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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ELECTIONS."
description: "Requires a pilot program for the 2020 primary and general elections in any county with a population of less than 100,000 to be conducted by mail. Establishes a voter service center to provide certain election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Requires the Office of Elections to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1401 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1401"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1401 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Voting by Mail", "Pilot Program", "Voter Service Center", "Places of Deposit ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NISHIMOTO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de065382-b7b4-4e8f-ab87-01182b9e8903"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1401&year=2018"
source_hash: "47f4131ab4ae10820814e561d6e27f62a29df440d18ce922c0ea76d372f5a183"
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 1401 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Requires a pilot program for the 2020 primary and general elections in any county with a population of less than 100,000 to be conducted by mail. Establishes a voter service center to provide certain election services. Allows for additional places of deposit for personal delivery of mail-in ballots. Requires the Office of Elections to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1401 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1401** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1401_.HTM)
2. **HB1401_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1401_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1401_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1401_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **160** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **101** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-14-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-02-14** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2017-02-17** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen voting no (1) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-17 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2017-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tupola, Ward; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Choy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 733), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 67). `introduction`
- **2017-03-03** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to JDL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Re-Referred to JDL/WAM.
- **2017-03-24** The committee(s) on JDL/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-17 9:45AM in conference room 211.
- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-07** Reported from JDL/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1497) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2017-04-07** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-17.
- **2017-04-11** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 653) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2017-04-13** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto, Luke Co-Chairs; Cullen, McDermott.
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 585).
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 586).
- **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; Tokuda Co-Chair; 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** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-17 11:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 2:05PM in Conference Room 325.
- **2017-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-17 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 325.
- **2017-11-30** Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
- **2018-01-17** Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-01-17** Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 1).
- **2018-03-14** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-03-15** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 385).
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-23** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto, Luke Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Nakamura, Tupola.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 636).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Luke, Morikawa, Nakamura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 152-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 152-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 182, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 182, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de065382-b7b4-4e8f-ab87-01182b9e8903`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS."
description: "Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation, in any state educational program or activity, or in any educational program or activity that receives state financial assistance. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to study how other jurisdictions oversee Title IX enforcement. Effective 1/1/2020, except study effective 7/1/2018. (HB1489 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1489"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1489 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Civil Rights", "Discrimination", "Sex", "Sexual Orientation", "Gender Identity", "Gender Expression", "Study"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "DeCoite", "EVANS", "ICHIYAMA", "LOWEN", "MATSUMOTO", "NAKAMURA", "NAKASHIMA", "SAN BUENAVENTURA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 57
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21d2d1ca-bc6a-476c-b368-37873ceea2de"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1489&year=2018"
source_hash: "d679cd7a3c84fde27540b6dc43a9d1d544af1114a5166fd103d44d270bb66206"
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 1489 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation, in any state educational program or activity, or in any educational program or activity that receives state financial assistance. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to study how other jurisdictions oversee Title IX enforcement. Effective 1/1/2020, except study effective 7/1/2018. (HB1489 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1489** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1489_.HTM)
2. **HB1489_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1489_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1489_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1489_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1489_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1489_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- DeCoite — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-14-17 10:00AM in House conference room 309.
- **2017-02-14** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 693) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2017-02-17** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-28-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-02-28** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1051), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) McDermott 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. 358). `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to JDL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-17** The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-17 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2017-03-22** The committee on JDL deferred the measure.
- **2017-11-30** Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
- **2018-01-17** Re-Referred to LBR/JDC, WAM.
- **2018-03-16** Re-Referred to LBR, JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3183) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-28** Re-Referred to LBR, JDC.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 9:15AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-03** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3589) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kidani . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 589) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Yamashita, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; English, K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Re-referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 66 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** House Conferees Added: Representative Luke added as Co-Chair.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 677).
- **2018-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-18 at 10:30am in Conference Room 329.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Nishimoto, Luke, Ichiyama, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Taniguchi, English, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 150-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 150-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-06** Act 110, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1211). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 110, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1211). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21d2d1ca-bc6a-476c-b368-37873ceea2de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY."
description: "Creates a revolving line of credit sub-fund within the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund for a state agency to finance cost-effective energy-efficiency measures. (HB1508 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1508"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1508 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Green Energy Market Securitization", "Energy Efficiency", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CULLEN"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff0dcaea-ef40-4e0d-9cbf-2962cb43920c"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1508&year=2018"
source_hash: "4c835584da9b548b382a2b8394f9039cbf1f0de5a502bb3a2bc8f3b22d6ff23f"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1508 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Creates a revolving line of credit sub-fund within the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund for a state agency to finance cost-effective energy-efficiency measures. (HB1508 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1508** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1508_.HTM)
2. **HB1508_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1508_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1508_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1508_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1508_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1508_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1508_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1508_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1508_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1508_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **150** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-09-17 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-02-09** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Evans, Ichiyama, Kong, Say, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 364) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2017-02-15** 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) Kobayashi, Oshiro excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-28-17 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2017-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1025) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-17.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 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. 360). `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to TRE/GVO, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30** Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on TRE added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-21-18 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-20** Re-Referred to TRE, WAM.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3197) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3615) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 590) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Cullen Co-Chairs; Todd, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Wakai, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-26** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-27-18 9:30AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 2:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-18 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 225.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Cullen, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Inouye, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 164-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 164-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 121, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 121, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff0dcaea-ef40-4e0d-9cbf-2962cb43920c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO INSURANCE."
description: "Prohibits an insurer from renewing or re-enrolling an individual in a short-term, limited-duration health insurance policy or contract if the individual was eligible to purchase health insurance through the federal health insurance marketplace during an open enrollment period or special enrollment period in the previous calendar year. Specifies that short-term, limited-duration health insurance shall be subject to the same provisions of the insurance code currently applicable to limited benefit health insurance. (HB1520 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1520"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1520 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Short-term", "Limited-duration Health Insurance", "Insurers", "Renewal or Reenrollment", "Prohibition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MCKELVEY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1520 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Prohibits an insurer from renewing or re-enrolling an individual in a short-term, limited-duration health insurance policy or contract if the individual was eligible to purchase health insurance through the federal health insurance marketplace during an open enrollment period or special enrollment period in the previous calendar year. Specifies that short-term, limited-duration health insurance shall be subject to the same provisions of the insurance code currently applicable to limited benefit health insurance. (HB1520 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1520** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1520_.HTM)
2. **HB1520_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1520_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1520_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1520_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1520_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1520_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. — **70** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **20** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to CPC, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30** Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
- **2018-01-31** Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-02-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Say, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Mizuno, Yamane, McDermott.
- **2018-02-06** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111-18) as amended in HD 1.
- **2018-02-06** Recommends recommittal to CPC.
- **2018-02-06** Recommitted to CPC with none voting no and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Souki excused.
- **2018-02-06** Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Re-referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 18 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 26 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1028-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 259). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-15-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3070) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-22** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-27-18.
- **2018-03-27** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 447) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-28** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-29** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 397).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Kobayashi, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Espero, Ihara.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Kobayashi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Baker, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 70-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 70-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 192, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 192, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/015db6f7-fae1-4cf7-9291-3d8cb7f151b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO COMPOSTING."
description: "Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a 3-year compost reimbursement pilot program to provide reimbursements to farmers and ranchers when purchasing compost from a certified processor, dealer, retailer, or wholesaler licensed to do business in the State. Establishes a temporary compost reimbursement pilot program manager position. Requires the Department to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1577 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1577"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1577 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Compost Reimbursement Pilot Program", "Compost Reimbursement Pilot Program Manager", "Report", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "C. LEE", "CREAGAN", "EVANS", "JOHANSON", "KEOHOKALOLE", "LOWEN", "QUINLAN", "THIELEN"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1577 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO COMPOSTING.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a 3-year compost reimbursement pilot program to provide reimbursements to farmers and ranchers when purchasing compost from a certified processor, dealer, retailer, or wholesaler licensed to do business in the State. Establishes a temporary compost reimbursement pilot program manager position. Requires the Department to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1577 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1577** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1577_.HTM)
2. **HB1577_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1577_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1577_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1577_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1577_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1577_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB1577_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1577_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to EEP, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-09-17 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-02-09** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Evans, Ichiyama, Kong, Say, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 219) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.
- **2017-02-10** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, Ing excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 02-15-17 2:00PM in House conference room 309.
- **2017-02-15** The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Har, Creagan, Hashem, Ing, Ohno, Onishi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 569), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2017-02-17** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
- **2017-02-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-17 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2017-02-24** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 870), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 209). `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** The committee(s) on EDU/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-17 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2017-03-20** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, K. Rhoads. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-22-17 3:16PM in conference room 229.
- **2017-03-22** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, K. Kahele, Espero, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-24** Reported from EDU/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1137) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2017-03-24** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2017-11-30** Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-02** The committee on WAM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-05-18 10:15AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3705) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 591) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Woodson, Lowen Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Gabbard, K. Kahele Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Woodson, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Kidani, Gabbard, K. Kahele; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 134-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 134-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 089, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 089, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5d6b4ce-4341-4926-b98c-1f006d1a670d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO OPIOIDS."
description: "Requires the inclusion of a label warning of the risks of addiction and death on the packaging of any opioid drug dispensed by a health care professional or pharmacist. (HB1602 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1602"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1602 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Opioid", "Warning Label"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. LEE", "LUKE", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "TAKUMI", "THIELEN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1602 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO OPIOIDS.
Requires the inclusion of a label warning of the risks of addiction and death on the packaging of any opioid drug dispensed by a health care professional or pharmacist. (HB1602 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1602** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1602_.HTM)
2. **HB1602_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1602_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1602_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1602_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1602_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1602_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 02-01-18 9:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 726-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1071-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 260). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3431) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 592) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi Co-Chairs; Learmont, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ruderman, Tokuda.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-20** 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) Baker, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 21-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 21-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 151, on 07/09/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 151, 07/09/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f91939e-45f2-4948-b65b-feca5eb2afc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO STATE BONDS."
description: "Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. Amends the titles and descriptions of certain capital improvement projects of executive branch agencies and programs that are established in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2018. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1604"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1604 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Bonds", "State Budget", "CIP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CULLEN", "LUKE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6149116c-c021-4aaf-a1b5-9b60cb88095c"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1604&year=2018"
source_hash: "83fb3c61f40865878f588c22941975018b46c57a7aecb2c2d289e4c374475a2c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1604 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. Amends the titles and descriptions of certain capital improvement projects of executive branch agencies and programs that are established in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2018. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1604** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1604_.HTM)
2. **HB1604_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1604_CD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 897-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 132). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3024) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 437) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; Keith-Agaran, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-18-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-18** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-20-18 1:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-20** 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) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 105-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 105-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-25** Act 054, on 06/22/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-25** Act 054, 06/22/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1154). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6149116c-c021-4aaf-a1b5-9b60cb88095c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS."
description: "Removes unnecessary or redundant provisions of the general excise tax laws. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1605"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1605 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Excise Tax", "Repeal of Obsolete or Unnecessary Provisions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CULLEN", "LUKE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc7ae6f2-8416-4cff-86f7-410a783dbc2c"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1605 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.
Removes unnecessary or redundant provisions of the general excise tax laws. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1605** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1605_.HTM)
2. **HB1605_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1605_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1030-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say voting no (1) and Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Har, Ito, Say, Tokioka voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 261). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3061) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-22** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-27-18.
- **2018-03-27** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 448) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-28** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-29** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 397).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; English Co-Chair; Galuteria.
- **2018-04-17** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-17** Reconsideration of action taken on 03-28-18.
- **2018-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-18-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 619).
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 621).
- **2018-04-18** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-18** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Fukumoto, Ing, McDermott, McKelvey excused (4).
- **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 626).
- **2018-07-11** Act 166, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 166, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc7ae6f2-8416-4cff-86f7-410a783dbc2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO INSURANCE."
description: "Delays the implementation of the producer licensing requirements amended by Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, until January 1, 2020. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1624"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1624 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance", "Producer Licensing", "Producer Licensing Model Act"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ICHIYAMA", "TAKUMI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-05-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1624 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Delays the implementation of the producer licensing requirements amended by Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, until January 1, 2020. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1624** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1624_.HTM)
2. **HB1624_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1624_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 69-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-06** 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) Har, Kong, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Lowen, Nakamura, Yamashita, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 789-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 8). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3014) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3689) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 595) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 612).
- **2018-04-17** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-17** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say voting no (1) and Representative(s) Choy excused (1).
- **2018-04-17** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 620).
- **2018-05-01** Act 008, on 05/01/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108). `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-01** Act 008, 05/01/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1108). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7060424-8b93-4bf2-9c00-2e18ed59d1ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CEMETERIES."
description: "Limits liability for volunteers maintaining or repairing cemetery grounds. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop strategies for the upkeep, repair, and maintenance of Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City, Oahu. Requires report to legislature. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1626"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1626 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Memorial Park", "Volunteers", "Limited Liability", "Repairs", "Maintenance", "Cemetery", "Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KONG", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKUMI", "YAMANE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8accaa42-ba65-4057-87f1-d21ed48f51a1"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1626&year=2018"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1626 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CEMETERIES.
Limits liability for volunteers maintaining or repairing cemetery grounds. Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop strategies for the upkeep, repair, and maintenance of Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City, Oahu. Requires report to legislature. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1626** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1626_.HTM)
2. **HB1626_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1626_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- KONG — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 135-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-08** 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) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 800-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan, Yamane excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 48). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3073) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3514) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 557) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** Re-referred to CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 57 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Nishimoto, Cachola Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Nishihara.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 2:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 11:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Nishimoto, Cachola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 683).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 193, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 193, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8accaa42-ba65-4057-87f1-d21ed48f51a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CHILD SAFETY."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Human Services to disclose certain information regarding confirmed cases of child abuse or neglect. Establishes a working group to improve safety in child care settings. Requires the working group to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2019 and 2020. (HB1650 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1650"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1650 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Abuse", "Child Neglect", "Disclosure", "Working Group", "Reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NISHIMOTO"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/360fa71f-8c4d-4fcf-a73c-569c5f1d5dd1"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1650&year=2018"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1650 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CHILD SAFETY.
Authorizes the Department of Human Services to disclose certain information regarding confirmed cases of child abuse or neglect. Establishes a working group to improve safety in child care settings. Requires the working group to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2019 and 2020. (HB1650 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1650** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1650_.HTM)
2. **HB1650_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1650_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1650_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1650_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1650_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1650_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-19** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-24-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-01-22** This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 01-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-05** This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 02-07-18 10:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Tuesday, 02-13-18 10:15AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 531-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1081-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to HMS, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on HMS deferred the measure until 03-19-18 2:45PM in conference room 16.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3126) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3435) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 558) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** Re-referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 57 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Nishimoto, Luke Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Taniguchi, K. Rhoads Co-Chairs; S. Chang, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:15AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Nishimoto, Luke; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Green, Taniguchi, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Rhoads, S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 168-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 168-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 176, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 176, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/360fa71f-8c4d-4fcf-a73c-569c5f1d5dd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
# Hawaii HB 1652 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Taxation and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund. (HB1652 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1652** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1652_.HTM)
2. **HB1652_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1652_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1652_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1652_SD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1652_SD1_SFA19** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1652_SD1_SFA19_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **120** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-08-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Holt, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 898-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 137). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3433) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Floor Amendment No. 19 offered.
- **2018-04-10** Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2). `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-12** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Kouchi). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 780) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; Galuteria, Baker Co-Chairs; Riviere.
- **2018-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-18-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-18** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-20-18 1:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-20** 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, Baker, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 8-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 8-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Say voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Har, Tokioka voting no (3) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 164, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 164, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ffb73ac-d8ff-4894-995c-51638ed8a8b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS."
description: "Abolishes the revolving funds for correctional facility stores account of the Department of Public Safety and transfers the unencumbered balance to the administrator/inmate activity account trust account. (HB1653 HD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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session: "2018 Regular Session"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1653 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Abolishes the revolving funds for correctional facility stores account of the Department of Public Safety and transfers the unencumbered balance to the administrator/inmate activity account trust account. (HB1653 HD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1653** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1653_.HTM)
2. **HB1653_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1653_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **120** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Thursday, 02-08-18 10:00AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, Creagan, DeCoite, Say, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 313-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1094-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 266). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 1:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2958) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-19** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3516) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 559).
- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-24** Act 003, on 04/24/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103). `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-24** Act 003, 04/24/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b232ef89-96bb-499f-a77a-bb75f7996597`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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description: "Abolishes the office of community services special fund of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and transfers unencumbered balance to the general fund."
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---
# Hawaii HB 1654 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Abolishes the office of community services special fund of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and transfers unencumbered balance to the general fund.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1654** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1654_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-30-18 9:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-01-30** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-06** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 827-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 50). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, S. Chang, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2983) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3672) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 576).
- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-24** Act 006, on 04/24/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106). `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-24** Act 006, 04/24/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44e418ae-9196-4612-975e-ea340c4fb5ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PROBATION."
description: "Makes a housekeeping amendment to clarify that eligibility for probation does not apply to certain drug paraphernalia violations that have been decriminalized. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 1667 (2018 Regular Session)"
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last_action: "2018-07-05"
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# Hawaii HB 1667 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PROBATION.
Makes a housekeeping amendment to clarify that eligibility for probation does not apply to certain drug paraphernalia violations that have been decriminalized. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1667** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1667_.HTM)
2. **HB1667_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1667_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-25** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 442-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1).
- **2018-02-16** Deferred one day 02-20-18.
- **2018-02-20** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 4). `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3029) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 438) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; K. Rhoads, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** Reconsideration of action taken on 03-27-18.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 693).
- **2018-05-01** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Onishi, Takumi excused (2).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 703).
- **2018-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-05** Act 102, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 102, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1203). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ba15701-a40b-40db-a251-107af02082c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO A YOUTH COMMISSION."
description: "Establishes a youth commission within the Office of Youth Services to advise the Governor and Legislature on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets relating to youth. Appropriates funds. (HB1716 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1716"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1716 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Youth Commission", "Office of Youth Services", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "GATES", "ING", "KEOHOKALOLE", "LOWEN", "TAKUMI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-12"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1716 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO A YOUTH COMMISSION.
Establishes a youth commission within the Office of Youth Services to advise the Governor and Legislature on the effects of legislative policies, needs, assessments, priorities, programs, and budgets relating to youth. Appropriates funds. (HB1716 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1716** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1716_.HTM)
2. **HB1716_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1716_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1716_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1716_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- ING — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-12** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-31-18 9:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-01-31** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 537-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** 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) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 961-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 140). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HMS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Harimoto, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2990) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision on 04-04-18 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 10:55AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3612) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 601) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Learmont, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Shimabukuro Co-Chair; S. Chang.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:15AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Green, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 22-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 22-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-06** Act 106, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1207). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 106, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1207). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e3c4f30-e5e6-44ff-b194-bce8d8a5b508`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING."
description: "Requires public employees in collective bargaining units to provide written notification to the exclusive representative to discontinue payroll assignments within a certain time period. Requires the exclusive representative to forward the notification to the employer within ten business days of receipt. (HB1725 HD2)"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1725"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1725 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Collective Bargaining", "Employee Payroll Deductions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOLT", "ICHIYAMA", "JOHANSON", "YAMASHITA"]
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action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
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---
# Hawaii HB 1725 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Requires public employees in collective bargaining units to provide written notification to the exclusive representative to discontinue payroll assignments within a certain time period. Requires the exclusive representative to forward the notification to the employer within ten business days of receipt. (HB1725 HD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1725** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1725_.HTM)
2. **HB1725_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1725_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- HOLT — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-12** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 456-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** 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) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-23-18.
- **2018-02-22** Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-23-18 3:45PM in conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 274). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, S. Chang, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2982) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3535) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 577).
- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-24** Act 007, on 04/24/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-24** Act 007, 04/24/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a2f4b6f-6f73-4826-a13d-7393ebd5b645`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU."
description: "Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. (HB1770 CD1)"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1770"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1770 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package", "Appropriation", "Career Criminal Prosecution Unit ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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first_action: "2018-01-16"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1770 (2018 Regular Session) — MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit. (HB1770 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1770** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1770_.HTM)
2. **HB1770_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1770_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1770_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1770_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-16** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-25-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-25** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 214-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-09** 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) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 776-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 12). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3030) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3531) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 607) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto, Luke Co-Chairs; Gates, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Luke, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 126-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 126-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-13** Act 033, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 033, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/537512fa-22ab-4504-b342-873fa205fcbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS."
description: "Improves access for firefighters to comprehensive medical benefits under the Workers' Compensation Law upon diagnosis of cancer that is presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. Requires private health care plans to pay for or provide medical care, services, and supplies to injured employees for controverted workers' compensation claims that are accepted or determined to be compensable. (HB1778 CD1)"
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session: "2018 Regular Session"
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subjects: ["State Fire Council Package", "Cancer", "Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits", "Firefighters"]
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---
# Hawaii HB 1778 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS.
Improves access for firefighters to comprehensive medical benefits under the Workers' Compensation Law upon diagnosis of cancer that is presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. Requires private health care plans to pay for or provide medical care, services, and supplies to injured employees for controverted workers' compensation claims that are accepted or determined to be compensable. (HB1778 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1778** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1778_.HTM)
2. **HB1778_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1778_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1778_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1778_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-16** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-01-25** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-31** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 21-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-01-31** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-07-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Say, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 338-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 828-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 52). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to LBR/CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on LBR/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on LBR deferred the measure until 03-22-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, S. Chang, Ihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from LBR/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3207) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3532) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 609) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Takumi, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Baker, Keith-Agaran Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Takumi, Holt, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Tokuda, Baker, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 149-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 149-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-06** Act 107, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 107, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7fcdc43-99e3-4ea2-b3d9-37c9ccb824b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CESSPOOLS."
description: "Amends the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit pilot program by repealing the provision that restricts DOH from certifying more than two residential large capacity cesspools as qualified cesspools. (HB1802 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1802"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1802 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cesspools", "Income Tax Credit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "BROWER", "C. LEE", "CULLEN", "ING", "KEOHOKALOLE", "KOBAYASHI", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "OHNO", "TODD", "WOODSON", "YAMANE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1802 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Amends the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit pilot program by repealing the provision that restricts DOH from certifying more than two residential large capacity cesspools as qualified cesspools. (HB1802 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1802** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1802_.HTM)
2. **HB1802_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1802_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1802_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1802_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- ING — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-16** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to HHS, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-02-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 82-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
- **2018-02-06** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-13-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-13** The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-15-18.
- **2018-02-13** Scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-15-18 11:35AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 658-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 809-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 53). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3094) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3436) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Deferred One Day 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 610) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** Re-referred to EEP, HHS, FIN, referral sheet 57 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Mizuno, Lowen Co-Chairs; Keohokalole, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; English Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-25** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Mizuno, Lowen, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Baker, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 135-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 135-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 133, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 133, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf2c418a-dc59-4c59-a0f4-77ff3c6a6c62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH."
description: "Authorizes a health care surrogate to act as a medicaid authorized representative to assist a patient with a medicaid application and eligibility process and in communications with the Department of Human Services. Specifies the duties and obligations of the surrogate. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1812"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1812 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Surrogate", "Medicaid Authorized Representative Application"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MIZUNO"]
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---
# Hawaii HB 1812 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes a health care surrogate to act as a medicaid authorized representative to assist a patient with a medicaid application and eligibility process and in communications with the Department of Human Services. Specifies the duties and obligations of the surrogate. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1812** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1812_.HTM)
2. **HB1812_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1812_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1812_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1812_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB1812_HD3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1812_HD3_.HTM)
5. **HB1812_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1812_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. — **50** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-16** Prefiled.
- **2018-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to HHS, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-02-18 8:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
- **2018-02-06** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 112-18) as amended in HD 1.
- **2018-02-06** Recommends recommittal to HHS.
- **2018-02-06** Recommitted to HHS with none voting no and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Souki excused.
- **2018-02-06** Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 249-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 753-18) as amended in HD 3, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 911-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 152). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HMS/CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to HMS, JDC.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-18 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3200) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3441) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 611) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Taniguchi, S. Chang Co-Chairs; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-10** Act 125, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 125, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1226). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7a79d51-1bfe-44ac-abf0-f1c3dffadb05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY."
description: "Clarifies that the offense of promoting pornography for minors does not apply to a legal guardian of a minor. Deletes the exemption for other persons in loco parentis to a minor. (HB1850 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1850"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1850 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Penal Code", "Promoting Pornography for Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NISHIMOTO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
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first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1850 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY.
Clarifies that the offense of promoting pornography for minors does not apply to a legal guardian of a minor. Deletes the exemption for other persons in loco parentis to a minor. (HB1850 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1850** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1850_.HTM)
2. **HB1850_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1850_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1850_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1850_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 279). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3033) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 440) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Gabbard, K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Taniguchi, Gabbard, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 56-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 56-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 096, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 096, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5971c84-8980-46eb-96c5-7d494f8b2c7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY."
description: "Clarifies that the prurient interest referenced in the definition of \"pornographic for minors\" does not relate specifically to the minor. (HB1852 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1852"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1852 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Penal Code", "Obscenity", "Pornography", "Definition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NISHIMOTO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04bfaaa5-1516-43d9-88e7-01e803575f8d"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1852 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY.
Clarifies that the prurient interest referenced in the definition of "pornographic for minors" does not relate specifically to the minor. (HB1852 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1852** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1852_.HTM)
2. **HB1852_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1852_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1852_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1852_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 884-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 281). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3034) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 441) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Gabbard, K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 57-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 57-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 095, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 095, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04bfaaa5-1516-43d9-88e7-01e803575f8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE."
description: "Provides a specific exemption to the landlord-tenant code for a seller who occupies the residential real property after the transfer of the seller's ownership rights. Takes effect 11/1/2018. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1869"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1869 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord-tenant Code", "Holdover Seller", "Exemption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ICHIYAMA", "TAKUMI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/440b774a-d142-4407-b968-f231c955ec3d"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1869 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.
Provides a specific exemption to the landlord-tenant code for a seller who occupies the residential real property after the transfer of the seller's ownership rights. Takes effect 11/1/2018. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1869** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1869_.HTM)
2. **HB1869_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1869_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **20** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to CPC, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-06-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-06** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 283). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-28-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-23** The committee on CPH has rescheduled its decision making to 03-28-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3421) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 560) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi Chair; Ichiyama, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ihara, Ruderman.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-24** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 666).
- **2018-04-25** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan excused (2).
- **2018-04-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 675).
- **2018-07-11** Act 194, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 194, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/440b774a-d142-4407-b968-f231c955ec3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."
description: "Clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a nonjudicial foreclosure. Establishes procedures that provide condominium owners with the right to submit disputed legal fees, penalties or fines, late fees, lien filing fees, or other charges, except for common expense assessments, to the mediation process prior to payment. Sunsets on 6/30/2020. (HB1873 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1873"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1873 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Condominiums", "Associations", "Unit Owners", "Cure of Default", "Disputed Charges", "Common Expense Assessments"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ICHIYAMA", "TAKUMI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1873&year=2018"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1873 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies the process, including payment obligations, mediation requirements, and triggers for further default, where a condominium unit owner and association reach a payment plan to resolve a nonjudicial foreclosure. Establishes procedures that provide condominium owners with the right to submit disputed legal fees, penalties or fines, late fees, lien filing fees, or other charges, except for common expense assessments, to the mediation process prior to payment. Sunsets on 6/30/2020. (HB1873 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1873** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1873_.HTM)
2. **HB1873_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1873_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1873_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1873_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-06-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-06** The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-09-18.
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-09-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-02-09** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti, Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 496-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1092-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 284). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Espero, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3425) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 561) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ihara, Ruderman.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-19** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 2:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 11:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Nishimoto, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Baker, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 195, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 195, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f921b01c-26b7-4b82-be86-eecab4c55733`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."
description: "Expands the scope of the Condominium Education Trust Fund to cover voluntary binding arbitration between interested parties. Amends the conditions that mandate mediation and exceptions to mandatory mediation. Makes conforming amendments. (HB1874 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1874"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1874 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Condominiums", "Associations", "Unit Owners", "Mediation", "Arbitration", "Condominium Education Trust Fund"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ICHIYAMA", "TAKUMI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2f0381e-0516-491b-b672-cd0f1001f3db"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1874&year=2018"
source_hash: "17e557023d74efb4d292eca9565db5cd2ee2fc26b36bdd277d567eb51db83405"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1874 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Expands the scope of the Condominium Education Trust Fund to cover voluntary binding arbitration between interested parties. Amends the conditions that mandate mediation and exceptions to mandatory mediation. Makes conforming amendments. (HB1874 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1874** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1874_.HTM)
2. **HB1874_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1874_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1874_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1874_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1874_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1874_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **150** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-06-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-06** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 947-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 156). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH/JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3076) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-05-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3610) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 614) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Cullen Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Nishihara.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Cullen, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-23** 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) Baker, Kidani, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 40-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 40-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 196, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 196, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2f0381e-0516-491b-b672-cd0f1001f3db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH."
description: "Establishes positions and appropriates funds to assist in the review, certification, and recertification of dialysis centers and other health care facilities under the purview of the Department of Health. Establishes the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit within the Department of the Attorney General. Requires retailers of electronic smoking devices to register with the unit. Declares that sales of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are a statewide concern. Restricts locations where retailers may display cigarettes and tobacco products. Requires that retailers of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices check the identification of tobacco or electronic smoking device purchasers. Makes it unlawful for a person under the age of 21 to possess any tobacco product or electronic smoking device. Establishes procedures for the forfeiture and destruction of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices under certain circumstances. Extends restrictions on the sale of electronic smoking devices to delivery sales of electronic smoking devices. Effective 7/1/2018. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1895"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1895 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOH", "Dialysis Centers", "Certification", "Health Care Facilities", "Appropriation", "AG", "Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit", "Tobacco Products", "Electronic Smoking Devices", "Registration", "Displays", "Minors", "Forfeiture", "Delivery Sales ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CACHOLA", "KOBAYASHI", "MIZUNO", "NISHIMOTO", "San Buenaventura", "Yamashita"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1895 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes positions and appropriates funds to assist in the review, certification, and recertification of dialysis centers and other health care facilities under the purview of the Department of Health. Establishes the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit within the Department of the Attorney General. Requires retailers of electronic smoking devices to register with the unit. Declares that sales of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are a statewide concern. Restricts locations where retailers may display cigarettes and tobacco products. Requires that retailers of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices check the identification of tobacco or electronic smoking device purchasers. Makes it unlawful for a person under the age of 21 to possess any tobacco product or electronic smoking device. Establishes procedures for the forfeiture and destruction of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices under certain circumstances. Extends restrictions on the sale of electronic smoking devices to delivery sales of electronic smoking devices. Effective 7/1/2018. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1895** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1895_.HTM)
2. **HB1895_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1895_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1895_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1895_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- Yamashita — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-01-25** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-02** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 32-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-02** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-07-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Say, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 297-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Lowen, Nakamura, Yamashita, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 785-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 16). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3093) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision on 04-04-18 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 10:55AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3630) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 618) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; Ihara.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Baker, Galuteria, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 170-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 170-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 206, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 206, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e15f79d1-dc94-4152-84b9-9c6912f2fa0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET."
description: "To adjust and request appropriations for Fiscal Biennium 2017-19 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1900"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1900 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State budget. ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/580a5e3d-623b-4268-9930-3c2c29698e04"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1900&year=2018"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1900 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
To adjust and request appropriations for Fiscal Biennium 2017-19 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1900** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1900_.HTM)
2. **HB1900_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1900_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1900_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1900_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1900_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1900_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB1900_SD1_SFA13** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1900_SD1_SFA13_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-07-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-03-07** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1136-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-09** 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) Fukumoto, Ing, Ito, Todd, Tokioka excused (5).
