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HR216 • 2026

INFORMING THE SENATE AND GOVERNOR THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS READY TO ADJOURN SINE DIE.

INFORMING THE SENATE AND GOVERNOR THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS READY TO ADJOURN SINE DIE.

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Sponsor
NAKAMURA, ICHIYAMA
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 892).
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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House Ready to End Session

This resolution informs the Senate and the Governor that the House of Representatives is ready to end its session without setting a date for reconvening.

What This Bill Does

  • Tells the Senate and the Governor that the House is prepared to adjourn Sine Die, which means ending the current legislative session without planning when to start again.
  • Requires sending official copies of this resolution to the President of the Senate and the Governor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The House of Representatives
  • The Senate
  • The Governor

Terms To Know

Adjournment Sine Die
Ending a legislative session without setting a date to reconvene.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not specify any new laws or changes; it is purely procedural.
  • It only applies to the Thirty-third Legislature of Hawaii and its regular session in 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 S

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 892).

  2. 2026-05-08 H

    Resolution adopted in final form.

  3. 2026-05-08 H

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong excused (2).

  4. 2026-05-08 H

    Offered

Official Summary Text

INFORMING THE SENATE AND GOVERNOR THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS READY TO ADJOURN SINE DIE.
Adjournment Sine Die

Current Bill Text

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HR216

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

216

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INFORMING THE SENATE AND GOVERNOR THAT THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IS READY TO ADJOURN SINE DIE
.

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the
State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the House of Representatives
stands ready to adjourn Sine Die; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
President of the Senate and Governor.

OFFERED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:
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Adjournment
Sine Die