HB 2053 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Summary

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)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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HB2053 → HB2053_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the title and description to clarify that it applies specifically to state elected officials rather than county officials. It adds a formal definition for 'state elected official' to ensure clear applicability and changes the effective date of the law to July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from covering both state and county elected officials to covering only state elected officials.

SCOPE

The prohibition on soliciting or accepting campaign contributions during legislative sessions now applies only to state elected officials, removing the restriction on county officials.

DEFINITION

A new definition was added to explicitly list who qualifies as a 'state elected official,' including the governor, lieutenant governor, state senators, state representatives, and the trustee of the office of Hawaiian affairs.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and description were updated to reflect the change in scope from 'state and county' to 'state' elected officials.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 105-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors