Bills

SB 1032: CSC; CAMPAIGN FINANCE; FOREIGN ENTITIES; FOREIGN-INFLUENCED BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-03-17

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

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Prohibits foreign entities and foreign-influenced business entities from making contributions, expenditures, electioneering communications, or donations for election purposes.  Allows every business entity that contributes or expends funds in a state election to certify that the entity is not and will not be a foreign corporation or foreign-influenced business entity if the entity intends to make contributions or expenditures within an election cycle.  Specifies that if the conditions that determine whether a business entity qualifies as a foreign‑influenced business entity are held unconstitutional by a final judgment, including all appeals, the Campaign Spending Commission is required to establish revised conditions that are constitutional.  Requires noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures to obtain a statement of certification from each top contributor required to be listed in an advertisement avowing that no funds were derived from foreign entities or foreign-influenced business entities.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3MIN
Mar 12, 2025

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts1MIN
Jan 30, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts4MIN
Jan 30, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts

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