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HB1972HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Taxation.

Last status update Mar 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes a family caregiver tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

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  • SB2863— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by HSH
  3. HD2by ECD
  4. SD1by HHS

Companion measure: SB2863. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House HSH committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House ECD committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1972
MemberHHS
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1972
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		ECD
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Excused
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		ECD
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 155-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 513-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The 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.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 824-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 68).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to HHS, WAM.

  19. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  20. 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, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

  21. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3190) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  23. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  24. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. The 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..

  26. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3623) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

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

  29. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 541) in amended form (SD 1).

  30. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Ilagan, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Hartsfield, Garcia.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

  36. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  38. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:20PM in conference room 329.

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