HB1044 • 2026

RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how emergency funding will be distributed among different programs.

Funding Adjustments for State Programs

This bill provides emergency funding to address anticipated operating shortfalls in the fourth quarter due to restrictions on transferring funds between state programs.

What This Bill Does

Provides additional general funds as emergency appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025 to cover operating shortfalls in quarter 4 funding for existing programs.
Adjusts funding levels for various programs to match their anticipated activity levels.

Who It Names or Affects

State government departments and agencies
People who rely on services provided by those departments

Terms To Know

Emergency Appropriations: Extra money given quickly to address urgent financial needs.
Fiscal Year: A period of one year used for budgeting and accounting purposes, typically starting in July and ending in June.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the emergency funding will be distributed among different programs.
It is unclear what happens if these adjustments are not enough to cover all shortfalls.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
Funds; Emergency Appropriations ($)
Makes emergency appropriations and commensurate reductions to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls in the fourth quarter due to the limited ability to transfer funds between programs.

Current Bill Text

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HB1044

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1044

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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This Act is
recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9
of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

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SECTION 2.
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In prior years, the respective budget acts contained a budget proviso
such as section 72 of Act 88, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, the General
Appropriations Act of 2021 (Act 88), which permitted departments to transfer
funds between their programs provided that the legislature was informed of the
transfers.
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However, section 8 of Act
248, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022,
repealed section 72 of Act 88, and Act 164, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, the
General Appropriations Act of 2023, as amended by Act 230, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2024, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, does not reinstate
the proviso.
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Consequently, although
funds were appropriated to various state departments for their operating
programs for fiscal year 2024-2025, the proviso's elimination has resulted in a
critical funding emergency by limiting the ability of departments to transfer
funds between their programs to address changing conditions.

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The purposes of this Act are to address the
omission of the transfer proviso by appropriating additional general funds as
emergency appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025 for operating shortfalls in
quarter 4 funding for existing programs and to adjust funding for various
programs to be commensurate with their anticipated levels of activity.
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The emergency appropriations and the funding
adjustments made in this Act are budget neutral.

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SECTION 3.
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Act 164, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, as amended by Act 230, Session
Laws of Hawaii 2024, is amended by amending section 3 as follows:

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SECTION 4.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Funds; Emergency Appropriations

Description:

Makes emergency appropriations and commensurate reductions
to pay for anticipated operating shortfalls in the fourth quarter due to the
limited ability to transfer funds between programs.

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