Bill Commons

HI SB 2471

enacted

RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2471 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2471 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).

What is HI SB 2471 about?

Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to impose certain penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 2471?

RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, KEOHOKALOLE and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2471.

Description

Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to impose certain penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD2)

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-05-14 — Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-14

    Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-14

    Act 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  4. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).

    passage

  5. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  8. 2026-05-06

    Floor Amendment No. 11 offered by Rep. Matayoshi.

    amendment-introduction,introduction

  9. 2026-05-06

    Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.

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  10. 2026-05-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.

  11. 2026-05-06

    Floor Amendment No. 10 offered.

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  12. 2026-05-06

    Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).

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  13. 2026-05-06

    Separated Committee Report.

  14. 2026-05-06

    Report filed.

  15. 2026-05-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26

  16. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

  17. 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) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 238-26).

  20. 2026-05-01

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

  21. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 238-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  22. 2026-05-01

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

  23. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  24. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.

  25. 2026-04-28

    Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 35

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-04-28

    House Conferees Added: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair.

  27. 2026-04-28

    Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 872).

    receipt

  28. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  29. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.

  30. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 819).

    receipt

  31. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  32. 2026-04-23

    House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Perruso, Pierick.

  33. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa.

  34. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  35. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).

    receipt

  36. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 664).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  38. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  39. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  40. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2129-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  41. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  42. 2026-04-08

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  45. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  46. 2026-03-24

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  48. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  49. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  50. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  51. 2026-03-12

    Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  53. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 247) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  54. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3094) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  55. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  56. 2026-03-05

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  57. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-05-26 10:02AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

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  58. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  59. 2026-02-19

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2429) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  60. 2026-02-19

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  61. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  62. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-10-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  63. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-04-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  64. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  65. 2026-01-28

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  66. 2026-01-22

    Introduced.

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  67. 2026-01-22

    Passed First Reading.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-03-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Sayama: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Perruso: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2).

    2026-05-08 · pass · 24-0

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

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