- **2018-03-12** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souki voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Fukumoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 384). `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-29-18 10:45AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3417) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Floor Amendment No. 13 offered.
- **2018-04-06** Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2). `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 619) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cachola, Cullen, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-17-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-17** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-20-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cachola, Cullen, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Yamashita.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-23** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 3-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-23** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 04-25-18.
- **2018-04-23** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 3-18).
- **2018-04-23** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-25-18.
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-04-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 840).
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 676).
- **2018-06-25** Act 053, on 06/22/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-25** Act 053, 06/22/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/580a5e3d-623b-4268-9930-3c2c29698e04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS."
description: "Makes intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to certain health care workers a Class C felony. (HB1906 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1906"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1906 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Worker", "Intentionally or Knowingly Causing Bodily Injury", "Felony Assault in the Second Degree"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CACHOLA", "Evans", "Kobayashi", "MIZUNO", "NISHIMOTO"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1906&year=2018"
source_hash: "2b86f8a3c0936ffe81e7fd933fbf8a98303c122050a3a9981cbb2c69ff15e64f"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1906 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
Makes intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to certain health care workers a Class C felony. (HB1906 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1906** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1906_.HTM)
2. **HB1906_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1906_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1906_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1906_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1906_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1906_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1906_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1906_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on CPH 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. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- Evans — primary (person)
- Kobayashi — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to LAB/HHS, JUD, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/HHS on Tuesday, 02-13-18 8:45AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LAB/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 606-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1121-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 288). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3095) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) K. Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3554) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) English, Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 620) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Mizuno, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Keohokalole, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Gabbard, Ihara.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-18 10:45AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 10:45AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 10:45AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 10:45AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Keohokalole, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Gabbard, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 67-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 67-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) K. Rhoads. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 147, 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 147, on 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c17be3c6-d564-4b71-b112-ed941aac4ac1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate care facilities reported to be operating without an appropriate certificate or license issued by the Department. Establishes penalties for violations and for knowingly referring or transferring patients to uncertified or unlicensed care facilities, with certain exceptions. Excludes landlords from licensure, under certain conditions. (HB1911 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1911"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1911 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Care Facilities", "Uncertified", "Unlicensed", "Enforcement", "Community-based Care Home", "Adult Care Center", "Criminal Penalty"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CACHOLA", "CREAGAN", "CULLEN", "Hashem", "KEOHOKALOLE", "LUKE", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "OHNO", "SAN BUENAVENTURA", "Takayama"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc4974d0-e5a7-4a4f-a5b0-93f6d9520baa"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1911&year=2018"
source_hash: "1a52e6bb1e38cd1b0dc6c535afad439d91f08c83fb45d9eb58b558155f88cc48"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1911 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate care facilities reported to be operating without an appropriate certificate or license issued by the Department. Establishes penalties for violations and for knowingly referring or transferring patients to uncertified or unlicensed care facilities, with certain exceptions. Excludes landlords from licensure, under certain conditions. (HB1911 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1911** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1911_.HTM)
2. **HB1911_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1911_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1911_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1911_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1911_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1911_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- Hashem — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- Takayama — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 01-25-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-01-25** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 227-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 751-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 963-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 159). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH/JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-21-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3118) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** Waived referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** One Day Notice 03-28-18.
- **2018-03-28** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 452) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-29** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-02** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 398).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** House Conferees Added: Representative Cachola added as Conferee.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 623).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Espero, Ihara.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** House Conferees Added: Representative Cullen added as Conferee.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 669).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi, Cachola, Cullen, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Baker, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Espero. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 171-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 171-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 148, 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1249). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 148, on 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1249). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc4974d0-e5a7-4a4f-a5b0-93f6d9520baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH."
description: "Requires the Executive Office on Aging to biennially update the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, include an implementation work plan for each goal in the state plan, and include information on progress made toward the goals of the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in its annual report to the legislature. (HB1916 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1916"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1916 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias", "State Plan Updates", "Executive Office on Aging ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CACHOLA", "CREAGAN", "GATES", "HASHEM", "ICHIYAMA", "Ito", "JOHANSON", "KONG", "LOPRESTI", "LOWEN", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "SAY", "SOUKI", "TAKAYAMA", "THIELEN", "TOKIOKA", "WOODSON", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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# Hawaii HB 1916 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Executive Office on Aging to biennially update the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, include an implementation work plan for each goal in the state plan, and include information on progress made toward the goals of the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in its annual report to the legislature. (HB1916 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1916** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1916_.HTM)
2. **HB1916_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1916_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1916_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1916_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1916_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1916_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1916_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1916_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- Ito — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- SAY — primary (person)
- SOUKI — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
- TOKIOKA — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 01-31-18 9:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-01-31** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 86-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-06** 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) Har, Kong, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kobayashi; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1101-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 290). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3102) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3581) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Learmont, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; Ihara.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Baker, Galuteria, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 136-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 136-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 146, 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 146, on 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f284409-ab66-4eac-b341-a55e3f55bdb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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description: "Authorizes agencies to adopt emergency rules to account for changes in controlling and superseding federal statutes or state or federal case law, subject to public hearing and at least 30 days notice. Provides for expiration no later than adjournment sine die of the next regular legislative session following adoption. (HB1932 CD1)"
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identifier: "HB 1932"
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# Hawaii HB 1932 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EMERGENCY RULES BY AGENCIES.
Authorizes agencies to adopt emergency rules to account for changes in controlling and superseding federal statutes or state or federal case law, subject to public hearing and at least 30 days notice. Provides for expiration no later than adjournment sine die of the next regular legislative session following adoption. (HB1932 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1932** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1932_.HTM)
2. **HB1932_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1932_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1932_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1932_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1932_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1932_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-08-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 468-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Kobayashi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 982-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Tupola voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 162). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to GVO, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 2:50PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Galuteria, Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3107) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3412) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 562) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Holt Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Ruderman, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 2:30PM in conference room 429.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:30PM in conference room 429.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Kim, Taniguchi, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) L. Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 147-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 147-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-29** Act 056, on 06/27/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** Act 056, 06/27/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1abf3963-0bb6-4a2d-a3d0-2efa7ec6e66d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
description: "Prohibits the director of health from issuing permits for the construction of sewage wastewater injection wells unless alternative wastewater disposal options are not available, feasible, or practical. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1934"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1934 (2018 Regular Session)"
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---
# Hawaii HB 1934 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Prohibits the director of health from issuing permits for the construction of sewage wastewater injection wells unless alternative wastewater disposal options are not available, feasible, or practical. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1934** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1934_.HTM)
2. **HB1934_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1934_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1934_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1934_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **150** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- Nakamura — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to EEP/HHS, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 21 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-15-18 8:35AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 717-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 954-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 163). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to AEN, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 1:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2949) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH.
- **2018-03-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH.
- **2018-03-23** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 03-28-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3415) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 563) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Lowen Co-Chairs; Quinlan, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Baker Co-Chair; Riviere.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-05-01** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-05-01** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 700).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 701).
- **2018-05-03** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-03** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 706).
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-10** Act 131, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 131, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2ba52c2-4351-4f06-9aa5-c52a1b46ec93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS."
description: "Provides that the environmental courts shall not have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any proceedings relating to parking violations under certain administrative rules and laws. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1936"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1936 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental Courts", "Original Jurisdiction", "Parking Violations", "Administrative Rules"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GATES", "HOLT", "JOHANSON", "LOPRESTI", "NISHIMOTO", "QUINLAN", "TODD"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1936 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS.
Provides that the environmental courts shall not have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any proceedings relating to parking violations under certain administrative rules and laws. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1936** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1936_.HTM)
2. **HB1936_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1936_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **40** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- GATES — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee, Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 975-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 164). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to AEN, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3035) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3669) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 623) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto, Cullen Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Cullen, Quinlan, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 695).
- **2018-05-01** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Onishi, Takumi excused (2).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 703).
- **2018-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-10** Act 119, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1220). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 119, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1220). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/287f1297-10c5-46f4-b67d-81df32590759`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES."
description: "Increases the fine to not more than $1,000 for passing or overtaking a school bus on a state highway while the bus is stopped and its visual signals are turned on. Effective upon approval. (HB1938 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1938"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1938 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Bus", "Passing", "Overtaking", "State Highways", "Penalty"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "EVANS", "GATES", "Morikawa", "NAKAMURA", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "ONISHI", "QUINLAN", "San Buenaventura", "TODD", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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source_hash: "e5a03b81ca64b161c5e1a785bc808221e89fc4df2a50757dcf4aa12b9380d924"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1938 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.
Increases the fine to not more than $1,000 for passing or overtaking a school bus on a state highway while the bus is stopped and its visual signals are turned on. Effective upon approval. (HB1938 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1938** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1938_.HTM)
2. **HB1938_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1938_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1938_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1938_HD1_.PDF)
4. **HB1938_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1938_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB1938_SD1_SFA14** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1938_SD1_SFA14_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- Morikawa — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- ONISHI — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Hashem, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 364-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1086-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 291). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to TRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3149) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3549) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Floor Amendment No. 14 offered.
- **2018-04-10** Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2). `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Separated Committee Report.
- **2018-04-10** Report filed.
- **2018-04-10** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-12** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Kouchi). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 781) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** Re-referred to TRN, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 57 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, Nishimoto, Cullen Co-Chairs; Quinlan, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; K. Kahele Co-Chair; Shimabukuro.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 10:00AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 3:01PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Nishimoto, Cullen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 179-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 179-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 172, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 172, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2380c95-6e92-4b44-afda-11890b0b5755`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION."
description: "Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to issue grants to phase III federal grant awardees of up to 50 percent of the amount of the award or contract funded by the private sector or government sources outside of the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Appropriates moneys. (HB1958 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1958"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1958 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HTDC", "Small Business Research Grants", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["EVANS", "HOLT", "JOHANSON", "KEOHOKALOLE", "MCKELVEY", "NAKASHIMA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8428fdab-6c5b-481e-8199-078039957a82"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1958&year=2018"
source_hash: "6860f88e318e6d21c4e5ba2b127a0f544f9819e459b41a1f5989b7484af7dc24"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1958 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to issue grants to phase III federal grant awardees of up to 50 percent of the amount of the award or contract funded by the private sector or government sources outside of the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Appropriates moneys. (HB1958 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1958** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1958_.HTM)
2. **HB1958_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1958_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1958_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1958_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- EVANS — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Friday, 01-26-18 10:00AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-01-26** The committee(s) on EDB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Wednesday, 01-31-18 9:30AM.
- **2018-01-29** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 01-31-18 9:30AM in conference room 309.
- **2018-01-31** The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Ichiyama, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-05** Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 54-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-05** 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) Souki, Todd excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Nakamura, Yamashita, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 764-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 19). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to ETT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 1:15PM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in ETT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2978) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3582) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 626) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Evans, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Holt, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Galuteria, Shimabukuro Co-Chairs; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 2:40PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Wakai, Shimabukuro, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 101-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 101-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 068, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 068, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1169). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8428fdab-6c5b-481e-8199-078039957a82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO KUNOA CATTLE COMPANY, LLC."
description: "Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kunoa Cattle Company, LLC, to fund the construction of a multi-species livestock farm, expansion of the slaughter and processing infrastructure, development of distribution assets and agritourism services, and expansion of renewable energy assets. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1971"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1971 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Kunoa Cattle Company", "Capital Improvement Programs", "Special Purpose Revenue Bonds", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CREAGAN", "CULLEN", "EVANS", "HOLT", "ICHIYAMA", "Learmont", "MCKELVEY", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "ONISHI", "San Buenaventura", "TAKAYAMA", "TODD", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
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source_hash: "de3f27f8f9e9295fec52341a4b79ff47696b990ce1f26d54f012cfe0ddec9ac5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1971 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO KUNOA CATTLE COMPANY, LLC.
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kunoa Cattle Company, LLC, to fund the construction of a multi-species livestock farm, expansion of the slaughter and processing infrastructure, development of distribution assets and agritourism services, and expansion of renewable energy assets. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1971** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1971_.HTM)
2. **HB1971_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1971_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1971_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1971_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- Learmont — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- ONISHI — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-31-18 8:30AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-01-31** The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 95-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-06** 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) Har, Kong, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1118-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 294). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 1:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2952) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3635) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 630) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Creagan, Cullen Co-Chairs; Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; English Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-25** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-25** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 673).
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 678).
- **2018-04-26** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-26** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Keohokalole, McDermott excused (2).
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 685).
- **2018-06-13** Act 034, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 034, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b3f0595-82b5-4822-a673-0c9284c244a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT."
description: "Requires the Office of Planning in partnership with the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force to establish a framework for a carbon offset program and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1986 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1986"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1986 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Office of Planning", "Carbon Offset Program", "Climate Change", "Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CULLEN", "LOWEN", "YAMANE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-06-05"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17ca6679-df6f-401d-8a0e-c527f896d462"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1986&year=2018"
source_hash: "d596dbda171f98471b6cdb5574aa1ccb747c9707cbba7fd34b6076dc51a9e45e"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 1986 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires the Office of Planning in partnership with the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force to establish a framework for a carbon offset program and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB1986 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1986** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1986_.HTM)
2. **HB1986_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1986_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1986_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1986_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1986_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1986_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1986_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1986_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-30-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-30** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 154-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Ing, Thielen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-13-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 906-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to ETT/WTL/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on ETT/WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 1:15PM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Baker, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from ETT/WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3164) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3666) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Ruderman, L. Thielen). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 635) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Takumi, Lowen Co-Chairs; Todd, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; K. Rhoads, Gabbard, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 2:35PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 2:35PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 2:35PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-18 at 3:50 PM in Conference Room 423.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Takumi, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Todd, McDermott.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 165-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 165-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-05** Act 016, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-05** Act 016, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17ca6679-df6f-401d-8a0e-c527f896d462`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED."
description: "Allows requests for permits that authorize the respondent or defendant to operate an employer's vehicle during the period of license revocation to be supported by the employer's sworn statement attesting to the period of the specified assigned hours of work that the defendant will drive the vehicle for purposes of employment. (HB2003 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2003"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2003 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Revocation", "Driving While Intoxicated", "Permit", "Employer's Sworn Statement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a50d331d-d891-46f1-aece-5c5d376b642a"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2003 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.
Allows requests for permits that authorize the respondent or defendant to operate an employer's vehicle during the period of license revocation to be supported by the employer's sworn statement attesting to the period of the specified assigned hours of work that the defendant will drive the vehicle for purposes of employment. (HB2003 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2003_.HTM)
2. **HB2003_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2003_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2003_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2003_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Friday, 02-09-18 10:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-09** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Hashem, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 291-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-13** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1065-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to TRE, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3137) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** The committee on JDC will reconsider its previous decision on 03-29-2018 and will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 9:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-03** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3591) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 637) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, San Buenaventura Co-Chairs; Quinlan, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Taniguchi, Espero Co-Chairs; Kim.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, San Buenaventura, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Taniguchi, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 43-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 43-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har voting no (1) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 074, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 074, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a50d331d-d891-46f1-aece-5c5d376b642a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS."
description: "Authorizes the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2005"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2005 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["UH", "Authorization of Revenue Bonds", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MCKELVEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/180f8548-5601-4dea-b0fc-f700f179b28f"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2005&year=2018"
source_hash: "c6b836c34703ac5758d5811f560917ba48f8a8e6d3892dcf474920675fba5303"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2005 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction and maintenance of qualifying capital improvement projects. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2005** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2005_.HTM)
2. **HB2005_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2005_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2005_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2005_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Tuesday, 01-30-18 2:00PM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-01-30** The committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-01-18 2:00PM.
