Bill Sponsor
Hawaii House Bill 2343
Session 2026
Relating To Veterans.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on May 19, 2026
First Action
Jan 26, 2026
Latest Action
May 19, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2343
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
Summary
Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1)
05/19/2026
Senate
Act 018, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
05/19/2026
House
Act 018, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118).
04/27/2026
Senate
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 824).
04/24/2026
Senate
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 821).
04/24/2026
House
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
04/24/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).
04/24/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
04/23/2026
House
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26.
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. 558) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3634) 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 will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/23/2026
Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
03/23/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
03/16/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
03/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM.
03/06/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 101).
03/06/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 843-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
02/27/2026
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, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..
02/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/19/2026
House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 532-26), recommending referral to FIN.
02/19/2026
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
02/18/2026
House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/13/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/11/2026
House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 158-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.
02/11/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
02/06/2026
House
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/03/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/02/2026
House
Referred to HLT, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6
01/28/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/26/2026
House
Pending introduction.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 27, 2026 11:04:38 AM
Record Updated
May 20, 2026 6:02:58 AM