Hawaii Senate Bill 2471
Session 2026
Relating To The Powers Of Artificial Persons.
Became Law
Became Law on May 14, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 22, 2026
Latest Action
May 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2471
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2).
Senate Roll Call Votes
Senator(s
Didn't Vote
Summary
Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to impose certain penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD2)
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05/14/2026
Senate
Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).
05/14/2026
House
Act 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).
05/08/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0).
05/08/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).
05/08/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
House
Floor Amendment No. 11 offered by Rep. Matayoshi.
05/06/2026
House
Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.
05/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.
05/06/2026
Senate
Floor Amendment No. 10 offered.
05/06/2026
Senate
Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
05/06/2026
Senate
Separated Committee Report.
05/06/2026
Senate
Report filed.
05/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
05/01/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
05/01/2026
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) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 238-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 238-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.
04/29/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
04/28/2026
House
Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 35
04/28/2026
House
House Conferees Added: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair.
04/28/2026
Senate
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 872).
04/28/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
04/27/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
04/24/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 819).
04/24/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
04/23/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Perruso, Pierick.
04/23/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa.
04/23/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 664).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2129-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/08/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
04/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
03/30/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/24/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/18/2026
House
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
03/16/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 247) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3094) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
03/05/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-05-26 10:02AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
02/19/2026
Senate
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2429) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
02/19/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
02/10/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.
02/04/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-10-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
02/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-04-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
01/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to CPN, JDC.
01/22/2026
Senate
Introduced.
01/22/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
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Record Created
Jan 22, 2026 7:14:18 AM
Record Updated
May 15, 2026 10:15:03 PM