- **2018-01-31** Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Hashem, Creagan, Kong, Ohno, Onishi, Woodson, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, Learmont, Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 620-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy voting no (1) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Kobayashi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 957-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 173). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 1:20PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Kim, Keith-Agaran, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3007) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3629) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Taniguchi). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 638) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: McKelvey, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Kahele Chair; Keith-Agaran, S. Chang Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 9:00AM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 9:00AM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 2:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-27** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 702).
- **2018-05-03** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-03** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 706).
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 184, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 184, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/180f8548-5601-4dea-b0fc-f700f179b28f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TOURISM."
description: "Cancels the debt owed to the State by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for convention center construction costs and related interest. Amends the allocations of transient accommodations tax revenues to the convention center enterprise special fund and tourism special fund. Appropriates moneys for the Hawaii Tourism Authority to implement initiatives, in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas; provided that the funds are matched dollar-for-dollar by the private sector. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2010"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2010 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HTA", "Debt Cancellation", "Transient Accommodations Tax", "Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund", "Tourism Special Fund", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CACHOLA", "CULLEN", "EVANS", "FUKUMOTO", "ITO", "LUKE", "MORIKAWA", "ONISHI", "SAIKI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2c3e99b-b3d2-4eb1-bd8e-0f1913ff2921"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2010&year=2018"
source_hash: "cbd5bd84d462a8c3cb601885a1c71b1283d8fda768ff6b28017bdc15f37f937f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2010 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TOURISM.
Cancels the debt owed to the State by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for convention center construction costs and related interest. Amends the allocations of transient accommodations tax revenues to the convention center enterprise special fund and tourism special fund. Appropriates moneys for the Hawaii Tourism Authority to implement initiatives, in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas; provided that the funds are matched dollar-for-dollar by the private sector. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2010_.HTM)
2. **HB2010_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2010_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2010_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2010_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2010_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2010_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB2010_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2010_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **20** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- ITO — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- ONISHI — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 02-13-18 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Fukumoto, Cachola, Ito, LoPresti, Ohno, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Choy. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 513-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Nakamura; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1131-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Thielen, Tupola voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 297). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to ETT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-18 1:30PM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3171) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3662) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) S. Chang, Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 640) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; L. Thielen, K. Kahele Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-24** House Conferees Appointed: Onishi, Luke Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 671).
- **2018-04-25** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-26-18 3:00PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Luke; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Wakai, L. Thielen, K. Kahele; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 115-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 115-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say, Ward voting no (2) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 086, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 086, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2c3e99b-b3d2-4eb1-bd8e-0f1913ff2921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO RESOURCE RECOVERY."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Education to issue grants to establish a composting grant pilot project in Department of Education schools. Authorizes a composting grant pilot project working group. Requires report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB2025 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2025"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2025 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Composting", "DOE", "Resource Recovery", "Composting Pilot Project", "Working Group", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "C. LEE", "CREAGAN", "FUKUMOTO", "ICHIYAMA", "JOHANSON", "MIZUNO", "TAKUMI", "THIELEN"]
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action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
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---
# Hawaii HB 2025 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO RESOURCE RECOVERY.
Authorizes the Department of Education to issue grants to establish a composting grant pilot project in Department of Education schools. Authorizes a composting grant pilot project working group. Requires report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (HB2025 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2025_.HTM)
2. **HB2025_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2025_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2025_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2025_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2025_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2025_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-30-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-30** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 148-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:10PM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kong, Creagan, Hashem, Learmont, Ohno, Onishi, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 698-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 820-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 66). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on EDU/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-21-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-16-18 1:46PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from EDU/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3119) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3626) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 645) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Woodson, Lowen Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Gabbard, K. Kahele Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Woodson, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Kidani, Gabbard, K. Kahele; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 48-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 48-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 207, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 207, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5f40f39-937b-4a07-9ab1-d739fb85859a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MANNER OF SERVICE."
description: "Authorizes service on nonresident property owners for actions involving the property owned by the nonresident through a summons mailed to the mailing address on record with the real property tax office in the county in which the property is located. (HB2033 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2033"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2033 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property", "Service of Summons", "Nonresident"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "SAN BUENAVENTURA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-19"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2033 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO MANNER OF SERVICE.
Authorizes service on nonresident property owners for actions involving the property owned by the nonresident through a summons mailed to the mailing address on record with the real property tax office in the county in which the property is located. (HB2033 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2033_.HTM)
2. **HB2033_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2033_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2033_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2033_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **20** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Tokioka, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 703-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1002-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 176). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 10:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-15** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3036) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 442) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, San Buenaventura Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Kim, K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 2:45PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Taniguchi, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Rhoads. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 20-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 20-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 094, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 094, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e29a352c-dfc7-4f47-a053-dd5c37a832b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO WASTEWATER."
description: "Authorizes counties to inspect sewer laterals located on private property under certain conditions. Authorizes counties to compel property owners to inspect sewer laterals under certain conditions and to make repairs as necessary. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2043"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2043 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Sewers", "Laterals", "Inspections", "Repairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. LEE", "CULLEN", "Creagan", "EVANS", "KEOHOKALOLE", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "NAKASHIMA", "SAIKI", "TODD"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2043 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO WASTEWATER.
Authorizes counties to inspect sewer laterals located on private property under certain conditions. Authorizes counties to compel property owners to inspect sewer laterals under certain conditions and to make repairs as necessary. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2043** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2043_.HTM)
2. **HB2043_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2043_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- Creagan — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-30-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-30** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 149-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-15-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 706-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 821-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 67). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to PSM/AEN, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on PSM/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:30PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Baker. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from PSM/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3016) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 9:15AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3592) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 648) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, San Buenaventura, Cullen Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Gabbard, Taniguchi Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-19** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 628).
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 629).
- **2018-04-20** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-20** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing excused (1).
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 633).
- **2018-04-20** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-10** Act 130, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 130, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/119b3549-1cd5-4c7d-adfb-db293bb8d08e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ENERGY."
description: "Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide fifty per cent matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research. Makes appropriations. (HB2075 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2075"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2075 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alternative Energy Research", "Grants", "HTDC", "Office of Naval Research Matching Grant", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["EVANS", "NAKASHIMA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2075 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ENERGY.
Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide fifty per cent matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research. Makes appropriations. (HB2075 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2075** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2075_.HTM)
2. **HB2075_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2075_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2075_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2075_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2075_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2075_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- EVANS — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EDB/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB/EEP on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Ichiyama, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from EDB/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Nakamura, Yamashita, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1043-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to ETT/TRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Re-Referred to ETT, WAM.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-18 1:35PM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Baker, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3161) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3659) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 655) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Evans, C. Lee, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; LoPresti, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Galuteria, Kidani Co-Chairs; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-25** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-26-18 1:00PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 1:00PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, C. Lee, Keohokalole, LoPresti, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Wakai, Kidani, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 103-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 103-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 067, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 067, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1168). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5bf8b2e-66f1-4225-afbf-a529048a0ee6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET."
description: "Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide assistance and supplemental funding to the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct pilot field studies to evaluate control tools, develop a control plan, and support other efforts to reduce the rose-ringed parakeet population on Kauai. (HB2081 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2081"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2081 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rose-ringed Parakeet", "DLNR", "National Wildlife Research Center ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "CREAGAN", "DeCoite", "GATES", "HOLT", "LUKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "QUINLAN", "SAIKI", "TODD", "TOKIOKA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2081&year=2018"
source_hash: "5c3c76b45fb1453138d3c92e289a1a9cd6fb6701b5b34a238c464474798229b0"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2081 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide assistance and supplemental funding to the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct pilot field studies to evaluate control tools, develop a control plan, and support other efforts to reduce the rose-ringed parakeet population on Kauai. (HB2081 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2081** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2081_.HTM)
2. **HB2081_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2081_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2081_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2081_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2081_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2081_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DeCoite — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- TOKIOKA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-07-18 8:45AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Say, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 409-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 840-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 69). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 2:55PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3079) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3622) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 658) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Creagan, Nakamura Co-Chairs; Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Riviere Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:25AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:25AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, Nakamura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** 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) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 9-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice, Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 9-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 180, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 180, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84bdce32-ba95-4839-ba50-3aad7a108104`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO LIFEGUARDS."
description: "Requires the Attorney General to defend any civil action or proceeding against a county and any person employed by the county to provide lifeguard services at a designated state beach park under an agreement between the State and the county. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract with the counties for county lifeguard services at designated state beach parks under an agreement between the State and a county. (HB2097 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2097"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2097 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lifeguards", "Tort Liability", "Attorney General", "Department of Land and Natural Resources", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DECOITE", "LOWEN", "YAMANE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2097 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO LIFEGUARDS.
Requires the Attorney General to defend any civil action or proceeding against a county and any person employed by the county to provide lifeguard services at a designated state beach park under an agreement between the State and the county. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract with the counties for county lifeguard services at designated state beach parks under an agreement between the State and a county. (HB2097 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2097_.HTM)
2. **HB2097_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2097_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2097_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2097_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2097_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2097_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB2097_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2097_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Re-referred to WAL, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 13 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:00AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Cullen, C. Lee, Lowen, McKelvey, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 263-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-15-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 674-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 71). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to WTL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-18 2:55PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Re-Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-23** The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3555) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 660) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** Re-referred to WAL, LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 57 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Yamane, Johanson, Nishimoto, Todd Co-Chairs; Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-23** House Conferees Added: Representative Hashimoto added as Conferee.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 662).
- **2018-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 2:50PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 3:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Johanson, Nishimoto, Todd, Hashimoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** 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) K. Rhoads, Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 116-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 116-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 181, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 181, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1290). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23aeb251-9d60-40a9-b81b-1fd1b5afc0a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
description: "Requires the Environmental Council to adopt and maintain rules requiring all environmental assessments and environmental impact statements prepared pursuant to chapter 343, HRS, to include consideration of sea level rise based upon the best available scientific data regarding sea level rise. (HB2106 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2106"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2106 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment", "Environmental Assessments", "Environmental Impact Statements", "Sea Level Rise", "Environmental Council"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. LEE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f7e35ec-b852-45cd-bb49-9417c872523c"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2106&year=2018"
source_hash: "91f763bda9ee5c827866ce2c53b20603541880a61ea656a86b31cb6a314f7eb2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2106 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Requires the Environmental Council to adopt and maintain rules requiring all environmental assessments and environmental impact statements prepared pursuant to chapter 343, HRS, to include consideration of sea level rise based upon the best available scientific data regarding sea level rise. (HB2106 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2106_.HTM)
2. **HB2106_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2106_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2106_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2106_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2106_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2106_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2106_HD3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2106_HD3_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, OMH, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-30-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-30** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 155-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to OMH.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on OMH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by OMH on Tuesday, 02-13-18 10:40AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, DeCoite, Creagan, Gates, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from OMH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 576-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1048-18) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 309). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to AEN/WTL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on AEN/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 3:00PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from AEN/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3062) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3657) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 664) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Ing, Lowen Co-Chairs; Gates, Quinlan, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; K. Rhoads, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Ing, Lowen, Gates, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Gabbard, K. Rhoads, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 23-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 23-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har voting no (1) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-05** Act 017, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-05** Act 017, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1117). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f7e35ec-b852-45cd-bb49-9417c872523c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST A SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECT IN HAWAII."
description: "Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kaiuli Energy, LLC, with the financing of the planning, design, and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling facility and chilled water distribution system. Effective 6/29/2018. (HB2108 SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2108"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2108 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Purpose Revenue Bonds", "Kaiuli Energy", "LLC", "Seawater Air Conditioning", "District Cooling Facility and Chilled Water Distribution System ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "C. LEE", "LOPRESTI", "Lowen", "QUINLAN", "Thielen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac482f4-9ced-4158-b9c6-7903868ecfe9"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2108&year=2018"
source_hash: "4bf75d2d4a75f046feb16696f5030e908f96a726b7f43cfd9f379de60c3ace60"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2108 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST A SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECT IN HAWAII.
Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Kaiuli Energy, LLC, with the financing of the planning, design, and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling facility and chilled water distribution system. Effective 6/29/2018. (HB2108 SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2108_.HTM)
2. **HB2108_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2108_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- Lowen — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- Thielen — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP/EDB, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/EDB on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:35AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Ichiyama, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from EEP/EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 304-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 798-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 28). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to TRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 1:20PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3140) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3545) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 666) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Evans, Lowen Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Galuteria, Espero Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-05-01** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-05-01** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 700).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 702).
- **2018-05-03** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-03** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 706).
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-06-13** Act 037, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 037, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1137). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fac482f4-9ced-4158-b9c6-7903868ecfe9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO RESILIENCY."
description: "Directs the Public Utilities Commission to establish a microgrid services tariff to encourage and facilitate the development and use of energy resilient microgrids. Takes effect on 7/1/2018. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2110"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2110 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy Resiliency", "Microgrid Services Tariff"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. LEE", "LOPRESTI", "Lowen", "THIELEN", "Takumi"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93c1d799-1f8c-4b81-8f8c-eb48df8e2079"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2110&year=2018"
source_hash: "58ec1a90cf6445a96c0e94efbe471d85ee76defbf6caefc5ffa258e754ba0193"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2110 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO RESILIENCY.
Directs the Public Utilities Commission to establish a microgrid services tariff to encourage and facilitate the development and use of energy resilient microgrids. Takes effect on 7/1/2018. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2110_.HTM)
2. **HB2110_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2110_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2110_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2110_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB2110_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2110_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- Lowen — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
- Takumi — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-30-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-30** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 147-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-13-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 542-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 822-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 73). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH/TRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to TRE/CPH, WAM.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on TRE/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-18 3:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3145) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3603) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 667) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Takumi, Lowen Co-Chairs; Quinlan, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-05-01** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-05-01** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 700).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 702).
- **2018-05-03** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-03** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Onishi, San Buenaventura voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, Tokioka voting no (2) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 706).
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 200, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 200, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93c1d799-1f8c-4b81-8f8c-eb48df8e2079`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING."
description: "Provides that negotiations over the implementation of management decisions affecting the terms and conditions of employment that are subject to collective bargaining are not precluded from collective bargaining negotiations. Specifies that negotiations over the procedures and criteria of certain subjects of bargaining shall not compel either party to agree to a proposal or make a concession. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2114"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2114 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment", "Collective Bargaining", "Scope of Negotiations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "BELATTI", "BROWER", "C. LEE", "CULLEN", "FUKUMOTO", "ICHIYAMA", "ING", "JOHANSON", "KOBAYASHI", "LOPRESTI", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "OHNO", "ONISHI", "SAIKI", "TAKUMI", "WOODSON", "YAMANE", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3ca2461-594b-4977-b724-c586947096ca"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2114&year=2018"
source_hash: "1d72124b2e6847a527e2eb67892c12ec3bd67396115a6bc75dbc6ee584d3235c"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2114 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Provides that negotiations over the implementation of management decisions affecting the terms and conditions of employment that are subject to collective bargaining are not precluded from collective bargaining negotiations. Specifies that negotiations over the procedures and criteria of certain subjects of bargaining shall not compel either party to agree to a proposal or make a concession. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2114** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2114_.HTM)
2. **HB2114_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2114_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2114_HD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2114_HD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
4. **HB2114_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2114_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ING — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- ONISHI — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309. Copy of proposed draft available at www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evans. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 455-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1059-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say, Tupola, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 311). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, S. Chang, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2980) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3529) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 668) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 612).
- **2018-04-17** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-17** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Choy excused (1).
