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Hawaii 2026

SB 2808

RELATING TO THE BUDGET.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), B&F, Defeasement Trust Fund, Private Use, State Facilities, Tax-Exempt Bonds
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes the Defeasement Trust Fund within the Department of Budget and Finance for the defeasement of tax-exempt bonds to allow private use of state facilities financed by tax-exempt bonds. Requires the Department to consult with bond counsel before defeasement. Appropriates moneys in and out of the Defeasement Trust Fund for defeasement of certain tax-exempt bonds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:00 PM; Conference Room 309.

  2. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 309.

  3. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 309.

  4. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 309.

  5. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 11:00AM; CR 309.

  6. House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi Chair; Kitagawa, Gedeon.

  7. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt
  8. Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.

  9. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt
  10. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    introduction, receipt
  11. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  12. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

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

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  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1988-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  15. 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) Cochran excused (1).

  16. 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.

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  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. Pass First Reading

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  19. Referred to FIN, referral sheet 17

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  20. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  21. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 302) in amended form (SD 1).

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  22. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2875) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  23. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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  24. 48 Hrs. Notice 3/10/2026.

  25. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

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  26. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-04-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  27. The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-02-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  28. Referred to WAM.

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  29. Passed First Reading.

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  30. Introduced.

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