HB 792 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

HB 792 clarifies the role and responsibilities of the Office of the Legislative Analyst, a nonpartisan office that provides budget and policy analysis to the legislature. The bill defines its functions more precisely to ensure consistent support for lawmakers drafting and evaluating legislation. It takes effect on January 1, 2491 (note: likely a typographical error for 2024 or 2025). This procedural bill directly affects how the office operates but does not alter substantive policy or create new programs.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB792_HD1 → HB792_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to transition from a House draft to a Senate version, updating authorship and metadata. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the act, which was moved from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2491, likely to correct a clerical error or adjust the timeline for implementation. Minor formatting adjustments were also made to the legislative text regarding the Legislative Analyst's office.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Office of the Legislative Analyst, but the applicability timeline has been significantly altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2491.

TECHNICAL

Authorship and bill metadata were updated to reflect Senate sponsorship and versioning.

The description of the bill was updated to reflect the new effective date and Senate designation.

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

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1257) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 282).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 15

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 278) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LMG, 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