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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO VETERANS."
description: "Requires the Office of Veterans' Services to organize, coordinate, and conduct a biennial Hawaii Veterans Summit. Appropriates funds. (HB2697 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2697"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2697 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Veterans", "Office of Veterans' Services", "Veterans Summit ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LOPRESTI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f430369-fa79-44d9-95ff-8dbdde8bc10f"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2697&year=2018"
source_hash: "f8aac6068190f72f4df3e11cc4773f912fa8c0e6b83f22982da9bccced57e8ec"
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 2697 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO VETERANS.
Requires the Office of Veterans' Services to organize, coordinate, and conduct a biennial Hawaii Veterans Summit. Appropriates funds. (HB2697 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2697** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2697_.HTM)
2. **HB2697_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2697_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2697_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2697_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2697_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB2697_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- 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. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. — **90** (fail) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- LOPRESTI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Referred to VMI, referral sheet 9 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-01-18 10:00AM in conference room 429.
- **2018-02-01** The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) LoPresti, Fukumoto, Cachola, Choy, Ito, Ohno, Onishi, Tokioka, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
- **2018-02-05** Reported from VMI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 66-18) as amended in HD 1.
- **2018-02-05** Recommends recommittal to VMI.
- **2018-02-05** Recommitted to VMI with none voting no and Representative(s) Souki, Todd excused.
- **2018-02-06** Re-referred to VMI, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by VMI on Thursday, 02-15-18 10:00AM in House conference room 429.
- **2018-02-15** The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) LoPresti, Fukumoto, Cachola, Choy, Ito, Ohno, Onishi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from VMI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 738-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-16** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2 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. 856-18), 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. 122). `introduction`
- **2018-03-02** 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. 2963) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-19** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** 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. 3645) 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. 766) 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: LoPresti, Fukumoto Co-Chairs; Ito, Ward.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Galuteria Co-Chair; Ihara.
- **2018-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-25-18 1:00PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 831).
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 1:05PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 1:05PM 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) LoPresti, Fukumoto, Ito; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
- **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, 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. 111-18) 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. 111-18).
- **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).
- **2018-06-25** Act 052, on 06/22/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-25** Act 052, 06/22/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f430369-fa79-44d9-95ff-8dbdde8bc10f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).