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HI HB 2583

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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2583 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2583 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Act 183, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285).

What is HI HB 2583 about?

Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to expand micro-lending capacity by providing state‑funded loan loss reserves or other credit enhancement that absorbs first losses on qualified micro-loans made by participating lenders to Hawaii small businesses. Allows borrower fees and state matching contributions to capitalize lender-held loan loss reserve accounts. Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds out of the Special Fund. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2583?

KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2583.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to expand micro-lending capacity by providing state‑funded loan loss reserves or other credit enhancement that absorbs first losses on qualified micro-loans made by participating lenders to Hawaii small businesses. Allows borrower fees and state matching contributions to capitalize lender-held loan loss reserve accounts. Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds out of the Special Fund. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-07-07 — Act 183, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-07

    Act 183, 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Act 183, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.

  11. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.

  12. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 188-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 188-26).

  17. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  18. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.

  19. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.

  20. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

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  21. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  22. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  23. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  26. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  27. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 706) in amended form (SD 1).

  28. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3737) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  29. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  30. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards.

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  31. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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  32. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-03-24

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3145) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.

  34. 2026-03-24

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

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  35. 2026-03-17

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

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  36. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  37. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDT, WAM/CPN.

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 120).

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  39. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  40. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 773-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  41. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  42. 2026-03-02

    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.

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  43. 2026-02-27

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

  44. 2026-02-18

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 424-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  45. 2026-02-18

    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).

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  46. 2026-02-13

    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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  47. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  48. 2026-02-02

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6

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  49. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 7-0

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

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

    2026-03-02 · 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

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 11-0

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

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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