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Hawaii State Legislature · HB 2240 · Act 001, on 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101).

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. (HD1)

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Became law
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Officially: “MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION. Read the full text

2025-2026 biennium

What it does

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. (HD1)
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Pending introduction. · Jan 26, 2026
Introduced and Pass First Reading. · Jan 28, 2026
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5 · Jan 30, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Feb 17, 2026
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kus · Feb 19, 2026
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 763-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. · Feb 20, 2026
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) Quinlan excused (1). · Feb 20, 2026
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. · Feb 23, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 3). · Feb 24, 2026
Passed First Reading. · Feb 24, 2026
Referred to WAM. · Feb 24, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-02-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. · Feb 27, 2026
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, K · Mar 2, 2026
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2816) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. · Mar 5, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. · Mar 5, 2026
One Day Notice 3/06/2026. · Mar 5, 2026
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. · Mar 6, 2026
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 30). · Mar 6, 2026
Transmitted to Governor. · Mar 6, 2026
Act 001, 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). · Mar 23, 2026
Act 001, on 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). · Mar 23, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

NAKAMURA

Recorded votes

Passed Third Reading.Senate · 2026-03-06 · Ayes 24, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows:Senate · 2026-03-02 · Aye(s) 13, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading withHouse · 2026-02-23 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 1, Excused 1
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with noneHouse · 2026-02-20 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 1
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-02-19 · Ayes 16, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Hawaii legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 001, on 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). (Mar 23, 2026).