SB2454 • 2026

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

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Sponsor: RHOADS, CHANG
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Recommitted to JDC.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Campaign Contributions; Lobbyist Contributions Requires a candidate or any individual authorized to receive contributions on behalf of a candidate or noncandidate committee to deposit the monetary contribution or other campaign funds into a depository institution within seven days of its receipt.
Requires any elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or other individual required to file an organizational report who receives a contribution from a lobbyist to deposit the contribution within seven days of its receipt.
Effective 3/22/2075.

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SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2454 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2454 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2454 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS .

SD1_SFA2

Hawaii published version SD1_SFA2

Plain English: SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.

SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.
�� Date �� TO:�� Senate Bill No.
2454, S.D.
1 SECTION 1.� Senate Bill No.

SD2

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: 2026-1625 SB2454 SD2 SMA.

2026-1625 SB2454 SD2 SMA.
THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2454 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.

Bill History

2026-03-12 S
Recommitted to JDC.
2026-03-10 S
48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26
2026-03-10 S
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-10 S
Floor Amendment No. 2 offered.
2026-03-05 S
48 Hrs. Notice 3/10/2026.
2026-03-05 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-03-05 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2823) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-13 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.
2026-02-09 S
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30 S
Re-Referred to JDC.
2026-01-28 S
Referred to GVO, JDC.
2026-01-22 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-22 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Campaign Contributions; Lobbyist Contributions
Requires a candidate or any individual authorized to receive contributions on behalf of a candidate or noncandidate committee to deposit the monetary contribution or other campaign funds into a depository institution within seven days of its receipt. Requires any elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or other individual required to file an organizational report who receives a contribution from a lobbyist to deposit the contribution within seven days of its receipt. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)

Current Bill Text

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SB2454

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2454

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
.

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

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

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"(a)
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[
Monetary contributions and
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Within seven days after a
candidate or any individual authorized to receive contributions on behalf of a
candidate or noncandidate committee receives a monetary contribution or other
campaign funds, the contribution or
other campaign funds shall be [
promptly
]
deposited 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."

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SECTION

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

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11-365
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Contributions and expenditures by lobbyists
prohibited during legislative session.
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(a)
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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.
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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.
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Any elected official,
candidate, candidate committee, or other individual required to file an
organizational report pursuant to section 11-321 who receives a contribution
from a lobbyist before the specified period under this subsection shall deposit
the contribution within seven days after receipt of the contribution or before
the specified period, whichever is sooner.

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(b)
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Any contribution prohibited by this [
subsection
]
section

shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
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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.

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

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

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

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

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SECTION 3.
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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 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Campaign
Contributions; Lobbyist Contributions

Description:

Requires a candidate or any individual
authorized to receive contributions on behalf of a candidate or noncandidate
committee to deposit the monetary contribution or other campaign funds into a
depository institution within seven days of its receipt.
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Requires any elected official, candidate,
candidate committee, or other individual required to file an organizational
report who receives a contribution from a lobbyist to deposit the contribution
within seven days of its receipt
.
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