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HI SB 2443

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2443 pass?

No. HI SB 2443 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 (2026-02-13): The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

What is HI SB 2443 about?

Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or has important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups of the State due to associations with cultural practices once carried out, or still carried out, at the property or associations with traditional beliefs, events, or oral accounts that are important to history, traditional practices, and cultural identity.

Who sponsors HI SB 2443?

RHOADS, CHANG are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2443.

Description

Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or has important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups of the State due to associations with cultural practices once carried out, or still carried out, at the property or associations with traditional beliefs, events, or oral accounts that are important to history, traditional practices, and cultural identity.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-02-13 — The committee on WLA deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • CHANGprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-13

    The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-12

    The committee on HWN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  4. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 02-12-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  5. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on WLA/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  6. 2026-01-28

    Referred to WLA/HWN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-22

    Introduced.

    introduction

  8. 2026-01-22

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2443&year=2026

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