HI SB 2919
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2919 pass?
No. HI SB 2919 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 325.
What is HI SB 2919 about?
Appropriates funds to the Office of the Public Defender for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) Deputy Public Defender III position. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 2919?
RHOADS is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2919.
Description
Appropriates funds to the Office of the Public Defender for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) Deputy Public Defender III position. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 325.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- RHOADSprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-01
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-30
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2026-04-29
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-28
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.
2026-04-27
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2026-04-24
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2026-04-23
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-22
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.
2026-04-21
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.
2026-04-21
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
receipt
2026-04-20
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.
2026-04-20
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
receipt
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 714).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-10
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2073-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-10
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
deferral
2026-04-07
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
deferral
2026-04-02
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-25
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1416-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-25
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-19
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-17
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 15
referral-committee
2026-03-05
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-02-25
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Kidani). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-02-25
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 18) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2026-02-23
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2704) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-02-23
48 Hrs. Notice 02-25-26.
2026-02-19
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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
2026-02-13
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-11
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2026-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-10
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
2026-02-05
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30
Referred to JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
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, as amended (SD 1).
2026-02-25 · pass · 24-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Senator(s: not voting
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-19 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Garcia: no
- Belatti: not voting
- Sayama: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0
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
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Morikawa: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2600
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