Hawaii House Bill 2050
Session 2026
Relating To Partial Public Financing Of Elections.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 24, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2050
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Increases the expenditure limit and the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program. Effective 11/4/2026. (CD1)
HB2050_CD1
HB2050_SD1
HB2050_HD1
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06/24/2026
Senate
Act 136, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237).
06/24/2026
House
Act 136, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kitagawa, Matsumoto, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (8) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Perruso, Belatti, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.
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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 159-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 159-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/30/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
04/29/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
04/28/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.
04/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
04/24/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
04/23/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.
04/22/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
04/21/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Perruso Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Awa.
04/20/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
04/14/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/10/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 543) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3618) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
04/06/2026
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..
04/01/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/30/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3284) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
03/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/30/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
03/24/2026
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.
03/20/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 180).
03/10/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to JDC, WAM.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1009-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (8) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
02/26/2026
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, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Alcos, Gedeon; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.
02/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/10/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and none excused (0).
02/09/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 103-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
02/03/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
01/30/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/28/2026
House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
01/26/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/23/2026
House
Pending introduction.
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