HB 2250 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

HB 2250 provides funding for payments related to claims filed against the state government, its officials, or employees. It approves specific budget allocations to cover settlements or judgments from these legal claims. This bill does not create new policies or affect the public directly; it simply authorizes state funds for existing claims processing. As a routine appropriations measure, it handles administrative budgeting for the state's legal liabilities.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Signed May 26, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2250_SD1 → HB2250_SD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect a new legislative session (SD2) with revised authorship and dates. The most significant change is the addition of new settlement payments totaling over $1.4 million for various state departments, including the Department of Agriculture and new claims under the Department of Human Services, bringing the total appropriation to approximately $18.4 million. Additionally, the effective date of the Act was changed from a distant future date in 2075 to immediate effect upon approval.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include new settlement claims and increased the total funding appropriated by approximately $1.26 million compared to the previous version.

FISCAL

Added new settlement payments for the Department of Agriculture ($151,132.00) and increased the Department of Human Services budget by adding a new claim ($475,000.00).

Increased the total appropriation amount from $17,144,004.25 to $18,403,724.26 to cover the new and adjusted claims.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from March 22, 2075, to immediate effect upon the bill's approval.

REQUIREMENT

Removed detailed statutory text regarding the Attorney General's reporting requirements and the six-year statute of limitations for claims, which were previously included in the bill text.

TECHNICAL

Updated author names, session identifiers, and metadata dates to reflect the new version of the bill.

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

May 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting no (2) and Representative(s) Belatti excused (1).

lower

May 8, 2026

Introduced

House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 667) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3286) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 383).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto voting no (3) and Representative(s) Belatti, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 744-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors