SB 2259
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
- Hawaii
- Senate
- Introduced Jan 15, 2026
- Session 2026
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Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
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Enrolled to Governor.
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Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
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Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.
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The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
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The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 237-26).
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48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
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Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 237-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
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Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.
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House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 503).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
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Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2003-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
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Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
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The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15
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Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Pass First Reading
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 10) in amended form (SD 1).
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Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2697) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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One Day Notice 02-24-26.
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The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.
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The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2190) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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Referred to EDT, WAM.
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Introduced and passed First Reading.
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Pending Introduction.