Bill Commons

HI HB 2050

enacted

RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Increases the expenditure limit and 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. Effective 11/4/2026. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 136, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 136, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 136, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kitagawa, Matsumoto, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (8) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 159-26).

  10. 2026-05-01

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

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 159-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 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) Rhoads, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Perruso, Belatti, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  18. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

  20. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  21. 2026-04-21

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  22. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-20

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Awa.

  24. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Perruso Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia.

  26. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  27. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  28. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 543) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. 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

  30. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  31. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3618) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  32. 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

  33. 2026-04-01

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

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  34. 2026-03-30

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

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  35. 2026-03-30

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

  36. 2026-03-30

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3284) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  37. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-03-10

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

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  40. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

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  41. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 180).

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  42. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (8) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  43. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1009-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  44. 2026-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Alcos, Gedeon; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. 2026-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and none excused (0).

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  47. 2026-02-09

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 103-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  48. 2026-02-03

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  50. 2026-01-28

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  51. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  52. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-03 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Hashem: not voting

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

    2026-02-26 · pass · 15-1

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: no

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: 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 · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Garcia: no

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Awa: not voting

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 25-0

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