HB2275 • 2026

RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
Operations; Mass Transit Special Fund; Disaster Recovery and Relief; Major Disaster Fund; Appropriations ($) Appropriates moneys to certain programs for operations in FY26-27.
Appropriates moneys into and out of the Major Disaster Fund to address disaster recovery and response costs.
Allows the Governor to authorize the transfer to state agencies of up to $100,000,000 in funds appropriated out of the Major Disaster Fund to address an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare arising from an emergency.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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CD2

Hawaii published version CD2

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2275 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

CD3

Hawaii published version CD3

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2275 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

CD1_SFA8

Hawaii published version CD1_SFA8

Plain English: SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO._________ ______________ Date______ _____________________________________ TO: House Bill No.

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO._________ ______________ Date______ _____________________________________ TO: House Bill No.
2275, H.D.
1, S.D.
2, C.D.

CD2_SFA8

Hawaii published version CD2_SFA8

Plain English: SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.

SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.
�� Date �� TO:�� House Bill No.
2275, H.D.
1, S.D.

CD1_HFA9

Hawaii published version CD1_HFA9

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENT TO: H.B.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENT TO: H.B.
No.
2275, H.D.
1, S.D.

CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB2275 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2275 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2275 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB2275 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2275 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2275 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB2275 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2275 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2275 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

SD2

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: HB2275 SD2 LRB 26-1346.

HB2275 SD2 LRB 26-1346.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2275 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.

SD1_SFA6

Hawaii published version SD1_SFA6

Plain English: SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.

SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.
�� Date �� TO:�� H.B.
No.
2275, H.D.

Bill History

2026-05-08 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).
2026-05-08 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).
2026-05-08 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).
2026-05-08 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
2026-05-06 S
Report filed.
2026-05-06 S
Separated Committee Report.
2026-05-06 S
Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
2026-05-06 S
Floor Amendment No. 8 offered.
2026-05-06 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.
2026-05-06 H
Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.
2026-05-06 H
Floor Amendment No. 9 offered by Rep. Todd.
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 140-26).
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 140-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2026-05-01 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Kitagawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.
2026-05-01 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 309.
2026-05-01 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 309.
2026-05-01 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:00 PM; Conference Room 309.
2026-04-30 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 309.
2026-04-29 H
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 792).
2026-04-29 S
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 11:00AM; CR 309.
2026-04-29 S
Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto added as Conferee. Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Chair. Senator Moriwaki discharged as Member; Added as Chair.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Dela Cruz Chair; Moriwaki, Fevella.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi Chair; Kitagawa, Gedeon.
2026-04-17 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
2026-04-16 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-16 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 709) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-16 S
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-14 S
48 Hrs. Notice 04-16-26
2026-04-14 S
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-14 S
Floor Amendment No. 6 offered.
2026-04-09 S
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-09 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-09 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3664) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-04-06 S
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..
2026-03-30 S
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-27 S
The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-30-26 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-25 S
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 S
Referred to WAM.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 386).
2026-03-10 H
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (4).
2026-03-06 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1016-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-19 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-17 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-09 H
Received from Governor re: emergency appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 3).
2026-01-30 H
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-26 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
Operations; Mass Transit Special Fund; Disaster Recovery and Relief; Major Disaster Fund; Appropriations ($)
Appropriates moneys to certain programs for operations in FY26-27. Appropriates moneys into and out of the Major Disaster Fund to address disaster recovery and response costs. Allows the Governor to authorize the transfer to state agencies of up to $100,000,000 in funds appropriated out of the Major Disaster Fund to address an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare arising from an emergency. (CD2)

Current Bill Text

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HB2275

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2275

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

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 250, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, the
General Appropriations Act of 2025, did not reinstate the proviso.
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Consequently, although funds were
appropriated to various state departments for their operating programs for
fiscal year 2025-2026, the proviso's elimination limits the ability of
departments to transfer funds between their programs to address changing
conditions.

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The purpose of this Act is to address the
omission of the transfer proviso by providing third quarter funding for
existing programs and adjusting funding for various programs to be commensurate
with their anticipated levels of activity.
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The emergency appropriation and the funding adjustment made in this Act
are budget neutral.

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Act 250, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, is amended as follows:

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adding new sections to read as follows:

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following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026
are appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii to the
following programs within the department of _______________ for the purpose of
continuing existing programs and operations.

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amending sections and appropriations to read as follows:

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Of
the appropriations out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii to the
following programs within the department of _________________, the following amounts
are reduced.

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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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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Funds; Emergency Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates general funds to various programs due to
anticipated operating shortfalls because of the lack of authority to transfer
funds between programs.

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