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HB791 • 2026

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

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Sponsor
YAMASHITA
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the nature of the amendments beyond stating they are 'technical'.

Changes to State Funds Definition

This bill makes technical changes to how 'state funds' are defined in Hawaii's laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the definition of 'state funds' in Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The government of Hawaii

Terms To Know

state funds
Money that has come into the possession of a state officer or employee who is responsible for managing it on behalf of the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact nature and extent of the changes to the definition are not detailed in this summary.
  • It is unclear what specific impact these amendments will have until the bill passes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-21 H

    Referred to FIN, referral sheet 2

  3. 2025-01-21 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-17 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
State Funds; State Treasury; Definition
Makes technical amendments to the definition of "state funds" as it relates to the deposit of certain moneys into the state treasury.

Current Bill Text

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HB791

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

791

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO STATE FUNDS
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section 37-54, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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(b)
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For purposes of this section, "state
funds" [
mean
]
means
moneys that have come into the
possession of a state officer or employee who has
the
responsibility on
behalf of the State for the initial custody, accountability, and disposition of
the moneys.
"

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SECTION
2.
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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 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State
Funds; State Treasury; Definition

Description:

Makes
technical amendments to the definition of "state funds" as it relates
to the deposit of certain moneys into the state treasury.

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