- **2018-04-17** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 620).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; English.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-05-01** Act 010, on 05/01/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110). `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-01** Act 010, 05/01/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3ca2461-594b-4977-b724-c586947096ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT."
description: "Creates a Hawaii Sexual Assault Response and Training Program to address the manner in which sexual assault evidence collection kits are processed and tracked, and to ensure that victims of sexual assault are informed of their rights under the law. Requires annual reports by the Attorney General to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Appropriates funds. (HB2131 CD1)"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2131 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Creates a Hawaii Sexual Assault Response and Training Program to address the manner in which sexual assault evidence collection kits are processed and tracked, and to ensure that victims of sexual assault are informed of their rights under the law. Requires annual reports by the Attorney General to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Appropriates funds. (HB2131 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2131_.HTM)
2. **HB2131_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2131_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2131_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2131_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2131_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2131_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- LEARMONT — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
- Tupola — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-15-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 744-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 976-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 190). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to JDC/PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 10:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-15** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3038) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3693) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 673) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto, Cullen Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Cullen, Ichiyama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 132-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 132-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-06** Act 113, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 113, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1214). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a99f3a8d-3136-4529-a8a6-e88a336bfc85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS."
description: "Specifies that citizen administrative complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse by the police officer against a family or household member shall not be required to be filed as a notarized or sworn written statement. (HB2133 CD1)"
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status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "DECOITE", "EVANS", "FUKUMOTO", "ICHIYAMA", "LEARMONT", "LOPRESTI", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "Matsumoto", "NAKAMURA", "NISHIMOTO", "SAN BUENAVENTURA", "TAKAYAMA", "THIELEN", "YAMASHITA"]
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action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
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---
# Hawaii HB 2133 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
Specifies that citizen administrative complaints against a police officer that involve allegations of domestic abuse by the police officer against a family or household member shall not be required to be filed as a notarized or sworn written statement. (HB2133 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2133** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2133_.HTM)
2. **HB2133_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2133_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2133_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2133_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- LEARMONT — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- Matsumoto — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee, Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 892-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 312). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to PSM, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 1:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2968) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-19** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3383) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-05-18.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, Ruderman). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 488) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 490).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; K. Rhoads, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 58-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 58-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-06** Act 112, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 112, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fe29a24-58e8-4fa3-9a25-bda9064b5a22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY."
description: "Amends the offense of violation of privacy in the first degree to prohibit threats or acts to disclose an image or video. Requires that any recording or image made or disclosed be destroyed or sealed and remain confidential. (HB2134 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2134"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2134 (2018 Regular Session)"
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subjects: ["Violation of Privacy in the First Degree", "Revenge or Retribution"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "DECOITE", "EVANS", "FUKUMOTO", "ICHIYAMA", "LEARMONT", "LOPRESTI", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "MATSUMOTO", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "NISHIMOTO", "SAN BUENAVENTURA", "TAKAYAMA", "THIELEN", "TUPOLA", "YAMASHITA"]
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vote_count: 4
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2134 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO VIOLATION OF PRIVACY.
Amends the offense of violation of privacy in the first degree to prohibit threats or acts to disclose an image or video. Requires that any recording or image made or disclosed be destroyed or sealed and remain confidential. (HB2134 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2134** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2134_.HTM)
2. **HB2134_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2134_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2134_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2134_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- LEARMONT — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
- TUPOLA — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 7 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee, Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 893-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 313). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3083) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-22** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-27-18.
- **2018-03-27** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 450) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-28** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-29** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 397).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Gabbard, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 59-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 59-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-06** Act 114, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-06** Act 114, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d8f6b74-51b4-41d2-8330-a265dbb1cc11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATED TO MEDICAID."
description: "Requires the Department of Public Safety to inform inmates of the availability of assistance to secure or verify applicable medicaid eligibility prior to an inmate's release. (HB2144 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2144"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2144 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medicaid", "Inmate", "Public Institution", "Prisons", "Jails", "Correctional Facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "CREAGAN", "DeCoite", "KOBAYASHI", "LEARMONT", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2144 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATED TO MEDICAID.
Requires the Department of Public Safety to inform inmates of the availability of assistance to secure or verify applicable medicaid eligibility prior to an inmate's release. (HB2144 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2144** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2144_.PDF)
2. **HB2144_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2144_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2144_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2144_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DeCoite — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- LEARMONT — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HHS/PBS, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS/PBS on Tuesday, 02-13-18 9:05AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, Creagan, DeCoite, Say, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from HHS/PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 643-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 816-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 75). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to PSM/HMS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on PSM/HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-18 3:00PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, L. Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from PSM/HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3020) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision on 04-04-18 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 10:55AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3654) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 674) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takayama, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Green, Galuteria Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takayama, Kobayashi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Nishihara, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Green. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 26-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 26-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 078, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 078, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d3fced3-2f2d-408a-a07e-6f8d05c8361b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION."
description: "Allows the synchronization of plan participants' medications. Requires plans, policies, contracts, or agreements that are offered by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations and provide prescription drug benefits, to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed by network pharmacies for less than a thirty-day supply. (HB2145 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2145"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2145 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Insurance", "Medication Synchronization", "Prescription Drug Coverage", "Patients", "Network Pharmacies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "CREAGAN", "DECOITE", "KOBAYASHI", "Learmont", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2145 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION.
Allows the synchronization of plan participants' medications. Requires plans, policies, contracts, or agreements that are offered by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations and provide prescription drug benefits, to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed by network pharmacies for less than a thirty-day supply. (HB2145 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2145** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2145_.HTM)
2. **HB2145_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2145_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2145_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2145_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- Learmont — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Tuesday, 02-06-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-06** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 184-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-12-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-12** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 439-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 76). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-20-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-27** Waived referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** One Day Notice 03-28-18.
- **2018-03-27** The committee on WAM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-28** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 453) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-29** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-02** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 398).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Espero, Ihara.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-17** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-20-18 9:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Kobayashi, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-20** 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) Baker, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 4-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-27-18.
- **2018-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 4-18).
- **2018-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-18.
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Ruderman.
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 846).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 698).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 197, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 197, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58e6fb2c-bf82-4850-a259-c16ebe872762`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO DENTISTRY."
description: "Amends the ethics training requirement for dentists in the continuing education program to be six hours of ethics training within the previous two years for each biennial renewal period. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2149"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2149 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dentistry", "Dentists", "Continuing Education", "Ethics", "Board of Dental Examiners"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "DECOITE", "EVANS", "ICHIYAMA", "MIZUNO", "Nakashima", "SAIKI", "TAKUMI"]
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action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
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last_action: "2018-07-11"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2149 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO DENTISTRY.
Amends the ethics training requirement for dentists in the continuing education program to be six hours of ethics training within the previous two years for each biennial renewal period. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2149_.HTM)
2. **HB2149_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2149_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **50** (fail) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- Nakashima — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HHS, IAC, CPC, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-02-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 83-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to IAC.
- **2018-02-06** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on IAC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by IAC on Wednesday, 02-14-18 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Fukumoto, Ito, Onishi, Tokioka, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 654-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1007-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 192). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-28-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-23** The committee on CPH has rescheduled its decision making to 03-28-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3424) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 565) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Ohno, Takumi Co-Chairs; Choy, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ihara, Nishihara.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-17** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-20-18 9:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Ohno, Takumi, Choy, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-24** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 666).
- **2018-04-25** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan excused (2).
- **2018-04-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 675).
- **2018-07-11** Act 198, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 198, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f656c3e3-f758-497e-a47d-a8dbb84e1c41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO VEHICLE INSPECTION STATIONS."
description: "Changes the penalty for the first three instances of improper conduct of motor vehicle inspections at inspection stations from revocation or suspension of the station's operating permit to an administrative fine. (HB2161 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2161"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2161 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles", "Vehicle Inspection Stations", "Penalties"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "C. LEE", "CREAGAN", "EVANS", "GATES", "JOHANSON", "KONG", "LOPRESTI", "MCKELVEY", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "OHNO", "QUINLAN", "TAKUMI", "TODD", "WOODSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2161 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO VEHICLE INSPECTION STATIONS.
Changes the penalty for the first three instances of improper conduct of motor vehicle inspections at inspection stations from revocation or suspension of the station's operating permit to an administrative fine. (HB2161 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2161** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2161_.HTM)
2. **HB2161_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2161_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2161_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2161_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Hashem, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 361-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 834-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Say, Tokioka voting no (4) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 77). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to TRE/CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 1:20PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-13** Re-Referred to TRE, WAM.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3139) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3578) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 675) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, Cullen Co-Chairs; Woodson, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; K. Kahele, Shimabukuro Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 10:00AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 3:01PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Cullen, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 181-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 181-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 073, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 073, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4ac4a5b-b776-45fc-aea7-3cf8a26bee7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION."
description: "Appropriates moneys for youth suicide early intervention, prevention, and education initiatives in Maui county. (HB2169 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2169"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2169 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Youth Suicide Prevention", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "Belatti", "C. LEE", "DECOITE", "Evans", "ICHIYAMA", "ING", "JOHANSON", "LoPresti", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "NISHIMOTO", "Nakashima", "QUINLAN", "SAIKI", "San Buenaventura", "TODD", "WOODSON", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2169&year=2018"
source_hash: "6b2cd3e74d57f210bee6caeb837ac4bb62fcec0b104d909df365f1f6799b7ba9"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2169 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION.
Appropriates moneys for youth suicide early intervention, prevention, and education initiatives in Maui county. (HB2169 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2169_.HTM)
2. **HB2169_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2169_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2169_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2169_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- Belatti — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- Evans — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ING — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- LoPresti — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- Nakashima — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 420-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 914-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 194). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HMS/CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3015) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 11:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3684) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 678) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Learmont, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Nishihara.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Baker, Kidani, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 27-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 27-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy voting no (1) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 129, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 129, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6822ce8f-59c1-4825-9f53-bfbaf2f56b76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS."
description: "Requires that membership of certain metropolitan planning organization include on its policy board at least one member of the senate and one member of the house of representatives from that metropolitan planning area. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2175"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2175 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Metropolitan Planning Organizations", "Policy Boards", "Membership"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BROWER", "DeCoite", "HASHEM", "MCKELVEY", "Nakamura", "San Buenaventura", "Souki", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2175&year=2018"
source_hash: "8a59dc15f7e359e2ebf2b5e8d36be1d67ea09455fd651686793da243f25c8953"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2175 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS.
Requires that membership of certain metropolitan planning organization include on its policy board at least one member of the senate and one member of the house of representatives from that metropolitan planning area. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2175_.HTM)
2. **HB2175_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2175_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- BROWER — primary (person)
- DeCoite — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- Nakamura — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- Souki — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-19** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Hashem, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 366-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 990-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 196). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to TRE/PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on TRE/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 10:00AM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-16** The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
- **2018-03-16** The committee on TRE deferred the measure.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on TRE/PSM will hold a public decision making on 03-22-18 10:15AM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, English, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3515) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Deferred One Day 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 681) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Quinlan, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Nishihara, Espero, Dela Cruz Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 10:00AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 3:01PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-27** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Yamashita, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-05-01** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 702).
- **2018-05-03** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-03** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 706).
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-05** Act 072, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 072, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71a65de7-cad1-41df-9722-54313e30ced9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
description: "Renames the Carbon Farming Task Force established by Act 33, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force and makes the task force and Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative permanent. Aligns the State's clean energy and carbon sequestration efforts with climate initiative goals. Amends membership and duties of the Task Force. Establishes a zero emissions clean economy target for the State. Makes an appropriation. (HB2182 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2182"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2182 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental Protection", "Carbon Farming Task Force", "Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force", "Sequestration", "Emissions", "Office of Planning", "Task Force", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. LEE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-20"
last_action: "2018-06-05"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2182&year=2018"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2182 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Renames the Carbon Farming Task Force established by Act 33, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force and makes the task force and Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative permanent. Aligns the State's clean energy and carbon sequestration efforts with climate initiative goals. Amends membership and duties of the Task Force. Establishes a zero emissions clean economy target for the State. Makes an appropriation. (HB2182 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2182_.HTM)
2. **HB2182_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2182_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2182_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2182_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2182_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2182_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2182_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2182_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-20** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-08-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 389-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1050-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 318). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to AEN/TRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN/TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-18 1:30PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from AEN/TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3085) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3608) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 684) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Lowen Co-Chairs; Gates, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Inouye, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 11:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Gates; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Gabbard, Inouye, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 45-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 45-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Har voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-05** Act 015, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-05** Act 015, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/403d8b4e-26c7-4bf3-811c-bedeade80b2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES."
description: "Requires the Department of Human Services to reestablish the Exit and Retention Bonus Program to encourage welfare recipients to transition back into the workforce. Appropriates funds. (HB2204 CD1)"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "BELATTI", "BROWER", "C. LEE", "CULLEN", "FUKUMOTO", "JOHANSON", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "OHNO", "SAIKI", "YAMANE"]
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---
# Hawaii HB 2204 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires the Department of Human Services to reestablish the Exit and Retention Bonus Program to encourage welfare recipients to transition back into the workforce. Appropriates funds. (HB2204 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2204_.HTM)
2. **HB2204_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2204_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2204_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2204_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HHS/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS/LAB on Tuesday, 02-13-18 8:35AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from HHS/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 679-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 811-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 85). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HMS/LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on HMS/LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 3:15PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, Tokuda, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Ihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from HMS/LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3058) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3570) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 686) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Johanson, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Tokuda, Shimabukuro Co-Chairs; Ihara.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Johanson, Kobayashi, Ichiyama, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, Tokuda, Shimabukuro, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 54-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 54-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 128, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 128, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/908268b5-aa9e-4044-9ec2-91e4588b8b8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS."
description: "Requires association health plan policies to comply with the laws of this State regardless of the association's domicile. Enables certain voluntary associations, including employer associations that issue association health plans, to qualify for authorization to transact insurance in the State. (HB2208 CD1)"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2208"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2208 (2018 Regular Session)"
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subjects: ["Association Health Plan Policies", "Authorization"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ICHIYAMA", "TAKUMI"]
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first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2208 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS.
Requires association health plan policies to comply with the laws of this State regardless of the association's domicile. Enables certain voluntary associations, including employer associations that issue association health plans, to qualify for authorization to transact insurance in the State. (HB2208 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2208** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2208_.HTM)
2. **HB2208_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2208_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2208_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2208_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 532-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1006-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 202). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3430) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 687) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Takumi Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ruderman, Tokuda.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Takumi, Ichiyama, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-20** 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) Baker, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 11-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 11-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 199, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 199, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1308). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe8703a2-7810-4fab-a888-402d30b410d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO BICYCLES."
description: "Requires the driver of a vehicle passing and overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction to allow at least three feet of separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle and the left side of the bicyclist. (HB2215 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2215"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2215 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bicyclist", "Passing and Overtaking", "Motor Vehicle Drivers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "BROWER", "Cullen", "LOWEN", "Nakamura", "SAN BUENAVENTURA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0578c5c5-a3c1-49a9-b078-a14ac06e6d05"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2215&year=2018"
source_hash: "1d06852ea7d51bce1e39021f5e5eec6455a4981e0a89c121b310b386e951dd21"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2215 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO BICYCLES.
