HI HB 2052
died on adjournmentRELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2052 pass?
No. HI HB 2052 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 (2026-02-03): The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
What is HI HB 2052 about?
Prohibits state or county contractor's officers and any officer's immediate family, with contracts of $100,000 or more for goods or services or $250,000 or more for construction, from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the contract. Prohibits grantees, grantees' officers and grantees' officer's immediate family, with grants of more than $100,000, from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the grant. Requires any unlawful contribution to be returned to the contributor or it will escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
Who sponsors HI HB 2052?
NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2052.
Description
Prohibits state or county contractor's officers and any officer's immediate family, with contracts of $100,000 or more for goods or services or $250,000 or more for construction, from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the contract. Prohibits grantees, grantees' officers and grantees' officer's immediate family, with grants of more than $100,000, from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the grant. Requires any unlawful contribution to be returned to the contributor or it will escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-26
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- NAKAMURAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-03
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
deferral
2026-01-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB2052Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2530
Official source
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