HB 2369 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTS BY THE JUDICIARY.

Summary

Beginning 1/1/2027, requires contracts for services awarded to community-based organizations by the Judiciary in support of fulfilling the Judiciary's statutory mandate to individuals, families, and communities in the State to include certain protections against inflation. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to increase the contract price in existing contracts for services provided by community-based organizations in support of fulfilling the Judiciary's statutory mandate to individuals, families, and communities in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2369 → HB2369_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from HB2369 to HB2369 HD1 and updated with new sponsor information. Substantively, the effective date was changed from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error that would prevent the funding mechanism from ever taking effect. The text was also cleaned up to consistently refer to 'the judiciary's' statutory mandate instead of 'its' mandate, and the legislative title was capitalized.

Scope change

The scope of applicability remains the same regarding community-based organizations and judiciary contracts, but the timeline for implementation is effectively nullified by the future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 3000, which likely indicates a drafting error that prevents the bill from becoming active.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from HB2369 to HB2369 HD1, and the sponsor name was changed from Raymond Nichols to Chelsea Dugan.

Minor grammatical adjustments were made to consistently use 'the judiciary's' instead of 'its' when referring to the statutory mandate.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 233-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors