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Hawaii bill SB 2471 aims to blunt Citizens United with state limits

politicsMay 7, 202628250

Hawaii lawmakers introduced SB 2471, a bill that would restrict corporate election spending and limit independent corporate political expenditures in state races. The bill targets the legal effects of the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision by imposing state-level caps and restrictions on corporate political money. If enacted, SB 2471 would be among the first state laws designed to blunt Citizens United and provide a legal blueprint other states could adopt. The measure matters because it shifts the fight over big money into state law, potentially curbing corporate influence in state and local elections.

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