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Bill RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Human Services, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to establish a pre-release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application process for inmates nearing release. Allows all individuals convicted of an offense involving the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance to apply for SNAP benefits, regardless of treatment status. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2026 HB 1518 Hawaii HB 1518 (2026)
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Felony Drug Offenders
Incarcerated Individuals
Pre-Release Application Process
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MARTEN
PERRUSO
POEPOE
SOUZA
TAKAYAMA
TARNAS
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Hawaii HB 1518 (2026) — RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Human Services, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to establish a pre-release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application process for inmates nearing release. Allows all individuals convicted of an offense involving the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance to apply for SNAP benefits, regardless of treatment status. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB1518 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1518_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1518_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1518_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. — 250 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 130 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 160 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 20 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
  • ILAGAN — primary (person)
  • IWAMOTO — primary (person)
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
  • KUSCH — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • PERRUSO — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • SOUZA — primary (person)
  • TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TARNAS — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-05-26 Act 028, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128). became-law
  • 2026-05-26 Act 028, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128). 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 none 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. 112-26).
  • 2026-05-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
  • 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 112-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2026-04-29 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-29 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Belatti, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2026-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 2:30PM in conference room 329.
  • 2026-04-27 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 2:30PM in conference room 329.
  • 2026-04-27 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778). receipt
  • 2026-04-27 Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
  • 2026-04-20 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). receipt
  • 2026-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Belatti, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Garcia.
  • 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. 579) in amended form (SD 1).
  • 2026-04-14 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2026-04-10 One Day Notice 04-14-26.
  • 2026-04-10 Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3787) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2026-04-08 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-08 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-06 The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-30 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3333) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
  • 2026-03-25 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-20 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-03-19 Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. referral-committee
  • 2026-03-10 Referred to PSM/HHS, JDC/WAM. referral-committee
  • 2026-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2026-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 13). introduction, receipt
  • 2026-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2026-03-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 826-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2026-02-26 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
  • 2026-02-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-19 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  • 2026-02-19 Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 534-26), recommending referral to FIN.
  • 2026-02-18 The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-13 Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-13 The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-18-26 at 11:30 AM. deferral
  • 2026-02-11 Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-10 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-02-09 Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 63-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.
  • 2026-02-03 The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-01-29 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-01-26 Referred to HSH, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2026-01-21 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2026-01-14 Prefiled.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bcb7d223-01cd-4610-bbd4-21af86cae49b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).