SB 2256 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY.

This bill designates April 27 of every year as "Brother Joseph Dutton Day" to honor his contributions. It is a commemorative resolution with no substantive policy changes or direct impact on legislation or constituents. The bill is currently pending introduction in the legislature, having been referred to the WLA committee after initial reading.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 24, 2026

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 482).

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1358-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 201).

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors