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HI HB 2231

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2231 pass?

No. HI HB 2231 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 (2026-03-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195).

What is HI HB 2231 about?

Transfers the appointment authority for Island Burial Council members from the Governor and Senate to the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2231?

POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2231.

Description

Transfers the appointment authority for Island Burial Council members from the Governor and Senate to the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • POEPOEprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195).

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  2. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HWN/WLA, JDC.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 987-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  5. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

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  6. 2026-02-26

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-02-20

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 705-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  9. 2026-02-20

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

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  10. 2026-02-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-01-30

    Referred to WAL, JHA, 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 WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-19 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

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