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HI HB 369

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 369 pass?

No. HI HB 369 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 369 about?

Amends section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash, in the aggregate, from a single person during an election period to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund if not returned to the contributor within 30 days. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 369?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 369.

Description

Amends section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash, in the aggregate, from a single person during an election period to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund if not returned to the contributor within 30 days. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  6. 2025-04-25

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880).

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  7. 2025-04-25

    Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.

  8. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 325.

  9. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.

  10. 2025-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.

  11. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.

  12. 2025-04-22

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  13. 2025-04-17

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  14. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

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  15. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  16. 2025-04-17

    Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 33

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  17. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

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  18. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.

  19. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

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  20. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  21. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 625) in amended form (SD 1).

  22. 2025-04-08

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  23. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  24. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1749) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  25. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

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  26. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  27. 2025-03-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

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  28. 2025-03-18

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  29. 2025-03-11

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

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  30. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  31. 2025-03-04

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

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  32. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

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  33. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 97).

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  34. 2025-02-28

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

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  35. 2025-02-27

    Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  36. 2025-02-27

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 803), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  37. 2025-01-28

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

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  38. 2025-01-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2025-01-21

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

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  40. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  41. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-01-28 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-11 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=369&year=2026

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