republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2017-regular-session/hb-511.md

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Bill	RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.	Clarifies the laws governing lobbyists by amending the definitions of "expenditure," "lobbyist," and "lobbying." Allows a former employer of a lobbyist to file a notice of termination of employment. Amends requirements for expenditure reports covering special sessions of the legislature. Requires the posting of lobbyist registration statements on the state ethics commission's website within a reasonable time after filing and the posting shall remain on the website for at least four years. Increases the maximum administrative fine from $500 to $1,000 for each violation of the lobbying law. (HB511 CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2017 Regular Session	HB 511	Hawaii HB 511 (2017 Regular Session)	bill	State Ethics Commission Lobbyist Law Lobbying Enforcement	enacted	NISHIMOTO	3	43	5	2017-01-20	2017-06-23	openstates	ocd-bill/c5872bf3-5897-414c-afb0-bcf30e422879	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=511&year=2017	b022a3ee030c64dc1d3064608a9941572ba4eba88af77962ef092a53692f074d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii HB 511 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO LOBBYISTS.

Clarifies the laws governing lobbyists by amending the definitions of "expenditure," "lobbyist," and "lobbying." Allows a former employer of a lobbyist to file a notice of termination of employment. Amends requirements for expenditure reports covering special sessions of the legislature. Requires the posting of lobbyist registration statements on the state ethics commission's website within a reasonable time after filing and the posting shall remain on the website for at least four years. Increases the maximum administrative fine from $500 to $1,000 for each violation of the lobbying law. (HB511 CD1)

Version chain

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

1. HB511 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB511_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB511_HD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 4–0 (pass) · legislature
• The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 11–0 (pass) · legislature
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 3–0 (pass) · legislature
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · legislature
• Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — 25–0 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• NISHIMOTO — 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
• 2017-01-25 Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 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 committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
• 2017-02-21 Bill scheduled for decision-making on Thursday, 02-23-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
• 2017-02-23 The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-02 Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 804) 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. 268). introduction
• 2017-03-09 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2017-03-09 Referred to JDL. referral-committee
• 2017-03-13 The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-17 9:00AM in conference room 016.
• 2017-03-17 The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-04-04 Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• 2017-04-04 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
• 2017-04-04 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-17.
• 2017-04-06 Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2017-04-06 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 493) in amended form (SD 1).
• 2017-04-07 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
• 2017-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 545).
• 2017-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; Oshiro, 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 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday, 04-27-17 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 325.
• 2017-04-27 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Oshiro, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• 2017-04-27 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Kim, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 81) 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. 81).
• 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.
• 2017-06-23 Act 051, 06/22/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). executive-signature
• 2017-06-23 Act 051, on 06/22/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c5872bf3-5897-414c-afb0-bcf30e422879. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).