STATE BILLHI SB 2259PASSED

Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism.

Establishes the Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jul 14, 2026; 121 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 2259 · PassedJul 14

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Bill details

Last action: Act 251, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353). · Jul 14, 2026

Bill history

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Jul 14, 2026Act 251, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).House

Jul 14, 2026Act 251, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).Senate

May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House

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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 237-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate

May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 237-26).Senate

May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

May 1, 2026The 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) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.House

May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.House

Apr 30, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.House

Apr 28, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.House

Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).House

Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.House

Apr 10, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).House

Apr 10, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 503).Senate

Apr 9, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 9, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2003-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 7, 2026The 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.House

Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 24, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).House

Mar 24, 2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Mar 20, 2026The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Mar 16, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 12, 2026This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 10, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 10, 2026Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 15House

Feb 25, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse

Feb 24, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 10) in amended form (SD 1).House

Feb 24, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.Senate

Feb 23, 2026One Day Notice 02-24-26.Senate

Feb 23, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2697) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Feb 19, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.Senate

Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 11, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Feb 11, 2026Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2190) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Feb 3, 2026The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Jan 30, 2026The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 26, 2026Referred to EDT, WAM.Senate

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 15, 2026Pending Introduction.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 3, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedFeb 19, 2026 · Senate · 11 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DBEDT
Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program
Appropriation ($)
Establishment

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