HI HB 2153
died on adjournmentRELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Establishes, and appropriates funds for, the Kūpaʻa Law Enforcement Retention Bonus Program within the Department of Law Enforcement to provide retention bonuses to Department law enforcement officers for three years. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 189).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- KUSCHprimary
- HASHEMprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-10
Referred to PSM, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 189).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1006-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-04
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-20
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 745-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-18
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-26
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-18 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Hashem: not voting
- Sayama: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-04 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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