Hawaii 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB716
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Requires the office of elections to prepare a voter information guide that includes candidate statements and statements on ballot questions. Appropriates funds to the department of the attorney general, legislative reference bureau, and counties for the preparation of the ballot analyses. Appropriates funds to the office of elections for the preparation and distribution of the voter information guides.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB717
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Report Pass
3/20/23
Refer
3/20/23
Report Pass
4/3/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Report Pass
4/27/23
Enrolled
5/2/23
Chaptered
7/12/23
Passed
7/12/23
Prohibits under certain circumstances state employees from appointing, hiring, promoting, or retaining relatives and household members and from making or participating in certain other employment-related decisions and from awarding a contract to or otherwise taking official action on a contract with a business if the employee's relative or household member is an executive officer of or holds a substantial ownership interest in that business. Imposes administrative fines for violations. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB718
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Requires the campaign spending commission to serve preliminary determinations of probable cause via first-class mail, instead of certified mail. Establishes a presumption of receipt when the preliminary determination is mailed to the address contained in a candidate or committee organizational report.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB719
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Refer
2/14/23
Report Pass
3/3/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Report Pass
4/6/23
Imposes a cap on charges for the reproduction of certain government records. Waives the cost of duplication of government records provided to requestors in an electronic format. Allows agencies to withhold certain deliberative documents before a decision is made. Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating records. Provides for a waiver of fees when the public interest is served by a record's disclosure. Appropriates funds for positions in the Office of Information Practices. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB72
Introduced
1/19/23
Refer
1/25/23
Establishes a $500 civil fine for the feeding or attempted feeding of any feral chicken. Provides that the department of health shall enforce this prohibition regardless of whether the department determines there is a nuisance that is dangerous or injurious to health. Authorizes county police departments to issue citations.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB720
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Increases the amount of partial public financing available for all offices. Increases the maximum amount of public funds available for all offices by fifty per cent. Increases the maximum amount of public funds available for a candidate for OHA from $1,500 to ten per cent of the expenditure limit established by statute for each election. Increases the amounts of qualifying contributions for OHA from more than $1,500 in the aggregate to more than $5,000 in the aggregate. Provides a downward adjustment of the minimum amounts of qualifying contributions for the office of prosecuting attorney for the city and county of Honolulu, and counties of Hawaii and Kauai, and for the office of county council for the county of Maui. Establishes two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions in the campaign spending commission. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB721
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Eliminates the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB722
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Amends the definition of "fundraiser" under the election law relating to the notice of intent for fundraisers and fundraising events.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB723
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Report Pass
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Expands application of the State's sunshine law to legislatively appointed bodies, including task forces, working groups, commissions, special committees, and select committees. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB724
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/3/23
Refer
3/9/23
Report Pass
3/28/23
Amends the prohibition against contributions to a candidate committee or noncandidate committee by state and county contractors to include state and county grantees and the owners, officers, and immediate family members of a state or county contractor or state or county grantee. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB725
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Establishes the office of the public advocate. Establishes rights for members of the public with respect to the conduct and operation of the legislature and its members. Specifies procedures for the investigation and reporting of alleged violations of the rights.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB726
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/3/23
Refer
3/9/23
Prohibits state and county elected officials from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the state legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess days, holidays, and weekends.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB727
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
3/2/23
Engrossed
3/7/23
Refer
3/10/23
Report Pass
4/6/23
Refer
4/17/23
Disallows a ballot issue committee to donate surplus funds to a community service, educational, youth, recreational, charitable, scientific, or literary organization. Disallows the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee. Allows a candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to make contributions to another candidate in an amount of not more than $2,000 per election period. Takes effect 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB728
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Provides grants in aid to several counties' boards of ethics.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB729
Introduced
1/23/23
Refer
1/30/23
Requires the campaign spending commission to publish on its website the names of candidate committees and noncandidate committees who fail to properly file an organizational report.