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Bill	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.	Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, Supplemental Improvements Act of 2020, Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, and other measures affecting the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2019, and ending 6/30/2021. Appropriates funds designated for the State by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to: provide assistance to renters and homeowners; purchase and distribute personal protective equipment to hospitals, childcare facilities, elderly care facilities, businesses, non-profits, and schools; improve airport screening and health assurance security initiatives; support retraining and workforce development programs; provide grants to support the development of a supply chain for cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment; provide food assistance to families in need; support the commercial fishing industry; support public high school seniors who were adversely affected by school closures; and provide additional weekly unemployment benefits to eligible recipients; and other eligible programs as determined by the Governor. Transfers funds from the emergency and budget reserve fund into the general fund. Provides the Governor the option of using funds available in the Hawaii hurricane relief fund. (SB126 CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2020 Regular Session	SB 126	Hawaii SB 126 (2020 Regular Session)	bill	Coronavirus Relief State Budget CARES Act Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Appropriations ($)	enacted	KOUCHI	4	58	4	2019-01-18	2020-07-31	openstates	ocd-bill/bda15e21-bee1-4ecd-8aae-cb3458efaf19	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=126&year=2020	cd56eb30763f4a692e5d6ee1c5e7ce7ca029dfb7fe28f0e37453bf3c402b84bf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii SB 126 (2020 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, Supplemental Improvements Act of 2020, Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020, and other measures affecting the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2019, and ending 6/30/2021. Appropriates funds designated for the State by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to: provide assistance to renters and homeowners; purchase and distribute personal protective equipment to hospitals, childcare facilities, elderly care facilities, businesses, non-profits, and schools; improve airport screening and health assurance security initiatives; support retraining and workforce development programs; provide grants to support the development of a supply chain for cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment; provide food assistance to families in need; support the commercial fishing industry; support public high school seniors who were adversely affected by school closures; and provide additional weekly unemployment benefits to eligible recipients; and other eligible programs as determined by the Governor. Transfers funds from the emergency and budget reserve fund into the general fund. Provides the Governor the option of using funds available in the Hawaii hurricane relief fund. (SB126 CD1)

Version chain

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

1. SB126 (committee substitute) — source
2. SB126_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. SB126_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. SB126_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 12–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 3–0 (pass) · lower
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• KOUCHI — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-18 Introduced. introduction
• 2019-01-18 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2019-01-22 Referred to WAM. referral-committee
• 2019-02-08 The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-22-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
• 2019-02-22 The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-28-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
• 2019-02-28 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-01 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 896) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• 2019-03-01 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
• 2019-03-01 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
• 2019-03-05 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
• 2019-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 50) in amended form (SD 1). introduction
• 2019-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
• 2019-03-07 Referred to FIN, referral sheet 27 referral-committee
• 2019-03-14 Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 33 referral-committee
• 2019-03-14 Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-19-19 9:55AM in House conference room 325.
• 2019-03-19 The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-21-19 11:30AM.
• 2019-03-19 Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-21-19 11:30AM in conference room 325.
• 2019-03-21 The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
• 2019-03-27 Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 42 referral-committee
• 2019-04-03 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-04-19 2:05PM in House conference room 308.
• 2019-04-04 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2136) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• 2019-04-05 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) Eli, Mizuno, Nishimoto excused (3).
• 2019-04-09 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2019-04-11 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 725). introduction
• 2019-04-11 Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• 2019-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893).
• 2019-04-12 House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, McDermott.
• 2019-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 807).
• 2019-04-15 Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Fevella.
• 2019-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901).
• 2019-12-01 Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
• 2020-06-19 House Conferee(s) discharged.
• 2020-06-19 Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
• 2020-06-22 Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 535).
• 2020-06-22 Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Fevella.
• 2020-06-22 House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, McDermott.
• 2020-06-22 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 537).
• 2020-06-22 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 364).
• 2020-06-22 Received notice of discharge of all House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 363).
• 2020-06-22 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 06-23-20 2:00PM in conference room 329.
• 2020-06-23 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) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-06-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• 2020-06-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 1-20).
• 2020-06-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 06-26-20.
• 2020-06-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 1-20) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2020-06-24 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 06-26-20.
• 2020-06-26 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
• 2020-06-26 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Okimoto, Say, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Wildberger excused (2).
• 2020-06-26 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 542).
• 2020-06-26 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 368).
• 2020-06-26 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2020-07-31 Notice of intent to veto dated 07-30-20 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).
• 2020-07-31 Notice of Intent to veto dated 07-30-20 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111)
• 2020-07-31 Vetoed on 07-30-20 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112) - Statement of Objections for the line-item appropriation veto. executive-veto-line-item
• 2020-07-31 Vetoed on 07-30-20 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112) - Statement of Objections for the line item appropiration veto. executive-veto
• 2020-07-31 Act 009, 07/31/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). executive-signature
• 2020-07-31 Act 009, on 07/31/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bda15e21-bee1-4ecd-8aae-cb3458efaf19. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).