SB 1179 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Summary

Prohibits foreign entities and foreign-influenced business entities from making contributions, expenditures, electioneering communications, or donations for election purposes. Requires every business entity that contributes or expends funds in a state election to file a statement of certification regarding its limited foreign influence. Requires noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures to obtain a statement of certification from each top contributor required to be listed in an advertisement. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Mar 22, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023 · House Mar 22, 2023

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2023

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 2023

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1435) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 22, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-0-1)

house

Mar 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 379) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-16-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 2 co-sponsors