---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FINES."
description: "Updates the maximum administrative fines allowed for violations of chapters relating to standards of conduct and lobbyists. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1881"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1881 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Fines", "Ethics Commission Package", "Maximum"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a54f96c6-bf4b-4b16-b65c-7afacc122ac3"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1881&year=2024"
source_hash: "53db465ed6536e6f4a68223a319a1b4992f71721a6429b2d3f4dcc30a4fdb272"
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 1881 (2024) — RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

Updates the maximum administrative fines allowed for violations of chapters relating to standards of conduct and lobbyists. (SD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1881** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1881_.HTM)
2. **HB1881_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1881_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1881_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1881_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsider: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SAIKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-05-03** Act 015, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Act 015, on 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115). `became-law`
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 764). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-04-17** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garcia, Kila, Nakashima excused (3). `passage`
- **2024-04-17** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2024-04-17** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 758). `receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24.
- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 525) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2024-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3809) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-24 10:15AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-18** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-12** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-24 10:00AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 247). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 937-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-27** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-14** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takayama, Todd excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376-24), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-02-07** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-07-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-18** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a54f96c6-bf4b-4b16-b65c-7afacc122ac3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).