MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
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What it does
Official summary
Part I: Provides an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services to replace general fund appropriations redirected to provide emergency food assistance during the 2025 federal government shutdown. Part II: Appropriates funds to supplement premium contributions due to participating health plans. (CD1)
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
May 21Act 021, 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).Latest
May 21Act 021, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121).Became Law
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 7Transmitted to Governor.
May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0).Major
May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:05PM in conference room 329.
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Olds, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
May 1The 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) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.Minor
May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 168-26) as amended in (CD 1).
May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 168-26).
May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:45PM in conference room 329.
Apr 27Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 1:45PM in conference room 329.
Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).Minor
Apr 21Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; McKelvey.
Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).Minor
Apr 14House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 10Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 10Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 553) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 9Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3625) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Apr 9One Day Notice 04-10-26.
Apr 6The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
Mar 30Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3299) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 30The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 30Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Mar 23The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 20The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 10Referred to HHS, WAM.Minor
Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 95).Minor
Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 5Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 819-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 5Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Feb 25The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 23Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 19Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 523-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 19Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
Feb 17The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 12Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 9Received from Governor re: emergency appropriation (Gov. Msg. No. 3).Minor