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HI HB 370

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 370 pass?

No. HI HB 370 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 370 about?

Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program and staff. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 370?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 370.

Description

Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program and staff. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 325.

  7. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.

  8. 2025-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.

  9. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.

  10. 2025-04-21

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.

  11. 2025-04-17

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.

  12. 2025-04-16

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325.

  13. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.

  15. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  17. 2025-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).

    receipt

  18. 2025-04-08

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  19. 2025-04-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  20. 2025-04-04

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 571) in amended form (SD 1).

  21. 2025-04-03

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1647) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2025-04-03

    One Day Notice 04-04-25.

  23. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. 2025-03-21

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1239) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  26. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  27. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-03-12

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  29. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 218).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  31. 2025-03-06

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  33. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1144) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  35. 2025-02-25

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2025-02-05

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 171) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  38. 2025-02-05

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  39. 2025-01-28

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-01-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2025-01-21

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  43. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-28 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-25 · pass · 12-1

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Kusch: not voting
    • Reyes Oda: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-04 · pass · 23-2

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