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HI HB 2130

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RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-28 — Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • HUSSEYprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MURAOKAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • SOUZAprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

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