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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS."
description: "Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting official board business and discussions before and related to voting. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2397"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2397 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Neighborhood Boards", "Quorum Requirements", "Vacancies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FUKUNAGA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6765a2d4-3233-4934-8cf2-2f06c5e838de"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2397&year=2026"
source_hash: "248bf612b7aef6f10bab2b4dd3589ba7cc0dd91ae203809a16d543b9c4f642de"
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 SB 2397 (2026) — RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.
Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting official board business and discussions before and related to voting. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB2397** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_.HTM)
2. **SB2397_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2397_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2397_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_SD1_.HTM)
5. **SB2397_SFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_SFA4_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- FUKUNAGA — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-04** Act 077, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). `became-law`
- **2026-06-04** Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). `became-law`
- **2026-05-08** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **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`
- **2026-04-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 90-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-29** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 90-26).
- **2026-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-28** 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) McKelvey, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.
- **2026-04-16** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-16** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 654). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-04-14** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** 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) Cochran excused (1).
- **2026-04-09** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1974-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2026-04-07** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-03-18** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18 `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 406) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26
- **2026-03-10** Report filed.
- **2026-03-10** Separated Committee Report.
- **2026-03-10** Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 1). `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.
- **2026-03-06** One Day Notice 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2986) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-27** 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`
- **2026-02-23** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-11** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2026-02-05** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. `deferral`
- **2026-01-30** The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2026-01-28** Referred to GVO, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
- **2026-01-20** Pending Introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6765a2d4-3233-4934-8cf2-2f06c5e838de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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