HB 2452 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

Summary

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (CD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Signed Jul 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2452_CD1 → HB2452_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated from a Committee Draft (CD1) to a Second Reading version (SD1), primarily involving the removal of specific financial figures, dates, and bill numbers that were placeholders for future legislative action. The changes convert the document into a template where specific amounts and dates must be filled in by the legislature before the bill can be finalized and enacted.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding debt limits and bond issuance remains the same, but the specific applicability dates and funding amounts are now undefined placeholders rather than fixed values.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts for debt limits, outstanding bond interest, and proposed bond issuances were removed and replaced with blank placeholders.

TIMELINE

Exact fiscal years, dates for debt limit calculations, and effective dates were removed and replaced with blank placeholders.

REQUIREMENT

Specific bill numbers (e.g., House Bill 1800) and act numbers referenced for funding appropriations were removed and replaced with blank placeholders.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'CD1' to 'SD1', and the effective date in Section 6 was changed to a future placeholder date of July 1, 2050.

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 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 1, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 141-26).

upper

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 141-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

upper

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Kitagawa, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 309.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 11:00AM; CR 309.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 692) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-30-26 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 423).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors