Hawaii Senate Bill 2247
Session 2026
Relating To Political Fundraising By Executive Branch Employees.
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Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2247
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Prohibits any Executive Branch employee who is nominated or appointed by the Governor to a compensated position subject to confirmation by the Senate from engaging in certain campaign fundraising activities. (CD1)
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SB2247_HD1
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
The Conference committee reconsidered its previous decision.
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, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; 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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Lee, C., Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 162-26).
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. 162-26) 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 2:05PM; Conference Room 325.
04/29/2026
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) Rhoads, Lee, C., Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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
Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Awa.
04/20/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 638).
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 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/09/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1980-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
04/09/2026
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).
03/17/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/10/2026
House
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16
03/06/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
03/06/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 44) in amended form (SD 1).
03/05/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2874) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
03/02/2026
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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/19/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2467) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/19/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
02/18/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:04AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
01/30/2026
Senate
Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
01/26/2026
Senate
Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 8:59:27 AM
Record Updated
May 10, 2026 6:25:18 AM