Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2343
RELATING TO VETERANS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- YAMASHITA (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 Senate | Reconsider: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 6, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 House | Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 26, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to HLT, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 6, 2026 · House
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 158-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 532-26), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
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, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 843-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 101). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM. - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3634) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-10-26. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 558) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 14, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26. - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 821). - Apr 24, 2026 · House
House agrees to Senate amendment(s). - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1). - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 824). - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118). - May 19, 2026 · House
Act 018, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).