HI HB 2130
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2130 pass?
No. HI HB 2130 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 (2026-01-28): Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
What is HI HB 2130 about?
Makes any state-chartered corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, cooperative, nonprofit, or other association lack the legal capacity to make expenditures or contributions in connection with elections or ballot measures. Deems any election or ballot measure expenditure or contribution to be ultra vires or void as a matter of law, triggering administrative forfeiture of charter privileges, including limited liability and perpetual duration, until reinstatement. Effective 1/1/2027.
Who sponsors HI HB 2130?
HUSSEY, AMATO, BELATTI and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2130.
Description
Makes any state-chartered corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, cooperative, nonprofit, or other association lack the legal capacity to make expenditures or contributions in connection with elections or ballot measures. Deems any election or ballot measure expenditure or contribution to be ultra vires or void as a matter of law, triggering administrative forfeiture of charter privileges, including limited liability and perpetual duration, until reinstatement. Effective 1/1/2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-26
- Latest action
- 2026-01-28 — Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- Agricultural Cooperative Associations
- Consumer Cooperative Associations
- Corporations
- Limited-Equity Housing Cooperatives
- Limited Liability Companies
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- Limited Partnerships
- Nonprofit Corporations
- Professional Corporations
- State-chartered Credit Unions
- Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations
Sponsors
- HUSSEYprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- KILAprimary
- MURAOKAprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- SOUZAprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-28
Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB2130Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2829
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