HI HB 2053
died on adjournmentRELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2053 pass?
No. HI HB 2053 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 (2026-02-10): Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
What is HI HB 2053 about?
Prohibits state elected officials from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions during any Regular Session or Special Session of the Legislature, including any extension of any Regular Session or Special Session or any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2053?
NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2053.
Description
Prohibits state elected officials from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions during any Regular Session or Special Session of the Legislature, including any extension of any Regular Session or Special Session or any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-26
- Latest action
- 2026-02-10 — Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- NAKAMURAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-10
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 105-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-03
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
committee-passage-favorable
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.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-03 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Hashem: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2531
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