HI HB 656
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did HI HB 656 pass?
No. HI HB 656 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 656 about?
Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents.
Who sponsors HI HB 656?
HASHEM, AMATO, CHUN and 15 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 656.
Description
Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- HASHEMprimary
- AMATOprimary
- CHUNprimary
- GARCIAprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TAMprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB656Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 609
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