HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1382

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 11-302, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:

     ""Contract with the State" means an agreement with the State in which a person:

     (1)  Has agreed to accept or has accepted legislatively appropriated funds including general obligation bonds, grants-in-aid, special purpose revenue bonds, or other methods of financing that exceed an aggregate of $100,000 within a fiscal year; or

     (2)  Has agreed to receive or render, or has received or rendered, services to the State;

provided that "contract with the State" shall not include permanent, full-time state employees."

     SECTION 2.  Section 11-354, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall solicit a contribution in a government facility that is used for the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the State or county[.], or in a facility owned, rented, leased, subleased, or associated with any person that has entered into a contract with the State."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

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



 

Report Title:

Campaign Fundraising; Restrictions; Contract With The State

 

Description:

Prohibits campaign fundraising on the property of persons that have accepted legislatively appropriated funds that exceed an aggregate value of $100,000 or received or rendered services to the State.  (HB1382 HD1)

 

 

 

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