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HI HB 2271

enacted

MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2271 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2271 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Act 033, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133).

What is HI HB 2271 about?

Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts to resolve issues related to temporary hazard pay for fiscal year 2025-2026. Authorizes the use of the general fund appropriations to restore the temporary reclassifications for temporary hazard pay payouts to the appropriate departments to provide for the repayment of the general fund loan. Specifies that emergency appropriations made under Act 29, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, do not lapse until June 30, 2027. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2271?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2271.

Description

Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts to resolve issues related to temporary hazard pay for fiscal year 2025-2026. Authorizes the use of the general fund appropriations to restore the temporary reclassifications for temporary hazard pay payouts to the appropriate departments to provide for the repayment of the general fund loan. Specifies that emergency appropriations made under Act 29, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, do not lapse until June 30, 2027. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-26 — Act 033, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-26

    Act 033, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-26

    Act 033, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-05-01

    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) Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

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  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 147-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 147-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  18. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-24-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  20. 2026-04-22

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-23-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  21. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-20

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Ihara.

  24. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  26. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  27. 2026-04-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  28. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 551) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3620) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  30. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  31. 2026-04-06

    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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  33. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3211) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  34. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 384).

    introduction,receipt

  38. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  39. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  42. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1158-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  43. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  44. 2026-02-26

    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, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. 2026-02-17

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 273-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  47. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  48. 2026-02-10

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2026-02-09

    Received from Governor re: emergency appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 3).

    receipt

  50. 2026-02-05

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. 2026-01-30

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  53. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-02-26 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Ihara: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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