Bill Text: HI SB405 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Contributions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-07 - Act 207, on 07/06/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1335). [SB405 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-SB405-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	405
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "[[]§11-364[]]  Excess contribution; return; escheat.  (a)  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-357, 11-358, 11-359, or 11-360 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty days of receipt of the excess contribution.  Any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee that receives in the aggregate more than the applicable contribution limit in section 11-362 shall return any excess contribution to the contributor within thirty days of the end of the election period; provided that the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee may choose which contributions to return.  Any excess contribution not returned to the contributor within thirty days shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.

 

Report Title:

Campaign Spending Commission Package; Contribution Limits; Return of Contribution

 

Description:

Provides that excess contributions by nonresident contributors shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund if not returned to the contributor within thirty days of the end of the election period.  Allows the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee to choose which excess contributions by nonresident contributors to return.  Effective 7/1/2112.  (HD1)

 

 

 

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