HI HB 2601
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TRADE-ORIENTED PRODUCTION CAPACITY GRANT PROGRAM.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did HI HB 2601 pass?
No. HI HB 2601 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 (2026-02-02): Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
What is HI HB 2601 about?
Establishes the Trade-Oriented Production Capacity Grant Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support one-time capital investments that expand the State's manufacturing and production capacity for trade. Provides grants for equipment, automation, and facility improvements that directly increase output, efficiency, and competitiveness for eligible businesses, with required private-sector matching funds. Prioritizes traded-sector businesses with interstate or international market potential to help generate measurable near-term trade and economic returns. Appropriates funds.
Who sponsors HI HB 2601?
TAM, AMATO, BELATTI and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2601.
Description
Establishes the Trade-Oriented Production Capacity Grant Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support one-time capital investments that expand the State's manufacturing and production capacity for trade. Provides grants for equipment, automation, and facility improvements that directly increase output, efficiency, and competitiveness for eligible businesses, with required private-sector matching funds. Prioritizes traded-sector businesses with interstate or international market potential to help generate measurable near-term trade and economic returns. Appropriates funds.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- TAMprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- SHIMIZUprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
Versions
- HB2601Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 3049
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