HB 992 Hawaii House · 2026 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 Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB992 → HB992_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill revision primarily updates metadata, formatting, and the effective date of the legislation while retaining the core policy text regarding platform charity regulations. The most significant substantive change is the extension of the bill's effective date from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000, likely to prevent the law from expiring prematurely. Minor text adjustments were made to definitions and reporting requirements, such as changing 'such solicitation' to 'the solicitation' and clarifying record-keeping durations.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on regulating platform charities and professional fundraising counsel in Hawaii; no new entities were added or existing exemptions removed.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000, ensuring the law remains in effect indefinitely.

TECHNICAL

Minor grammatical and phrasing adjustments were made to definitions and reporting clauses, such as changing 'such solicitation' to 'the solicitation' and clarifying record retention periods.

Metadata fields including author names, document versions, and timestamps were updated to reflect the House of Representatives version (HD1).

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Committee

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