republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2018-regular-session/hb-1652.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS."
description: "Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Taxation and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund. (HB1652 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1652"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1652 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Repeal of Non-General Funds", "DOTAX", "Transfer of Balances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CULLEN", "LUKE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ffb73ac-d8ff-4894-995c-51638ed8a8b9"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1652&year=2018"
source_hash: "715563561fdb7f3062659ecd6df866ac3ef192d62ef988843d80e8bf661b97bf"
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 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. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 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
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (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).