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HI SB 2259

enacted

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2259 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2259 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 251, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).

What is HI SB 2259 about?

Establishes the Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2259?

DECOITE, CHANG, GABBARD and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2259, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 251, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DECOITEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 251, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 251, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  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).

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  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.

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  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.

  11. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.

  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) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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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) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 237-26).

  15. 2026-05-01

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

  16. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 237-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  17. 2026-05-01

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

  18. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.

  19. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.

  20. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

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  21. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.

  22. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  23. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

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  24. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 503).

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  25. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  26. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

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  27. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2003-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-09

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  29. 2026-04-07

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

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  30. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

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  31. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-24

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  34. 2026-03-24

    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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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  35. 2026-03-20

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  36. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2026-03-10

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15

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  39. 2026-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 2026-02-25

    Pass First Reading

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  41. 2026-02-24

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.

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  42. 2026-02-24

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 10) in amended form (SD 1).

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  43. 2026-02-23

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2697) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  44. 2026-02-23

    One Day Notice 02-24-26.

  45. 2026-02-19

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.

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  46. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  47. 2026-02-11

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2190) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  48. 2026-02-11

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

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  49. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  50. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  51. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

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  52. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  53. 2026-01-15

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 11-0

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

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-02-24 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-20 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-04-07 · 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 Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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