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Hawaii 2026

HB 1518

RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
DHS, Felony Drug Offenders, Incarcerated Individuals, Pre-Release Application Process, SNAP
Introduced / first action
2026-01-14 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Human Services, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to establish a pre-release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application process for inmates nearing release. Allows all individuals convicted of an offense involving the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance to apply for SNAP benefits, regardless of treatment status. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 028, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 028, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1128).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Transmitted to Governor.

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 112-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 112-26).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Belatti, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 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) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 2:30PM in conference room 329.

  15. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  16. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).

    receipt

  17. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 2:30PM in conference room 329.

  18. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Belatti, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Garcia.

  19. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  20. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  21. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  22. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  23. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 579) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3787) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  25. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  26. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  29. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3333) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  30. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  31. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  33. Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  34. Referred to PSM/HHS, JDC/WAM.

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  35. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 13).

    introduction, receipt

  36. Passed First Reading.

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  37. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 826-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  39. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 534-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  42. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    referral-committee

  43. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-18-26 at 11:30 AM.

    deferral

  45. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  48. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 63-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  49. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. Referred to HSH, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  52. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  53. Prefiled.

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