RELATING TO GOVERNMENT HOMELESSNESS SPENDING.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details about the amount of funds appropriated or what actions should follow after the audit report is submitted.

Government Spending Audit for Homelessness Programs

This bill requires the State Auditor to work with the City Auditor in Honolulu to audit how money was spent on homelessness programs in Honolulu during two fiscal years and report their findings.

What This Bill Does

• The State Auditor must team up with the Office of the City Auditor for the City and County of Honolulu to conduct a financial audit of all state and city expenditures on homelessness programs within the City and County of Honolulu during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years.
• They need to look at total spending by program and agency, results of these programs when data is available, the number of homeless individuals served, and how much money was spent per person served.
• The State Auditor and City Auditor must submit a single consolidated report with their findings and recommendations before July 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• State Auditor
• Office of the City Auditor for the City and County of Honolulu
• Homelessness programs in Honolulu

Terms To Know

Audit

A careful examination of financial records to check if money was spent correctly.

Fiscal Year

The period used for budgeting and accounting, usually from July 1st to June 30th.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is not clear how much money will be needed or if there are enough funds available.
• The bill does not specify what actions should happen after the audit report is made.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT HOMELESSNESS SPENDING.
State Auditor; Office of the City Auditor for the City and County of Honolulu; Homelessness Program Expenditures; Audit; Appropriation ($)
Requires the State Auditor, in collaboration with the Office of the City Auditor for the City and County of Honolulu, to conduct a financial audit of all state and City and County of Honolulu expenditures on homelessness programs within the City and County of Honolulu during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years. Appropriates funds.

Current Bill Text

HB2193

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2193

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to government homelessness Spending
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.

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(a)
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The state auditor, in collaboration with the office of the city auditor for
the city and county of Honolulu, shall conduct a financial audit of all state
and city and county of Honolulu expenditures on programs addressing homelessness
within the city and county of Honolulu during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026
fiscal years.

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(b)
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The state auditor and office of the city
auditor shall coordinate data collection, methodology, and reporting.

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(c)
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The audit shall include:

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(1)
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Total expenditures by program and agency;

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(2)
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Program outcomes, to the extent data is
available;

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(3)
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The number of homeless individuals served by
each program; and

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(4)
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Calculations of total spending per homeless
individual served.

(d)
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The state auditor and office of the city
auditor shall submit a single consolidated report of their findings and
recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of 2027.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2026-2027 for the audit of homelessness program expenditures
required by this Act.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the city and county of Honolulu for the
purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1,
2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State
Auditor; Office of the City Auditor for the City and County of Honolulu;
Homelessness Program Expenditures; Audit; Appropriation

Description:

Requires
the State Auditor, in collaboration with the Office of the City Auditor for the
City and County of Honolulu, to conduct a financial audit of all state and City
and County of Honolulu expenditures on homelessness programs within the City
and County of Honolulu during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years.
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Appropriates funds.

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