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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)
Latest development · Jun 4, 2026
Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).
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Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).
Act 077, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
Enrolled to Governor.
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 90-26).
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 90-26) as amended in (CD 1).
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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.
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.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 654).
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
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.
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).
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.
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18
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.
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 406) in amended form (SD 1).
Pass First Reading
Floor Amendment No. 4 offered.
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 1).
Separated Committee Report.
Report filed.
48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2986) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
One Day Notice 03-10-26.
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.
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
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.
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Referred to GVO, JDC.
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Pending Introduction.
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