SB2532 • 2026

RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-05-07
Official status: Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Electronic Filing System Amends various sections of Hawaii's campaign spending laws by requiring designated campaign finance forms to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system.
Effective 11/4/2026.
(CD1)

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CD1

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Plain English: SB2532 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2532 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2532 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII C.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SB2532 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2532 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2532 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM .

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-07 S
Enrolled to Governor.
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-05 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
2026-05-01 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
2026-05-01 H
Deferred one day 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
2026-04-29 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 21-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-29 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
2026-04-29 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 21-26).
2026-04-24 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Hartsfield, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-24 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Lee, C., Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-23 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-22 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-21 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2026-04-20 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
2026-04-20 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Awa.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.
2026-04-16 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
2026-04-16 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-16 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 669).
2026-04-14 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-10 H
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2074-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
2026-04-02 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-04-02 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
2026-03-31 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-25 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).
2026-03-25 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1408-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-17 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-03-12 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10 H
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 60).
2026-03-06 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-05 S
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
2026-03-05 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2824) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-27 S
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-23 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-19 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2026-02-19 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2439) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2026-02-06 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-02 S
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-01-28 S
Referred to JDC, WAM.
2026-01-23 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Electronic Filing System
Amends various sections of Hawaii's campaign spending laws by requiring designated campaign finance forms to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system. Effective 11/4/2026. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB2532

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2532

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section 11-321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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(b)
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Before filing the organizational report, each
candidate committee or noncandidate committee shall [
mail or deliver
]
electronically
file
an electronic filing form [
to
]
with
the commission."

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SECTION
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Section 11-326, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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11-326[
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Termination of candidate committee's or
noncandidate committee's registration.
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A candidate committee or noncandidate committee may terminate its
registration if:

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(1)
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The candidate
committee or noncandidate committee:

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(A)
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Files a request
for registration termination form;

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(B)
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[
Files
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Electronically
files
a report disclosing contributions and expenditures not previously
reported by the committee, and the committee has no surplus or deficit; and

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(C)
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Mails or delivers
to the commission a copy of the committee's closing bank statement; and

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(2)
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The request is
approved by the commission."

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SECTION
3
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Section 11-333, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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

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(1)
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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 if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be
returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

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(2)
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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;

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(3)
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All expenditures,
including the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose
of each expenditure.
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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;

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

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(5)
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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.
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A copy of the executed loan document shall be
[
received by
]
electronically filed with
the commission by [
mail
or delivery
] on or before the filing date for the report covering the
reporting period when the loan was received.
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The document shall contain the terms of the loan, including the interest
and repayment schedule.
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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;

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(6)
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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

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(7)
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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."

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SECTION
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Section 11-342, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) and (b) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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No fundraiser shall be held unless a notice
of intent to hold the fundraiser is
electronically
filed with the
commission setting forth the name and address of the person in charge, the
price per person, the date, hour, and place of the fundraiser, and the method
thereof.

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(b)
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The person in charge of the fundraiser shall
electronically
file
the notice with the commission prior to the fundraiser."

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SECTION
5
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Section 11-428, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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11-428[
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Eligibility requirements for public funds.
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In order to be eligible to receive public
funds for an election, a candidate shall certify that the candidate will meet
all the following requirements:

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(1)
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The
candidate and any candidate committee authorized by the candidate shall not
incur campaign expenses in excess of the expenditure limitations imposed by
section 11-423;

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(2)
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The
candidate has qualified to be on the election ballot in a primary or general
election;

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(3)
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The
candidate has
electronically
filed a statement of intent to seek
qualifying contributions.
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A contribution
received before the filing of a statement of intent to seek public funds shall
not be considered a qualifying contribution;

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(4)
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The candidate or candidate committee
authorized by the candidate has received the minimum qualifying contribution
amounts for the office sought by the candidate as set forth in section 11-429;

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(5)
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The aggregate of contributions certified with
respect to any person under paragraph (4) does not exceed $100;

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(6)
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The candidate
agrees to obtain and furnish any evidence relating to expenditures that the
commission may request;

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(7)
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The candidate
agrees to keep and furnish records, books, and other information that the
commission may request;

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(8)
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The candidate
agrees to an audit and examination by the commission pursuant to section 11-434
and to pay any amounts required to be paid pursuant to that section; and

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(9)
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Each candidate and candidate committee in
receipt of qualifying contributions that may be taken into account for purposes
of public funding shall maintain, on a form prescribed by the commission,
records that show the date and amount of each qualifying contribution and the
full name and mailing address of the person making the contribution.
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The candidate and the candidate committee
authorized by the candidate shall transmit to the commission all reports with
respect to these contributions that the commission may require."

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SECTION
6
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Section 11-430, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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Each application for public funds shall be
signed by the candidate and notarized, and accompanied by the
electronically
filed
qualifying campaign contribution statement or statements."

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SECTION
7.
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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 8.
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This Act shall take effect on November 4,
2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

By Request

Report Title:

Campaign
Spending Commission Package; Electronic Filing System

Description:

Amends
various sections of Hawaii's campaign spending laws by requiring designated
campaign finance forms to be submitted electronically through the Campaign
Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system.

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