HB 458 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY.

HB 458 designates April 27 of every year as "Brother Joseph Dutton Day" to honor Brother Joseph Dutton. The bill directly affects the state by establishing an annual observance date for commemorative purposes. It has no policy provisions or financial impact, as it is a ceremonial designation. The bill is currently moving through committee stages with a recommendation for passage. (Effective April 27, 2843, per the abstract.)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2026

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HB458_HD2 → HB458_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Draft (HD2) to a Senate Draft (SD1), updating internal tracking numbers and timestamps. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, designating April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no new eligibility criteria, funding, or definitions were introduced.

TIMELINE

Internal metadata dates were updated to reflect the Senate processing timeline.

TECHNICAL

The bill version identifier was changed from House Draft to Senate Draft.

Internal tracking numbers and revision IDs were updated to match the Senate version.

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

Apr 17, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to WLA.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 642) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

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 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 242).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 21, 2025

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, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd.

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 297) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors