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HB1336
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1336
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to campaign contributions
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
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Section 11-355,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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Contributions by state and county contractors
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contributions by state and county grantees;
prohibited.
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(a)
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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
or leasing
of property, or
furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the
counties, 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:
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(1)
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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
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(2)
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Knowingly solicit
any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period[
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or
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(3)
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Knowingly
provide something of value to any candidate committee or noncandidate committee
or to any candidate or to any person for any political purpose or use,
including advertisements.
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(b)
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It shall be unlawful for any person who applies
for or receives a grant or subsidy from the State pursuant to chapter 42F, or
from a county pursuant to county charter or code, at any time between the application
for the grant or subsidy through the completion of the contract, to:
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(1)
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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 any person for any political purpose or use; or
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(2)
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Knowingly
solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.
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(c)
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It shall be unlawful for the owners, officers, consultants, and any joint
account holder of any state or county contractor under subsection (a), at any
time between the execution of a contract through completion of the contract
pursuant to subsection (a), to directly or indirectly make any contribution to
any candidate committee or noncandidate committee.
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(d)
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It shall be unlawful for the owners, officers, consultants, and any
joint account holder of any state or county grantee under subsection (b), at
any time between the application through completion of the contract pursuant to
subsection (b), to directly or indirectly make any contribution to any
candidate committee or noncandidate committee.
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(e)
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Except as provided in [
subsection
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subsections
(a),
(b), (c), and (d),
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
, the state or county
grantee, or the owners, officers, consultants, and joint account holders of a
state or county contractor or state or county grantee,
for the
purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or the election of any
person to office.
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(f)
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For purposes of this section,
"completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government
contract have either terminated the contract prior to 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."
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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
State and
County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Campaign Contributions;
Prohibitions
Description:
Amends the
prohibition against contributions to a candidate committee or noncandidate
committee by state and county contractors to include state and county grantees
and the owners, officers, consultants, and joint account holders of a state or
county contractor or state or county grantee.
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