SB 2598 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

SB 2598 authorizes state agencies to use funds from certain special and revolving funds to cover the operational and administrative costs of the programs those funds support. This directly affects state programs that manage non-general funds, such as those for specific services or projects. The bill changes existing rules by permitting these funds to pay for routine program management expenses, rather than requiring separate budget allocations for such costs. It does not create new programs or alter funding levels but streamlines how existing program funds can be used.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Jun 26, 2026

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SB2598_CD1 → SB2598_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was converted from a Senate version to a House version, resulting in significant changes to the effective date and a major revision of how agricultural funds can be used. The most critical change is the effective date, which was moved from 'upon approval' to a distant future date of July 1, 3000. Additionally, the bill's core policy regarding the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund was altered to remove the authority for purchasing land and instead focus solely on financial investments and grants.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding agricultural land acquisition was narrowed by removing the authority to purchase land interests, while the effective date was drastically extended to the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', meaning the law will not take effect for over a millennium.

FISCAL

The ability of the agricultural development fund to purchase land interests or rights was removed, restricting its use to financial investments and grants only.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was updated to reflect the House version, including changes to metadata, document IDs, and formatting.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting no (5) and none excused (0).

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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.

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May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 136-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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May 1, 2026

Introduced

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

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May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 136-26).

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May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.

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, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 309.

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May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:00 PM; Conference Room 309.

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Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 677).

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Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to FIN, referral sheet 16

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Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 69).

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Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

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Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

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Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-02-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAM.

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Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors