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Bill RELATING TO LOBBYING. Establishes certain presumptions regarding lobbying on behalf of private clients. Makes certain contracts voidable when entered into in violation of the state lobbying law under certain conditions. Expands the definition of "lobbying" in the state lobbying law to include certain communications with certain government officials regarding procurement decisions. Effective 1/1/2027. (SD2) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 HB 412 Hawaii HB 412 (2025)
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Hawaii HB 412 (2025) — RELATING TO LOBBYING.

Establishes certain presumptions regarding lobbying on behalf of private clients. Makes certain contracts voidable when entered into in violation of the state lobbying law under certain conditions. Expands the definition of "lobbying" in the state lobbying law to include certain communications with certain government officials regarding procurement decisions. Effective 1/1/2027. (SD2)

Version chain

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

  1. HB412 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB412_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB412_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB412_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Reconsider: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 250 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURA — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-05-16 Act 063, on 05/16/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). became-law
  • 2025-05-16 Act 063, 05/16/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). became-law
  • 2025-04-25 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2025-04-25 Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 813). receipt
  • 2025-04-24 Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran excused (2). passage
  • 2025-04-24 House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
  • 2025-04-24 Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 806). receipt
  • 2025-04-23 Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-25.
  • 2025-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). receipt
  • 2025-04-10 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-08 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 631) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2025-04-08 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. passage
  • 2025-04-03 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
  • 2025-04-03 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1662) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2025-03-25 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-21 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-21 Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1269) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2025-03-18 The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-14 The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-06 Referred to GVO, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 230). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2025-02-27 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) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
  • 2025-02-27 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 815) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2025-01-28 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-01-23 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-21 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-16 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f07995d-a767-4eea-89ee-3553fb513006. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).