Requires the driver of a vehicle passing and overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction to allow at least three feet of separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle and the left side of the bicyclist. (HB2215 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2215_.HTM)
2. **HB2215_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2215_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2215_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2215_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- BROWER — primary (person)
- Cullen — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- Nakamura — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Hashem, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 359-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1122-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 320). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to TRE, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3136) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3593) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 688) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Hashem, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Taniguchi, Shimabukuro Co-Chairs; K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 5:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Nishimoto, Hashem; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Taniguchi, Shimabukuro, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 81-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 81-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy voting no (1) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-20** Act 047, on 06/20/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-21** Act 047, 06/20/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0578c5c5-a3c1-49a9-b078-a14ac06e6d05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT."
description: "Makes eligible for membership on a county arborist advisory committee certified arborists, horticulturists with specialization in trees, and persons who have received a master's degree in botany. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2219"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2219 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Exceptional Trees", "County Arborist Advisory Committee", "Membership Qualifications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CREAGAN", "DeCoite", "Gates", "LoPresti", "SAN BUENAVENTURA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47a0106c-c516-4126-bdd6-1d394e08655e"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2219&year=2018"
source_hash: "db62d849836e9f32f92119c586912ef382418abd7e9a8c222e411af2e34cebf6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2219 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Makes eligible for membership on a county arborist advisory committee certified arborists, horticulturists with specialization in trees, and persons who have received a master's degree in botany. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2219** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2219_.HTM)
2. **HB2219_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2219_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DeCoite — primary (person)
- Gates — primary (person)
- LoPresti — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to EEP, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-08-18 8:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, Kong, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 879-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 321). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to AEN/PSM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on AEN/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Baker. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from AEN/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2994) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 443) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee Chair; San Buenaventura, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Nishihara Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-24** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-24** Reconsideration of action taken on 03-27-18.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 665).
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 668).
- **2018-04-25** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan excused (2).
- **2018-04-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 675).
- **2018-07-10** Act 118, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 118, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47a0106c-c516-4126-bdd6-1d394e08655e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MARINE EVENTS."
description: "Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allow applications for marine event permits up to one year in advance and authorizes the Department to adopt rules to mitigate hazards posed by vessels, thrill craft, drones, and other means used by spectators to observe or record marine events. Requires a report to the 2019 Legislature. (HB2259 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2259"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2259 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DLNR", "Ocean Safety", "Marine Events", "Permits", "Event Spectators", "Rules"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CREAGAN", "CULLEN", "DECOITE", "EVANS", "HAR", "HASHEM", "HOLT", "KEOHOKALOLE", "LOWEN", "LUKE", "MCKELVEY", "MORIKAWA", "SAY", "San Buenaventura", "TODD", "TOKIOKA", "Tupola", "WOODSON", "YAMANE", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/175cdb62-d71c-4ad5-9960-c8607c1dc366"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2259&year=2018"
source_hash: "1aebf6ddbc0fdccd08e6dd1aa34c348edc6f03806e2cefa6937b90f0fd05562e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2259 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO MARINE EVENTS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allow applications for marine event permits up to one year in advance and authorizes the Department to adopt rules to mitigate hazards posed by vessels, thrill craft, drones, and other means used by spectators to observe or record marine events. Requires a report to the 2019 Legislature. (HB2259 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2259** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2259_.HTM)
2. **HB2259_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2259_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2259_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2259_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2259_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2259_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB2259_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2259_SD2_.HTM)
6. **HB2259_SD2_SFA15** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2259_SD2_SFA15_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **150** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- HAR — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- SAY — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- TOKIOKA — primary (person)
- Tupola — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to OMH, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 8 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Re-referred to OMH, FIN, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by OMH on Tuesday, 02-13-18 10:40AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, DeCoite, Creagan, Gates, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from OMH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 518-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** 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) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1021-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 205). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to WTL/PSM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on WTL/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 1:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** Re-Referred to WTL/PSM, WAM.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from WTL/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3210) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3574) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Floor Amendment No. 15 offered.
- **2018-04-10** Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 3). `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Separated Committee Report.
- **2018-04-10** Report filed.
- **2018-04-10** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-12** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Kouchi). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 783) in amended form (SD 3).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Ing, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fukumoto, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Nishihara, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 1:30PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 1:30PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, DeCoite, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto.
- **2018-04-24** 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) K. Rhoads, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 118-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 156, on 07/09/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1265). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 156, 07/09/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1265). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/175cdb62-d71c-4ad5-9960-c8607c1dc366`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS."
description: "Updates and standardizes the terminology used to refer to behavior analysts and applied behavior analysis. Clarifies the licensing exemptions for certain individuals who provide behavior analysis services. Requires the Department of Education to create and implement a plan to provide Medicaid billable applied behavior analysis services to all students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder within the Department. Establishes reporting requirements. (HB2271 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2271"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2271 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Practice of Behavior Analysis", "School Setting", "Applied Behavior Analysis", "Developmental Disabilities", "Department of Education", "Applied Behavior Analysis", "Implementation Plan", "Reporting", "Scope of Practice", "Medicaid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. LEE", "CREAGAN", "JOHANSON", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "OHNO", "WOODSON", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2271 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
Updates and standardizes the terminology used to refer to behavior analysts and applied behavior analysis. Clarifies the licensing exemptions for certain individuals who provide behavior analysis services. Requires the Department of Education to create and implement a plan to provide Medicaid billable applied behavior analysis services to all students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder within the Department. Establishes reporting requirements. (HB2271 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2271** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2271_.HTM)
2. **HB2271_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2271_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2271_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2271_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2271_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2271_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, IAC, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-07** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-18 at 11:30 AM in room 329.
- **2018-02-07** Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-08-18 11:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to IAC.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on IAC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by IAC on Wednesday, 02-14-18 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Fukumoto, Ito, Onishi, Tokioka, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 655-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 915-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 207). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to EDU, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to EDU/CPH.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on EDU/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 04-04-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara, Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from EDU/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3562) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 692) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Ohno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Choy, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Baker Co-Chair; K. Kahele.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:05AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:00AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 10:15AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 10:15AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Ohno, Kobayashi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Choy, Tupola.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Kidani, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 173-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 173-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 205, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 205, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1314). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db1ee012-5ebc-4099-bdc0-f3cae9a5c7cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY."
description: "Requires certain private streets, highways, or thoroughfares in a development district of the HCDA to conform to county construction and maintenance standards. Makes owners who charge a fee to use private roads responsible for the costs of conforming and maintaining the private roads. Exempts private roads used solely by the owner or its employees. Repeals on 6/30/2023. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2275"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2275 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HCDA", "Private Street", "Highway", "or Thoroughfare", "County Standards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-05-01"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2275 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Requires certain private streets, highways, or thoroughfares in a development district of the HCDA to conform to county construction and maintenance standards. Makes owners who charge a fee to use private roads responsible for the costs of conforming and maintaining the private roads. Exempts private roads used solely by the owner or its employees. Repeals on 6/30/2023. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2275** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2275_.HTM)
2. **HB2275_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2275_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2275_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2275_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB2275_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2275_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to WAL, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Friday, 02-02-18 9:30AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-01-31** This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 02-02-18 9:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-01-31** Re-referred to WAL/TRN, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 13 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL/TRN on Wednesday, 02-07-18 11:15AM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Cullen, McKelvey; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, C. Lee, Lowen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Hashem, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from WAL/TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 261-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Thielen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-15-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 709-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 867-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 88). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to TRE/PSM, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on TRE/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 10:00AM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3132) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3411) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 567) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 611).
- **2018-04-17** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-17** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Choy excused (1).
- **2018-04-17** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 620).
- **2018-05-01** Act 009, on 05/01/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109). `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-01** Act 009, 05/01/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da5fedd9-ba1b-4e49-be0b-2984e7b70a33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES."
description: "Establishes the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section Pilot Project within the Department of Human Services to increase staff in the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section. Appropriates funds. (HB2277 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2277"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2277 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DHS", "CWS", "Judiciary", "East Hawaii Service Section", "Caseload", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GATES", "HOLT", "KOBAYASHI", "MIZUNO", "NAKAMURA", "NAKASHIMA", "QUINLAN", "SAN BUENAVENTURA", "TODD"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2277&year=2018"
source_hash: "b0e41492af669faa558c314efb7a1ce4fea43e1f2672c9975ad6d78486dfa4d0"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2277 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Establishes the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section Pilot Project within the Department of Human Services to increase staff in the East Hawaii Child Welfare Services Section. Appropriates funds. (HB2277 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2277** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2277_.HTM)
2. **HB2277_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2277_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2277_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2277_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2277_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2277_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- GATES — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-09-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-09** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 413-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 817-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 89). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HMS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Harimoto, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3127) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3606) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 694) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Todd Co-Chairs; Learmont, Nakashima, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Shimabukuro, S. Chang Co-Chairs; Wakai.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Todd, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Green, Shimabukuro, S. Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 137-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 137-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 177, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 177, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2548445-8d5b-4292-882f-5470f04e52f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO INDEMNIFICATION OF COUNTY AGENCIES."
description: "Facilitates the process by which the University of Hawaii obtains approval to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a county agency, its officers, agents, and employees, for university purposes and university functions on county property. (HB2299 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2299"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2299 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indemnification", "University of Hawaii"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CACHOLA", "CREAGAN", "DECOITE", "EVANS", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "OHNO", "San Buenaventura"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/510507c4-ae65-4a28-b03d-4cdf60265f8d"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2299&year=2018"
source_hash: "31f700ef6a7752e72b0990049e63a9742a6052fd89caa040f5cc2cfff83f1541"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2299 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO INDEMNIFICATION OF COUNTY AGENCIES.
Facilitates the process by which the University of Hawaii obtains approval to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a county agency, its officers, agents, and employees, for university purposes and university functions on county property. (HB2299 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2299** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2299_.HTM)
2. **HB2299_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2299_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2299_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2299_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- EVANS — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HED, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:10PM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-01** The committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-06-18.
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-06-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-02-06** The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Hashem, Creagan, Ing, Kong, Ohno, Onishi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Learmont, Quinlan, Matsumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 242-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-15-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 708-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-18 1:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 958-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HRE/JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Re-Referred to HRE, JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 1:21PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Kim, S. Chang, Keith-Agaran, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3195) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM.
- **2018-03-23** The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3598) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 696) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: McKelvey, Nishimoto, Cullen Co-Chairs; Hashem, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Kahele Chair; Taniguchi, Galuteria Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 9:00AM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 12:15PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 3:15PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Cullen, Hashem, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
- **2018-04-26** 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) K. Kahele, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 162-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 162-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 103, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 103, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/510507c4-ae65-4a28-b03d-4cdf60265f8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO COFFEE BERRY BORER."
description: "Extends the pesticide subsidy program manager position through the fiscal year immediately following the program sunset date. Extends the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption until the expiration of the position. (HB2305 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2305"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2305 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Coffee Berry Borer", "Pesticide Subsidy Program Manager Position Extension"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bf40101-5e7d-442b-a4ea-15f18b3b3bee"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2305&year=2018"
source_hash: "189294790f2dee9435c7fe763bd89d2b28d513bf78a9e85df45ed65b5c1ace0a"
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 2305 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO COFFEE BERRY BORER.
Extends the pesticide subsidy program manager position through the fiscal year immediately following the program sunset date. Extends the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption until the expiration of the position. (HB2305 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2305** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2305_.HTM)
2. **HB2305_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2305_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2305_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2305_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2305_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2305_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to AGR, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-07-18 8:30AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 239-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-15-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 719-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 843-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 93). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to AEN/LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to AEN, WAM.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 1:45PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2986) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3683) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 699) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Creagan, Johanson, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Holt, Lowen, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; English Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 10:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson, Lowen.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Gabbard, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 10-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours noticeTuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 10-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-13** Act 032, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 032, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1132). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bf40101-5e7d-442b-a4ea-15f18b3b3bee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO AGRICULTURE."
description: "Appropriates $500,000 of general revenues of the State for the Food Safety Certification Costs Grant Program for fiscal year 2018-2019. Effective June 29, 2018. (HB2306 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2306"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2306 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Food Safety Certification Costs Grant Program", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2306 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates $500,000 of general revenues of the State for the Food Safety Certification Costs Grant Program for fiscal year 2018-2019. Effective June 29, 2018. (HB2306 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2306** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2306_.HTM)
2. **HB2306_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2306_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2306_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2306_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2306_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2306_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · upper
- The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-07-18 8:45AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Say, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 331-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 763-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 33). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to AEN/CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Re-Referred to AEN, WAM.
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 1:15PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2950) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3604) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 700) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Creagan, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; English Co-Chair; Riviere.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 10:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:05AM in conference room 224.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Gabbard, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 133-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 133-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-29** Act 057, on 06/27/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** Act 057, 06/27/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1b2ee21-aeeb-4f01-9305-3aa460bd8e58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION."
description: "Specifies that certain government records maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands are not required to be publicly disclosed or made open to inspection pursuant to public records requests and may be discussed during an executive meeting of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. (HB2318 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2318"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2318 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Hawaiian Home Lands", "Disclosure of Government Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2318 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Specifies that certain government records maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands are not required to be publicly disclosed or made open to inspection pursuant to public records requests and may be discussed during an executive meeting of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. (HB2318 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2318** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2318_.HTM)
2. **HB2318_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2318_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2318_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2318_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 02-07-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 894-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 328). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 04-03-18 9:20AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3511) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 701) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Gabbard, K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Taniguchi, Gabbard, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 61-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 61-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-13** Act 029, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 029, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/444a00c3-029b-426d-a6be-806b2717d902`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HOUSING."
description: "Makes technical and housekeeping amendments to Act 159, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to clarify the terms and applicability of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's (HHFDC) first option to purchase or transfer to a qualified nonprofit housing trust the first option to purchase affordable housing units developed with the Corporation's financing or assistance. Clarifies that Act 159 does not apply to any rights, duties, or obligations that were extended by the Corporation through contract or preliminary offering statement prior to Act 159's effective date. (HB2328 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2328"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2328 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Affordable Housing", "HHFDC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2328 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HOUSING.
Makes technical and housekeeping amendments to Act 159, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to clarify the terms and applicability of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's (HHFDC) first option to purchase or transfer to a qualified nonprofit housing trust the first option to purchase affordable housing units developed with the Corporation's financing or assistance. Clarifies that Act 159 does not apply to any rights, duties, or obligations that were extended by the Corporation through contract or preliminary offering statement prior to Act 159's effective date. (HB2328 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2328** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2328_.HTM)
2. **HB2328_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2328_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2328_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2328_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2328_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2328_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:30AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura, Aquino, Hashem, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 385-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 3:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1054-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 329). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to HOU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 2:45PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Harimoto, Green; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2999) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 10:55AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Kidani, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 702) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Brower, Nakamura Co-Chairs; Hashem, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Espero Chair; Shimabukuro Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura, Hashem; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-25** 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) Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 44-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 44-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 065, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 065, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77f063dd-589f-4cac-95fc-0315ce63f03d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to deposit moneys it receives from the repayments of loans and payments of interest or fees from the Hawaii capital loan program in chapter 210, the Hawaii large fishing vessel purchase, construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair loan program in chapter 189, and the Hawaii small fishing vessel loan program in chapter 189, into the Hawaii community-based economic development (CBED) revolving fund. Moneys from the CBED revolving fund will be used to make loans and grants to small businesses. (HB2333 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2333"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2333 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hawaii Community-Based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2333 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Authorizes the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to deposit moneys it receives from the repayments of loans and payments of interest or fees from the Hawaii capital loan program in chapter 210, the Hawaii large fishing vessel purchase, construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair loan program in chapter 189, and the Hawaii small fishing vessel loan program in chapter 189, into the Hawaii community-based economic development (CBED) revolving fund. Moneys from the CBED revolving fund will be used to make loans and grants to small businesses. (HB2333 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2333** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2333_.HTM)
2. **HB2333_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2333_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2333_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2333_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Wednesday, 02-07-18 9:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 325-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Nakamura, Yamashita, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 770-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 34). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to ETT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 1:15PM in conference room 414.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in ETT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Reported from ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2977) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision on 04-04-18 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 10:55AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3644) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 705) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Evans, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Todd, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Galuteria, K. Kahele Co-Chairs; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 2:40PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 2:40PM in conference room 423.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Galuteria, K. Kahele, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 102-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 102-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-13** Act 028, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 028, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7aa5f6b1-c9e8-407b-bf57-852ef6b63644`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM."
description: "Allows payment of employer contributions to the Employees' Retirement System in advance of the fiscal year in which the contributions are required; provides for interest on and application of the advance payments. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2336"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2336 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employees' Retirement System", "Employer Contributions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-06"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2336 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Allows payment of employer contributions to the Employees' Retirement System in advance of the fiscal year in which the contributions are required; provides for interest on and application of the advance payments. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2336** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2336_.HTM)
2. **HB2336_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2336_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2336_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2336_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-13-18 9:45AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 613-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 940-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 213). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on LBR deferred the measure until 03-20-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Ihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3089) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3550) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 706) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; S. Chang.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 690).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-06-06** Act 019, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-06** Act 019, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1119). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c5a048f-131b-40ad-b816-a94c9a21e20c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS."
description: "Amends Act 263, SLH 2016 to allow the Employees' Retirement System to make direct payments to spouses or former spouses of ERS members or retirants, including former former members with vested benefit status when the former spouse has been awarded all or a portion of ERS retirement benefits as ordered or decreed in a domestic relations proceeding. Delays implementation of Act 263, SLH 2016, to 7/1/2020. (HB2341 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2341"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2341 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ERS", "Qualified Domestic Relations Orders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2341&year=2018"
source_hash: "c34bc5daf3fdb8789f42c2353dfca5dcb3736fc1c9cde3d97f0be2e52f505cae"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2341 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS.
