Bills

SB 809: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

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

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Prohibits state or county grantees, officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors, and officers and immediate family members of state or county grantees, from contributing to candidate committees and noncandidate committees for the duration of the contract.  Prohibits state or county grantees from knowingly soliciting any contributions.  Requires candidates, candidate committees, and noncandidate committees to return any unlawful contribution to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt.  Provides that an unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund if it is not returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days.  Requires disclosures of the names of any owners, officers and immediate family members of a state or county contractor or grantee.

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