--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO THE FAILURE TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION." description: "Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to publish on its website the names of all candidate and noncandidate committees that fail to file a report or to correct a report within two weeks of the Commission's notice to correct. (HB281 CD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2017 Regular Session" identifier: "HB 281" citation: "Hawaii HB 281 (2017 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Failure to File a Report or Corrected Report", "Publishing Names of Violators"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party)"] version_count: 3 action_count: 40 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2017-01-20" last_action: "2017-07-11" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0334d507-ff51-40b1-bfe9-d343bdc139b0" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=281&year=2017" source_hash: "e8fd226846e144a630d65a8440dc4afa59574f2c685d5abdee94c5cfbbcd0cfe" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"] --- # Hawaii HB 281 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE FAILURE TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to publish on its website the names of all candidate and noncandidate committees that fail to file a report or to correct a report within two weeks of the Commission's notice to correct. (HB281 CD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB281** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB281_.HTM) 2. **HB281_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB281_CD1_.HTM) 3. **HB281_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB281_HD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **2–0** (pass) · legislature - The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · legislature - Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · legislature - The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature - The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature ## Sponsors - SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-20** Pending introduction. - **2017-01-23** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2017-01-23** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee` - **2017-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-09-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325. - **2017-02-09** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 794) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2017-03-02** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). - **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2017-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 245). `introduction` - **2017-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2017-03-09** Referred to JDL. `referral-committee` - **2017-03-10** The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-17 9:00AM in conference room 016. - **2017-03-15** The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-22** Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 979) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2017-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). - **2017-03-22** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-24-17. - **2017-03-24** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Galuteria, Kim, Ruderman). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2017-03-24** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 393) in amended form (SD 1). - **2017-03-28** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - **2017-03-29** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 376). - **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; C. Lee, McDermott. - **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586). - **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; Kim, K. Rhoads. - **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 680). - **2017-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-17 10:00AM in conference room 325. - **2017-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-17 2:00PM in conference room 325. - **2017-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 10:30AM in conference room 325. - **2017-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, C. Lee; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. - **2017-04-27** 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) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 58) as amended in (CD 1). - **2017-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-17. - **2017-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 58). - **2017-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17. - **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. - **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - **2017-05-03** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 737). - **2017-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 642). - **2017-05-03** Transmitted to Governor. - **2017-07-11** Act 108, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209). `executive-signature` - **2017-07-11** Act 108, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0334d507-ff51-40b1-bfe9-d343bdc139b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).