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HB455HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Small Business Loans.

Last status update Feb 28, 2025

What this measure contains

Appropriates moneys to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the contracting of services for start-up business financing and support. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

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Related measures

  • SB132— Same As
  • HB455— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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 ECD
  3. SD1by EDT
  4. SD2by WAM

Companion measures: SB132, HB455. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  3. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    15 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  5. Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  6. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB455
MemberEDT
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
10 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDT
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB455
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026ExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcused
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044ExcusedAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeExcused
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

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

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 300) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. Passed 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 Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 985), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 106).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to EDT, WAM.

  15. The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  17. Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1092) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  19. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  21. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1806) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  22. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  23. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  24. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 641) in amended form (SD 2).

  25. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

  29. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  30. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  31. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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