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HI HB 539

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 539 pass?

No. HI HB 539 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 539 about?

Expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to include any individual or household whose monthly income is equal to or less than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds.

Who sponsors HI HB 539?

AMATO, GARCIA, GRANDINETTI and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 539.

Description

Expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to include any individual or household whose monthly income is equal to or less than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • AMATOprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • OLDSprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=539&year=2026

Attribution

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