---
type: "Bill"
title: "MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES."
description: "Appropriates funds to satisfy several claims against the State, its officers, or its employees. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2740"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2740 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Claims Against the State", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66b839e5-22e3-49e6-b24b-085198bd92a9"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2740&year=2018"
source_hash: "a972308be3971998551ad1ac2a1af4f7397cfc15869cc517289e5561d4f928bb"
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 SB 2740 (2018 Regular Session) — MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

Appropriates funds to satisfy several claims against the State, its officers, or its employees. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB2740** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2740_.HTM)
2. **SB2740_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2740_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2740_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2740_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2740_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2740_HD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Referred to JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-18 9:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-02-01** 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`
- **2018-02-08** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2084) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-02-08** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-02-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-18 10:45AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-03-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Riviere, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2922) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** One Day Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 282) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 35 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 03-14-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-14** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
- **2018-03-19** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-21-18 2:15PM in conference room 325.
- **2018-03-21** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, C. Lee, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1360-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, McKelvey voting no (2) and Representative(s) Belatti, C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-28-18 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-03-28** 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1959-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Har, McKelvey voting no (3) and Representative(s) Belatti excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 593). `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784).
- **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. 610).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Taniguchi.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 794).
- **2018-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-18 2:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 1:45PM in conference room 329.
- **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) K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Taniguchi; 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: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Luke, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 166-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 166-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 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) Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, McKelvey voting no (2) and Representative(s) Belatti, Takumi excused (2).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-13** Act 024, on 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-13** Act 024, 06/07/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1124). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66b839e5-22e3-49e6-b24b-085198bd92a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).