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Hawaii 2026

SB 2397

RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Neighborhood Boards, Quorum Requirements, Vacancies
Introduced / first action
2026-01-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting official board business and discussions before and related to voting. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 077, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).

    became-law, executive-signature

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

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  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 as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 90-26).

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 90-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

  12. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  15. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  16. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu.

  17. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  18. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.

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

    receipt

  20. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 654).

    introduction, receipt

  21. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

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

    receipt

  23. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  24. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1974-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  25. 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).

  26. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  29. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  30. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 406) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction, receipt

  31. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  32. Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.

    amendment-introduction

  33. Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 1).

    amendment-passage

  34. Separated Committee Report.

  35. Report filed.

  36. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26

  37. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2986) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  38. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  39. 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

  40. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  41. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  42. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  43. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  45. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  46. Referred to GVO, JDC.

    referral-committee

  47. Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  48. Pending Introduction.

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