Report Title:

Campaign Contributions; Contracts

 

Description:

Prohibits a person making an expenditure for (not only a contribution to) any candidate committee or political party from receiving a contract from the state or county for one year from the availability of the contract, including subcontracts. Includes immediate family members under this prohibition.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

265

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 11-205.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

11-205.5 Campaign contributions by state contractors. (a) Any person making a contribution to any candidate, committee, or political party, [and who has received, in any calendar year, $50,000 or more through] shall be prohibited from receiving contracts from the State, or county [shall register and report that fact to the commission within thirty days of the date of the contribution or within thirty days of the date of the contract, whichever occurs later; provided that this section shall not apply to a person who has received $50,000 or more through a grant, subsidy, or purchase of service agreement under chapter 42F or 103F.

(b) The commission shall prescribe forms and procedures for the reporting required in subsection (a) which, at a minimum, shall require the following information:

(1) The name and address of the person making the contribution;

(2) The name of the candidate, committee, or political party receiving the contribution;

(3) The amount of money received from the State or county, the dates, and information identifying each contract and describing the service performed or goods provided; and

(4) If an entity is making the contribution, the names and business addresses of the principals, including officers and directors.], as described under sections 103D-303 and 103D-34, Hawaii Revised Statutes. This prohibition shall apply from within one year of notice of the availability of the contract, or the date of the contract, whichever is earlier. No person who receives a contract shall make expenditures or contributions to a candidate committee or party within one year after completion of all terms of the contract.

(b) For purposes of this section a person shall include primary contracts and subcontracts or any other agreement for services provided under subsection (a) with the State or county.

(c) [The commission shall maintain a list of such reports for public inspection both at the commission's office and through the state FYI electronic bulletin board.] Contributions shall be prohibited from principals directly associated with contracts and subcontracts, including immediate family members, during the same time period provided under subsection (a)."

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

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2002.

INTRODUCED BY:

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