Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2469
RELATING TO A REGULAR SESSION REVIEW WORKING GROUP.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- NAKAMURA (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes a Regular Session Review Working Group to develop a comprehensive plan and make recommendations to the Legislature on the adoption of an effective year-round legislative session calendar. Establishes a Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Regular Session Review Working Group. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires report finalization and drafting assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Dissolves the Working Group and Advisory Committee on 6/30/2028. Appropriates funds. Effective 10/18/3000. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | 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 LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 27, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LMG on Monday, 02-09-26 2:00PM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 8, 2026 · House
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 02-09-26 2:00PM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LMG on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
The committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ichiyama, Kahaloa, Morikawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 611-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 790-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 109). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to GVO, WAM. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-24-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3341) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.