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| Bill | RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. | Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1) | us/states/hi | Hawaii Legislature | 2026 | HB 2474 | Hawaii HB 2474 (2026) |
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Hawaii HB 2474 (2026) — RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1)
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB2474 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2474_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2474_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2474_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2474_SD2 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–0 (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) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 25–0 (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- GARRETT — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TEMPLO — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-26 Act 181, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).
became-law - 2026-06-26 Act 181, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).
became-law - 2026-05-07 Transmitted to Governor.
- 2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
receipt - 2026-05-06 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
receipt - 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
passage - 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
passage - 2026-05-01 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 153-26).
- 2026-05-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 153-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- 2026-05-01 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- 2026-05-01 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) Lee, C., DeCoite, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-05-01 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:32PM in Conference Room 411.
- 2026-05-01 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.
- 2026-04-30 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- 2026-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 229.
- 2026-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 229.
- 2026-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
receipt - 2026-04-22 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; DeCoite, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
- 2026-04-20 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
receipt - 2026-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
- 2026-04-17 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
receipt - 2026-04-16 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure - 2026-04-14 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 696) in amended form (SD 2).
- 2026-04-14 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage - 2026-04-09 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- 2026-04-09 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3681) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- 2026-04-06 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, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-04-01 The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
deferral - 2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
reading-2, referral-committee - 2026-03-30 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- 2026-03-30 Reported from WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3395) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- 2026-03-23 The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, DeCorte.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-23 The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-20 The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- 2026-03-10 Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.
referral-committee - 2026-03-06 Passed First Reading.
reading-1 - 2026-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 111).
introduction, receipt - 2026-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage - 2026-03-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 774-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- 2026-03-02 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-27 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- 2026-02-18 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 none excused (0).
reading-2, referral-committee - 2026-02-18 Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- 2026-02-13 The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- 2026-02-02 Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee - 2026-01-28 Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction, reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Pending introduction.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/03d4239d-e710-47ac-a5b4-4f0e6f57b3ca. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).