Hawaii House Bill 2474
Session 2026
Relating To International Relations.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 26, 2026
First Action
Jan 27, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2474
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1)
HB2474_CD1
HB2474_SD2
HB2474_SD1
HB2474_HD1
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06/26/2026
Senate
Act 181, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).
06/26/2026
House
Act 181, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283).
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 . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto 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
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.
05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:32PM in Conference Room 411.
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) Lee, C., DeCoite, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 153-26) 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. 153-26).
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 11:00AM in conference room 229.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 229.
04/24/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 229.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; DeCoite, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/17/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
04/16/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/14/2026
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.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 696) in amended form (SD 2).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3681) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
04/09/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
04/06/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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 WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3395) 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.
03/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.
03/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, DeCorte.
03/20/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.
03/06/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 111).
03/06/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 774-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
03/02/2026
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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/18/2026
House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
02/18/2026
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 none excused (0).
02/13/2026
House
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/10/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/02/2026
House
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
01/28/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/27/2026
House
Pending introduction.
Sources
HI Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 28, 2026 10:47:41 AM
Record Updated
Jun 27, 2026 6:35:05 AM