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HI HB 437

died on adjournment

RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 437 pass?

No. HI HB 437 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 (2026-04-17): Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

What is HI HB 437 about?

Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Republic of the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 437?

ILAGAN, COCHRAN, GARRETT and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 437.

Description

Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Republic of the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ILAGANprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  6. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  7. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.

  8. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.

  9. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.

  10. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.

  11. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.

  12. 2025-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411.

  13. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  14. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-14

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

  17. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  18. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  19. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  20. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 637) in amended form (SD 1).

  21. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1773) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  23. 2025-04-01

    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, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

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  24. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. 2025-03-20

    Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1195) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  26. 2025-03-20

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

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  27. 2025-03-13

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-03-13

    The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-03-10

    The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  30. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 104).

    introduction,receipt

  31. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  32. 2025-03-04

    Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 984), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. 2025-02-28

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

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  35. 2025-02-24

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2025-02-11

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 331) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  38. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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  39. 2025-02-05

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-01-29

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  42. 2025-01-21

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

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  43. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-24 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Awa: no
  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: no
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 23-2

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Kim: yes

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