HB 1296 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE MAJOR DISASTER FUND.

Summary

Establishes timely notice and reporting requirements to the Legislature by the Governor regarding the transfer of appropriations to the Major Disaster Fund. Effective 7/1/2025. Sunsets 7/1/2026. (CD1)

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Vetoed

Jul 2025

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Vetoed Jul 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1296_HD1 → HB1296_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill establishes reporting requirements for funds transferred to Hawaii's Major Disaster Fund following the 2023 Maui wildfires. The version changed from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1 includes formatting updates and metadata additions while maintaining the same core policy provisions regarding transparency and accountability for redirected appropriations.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content remains identical between versions.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and markup conventions changed from House bill format to Senate bill format, including different line numbering and metadata fields.

Added metadata fields including bill author information, revision numbers, and timestamp data in the Senate version.

Text formatting changed from standard legislative markup to include Unicode paragraph separators (��) and different line break patterns.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 3, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1402).

lower

Jul 3, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1402).

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Vetoed

Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)

lower

Jun 6, 2025

Vetoed

Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 179).

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 179) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Hashimoto, Wakai, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Lamosao, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 016.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 016.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 016.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 755) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1122) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to PSM, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 161).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 770) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Woodson.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors