technology specialist; and

     (3)  $20,000 for equipment, supplies, software, and licenses to implement this part.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the campaign spending commission for the purposes of this part.

PART II

     SECTION 8.  Section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt of the excess contribution.  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return.  Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund."

PART III

     SECTION 9.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 10.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 11.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

Report Title:

CSC; State Procurement Office; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Officers of Contractors and Grantees; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation

Description:

Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees.  Prohibits the compensated officers of certain state and county contractors and grantees from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract or grant.  Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.  Appropriates moneys.  (SD2)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State's existing campaign finance law prohibiting organizations that receive state contracts from making campaign contributions does not extend to the compensated officers of the organizations.

     The legislature also finds that campaign contribution prohibitions do not currently apply to organizations that receive grants from the State or counties.  These grantees receive public funds appropriated by a legislative body, similar to state and county contractors.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this part is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision-making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Prohibiting compensated officers of state and county contractors, for the duration of their contracts, from:

          (A)  Making, or promising to make, contributions to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee; or

          (B)  Soliciting any contribution from any person for any purpose; and

     (2)  Expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions by state and county contractors to include contributions from state and county grantees that receive grants under chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or county charters or codes.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§27-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract for goods, services, or construction, the contracting agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The contracting agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The contracting agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The contracting agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A contracting agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§42F-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county grants.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a contract for a grant under this chapter, or for a county under a county charter or code, the expending agency executing the contract shall require the recipient to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the recipient.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the recipient to certify the accuracy of the form.  Recipients shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The expending agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The expending agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the recipient.  The expending agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a recipient to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant.  An expending agency may withhold grant funds until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 4.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103D-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract for goods, services, or construction, the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall be subject to sections 103D‑702 and 103D-707.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 5.  Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103F-     Disclosure of compensated officers for state and county contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state or county contract, the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor or provider to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor or provider.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor or provider to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors or providers shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor or provider.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor or provider to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A purchasing agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable procurement law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For the purposes of this section, "officer" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 6.  Section 11-355, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-355[]]  Contributions by state [and] or county contractors, grantees, and compensated officers of state or county contractors or grantees; 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 of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, or 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] from 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)  Except as provided in subsection (a), 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.]

     (b)  It shall be unlawful for any compensated officer of a contractor under subsection (a), that is awarded a contract for goods, services, or construction at any time from 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.

     (c)  It shall be unlawful for any person that receives a grant or subsidy from the State under chapter 42F, or from a county pursuant to a county charter or code, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract for the grant or subsidy, 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.

     (d)  It shall be unlawful for any compensated officer of a state or county grantee under subsection (c), at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract for the grant or subsidy pursuant to subsection (g), 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.

     (e)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives a contribution made unlawful by this section shall return the unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt.  If any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

     (f)  After receipt of the information submitted by a state agency pursuant to sections 27-   , 42F-   , 103D-   , and 103F-   , the commission shall make the information available to candidate committees and noncandidate committees on a password-protected section of the commission's website.

     [(c)] (g)  For the purposes of this section[, "completion]:

     "Completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have [either] terminated the contract [prior to] before 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.

     "Officer" means an individual who is:

     (1)  The owner of a sole proprietorship;

     (2)  A general partner of a general partnership, limited or limited liability partnership;

     (3)  A manager or co-manager of a limited liability company; or

     (4)  An officer of a corporation or any of the entities described in this section."

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for system updates, training, and administrative support for the state procurement office to implement this part.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the state procurement office for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 8.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the campaign spending commission to establish a password protected filing system, and to provide updates, training, and administrative support.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the campaign spending commission for the purposes of this Act.

PART II

     SECTION 9.  Section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt of the excess contribution.  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return.  Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund."

PART III

     SECTION 10.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 11.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 12.  This Act shall take effect on March 22, 2075; provided that sections 7 and 8 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

Report Title:

CSC; State Procurement Office; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Officers of Contractors and Grantees; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriations

Description:

Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees.  Prohibits the compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract or grant from making, promising, or soliciting certain contributions for the duration of the contract or grant.  Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.  Appropriates funds.  Effective 3/22/2075.  (SD1)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State's existing campaign finance law prohibiting organizations that receive state contracts from making campaign contributions does not extend to the compensated officers of the organizations or their immediate family members.

     The legislature also finds that campaign contribution prohibitions do not currently apply to organizations that receive grants from the State.  These grantees receive public funds appropriated by a legislative body, similar to state contractors.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision-making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Prohibiting compensated officers of state contractors, and their immediate family members, for the duration of their contracts exceeding the small purchase threshold established under the Hawaii public procurement code, from:

          (A)  Making, or promising to make, contributions to the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of the contract; or

          (B)  Soliciting any contribution from any person for any purpose; and

     (2)  Expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions by state contractors to include contributions from state grantees that receive grants exceeding $250,000, as well as from the compensated officers of those grantees and the compensated officers' immediate family members.

PART II

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§27-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state contract exceeding the small purchase threshold described in section 103D-305(a), the contracting state agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor and the immediate family members of each officer.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers or immediate family members.

     (b)  The contracting state agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The contracting state agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The contracting state agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A contracting state agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meanings as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§42F-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state grants.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a contract for a state grant exceeding $250,000, the expending agency executing the contract shall require the recipient to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the recipient and the immediate family members of each officer.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the recipient to certify the accuracy of the form.  Recipients shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers or immediate family members.

     (b)  The expending agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The expending agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the recipient.  The expending agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a recipient to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant.  An expending agency may withhold grant funds until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meanings as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 4.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103D-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state contract exceeding the small purchase threshold described in section 103D-305(a), the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor and the immediate family members of each officer.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers or immediate family members.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor to submit the information required under this section shall be subject to sections 103D-702 and 103D-707.

     (e)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meanings as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 5.  Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103F-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state contracts.  (a)  Within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state contract exceeding the small purchase threshold described in section 103D-305(a), the purchasing agency shall, pursuant to section 11-355, require the contractor or provider to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor or provider and the immediate family members of each officer.  The campaign spending commission shall prescribe a standard form and require the contractor or provider to certify the accuracy of the form.  Contractors or providers shall update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers or immediate family members.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, without obligation to verify accuracy or completeness for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  The purchasing agency's responsibility under this section shall be limited to receiving and transmitting the information submitted by the contractor or provider.  The purchasing agency shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information submitted.

     (d)  Failure of a contractor or provider to submit the information required under this section shall constitute a material noncompliance.  A purchasing agency may withhold execution, suspend performance, or pursue remedies available under the contract or applicable procurement law until the required information is submitted.

     (e)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meanings as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 6.  Section 11-355, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-355[]]  Contributions by state [and] or county contractors, state grantees, and the compensated officers and immediate family members of state contractors or grantees; 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 of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, or 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] from 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 compensated officer of a state contractor under subsection (a), or the immediate family members of the compensated officer, that is awarded a state contract exceeding the small purchase threshold described in section 103D-305(a), at any time from 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 the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of that specific contract; or

     (2)  Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.

     (c)  It shall be unlawful for any person that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, or any compensated officer of a state grantee that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, or the immediate family members of the compensated officer of a state grantee that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, from the State pursuant to chapter 42F, at any time from the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract for the grant, 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.

     (d)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives a contribution made unlawful by this section shall return the unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt.  If any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

     [(b)  Except as provided in subsection (a), 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.]

     (e)  After receipt of the information submitted by a state agency pursuant to sections 27-   , 42F-   , 103D-   , and 103F-   , the commission shall make the information available to candidate committees and noncandidate committees on a password-protected section of the commission's website.

     [(c)] (f)  For purposes of this section[, "completion]:

     "Completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have either terminated the contract [prior to] before 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.

     "Immediate family member" means, notwithstanding section 11-302, the person's spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, as defined in section 572C-3, and any dependent of the person or spouse or reciprocal beneficiary of the dependent.

     "Officer" means an individual who is listed as an officer on the department of commerce and consumer affairs business registration database."

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for system updates, training, and administrative support for the state procurement office to implement this part.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the state procurement office for the purposes of this Act.

PART III

     SECTION 8.  Section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt of the excess contribution.  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return.  Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund."

PART IV

     SECTION 9.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 10.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 11.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000; provided that section 7 shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

Report Title:

CSC; State Contractors; State Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation

Description:

Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers, and their immediate family members, of state contractors with contracts exceeding the small purchase threshold established under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code and grantees with grants exceeding $250,000.  Prohibits the compensated officers of state contractors, and their immediate family members, from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract exceeding the small purchase threshold.  Prohibits state grantees, including compensated officers and their immediate family members, from making, promising, or soliciting certain contributions for the duration of the grant exceeding $250,000.  Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.  Appropriates funds.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State's existing campaign finance law prohibiting organizations that receive state and county contracts from making campaign contributions does not extend to the compensated officers of the organizations or their immediate family members.

     The legislature also finds that campaign contribution prohibitions do not currently apply to organizations that receive grants from the State or counties.  These grantees receive public funds appropriated by a legislative body, similar to state or county contractors.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision-making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Prohibiting compensated officers of state or county contractors, and their immediate family members, for the duration of their contracts exceeding $250,000, from:

          (A)  Making contributions to the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state or county government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of the contract; or

          (B)  Soliciting any contribution from any person for any purpose; and

     (2)  Expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions by state or county contractors to include contributions from state or county grantees that receive grants exceeding $250,000, as well as from the compensated officers of those grantees and the compensated officers' immediate family members.

PART II

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§27-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state contracts.  (a)  At the time of the execution of a state contract exceeding $250,000, as described in section 11-355, the contracting state agency shall require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor and the immediate family members of each officer.

     (b)  The contracting state agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meaning as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§42F-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state grants.  (a)  At the time of the execution of a contract for a state grant exceeding $250,000, the expending agency executing the contract shall require the recipient to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the recipient and the immediate family members of each officer.

     (b)  The expending agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meaning as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 4.  Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§46-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for county contracts and grants.  (a)  At the time of the execution of a county contract or grant exceeding $250,000, as described in section 11-355, pursuant to the county charter or code, the contracting or expending county agency shall require the contractor or grant recipient to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor or grant recipient and the immediate family members of each officer.

     (b)  The contracting or expending county agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meaning as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 5.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103D-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state or county contracts.  (a)  At the time of the execution of a state or county contract exceeding $250,000, as described in section 11-355, the purchasing agency shall require the contractor to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the contractor and the immediate family members of each officer.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meaning as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 6.  Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§103F-     Disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members for state or county contracts.  (a)  At the time of the execution of a state contract, or county contract entered into pursuant to this chapter, exceeding $250,000, as described in section 11-355, the purchasing agency shall require the provider to provide a list of the names of all compensated officers of the provider and the immediate family members of each officer.

     (b)  The purchasing agency shall make the reported information available electronically to the campaign spending commission for purposes of section 11-355.

     (c)  For purposes of this section, "immediate family member" and "officer" have the same meaning as those terms are defined in section 11-355."

     SECTION 7.  Section 11-355, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-355[]]  Contributions by state [and] or county contractors and state or county grantees; 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 of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, or 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 compensated officer of a state or county contractor under subsection (a), or the immediate family members of the compensated officer, that is awarded a state or county contract exceeding $250,000, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract pursuant to subsection (a), to:

     (1)  Directly or indirectly make any contribution, or promise expressly or impliedly to make any contribution, to the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state or county government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of that specific contract; or

     (2)  Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.

     (c)  It shall be unlawful for any person that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, or any compensated officer of a state or county grantee that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, or the immediate family members of the compensated officer of a state or county grantee that receives a grant exceeding $250,000, from the State pursuant to chapter 42F or from a county pursuant to a county charter or code, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract for the grant, 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.

     (d)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives a contribution made unlawful by this section shall return the unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt.  If any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

     [(b)] (e)  [Except as provided in subsection (a), this] This section [does] shall 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.] outcome of a question or issue on a ballot.

     (f)  After receipt of the information submitted by a state or county agency pursuant to sections 27-   , 42F-   , 46-   , 103D-   , and 103F-   , the commission shall make the information available to candidate committees and noncandidate committees on a password-protected section of the commission's website.

     [(c)] (g)  For purposes of this section[, "completion]:

     "Completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have either terminated the contract [prior to] before 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.

     "Immediate family member" means, notwithstanding section 11-302, the person's spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, as defined in section 572C-3, and any dependent children.

     "Officer" means an individual who is listed as an officer on the department of commerce and consumer affairs business registration database."

PART III

     SECTION 8.  Section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt of the excess contribution.  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return.  Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund."

PART IV

     SECTION 9.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 10.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 11.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

CSC; State or County Contractors; State or County Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions

Description:

Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers, and their immediate family members, of state or county contractors and grantees with contracts or grants exceeding $250,000.  Prohibits the compensated officers of state or county contractors, and their immediate family members, from making or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract exceeding $250,000.  Prohibits state or county grantees, including compensated officers and their immediate family members, from making or soliciting certain contributions for the duration of the grant exceeding $250,000.  Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor or 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.

STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1008-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2026

RE:   H.B. No. 1519

      H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1519, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision-making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Requiring the disclosure of the names of compensated officers, and their immediate family members, of state contractors with contracts exceeding the small purchase threshold established under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code and of grantees of state grants exceeding $250,000;

     (2)  Prohibiting the compensated officers, and their immediate family members, of state contractors from making, promising to make, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract exceeding the small purchase threshold;

     (3)  Prohibiting the grantees, including compensated officers and their immediate family members, from making, promising to make, or soliciting certain contributions for the duration of the grant exceeding $250,000; and

     (4)  Requiring unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission; Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action; League of Women Voters of Hawaii; Imua Alliance; and numerous individuals.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the State Procurement Office.

