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HI SB 2259

enacted

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes the Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 251, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DECOITEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 251, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 251, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  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

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

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 237-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-05-01

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

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 237-26).

  12. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  14. 2026-05-01

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

  15. 2026-05-01

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

  16. 2026-05-01

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

  17. 2026-05-01

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

  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. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-21

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

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-20

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

  24. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  26. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 503).

    introduction,receipt

  27. 2026-04-09

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

    passage

  28. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2003-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. 2026-04-07

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  32. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-24

    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 Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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  34. 2026-03-24

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  35. 2026-03-20

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2026-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2026-03-10

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15

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  40. 2026-02-25

    Pass First Reading

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  41. 2026-02-24

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 10) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  42. 2026-02-24

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  43. 2026-02-23

    One Day Notice 02-24-26.

  44. 2026-02-23

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2697) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  45. 2026-02-19

    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, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  47. 2026-02-11

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  48. 2026-02-11

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2190) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  49. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  51. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  53. 2026-01-15

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 11-0

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

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-02-24 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-20 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-04-07 · 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 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

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

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