Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 2397
RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- FUKUNAGA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting official board business and discussions before and related to voting. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
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- Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Referred to GVO, JDC. - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
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. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2986) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment No. 4 offered. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 1). - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Separated Committee Report. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Report filed. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26 - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House. - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 406) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1974-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 654). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). - Apr 21, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
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) McKelvey, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 90-26). - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 90-26) as amended in (CD 1). - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. - May 6, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - May 6, 2026 · House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled to Governor. - Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). - Jun 4, 2026 · House
Act 077, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).