     Your Committee encourages further consideration of the following:

     (1)  Whether the Campaign Spending Commission could more frequently notify campaigns of updates to the list of individuals who are prohibited from making contributions or whether the system could automatically notify filers when a donor matches an individual on the list;

     (2)  Whether the system should automatically notify filers of potential unintentional errors when entering donations online;

     (3)  Broadening the individuals who are subject to the prohibitions in this measure to include county contractors, contractors that are in a different branch of government from the branch that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of the contract or grant, and uncompensated officers of contractors or grantees; and

     (4)  Whether the contract and grant amounts in the measure are the most appropriate thresholds.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1519, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

STAND. COM. REP. NO.  100-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2026

RE:   H.B. No. 1519

      H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

     Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1519 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce the potential for campaign contributions to unduly influence policymaking, maintain public trust in government decision-making, and improve actual and perceived standards of conduct by:

     (1)  Requiring disclosure of the names of compensated officers, and their immediate family members, of state or county contractors and grantees with contracts or grants exceeding $250,000;

     (2)  Prohibiting compensated officers of state or county contractors, and their immediate family members, for the duration of their contracts exceeding $250,000, from:

          (A)  Making, or promising to make, contributions to the candidate committee of a candidate who is a member of, or seeking election to, the same branch of the state or county government that exercises authority over the awarding or administration of the contract; or

          (B)  Soliciting any contribution from any person for any purpose;

     (3)  Expanding the prohibition on campaign contributions by state or county contractors to include contributions from state or county grantees that receive grants exceeding $250,000, as well as from the compensated officers of those grantees and the compensated officers' immediate family members;

     (4)  Requiring unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor or they will escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund; and

     (5)  Clarifying that the prohibitions do not apply to the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, a noncandidate committee formed for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a question or issue on a ballot.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Campaign Spending Commission; League of Women Voters of Hawaii; Imua Alliance; Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action; Indivisible Hawaiʻi; Kaʻu Voices; and numerous individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the State Procurement Office and Hawaiʻi Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations.

     Your Committee finds that under existing campaign finance law, only a state or county contractor is prohibited from making campaign contributions.  The law does not prohibit the officers or family members of the contractor from making contributions.  Nor does the law prohibit state grantees from making campaign contributions even though these entities receive funds appropriated by the Legislature, similar to state or county contractors.

     Your Committee recognizes that the provisions of this measure may result in additional administrative and implementation costs for the counties.  Your Committee believes that narrowing the scope initially to state grantees and the compensated officers of state contractors and grantees, and their immediate family members, will allow the Legislature to take a measured first step in evaluating the effectiveness and impacts of restricting these contributions before considering whether similar restrictions should be extended to the counties in the future.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Narrowing the scope of the prohibitions established under this measure to state grantees and the compensated officers of state contractors and state grantees, and their immediate family members;

     (2)  Amending the scope of the prohibition applicable to compensated officers of contractors and their immediate family members to apply to state contracts exceeding the small purchase threshold established under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code, rather than to contracts exceeding $250,000, with the small purchase threshold defined as procurements of less than $100,000 for goods or services and less than $250,000 for construction;

     (3)  Requiring state contractors and grantees to provide a list of the names of compensated officers and immediate family members within thirty calendar days of fully executing a state contract or state grant;

     (4)  Requiring the Campaign Spending Commission to prescribe a standard disclosure form and require the contractor or grantee to certify the accuracy of the form;

     (5)  Requiring contractors and grantees to update disclosures within thirty calendar days of any change in the officers or immediate family members;

     (6)  Requiring the contracting or expending state agency to provide the disclosures to the Campaign Spending Commission within thirty calendar days of fully executing the contract, while clarifying that the agency's role is limited to receiving and transmitting the information and that the agency has no obligation to verify the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information provided;

     (7)  Establishing penalties for failure of a contractor or grantee to submit the information required;

     (8)  Removing language that clarified that the prohibitions do not apply to the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, a noncandidate committee formed for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a question or issue on a ballot;

     (9)  Amending the definition of "immediate family member" to include dependents and the spouse or reciprocal beneficiary of a dependent;

     (10) Inserting an appropriation to the State Procurement Office for system updates, training, and administrative support, effective July 1, 2026;

     (11) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

     (12) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     Your Committee notes that the Campaign Spending Commission testified that its staff is in discussions with the vendor developing the Commission's upgraded electronic filing system to determine the amount of additional funding needed to build a password-protected section that would allow candidate committees and noncandidate committees to access the names of compensated officers and immediate family members of state contractors and grantees.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1519, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1519, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,