Bill Text: HI HB1674 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Campaign Finance.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-12 - The recommendation was not adopted. [HB1674 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB1674-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 11-384, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§11-384[]] Disposition of campaign funds; termination of
registration. (a) The candidate committee and candidate who
receives contributions for an election but fails to file nomination papers for
that election shall return residual funds to the contributors or donate the funds pursuant to subsection (e) no
later than ninety days after the date on which nominations for that election [shall]
must be filed. Funds not returned
to contributors or donated pursuant to subsection
(e) shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
(b) The candidate committee and candidate who withdraws or ceases to be a candidate for the election because of death, disqualification, or other reasons shall return residual funds to the contributors or donate the funds pursuant to subsection (e) no later than ninety days after the candidate withdraws or ceases to be a candidate. Funds not returned to contributors or donated pursuant to subsection (e) shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
(c)
A candidate who is elected to office, including a candidate subject to
term limits and a candidate who resigned before the end of the term of office
and the candidate committee of [such a] the candidate, may use
campaign funds as provided in section 11-381 [or], return funds
to contributors, or donate funds pursuant to subsection (e) until four
years from the date of the election for which the campaign funds were
received. Funds that are not used [or],
returned to contributors, or donated pursuant to subsection (e) shall
escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.
(d)
A candidate who loses an election and the candidate committee of [such
a] the candidate may use campaign funds as provided in section 11-381
[or], return funds to contributors, or donate funds pursuant
to subsection (e) until one year from the date of the election for which
the campaign funds were received. Funds
that are not used [or], returned to contributors, or donated
pursuant to subsection (e) shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign
fund.
(e) Candidates and candidate committees described
in subsections (a) to (d) may donate the campaign funds specified in those
subsections to the general fund of the State or to the real property tax
general fund of any county of the State.
[(e)] (f) A candidate committee that disposes of
campaign funds pursuant to this section shall terminate its registration with
the commission as provided in section 11-326.
[(f)] (g) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
campaign funds may be used for the candidate's next subsequent election as
provided in section 11-381 upon registration for the election pursuant to
section 11-321.
[(g)] (h) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Campaign Finance; Funds; Donations; State; Counties
Description:
Authorizes candidates and their candidate committees to donate residual campaign funds to the general fund of the State or to the real property tax general fund of any county of the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
