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HI HB 704

died on adjournment

RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 704 pass?

No. HI HB 704 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 704 about?

Establishes the Hawaii Food Security Special Fund to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels to those provided in federal fiscal year 2023. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

Who sponsors HI HB 704?

SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA and 25 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 704.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii Food Security Special Fund to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels to those provided in federal fiscal year 2023. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary

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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Attribution

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