HB 992 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC.

Summary
Revises registration, fee, reporting, and enforcement requirements for charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities that solicit funds from the public. Removes duplication of registration, fee, and reporting requirements for charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025
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HB992 HB992_HD1 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Hawaii's charitable fundraising laws to modernize regulations for online fundraising platforms and platform charities. It clarifies definitions, adds new disclosure requirements for donors, and streamlines registration and reporting processes while maintaining consumer protections against fraud.
Scope change
The bill expands regulatory oversight to include digital fundraising platforms and platform charities, while removing redundant requirements between charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities.
DEFINITION

Added clear definitions for 'platform charity' and 'charitable fundraising platform' to distinguish between organizations that facilitate online fundraising and those that directly solicit donations.

REQUIREMENT

Requires platform charities to provide five specific disclosures to donors before completing donations, including information about tax deductibility, processing fees, and timeframes for fund distribution.

Mandates written consent from recipient charitable organizations before platform charities can use their names in fundraising solicitations.

Eliminated duplicate registration and reporting requirements between charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities to reduce administrative burden.

ENFORCEMENT

Added vicarious liability provisions where platform charities and charitable fundraising platforms are jointly responsible for each other's misuse of donated funds.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date to January 1, 3000, indicating this is a placeholder bill awaiting final legislative action.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 692) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Nadine Nakamura
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HI
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