Report Title:

Campaign Contributions; State and County Contractors

Description:

Repeals prohibition of indirect campaign contributions by government contractors during life of contract.  Authorizes contractors to establish noncandidate committees for the purpose of making campaign contributions.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2659
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to campaign contributions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 11-205.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

     "(a)  It shall be unlawful for the person who enters into any contract with the State, any of its counties, or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services, the buying of property, or furnishing any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of its counties, department or agency thereof, or for selling any land or building to the State, any of its counties, or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of the contract or payment for material, supplies, equipment, land, property, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the legislative body, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract, to:

     (1)  Directly [or indirectly] make any contribution or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any contribution to any political party, committee, or candidate or to any person for any political purpose or use; or

     (2)  Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.

     (b)  This section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any separate segregated fund or noncandidate committee by any state or national bank, corporation, or labor organization for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election or the election of any person to office; provided that the commission shall by rule establish contribution limits for limited liability companies as defined in section 428-101, limited liability partnerships as defined in section 425-101, and limited liability limited partnerships as defined in section 425E-102.  Sole proprietors subject to this section shall comply with applicable campaign contribution limits in section 11-204."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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