--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE." description: "Requires certain solicitations that reference disasters to include a disclosure. Deems violators guilty of a class C felony. (SD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2024" identifier: "HB 2072" citation: "Hawaii HB 2072 (2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Campaign Spending", "Contributions", "Solicitations"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"] version_count: 3 action_count: 28 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2024-01-19" last_action: "2024-05-03" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e569fbbd-3027-45be-93ad-7ca51559f623" source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2072&year=2024" source_hash: "89b1dace11a0b9c7490347f04e4f6e5d1f5342b131ca5c2cc8ea7c3f4bad4f6e" 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 2072 (2024) — RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Requires certain solicitations that reference disasters to include a disclosure. Deems violators guilty of a class C felony. (SD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB2072** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2072_.HTM) 2. **HB2072_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2072_HD1_.HTM) 3. **HB2072_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2072_SD1_.HTM) ## Votes - Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower - Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - SAIKI — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-05-03** Act 016, 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). `became-law` - **2024-05-03** Act 016, on 05/03/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). `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. 757). `receipt` - **2024-04-16** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-05-24. - **2024-04-09** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 650). `receipt` - **2024-04-05** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure` - **2024-04-04** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 480) in amended form (SD 1). - **2024-04-04** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2024-04-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-24. - **2024-04-02** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-04-02** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3416) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-03-15** 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, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-03-12** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - **2024-03-07** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee` - **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 292). `introduction, receipt` - **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2024-02-29** 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) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett, Holt, Kahaloa, Lowen, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Todd excused (9). - **2024-02-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 659-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-02-22** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Holt, Ilagan, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ganaden; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Kong, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-22-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - **2024-01-24** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee` - **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1` - **2024-01-19** Pending introduction. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e569fbbd-3027-45be-93ad-7ca51559f623`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).