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HI SB 2598

enacted

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2598 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2598 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 147, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248).

What is HI SB 2598 about?

Authorizes the use of moneys in certain special and revolving funds for operation and administration costs of related programs. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund moneys for the acquisition of interests or rights in land and any ongoing costs related thereto. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2598?

DELA CRUZ is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2598.

Description

Authorizes the use of moneys in certain special and revolving funds for operation and administration costs of related programs. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund moneys for the acquisition of interests or rights in land and any ongoing costs related thereto. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 147, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DELA CRUZprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 147, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 147, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 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

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting no (5) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:00 PM; Conference Room 309.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 309.

  10. 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) Moriwaki, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 136-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

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

  14. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 136-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. 2026-05-01

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

  16. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 309.

  17. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 11:00AM; CR 309.

  18. 2026-04-22

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

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.

  20. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Todd Chair; Takenouchi, Gedeon.

  21. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 677).

    introduction,receipt

  23. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  24. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  26. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1985-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-09

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Pierick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  28. 2026-04-07

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

  29. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  31. 2026-03-10

    Referred to FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-06

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

    passage

  33. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 69).

    introduction,receipt

  34. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2817) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  35. 2026-03-05

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 3/06/2026.

  37. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-02-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-01-28

    Referred to WAM.

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

  41. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

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

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

    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 · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Gedeon: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2598&year=2026

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