# Hawaii SB 1048: RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC.

Hawaii SB 1048, RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 108, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1048
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 108, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208).
- Sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Department of the Attorney General, Solicitation of Funds from the Public, Donations, Charitable Funding Platforms, Platform Charities, Registration, CPC, FIN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (206 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

Amends Act 205, SLH 2024, to clarify standards and safeguards in online crowdfunding, including creating separate registration, reporting, and fee requirements that are specific to platform charities and charitable fundraising platforms. Extends the effective date of Act 205 to July 1, 2026. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More transparency for charity donors: benefit, low. Before donating, people see who is supposed to receive the money, any fees, and whether the gift is tax deductible. Platforms must explain when a charity may not receive the money and how long transfers can take, unless those details do not apply. Platforms must get a charity’s written consent befo…
- Fundraising platforms face filing fees: cost, low. Charitable fundraising platforms must register before soliciting and renew by July 1 each year. The initial registration and annual renewal fee is $250 each, unless the attorney general sets a different amount. A late renewal without reasonable cause costs $20 per day, up to $1,000. Nonexempt platf…
- New rules for professional fundraisers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, professional fundraising counsel and solicitors must register before soliciting and renew by July 1 each year. Each filing costs $250 unless the attorney general sets another amount; professional solicitors must also file a $25,000 bond with each filing. Solicitors need writ…
- Fewer safeguards for platform donations: mixed, low. Platforms and platform charities no longer follow certain professional-solicitor rules for campaign reports, records, material changes, and deposits into accounts in a charity’s name. Professional solicitors still follow those rules. A platform and a platform charity are also no longer liable for e…
- Fundraising businesses get clearer classifications: mixed, low. A person that meets both the platform charity and fundraising platform definitions is treated as a charitable fundraising platform. A business that meets both the commercial co-venturer and platform definitions is treated as a commercial co-venturer when it solicits for six or fewer charities in Ha…
- Fundraising rules start six months later: mixed, low. The date change took effect July 1, 2025. Act 205’s rules now take effect July 1, 2026, instead of January 1, 2026. Fundraising groups covered by that act face its requirements six months later, and the protections in those rules also begin later.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (49)

- 2025-05-29: Act 108, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 108, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 161). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 161) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takenouchi, Iwamoto, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 1:31PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811). (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 670). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1972) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-03-31: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-31-25 3:15PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1471) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-21: 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-18: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 249) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 735) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 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, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 493) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1208_.PDF)
- SB1048_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1048_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1048_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1048_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1048_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- HB 943: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. (signed)
- HB 613: RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1208_.PDF)
- [SB1048_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1048_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1048_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1048_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1048_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1048_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [HB 943: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB943-2025)
- [HB 613: RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB613-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1048-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).