Amends Act 263, SLH 2016 to allow the Employees' Retirement System to make direct payments to spouses or former spouses of ERS members or retirants, including former former members with vested benefit status when the former spouse has been awarded all or a portion of ERS retirement benefits as ordered or decreed in a domestic relations proceeding. Delays implementation of Act 263, SLH 2016, to 7/1/2020. (HB2341 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2341** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2341_.HTM)
2. **HB2341_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2341_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2341_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2341_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2341_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2341_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR 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. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-13-18 9:45AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 941-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 214). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to LBR/JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on LBR/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 3:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from LBR/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3205) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3643) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 707) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Holt Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-20** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 9:30AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 10:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Tokuda, Taniguchi, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 68-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 68-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-13** Act 030, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 030, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ecd8d85-80c2-40c1-b0d3-994387de95a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES."
description: "Expands the methods by which a consumer may request a security freeze. Specifies that a consumer credit reporting agency shall not charge a fee for placing, lifting, or removing a security freeze on a consumer's credit report or for placing or removing a security freeze on a protected consumer's credit report or records. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2342"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2342 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies", "Security Freeze", "Credit Report", "Protected Consumers", "Fees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/129b9bd0-7f48-4f67-9193-1f12fdd81a6c"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2342&year=2018"
source_hash: "903b7704f941aa2961e04116aafb2231491e31e522561ec40919ec604c4d2336"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2342 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES.
Expands the methods by which a consumer may request a security freeze. Specifies that a consumer credit reporting agency shall not charge a fee for placing, lifting, or removing a security freeze on a consumer's credit report or for placing or removing a security freeze on a protected consumer's credit report or records. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2342** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2342_.HTM)
2. **HB2342_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2342_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Friday, 02-02-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Say, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Mizuno, Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 299-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 801-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan, Yamane excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 94). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Espero, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3418) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 568) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Cullen Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ihara, Ruderman.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 785).
- **2018-04-19** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Cullen, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 666).
- **2018-04-25** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan excused (2).
- **2018-04-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 675).
- **2018-06-06** Act 022, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-06** Act 022, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/129b9bd0-7f48-4f67-9193-1f12fdd81a6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS."
description: "Clarifies certain terminology used within the money transmitters act. Clarifies the powers of the commissioner of financial institutions relating to money transmitters. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2345"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2345 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Money Transmitters", "Commissioner of Financial Institutions", "Powers", "Bond", "Security Device"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b58f388-24e9-408c-9b4d-86aa57fd2379"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2345&year=2018"
source_hash: "37f1c1feec7616fea922ea33a52cdc4131ee650d32db06ed1034d569b55624ba"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2345 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS.
Clarifies certain terminology used within the money transmitters act. Clarifies the powers of the commissioner of financial institutions relating to money transmitters. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2345** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2345_.HTM)
2. **HB2345_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2345_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **40** (fail) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Friday, 02-02-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Say, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Mizuno, Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-12** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 288-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-12** 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) Ing, Quinlan, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Lowen, Nakamura, Yamashita, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 791-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 35). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2973) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3528) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 708) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Cullen Co-Chairs; Say, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Nishihara.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 11:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-18 11:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-27** House Conferees Changed: Representative Ichiyama added as Conferee. Representative Say discharged as Conferee.
- **2018-04-27** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Cullen, Ichiyama, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 692).
- **2018-04-27** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 695).
- **2018-05-01** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Ohno voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Har, Tokioka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Onishi, Takumi excused (2).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 703).
- **2018-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-06-06** Act 021, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-06** Act 021, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b58f388-24e9-408c-9b4d-86aa57fd2379`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR VIOLATIONS."
description: "Authorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of the motor vehicle repair laws and rules by licensees. Sets forth a process for licensees to contest the citation and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2349"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2349 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Citations", "Motor Vehicle Repair Dealers", "Motor Vehicle Mechanics", "Violations", "Fines"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11e3318c-1bd2-43e7-82e2-dca7e671b702"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2349&year=2018"
source_hash: "7040be1410fec0a58920524e6ce876591e2d971ec5d540078c4a63f4cd2f4d15"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2349 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CITATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR VIOLATIONS.
Authorizes the issuance of a citation for specific violations of the motor vehicle repair laws and rules by licensees. Sets forth a process for licensees to contest the citation and provides for the assessment of fines for each violation. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2349** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2349_.HTM)
2. **HB2349_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2349_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2349_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2349_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **81** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **40** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to IAC, CPC, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by IAC on Wednesday, 02-14-18 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Fukumoto, Ito, Onishi, Tokioka, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 656-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1013-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 215). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to TRE/CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3071) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3541) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 709) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** Re-referred to IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 57 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Ohno, Takumi, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Choy, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; K. Kahele Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 2:35PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 4:30pm in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-27** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Takumi, Keohokalole, Choy; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-05-01** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 702).
- **2018-05-03** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-03** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola, Ward voting no (2) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 706).
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-06-06** Act 023, on 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-06** Act 023, 06/04/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11e3318c-1bd2-43e7-82e2-dca7e671b702`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD."
description: "Increases membership on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to include a member of the Native Hawaiian Education Council and a non-voting public university student teacher. Clarifies that a permit is required for non-licensed teachers serving in public schools. (HB2352 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2352"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2352 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hawaii Teacher Standards Board", "Board Permits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cf456cc-9dbd-496d-9887-b45fd8006a21"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2352&year=2018"
source_hash: "6cc9a6c3e777a32ee757b36e35bcb23ccd2b7d1aa43d504a8f775faaa2bcb9bb"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2352 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.
Increases membership on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to include a member of the Native Hawaiian Education Council and a non-voting public university student teacher. Clarifies that a permit is required for non-licensed teachers serving in public schools. (HB2352 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2352** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2352_.HTM)
2. **HB2352_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2352_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2352_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2352_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:10PM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kong, Creagan, Hashem, Learmont, Ohno, Onishi, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 687-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 952-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 216). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to EDU/HWN/HRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 2:50PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3023) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 11:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3696) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 710) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Todd Co-Chairs; Ohno, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; Kim.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 2:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Todd, Ohno, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Kidani, Galuteria, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 106-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 106-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-21** Act 050, on 06/21/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-22** Act 050, 06/21/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cf456cc-9dbd-496d-9887-b45fd8006a21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES."
description: "Makes miscellaneous technical amendments to facilitate library operations. Changes references to the Hawaii State Library Foundation to the Friends of the Library of Hawaii. Clarifies the functions of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii program fund. (HB2353 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2353"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2353 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hawaii State Public Library System", "Friends of the Library of Hawaii"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d88aa17a-f2a6-4da7-bebf-2e4fb2286696"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2353&year=2018"
source_hash: "671715d515cc56c68f568e6b31a834ef1db482ea018927f96151fb7722bd51f0"
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 2353 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Makes miscellaneous technical amendments to facilitate library operations. Changes references to the Hawaii State Library Foundation to the Friends of the Library of Hawaii. Clarifies the functions of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii program fund. (HB2353 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2353** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2353_.HTM)
2. **HB2353_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2353_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2353_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2353_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2353_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2353_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:10PM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kong, Creagan, Hashem, Learmont, Ohno, Onishi, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 567-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 12:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 851-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 95). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to EDU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3154) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3642) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 711) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Todd Co-Chairs; Hashem, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; Espero.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 3:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 1:45PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 2:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Todd, Hashem, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Kidani, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Espero. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 107-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 107-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 171, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 171, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d88aa17a-f2a6-4da7-bebf-2e4fb2286696`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF."
description: "Changes from $2 to $5 of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual's state income tax refund to the libraries special fund. Changes from $4 to $10 permitted to joint filers in the designation of check-off to the libraries special fund. (HB2354 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2354"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2354 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Income Tax", "Check-off", "Libraries Special Fund"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2354 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF.
Changes from $2 to $5 of authorized income tax check-off that may be designated payable from an individual's state income tax refund to the libraries special fund. Changes from $4 to $10 permitted to joint filers in the designation of check-off to the libraries special fund. (HB2354 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2354** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2354_.HTM)
2. **HB2354_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2354_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2354_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2354_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2354_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2354_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 02-14-18 2:10PM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kong, Creagan, Hashem, Learmont, Ohno, Onishi, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 688-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 12:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 870-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 96). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to EDU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Dela Cruz. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2943) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-19-18 11:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-19** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3641) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 712) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Todd Co-Chairs; Hashem, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; Kim.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 3:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 1:45PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-18 2:30PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 1:00PM in conference room 312.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Todd, Hashem, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Kidani, Galuteria, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 109-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 109-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 170, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 170, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12a2e2cf-7f79-4c8f-8bf0-484976382265`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY."
description: "Creates an eviction process for the Hawaii public housing authority's state low-income housing projects or programs and elder or elderly housing. (HB2357 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2357"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2357 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Low-income Housing", "Housing for Elders", "Evictions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ca25830-599f-4fda-abfa-ddcbc329a56a"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2357&year=2018"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2357 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Creates an eviction process for the Hawaii public housing authority's state low-income housing projects or programs and elder or elderly housing. (HB2357 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2357** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2357_.HTM)
2. **HB2357_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2357_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2357_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2357_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2357_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2357_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **31** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HSG, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Thursday, 02-01-18 9:00AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura, Aquino, Hashem, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 143-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Friday, 02-09-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-09** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 404-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 3:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 922-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 217). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HOU, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on HOU added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-20-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Green, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3105) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) K. Rhoads ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3410) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-04** One Day Notice 04-05-18.
- **2018-04-05** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, Ruderman). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 489) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 490).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Brower, San Buenaventura, Nakamura Co-Chairs; Hashem, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Espero Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Gabbard, Ruderman.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, San Buenaventura, Nakamura, Hashem; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Taniguchi, Gabbard, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 112-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 112-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 204, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 204, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ca25830-599f-4fda-abfa-ddcbc329a56a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY."
description: "Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public and amends criminal trespass in the second degree to permit the prosecution of an unauthorized entry or a violation of a written prohibition to enter into the subject housing projects. Clarifies requirements for signage notifying trespassers of illegal entry. (HB2359 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2359"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2359 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hawaii Public Housing Authority", "Criminal Trespass"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2359 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Provides that certain areas within Hawaii Public Housing Authority housing projects are closed to the public and amends criminal trespass in the second degree to permit the prosecution of an unauthorized entry or a violation of a written prohibition to enter into the subject housing projects. Clarifies requirements for signage notifying trespassers of illegal entry. (HB2359 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2359** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2359_.HTM)
2. **HB2359_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2359_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2359_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2359_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HSG, JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Thursday, 02-08-18 9:30AM in House conference room 423.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura, Aquino, Hashem, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 492-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1090-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 331). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to HOU/JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** The committee(s) on HOU/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-29-18 2:45PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 04-03-18 2:45PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Green, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from HOU/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3432) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 714) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Brower, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Hashem, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Espero Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nishimoto, Hashem; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Espero, Taniguchi, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 38-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 38-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-13** Act 031, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 0031, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b49a2836-2aa0-4de3-b566-af22d2304412`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS."
description: "Exempts Administrative Appeals Hearing Officers in the Department of Human Services from civil service requirements. (HB2362 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2362"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2362 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Human Services", "Administrative Appeals", "Administrative Appeals Hearing Officers", "Civil Service Exemption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79119146-97bd-407b-8132-32f77bf2e538"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2362&year=2018"
source_hash: "cd369f4ca0d12835da728f64dfaa60aa88e0ea5348ff1d855bf2db6812bedad6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2362 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS.
Exempts Administrative Appeals Hearing Officers in the Department of Human Services from civil service requirements. (HB2362 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2362** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2362_.HTM)
2. **HB2362_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2362_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2362_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2362_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-02-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 133-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-13-18 9:45AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 813-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 97). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to HMS/LBR, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on HMS/LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 3:15PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, Tokuda, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from HMS/LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3060) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3640) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 715) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Johanson, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Holt, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Tokuda, Shimabukuro Co-Chairs; Ihara.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:15AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Johanson, Kobayashi, Holt; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Green, Shimabukuro, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 53-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 53-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 071, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 071, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79119146-97bd-407b-8132-32f77bf2e538`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ELDER AFFAIRS."
description: "Decreases the number of members appointed to the Policy Advisory Board of Elder Affairs. Specifies that ex officio members are nonvoting members. Revises the list of agencies that provide representatives to serve as ex officio members. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2369"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2369 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs", "Quorum", "Membership"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
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# Hawaii HB 2369 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ELDER AFFAIRS.
Decreases the number of members appointed to the Policy Advisory Board of Elder Affairs. Specifies that ex officio members are nonvoting members. Revises the list of agencies that provide representatives to serve as ex officio members. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2369** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2369_.HTM)
2. **HB2369_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2369_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 02-14-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 560-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** 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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-23** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 917-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 219). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH/HMS. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on CPH/HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-18 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from CPH/HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3557) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 716) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Learmont, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Green Co-Chair; Ihara.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-10** Act 134, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 134, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dfe905b-46b0-49b0-9bde-1c6f9fee6a2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO THE SHARING OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAM EMPLOYEES FOR APPROVED RESEARCH PURPOSES."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Health, under specified circumstances, to disclose information in public health statistics records to Department employees acting within the scope of their employment for approved research purposes upon approval by the Department's Institutional Review Committee. Establishes conditions under which those records may be disclosed with and without informed consent. (HB2373 CD1)"
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session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2373"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2373 (2018 Regular Session)"
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subjects: ["Vital Statistics Records", "Disclosure within the Department for Approved Research Purposes"]
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primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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---
# Hawaii HB 2373 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE SHARING OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAM EMPLOYEES FOR APPROVED RESEARCH PURPOSES.
