SB 2916 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.

Summary

Appropriates funds for the planning, designing, environmental studies, site evaluation and selection studies, and permitting conducted relative to a new facility for the State Archives. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2916 → SB2916_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an House bill (HB) to a Senate bill (SB) and updated with new sponsor and tracking information. The most significant substantive change is the appropriation amount, which was removed entirely, leaving the funding blank, while the effective date of the law was delayed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the State Archives remains the same, but the financial scope was altered by removing the specific dollar amount.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $4,000,000 was removed and replaced with blank spaces, indicating no specific funding is currently designated in this version.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new State Archives facility was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, significantly delaying when the law takes effect.

TECHNICAL

The bill type was changed from House Bill (HB) to Senate Bill (SB), and the sponsor name was updated from Gregory LaMontagne to Blake Anderson.

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 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2604) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors