Bill Sponsor
Hawaii House Bill 2583
Session 2026
Relating To Economic Development.
Active
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Passed House on May 6, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2583
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
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Republican
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Republican
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Democrat
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Democrat
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Democrat
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Democrat
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Democrat
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House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (5)
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to expand micro-lending capacity by providing state‑funded loan loss reserves or other credit enhancement that absorbs first losses on qualified micro-loans made by participating lenders to Hawaii small businesses. Allows borrower fees and state matching contributions to capitalize lender-held loan loss reserve accounts. Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds out of the Special Fund. (CD1)
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
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
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
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
05/01/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.
05/01/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.
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) DeCoite, Wakai, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
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. 188-26) 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. 188-26).
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 8:01AM in conference room 411.
04/28/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Fevella.
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. 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. 706) in amended form (SD 1).
04/10/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3737) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards.
04/07/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
04/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/24/2026
Senate
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3145) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.
03/24/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.
03/17/2026
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.
03/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to EDT, WAM/CPN.
03/06/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 120).
03/06/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 773-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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. 424-26) 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.
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