Authorizes the Department of Health, under specified circumstances, to disclose information in public health statistics records to Department employees acting within the scope of their employment for approved research purposes upon approval by the Department's Institutional Review Committee. Establishes conditions under which those records may be disclosed with and without informed consent. (HB2373 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2373** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2373_.HTM)
2. **HB2373_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2373_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2373_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2373_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2373_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2373_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **20** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 02-14-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 682-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1080-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 332). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3544) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 717) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, San Buenaventura Co-Chairs; Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Ihara, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Taniguchi, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 52-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 52-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-10** Act 135, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 135, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e965409-ecd2-417e-a298-49cea6d4d6ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE."
description: "Permits advanced practice registered nurses to certify an employee's disability. Increases the penalty an employer is assessed for failing to submit timely wage and employment information. Permits filing of an appeal of a decision related to temporary disability insurance at the various offices of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations throughout the State. Allows the department to send notices of hearing electronically or by first-class mail. Clarifies that when the notice of hearing cannot be delivered to a party in the appeal, the notice may be given by online posting on the department's webpage. Allows the parties to a hearing to appear in person, via telephone, or by other communication devices. (SD1)"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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identifier: "HB 2375"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2375 (2018 Regular Session)"
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subjects: ["Temporary Disability Insurance", "Disability Certification", "Submission of Wage and Employment Information", "Hearing Location", "Service", "Notice"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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first_action: "2018-01-22"
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---
# Hawaii HB 2375 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE.
Permits advanced practice registered nurses to certify an employee's disability. Increases the penalty an employer is assessed for failing to submit timely wage and employment information. Permits filing of an appeal of a decision related to temporary disability insurance at the various offices of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations throughout the State. Allows the department to send notices of hearing electronically or by first-class mail. Clarifies that when the notice of hearing cannot be delivered to a party in the appeal, the notice may be given by online posting on the department's webpage. Allows the parties to a hearing to appear in person, via telephone, or by other communication devices. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2375** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2375_.HTM)
2. **HB2375_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2375_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-06-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-06** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 244-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-09** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-13-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-13** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 540-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 943-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 220). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to LBR/CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on LBR/CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from LBR/CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3173) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3434) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-18.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 569) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 546).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Takumi, Holt Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; Baker, Taniguchi Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-25** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-25** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 672).
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 678).
- **2018-04-26** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-26** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Keohokalole, McDermott excused (2).
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 685).
- **2018-07-11** Act 162, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1271). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 162, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1271). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efd227d2-66ce-49b9-8e22-a4c3b8165fa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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title: "RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION."
description: "Establishes training options as part of vocational rehabilitation for injured employees when training for employment in another occupational field is required for the employee and as part of the employee's rehabilitation plan. Provides that all professional and clerical employees of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Rehabilitation Unit are to be administered by the DLIR Director. (SD1)"
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session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2377"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2377 (2018 Regular Session)"
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primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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---
# Hawaii HB 2377 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Establishes training options as part of vocational rehabilitation for injured employees when training for employment in another occupational field is required for the employee and as part of the employee's rehabilitation plan. Provides that all professional and clerical employees of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Rehabilitation Unit are to be administered by the DLIR Director. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2377** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2377_.HTM)
2. **HB2377_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2377_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-06-18 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-02-06** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 171-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-12-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-12** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 436-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-22-18 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 944-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 221). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to LBR. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** The committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-18 2:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-20** The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, S. Chang, Ihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3426) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 718) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Takumi, Holt Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Matsumoto.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; English Co-Chair; Ihara.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-25** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-25** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 673).
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 678).
- **2018-04-26** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-26** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Keohokalole, McDermott excused (2).
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 685).
- **2018-07-11** Act 188, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 188, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f569c64d-b1f8-4773-ab07-9e93a70b75fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT."
description: "Updates Uniform Controlled Substances Act for consistency with federal law. Allows prescription of drugs to patients undergoing medically managed withdrawal, also known as detoxification treatment and maintenance treatment, by practitioners who are properly registered. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2384"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2384 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Uniform Controlled Substances Act", "Withdrawal", "Detoxification", "Maintenance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2384 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Updates Uniform Controlled Substances Act for consistency with federal law. Allows prescription of drugs to patients undergoing medically managed withdrawal, also known as detoxification treatment and maintenance treatment, by practitioners who are properly registered. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2384** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2384_.HTM)
2. **HB2384_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2384_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-09-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-09** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 333). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3075) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3520) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 720) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; San Buenaventura, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; S. Chang.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 832).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Nishimoto, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 152, on 07/09/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 152, 07/09/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac2ba8cf-a2f1-419d-8bbc-2b135dc44019`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT."
description: "Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11, HRS. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2385"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2385 (2018 Regular Session)"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2385 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11, HRS. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2385** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2385_.HTM)
2. **HB2385_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2385_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2385_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2385_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to HHS, JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-09-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-09** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 412-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-01** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1124-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 334). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-15** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3078) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3533) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 721) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; San Buenaventura, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; S. Chang.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 832).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Nishimoto, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 190, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 190, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a34639e-d823-4c7d-9c88-38f5c8e8a6e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PAROLE."
description: "Specifies that moneys furnished by the Hawaii Paroling Authority for discharged persons be subject to the availability of legislative appropriations authorized and allocated for that purpose. Prohibits the Hawaii Paroling Authority from using moneys appropriated for the purpose of providing for the immediate needs of discharged or paroled persons for any other purpose. (HB2389 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2389"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2389 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Parole", "Legislative Appropriations", "Discharged or Paroled Persons", "Immediate Needs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36b07453-7298-4153-b5bf-05e5cdb719c5"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2389&year=2018"
source_hash: "410aca578beda6f281c46497ca92a769c6a04abb0aadd7d16d86e5041d500fa9"
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 2389 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PAROLE.
Specifies that moneys furnished by the Hawaii Paroling Authority for discharged persons be subject to the availability of legislative appropriations authorized and allocated for that purpose. Prohibits the Hawaii Paroling Authority from using moneys appropriated for the purpose of providing for the immediate needs of discharged or paroled persons for any other purpose. (HB2389 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2389** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2389_.HTM)
2. **HB2389_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2389_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2389_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2389_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2389_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2389_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **120** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Thursday, 02-08-18 10:00AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-02-08** The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, Creagan, DeCoite, Say, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ing. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 312-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-13** 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) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-16-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-16** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Nakamura. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 794-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-21** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Yamane excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 37). `introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 1:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2972) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3517) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 722) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Gates Co-Chairs; Say, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 10:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 10:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
- **2018-04-27** 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) Nishihara, Galuteria, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 113-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 113-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 079, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 079, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36b07453-7298-4153-b5bf-05e5cdb719c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require certain taxpayers to file returns electronically, subject to exceptions for reasonable cause. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2395"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2395 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Electronic Filing of Tax Returns"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85008348-adf6-45dc-b759-0463ac773086"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2395&year=2018"
source_hash: "06947ccbc2191280514a13a41e2f365d96edb5ac9df4b718c272185749ce74d9"
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 2395 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING.
Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require certain taxpayers to file returns electronically, subject to exceptions for reasonable cause. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2395** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2395_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 901-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 223). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3025) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 444) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; English Co-Chair; Galuteria.
- **2018-04-17** House Conferee(s) discharged.
- **2018-04-17** Reconsideration of action taken on 03-27-18.
- **2018-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-18-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 618).
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of discharge of conferees (Hse. Com. No. 621).
- **2018-04-18** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-18** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Fukumoto, Ing, McDermott, McKelvey excused (4).
- **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 626).
- **2018-07-05** Act 066, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 066, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85008348-adf6-45dc-b759-0463ac773086`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION."
description: "Increases the limit on revenues collected by the Special Enforcement Section of the Department of Taxation that are deposited into the Tax Administration Special Fund. Authorizes the use of Tax Administration Special Fund moneys to fund support staff positions in the Special Enforcement Section. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to establish 5 full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Special Enforcement Section. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2396"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2396 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tax Administration", "Special Enforcement Section", "Tax Administration Special Fund"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef578739-7a47-44fd-b19f-69e57264727b"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2396&year=2018"
source_hash: "59391b0afdd2edcfdb2dca39db046edbdeba1487993eddb317f7de6fb29812f7"
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 2396 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.
Increases the limit on revenues collected by the Special Enforcement Section of the Department of Taxation that are deposited into the Tax Administration Special Fund. Authorizes the use of Tax Administration Special Fund moneys to fund support staff positions in the Special Enforcement Section. Authorizes the Department of Taxation to establish 5 full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Special Enforcement Section. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2396** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2396_.HTM)
2. **HB2396_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2396_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1032-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** 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) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 336). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3026) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 445) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; Keith-Agaran, Galuteria Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-18-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-18** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-24** Reconsideration of action taken on 03-27-18.
- **2018-04-25** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 665).
- **2018-04-25** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-25** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan excused (2).
- **2018-04-25** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-04-26** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 675).
- **2018-07-10** Act 123, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 123, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef578739-7a47-44fd-b19f-69e57264727b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR."
description: "Permits brewpub and small craft producer pub licensees to allow minors, who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian of legal drinking age, on the licensee's premises. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2410"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2410 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Brewpub License", "Small Craft Producer Pub License", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "C. LEE", "CULLEN", "DECOITE", "HASHEM", "ICHIYAMA", "ITO", "JOHANSON", "KONG", "LUKE", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "SAIKI", "SAY", "San Buenaventura", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKUMI", "TOKIOKA", "YAMANE", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97753e41-02ea-4fcc-9cd5-c8d79ff35b83"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2410&year=2018"
source_hash: "6d7f4aa285f060a5a9883e20fd5b41b6af81d67deefc3e78d10281c12048ef4b"
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 2410 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Permits brewpub and small craft producer pub licensees to allow minors, who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian of legal drinking age, on the licensee's premises. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2410** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2410_.HTM)
2. **HB2410_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2410_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ITO — primary (person)
- JOHANSON — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- SAY — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- TOKIOKA — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Friday, 02-02-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Say, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Mizuno, Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 137-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1004-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 224). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Referred to CPH, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Re-Referred to CPH.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 04-03-18 9:35AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3513) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 725) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Say, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Espero, Nishihara.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 11:05AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-26** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Nishimoto, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Say, McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-05** Act 093, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 093, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97753e41-02ea-4fcc-9cd5-c8d79ff35b83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES."
description: "Requires the county liquor commissions to reduce submission requirements for the issuance of temporary licenses for the sale of liquor for a period not to exceed one day for fundraising events by nonprofit organizations. Permits nonprofit organizations that have been issued a temporary liquor license for a fundraising event the ability to auction off, at a live or silent auction, liquor in sealed or covered containers or services that provide liquor. Defines \"nonprofit corporation\" to mean charitable 501(c)(3) organizations. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2414"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2414 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["County Liquor Commissions", "Temporary Liquor Licenses", "Nonprofit Organizations", "Fundraising Events"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "BROWER", "C. LEE", "CULLEN", "DECOITE", "FUKUMOTO", "HASHEM", "ICHIYAMA", "ITO", "KONG", "LUKE", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "SAY", "San Buenaventura", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKUMI", "TOKIOKA", "WOODSON", "YAMANE", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8671f792-0149-4480-acfc-d0b2d9172836"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2414&year=2018"
source_hash: "74c30b4f93d5a51f20857dfd2c7a0337dbd8183f8292493be7c71ea0b699f7ce"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2414 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Requires the county liquor commissions to reduce submission requirements for the issuance of temporary licenses for the sale of liquor for a period not to exceed one day for fundraising events by nonprofit organizations. Permits nonprofit organizations that have been issued a temporary liquor license for a fundraising event the ability to auction off, at a live or silent auction, liquor in sealed or covered containers or services that provide liquor. Defines "nonprofit corporation" to mean charitable 501(c)(3) organizations. (SD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2414** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2414_.HTM)
2. **HB2414_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2414_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2414_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2414_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **30** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
- BROWER — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CULLEN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- FUKUMOTO — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ITO — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- LUKE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- SAY — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- TOKIOKA — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Friday, 02-02-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Say, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Mizuno, Yamane, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 139-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1061-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 338). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPH/JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** The committee(s) on CPH/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 04-03-18 9:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-03** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from CPH/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3558) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 727) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Todd, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).
- **2018-04-19** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** House Conferees Added: Representative Hashimoto added as Conferee.
- **2018-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-18 2:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 662).
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 10:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-25** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Nishimoto, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashimoto, McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 684).
- **2018-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Thielen, Tupola excused (3).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 696).
- **2018-04-30** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-05** Act 092, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 092, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8671f792-0149-4480-acfc-d0b2d9172836`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TAX ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY."
description: "Clarifies that intangible property shall be exempt from the general excise tax used outside the State. Subjects intangible property acquired from an unlicensed seller and used in the State to the use tax at 4 percent of the value of the property. (HB2416 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2416"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2416 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Excise Tax", "Use Tax", "Intangible Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LUKE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee0d1574-08f4-4b72-bf01-88c844973705"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2416&year=2018"
source_hash: "e89c3c11d330134e3af58c7826b0d0a1adc4d7b4289002ddd97b0cb4ca57b1ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2416 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TAX ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY.
Clarifies that intangible property shall be exempt from the general excise tax used outside the State. Subjects intangible property acquired from an unlicensed seller and used in the State to the use tax at 4 percent of the value of the property. (HB2416 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2416** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2416_.HTM)
2. **HB2416_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2416_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2416_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2416_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-01-18 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-01** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1033-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Choy, Har, Tokioka, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say voting no (1) and Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Yamane excused (2).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, DeCoite, Har, Ito, Say, Tokioka, Ward voting no (7) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 339). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3027) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 446) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; English, Riviere Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-18-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
- **2018-04-18** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-20-18 1:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-20** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 309.
- **2018-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-25** 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, English, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 71-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 71-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, DeCoite, Har, Ito, McDermott, Say, Tokioka, Ward voting no (8) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 183, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 183, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee0d1574-08f4-4b72-bf01-88c844973705`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FUNDS USED FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS."
description: "Authorizes the Department of Education to expend previously appropriated funds to satisfy the settlement of class counsel attorney's fees related to a class action lawsuit against the State. (HB2418 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2418"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2418 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Education", "Class Action", "Attorney's Fees Settlement ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LUKE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6510acd-18c8-460f-afc6-165eefb6e8cb"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2418&year=2018"
source_hash: "9691d19df7488c6cf68fbbced049336bd334a097b34f76cdf6bce53a6fcc3007"
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 2418 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FUNDS USED FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.
Authorizes the Department of Education to expend previously appropriated funds to satisfy the settlement of class counsel attorney's fees related to a class action lawsuit against the State. (HB2418 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2418** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2418_.HTM)
2. **HB2418_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2418_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2418_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2418_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **100** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- LUKE — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 02-07-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-07** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 397-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-14** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1038-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 340). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3039) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3530) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** One Day Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 728) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto, Luke Co-Chairs; Cullen, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Taniguchi.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 801).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Luke, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cullen.
- **2018-04-24** 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) K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 127-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 127-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-11** Act 165, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 165, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6510acd-18c8-460f-afc6-165eefb6e8cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS."
description: "Amends the definition of \"rates\" in Hawaii's Motor Carrier Law to clarify that, for packages that include other, non-transportation services, \"rates\" only refers to charges for the provision of transportation by motor vehicle of passengers. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2435"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2435 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Carrier Law", "Rates", "Definition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f8a77a5-682e-442d-a8dc-158a0ba94b35"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2435&year=2018"
source_hash: "c24b06438bc62c52f07d34c819d64da75e1d7082c197fc172dd4675eb0e80b72"
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 2435 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.
Amends the definition of "rates" in Hawaii's Motor Carrier Law to clarify that, for packages that include other, non-transportation services, "rates" only refers to charges for the provision of transportation by motor vehicle of passengers. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2435** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2435_.HTM)
2. **HB2435_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2435_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2435_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2435_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. — **20** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- AQUINO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-23** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 02-14-18 10:30AM in conference room 423.
- **2018-02-14** The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Quinlan, Brower, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 669-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-21-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-02-21** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1009-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227). `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to TRE, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** The committee(s) on TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-18 1:15PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3146) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH.
- **2018-04-02** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Espero, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, S. Chang, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3596) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 732) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Aquino, Takumi Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Baker, Espero Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2018-04-25** The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-27** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-18.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 695).
- **2018-05-01** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Onishi, Takumi excused (2).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 703).
- **2018-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-07-11** Act 189, 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-11** Act 189, on 07/10/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f8a77a5-682e-442d-a8dc-158a0ba94b35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).

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