HI HB 1997

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1. 2026-02-20

   Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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2. 2026-02-20

   Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 604-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

3. 2026-02-18

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

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4. 2026-02-13

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

5. 2026-02-12

   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 none excused (0).

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6. 2026-02-12

   Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 205-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

7. 2026-02-10

   The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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8. 2026-02-06

   Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

9. 2026-01-28

   Referred to EDN, PBS, JHA, referral sheet 3

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10. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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11. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

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

  2026-02-10 · pass · 10-0

  Member-level votes (10)

  • Woodson: yes
  • La Chica: yes
  • Amato: yes
  • Evslin: yes
  • Garrett: yes
  • Kapela: yes
  • Kila: yes
  • Olds: yes
  • Muraoka: yes
  • Souza: yes

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

  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

• Companion bill: SB 2846

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