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HI HB 2141

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2141 pass?

No. HI HB 2141 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 (2026-03-02): The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

What is HI HB 2141 about?

Increases the number of enterprise zones that may be nominated by each county. Authorizes enterprise zone designation for census tracts that contain the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Allow businesses not established in an enterprise zone to qualify for enterprise zone benefits; provided that they have entered into a binding collaboration or contract with a business that is established in the census tract that contains the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine or the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2141?

TAKAYAMA, TEMPLO, ILAGAN and 14 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2141.

Description

Increases the number of enterprise zones that may be nominated by each county. Authorizes enterprise zone designation for census tracts that contain the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Allow businesses not established in an enterprise zone to qualify for enterprise zone benefits; provided that they have entered into a binding collaboration or contract with a business that is established in the census tract that contains the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine or the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-02 — The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

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  2. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  3. 2026-02-20

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 614-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  4. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN 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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  5. 2026-02-18

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  6. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2026-02-12

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 258-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

  8. 2026-02-12

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

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  9. 2026-02-11

    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, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. 2026-02-03

    Re-referred to ECD, HED, FIN, referral sheet 7

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-01-30

    Referred to HED, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  14. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2141&year=2026

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