Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be e
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Officially: “RELATING TO STATE BONDS.” Read the full text
2025-2026 biennium
What it does
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (CD1)
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Where it is
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Pending introduction. · Jan 27, 2026
Introduced and Pass First Reading. · Jan 28, 2026
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 6 · Feb 2, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 2, 2026
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, Le · Mar 4, 2026
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1017-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. · Mar 6, 2026
Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (4). · Mar 6, 2026
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. · Mar 10, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 423). · Mar 12, 2026
Passed First Reading. · Mar 12, 2026
Referred to WAM. · Mar 12, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. · Mar 25, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-30-26 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. · Mar 27, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. · Mar 30, 2026
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, Kan · Apr 6, 2026
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3662) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. · Apr 9, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). · Apr 9, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. · Apr 9, 2026
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. · Apr 14, 2026
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 692) in amended form (SD 1). · Apr 14, 2026
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). · Apr 16, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). · Apr 17, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi Chair; Kitagawa, Reyes Oda. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). · Apr 20, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Kanuha, Fevella. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). · Apr 20, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 11:00AM; CR 309. · Apr 29, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 309. · Apr 30, 2026
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Kitagawa, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 N · May 1, 2026
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) Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reserv · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 141-26) as amended in (CD 1). · May 1, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 141-26). · May 1, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 · May 1, 2026
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0). · May 6, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. · May 6, 2026
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). · May 8, 2026
Transmitted to Governor. · May 7, 2026
Act 232, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1334). · Jul 10, 2026
Act 232, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1334). · Jul 10, 2026
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-05-06 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with noneHouse · 2026-05-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 1, Excused 0
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-05-01 · Aye(s) 2, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-05-01 · Ayes 3, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate · 2026-04-14 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows:Senate · 2026-04-06 · Aye(s) 12, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
Passed Third Reading with noneHouse · 2026-03-10 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 1, Excused 2
Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with noneHouse · 2026-03-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 4
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-04 · 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 232, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1334). (Jul 10, 2026).