SB 1418 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Summary

Provides an emergency appropriation for the Department of Human Services to reinvest in the ongoing development of a new eligibility system for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Makes an emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2024-2025. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 has been exceeded. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1418 → SB1418_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to update the text from the original House draft to the Senate Draft 1 version, incorporating specific Senate amendments. The changes clarify the legal basis for the emergency appropriation by explicitly citing the state constitution and statutes regarding the expenditure ceiling. The bill now formally declares that the state's general fund spending limit for the 2024-2025 fiscal year has already been exceeded and that this new funding will cause a further exceedance, justifying the emergency nature of the request.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a formal declaration of the expenditure ceiling violation and a detailed justification for exceeding it, which was not present in the original version.

REQUIREMENT

The bill was updated to explicitly declare that the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 has been exceeded by $8,551,795 and will be further exceeded by the new appropriation of $5,467,164.

New text was added to cite Section 9 of Article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution and specific Hawaii Revised Statutes as the legal authority for the expenditure ceiling exception.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and description were updated to reflect the Senate Draft 1 version, changing references from 'coronavirus disease 2019' to 'COVID-19' and 'supplemental nutrition assistance program' to 'SNAP' for clarity.

TIMELINE

Specific dates and revision numbers associated with the bill's metadata were updated to reflect the Senate processing timeline.

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

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors