HI HB 1656
died on adjournmentRELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE STATE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 1656 pass?
No. HI HB 1656 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 (2026-05-01): Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:00PM in Conference Room 016.
What is HI HB 1656 about?
Amends the amount that a disbursing officer may deduct from an employee's salary, wage, or compensation based on the employee's gross income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 1656?
SAYAMA, ILAGAN, KILA and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1656.
Description
Amends the amount that a disbursing officer may deduct from an employee's salary, wage, or compensation based on the employee's gross income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-05-01 — Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:00PM in Conference Room 016.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- SAYAMAprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- MARTENprimary
- OLDSprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-01
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:00PM in Conference Room 016.
2026-05-01
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 3:45PM in Conference Room 411.
2026-04-29
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Ihara.
2026-04-29
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791).
receipt
2026-04-29
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.
2026-04-21
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Garcia.
2026-04-21
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
receipt
2026-04-17
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
receipt
2026-04-16
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2026-04-14
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-04-14
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 596) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-09
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3670) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-09
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-06
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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
2026-04-01
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-23
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3119) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2026-03-23
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-16
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
Referred to LBT, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 32).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-05
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 799-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-05
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-02-26
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 282-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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
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
2026-02-05
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-20
Prefiled.
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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, UNAMENDED.
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, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-16 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Elefante: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Ihara: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Fevella: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
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, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0
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- Companion bill: SB 2118
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