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HI HB 2343

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2343 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2343 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).

What is HI HB 2343 about?

Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2343?

YAMASHITA, AMATO, MIYAKE and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2343.

Description

Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-19 — Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • YAMASHITAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-19

    Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-19

    Act 018, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 824).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 821).

    became-law,receipt

  5. 2026-04-24

    House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  6. 2026-04-24

    Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).

    passage

  7. 2026-04-24

    Transmitted to Governor.

  8. 2026-04-23

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26.

    became-law

  9. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  11. 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

  12. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 558) in amended form (SD 1).

  13. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3634) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  14. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  15. 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

  16. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  17. 2026-03-23

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  18. 2026-03-23

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  21. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 101).

    introduction,receipt

  23. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  24. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 843-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. 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

  26. 2026-02-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-02-19

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 532-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  29. 2026-02-19

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  30. 2026-02-18

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 158-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  33. 2026-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  34. 2026-02-06

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HLT, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  38. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes

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

    2026-02-27 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M.: not voting

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

  • 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

  • Reconsider: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

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