# Hawaii HB 1519: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Hawaii HB 1519, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by David A. Tarnas (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-27 (Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1519
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837).
- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Subjects: CSC, State Procurement Office, State and County Contractors, State and County Grantees, Officers of Contractors and Grantees, Third-Party Payment Processor Website Contributions, Prohibited Contributions, Appropriation, JDC, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (164 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees. Prohibits the compensated officers of certain state and county contractors and grantees from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract or grant. Provides that, for contributions received through a third-party payment processor website, whether received by check or directly deposited to the candidate or noncandidate committee, the date the contributor executes the transaction on the third-party payment processor website shall be deemed the date of receipt and the date of acceptance for campaign finance reporting and compliance requirements. Clarifies that monetary contributions and other campaign funds shall be deposited within 14 days of their physical receipt in a depository institution. Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Clarifies that where a violation of the prohibition against contributions and expenditures by lobbyists during legislative session occurs because of the acceptance or agreement to accept a prohibited contribution, and the contribution is by check, the date of violation shall be the date of the receipt of the check and not the date of deposit. Appropriates moneys. (SD3)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (40)

- 2026-04-27: Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837). (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: House Conferees Added: Representative Garcia added as Conferee. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810). (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Poepoe. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 708) in amended form (SD 3). (House)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Floor Amendment No. 5 offered. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3). (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Separated Committee Report. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Report filed. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-16-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3799) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3273) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on GVO deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-17-26 3:05PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 134). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1008-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 100-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-03: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD3_.pdf)
- HB1519_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1519_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1519_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD2_.HTM)
- HB1519_SD2_SFA5: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD2_SFA5_.HTM)
- HB1519_SD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD3_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD3_.pdf)
- [HB1519_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1519_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1519_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD2_.HTM)
- [HB1519_SD2_SFA5 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD2_SFA5_.HTM)
- [HB1519_SD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_SD3_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1519_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1519-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).