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HI HB 2345

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 2345 pass?

No. HI HB 2345 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 (2026-04-17): Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

What is HI HB 2345 about?

Requires the School Facilities Authority to establish geographically based capital improvement project districts for the localized management of capital improvement projects. Transfers all capital improvement project functions, funds, and vacant Facilities Development Branch positions from the Department of Education to the School Facilities Authority. Clarifies that general funds shall not be used for operations or management of the Authority. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2345?

TARNAS, YAMASHITA, CHUN and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2345.

Description

Requires the School Facilities Authority to establish geographically based capital improvement project districts for the localized management of capital improvement projects. Transfers all capital improvement project functions, funds, and vacant Facilities Development Branch positions from the Department of Education to the School Facilities Authority. Clarifies that general funds shall not be used for operations or management of the Authority. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TARNASprimary
  • YAMASHITAprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  3. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 683) in amended form (SD 2).

  5. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3685) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  6. 2026-04-09

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  7. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  9. 2026-03-30

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3267) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  10. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  14. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 206).

    introduction,receipt

  15. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  16. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 963-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  18. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  19. 2026-03-03

    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, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-27

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

  21. 2026-02-19

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 489-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  22. 2026-02-19

    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 none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-12

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-02-02

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  27. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Garrett: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · 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
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Perruso: yes

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-20 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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