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SB2471HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Powers Of Artificial Persons.

Last status update May 14, 2026

What this measure contains

Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to impose certain penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2027. (CD2)

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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. SD1by CPN
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by CPC
  5. HD2by JHA
  6. CD1by Conference
  7. CD2

Decision stages

  1. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House CPC committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    11 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  6. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    46 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused

  8. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  9. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  10. House final reading on CD2: Passed

    49 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  11. Senate final reading on CD2: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2471
MemberCPN
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeExcusedAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019ExcusedAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedAyeExcusedAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeExcused
16 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2471
MemberCPC
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD2		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeNoAye*AyeAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeNoExcusedAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*NoAye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye with reservations at House final reading (CD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedAye*AyeDropped reservations at House final reading (CD2)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
26 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPC
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-04-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-10-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.

  8. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2429) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  10. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  11. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-05-26 10:02AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  12. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  13. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3094) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  14. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  15. 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.

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 247) in amended form (SD 2).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

  21. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  23. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  24. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

  27. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2129-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 664).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Perruso, Pierick.

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa.

  35. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  36. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 739).

  37. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 819).

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.

  40. Re-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 35

  41. House Conferees Added: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair.

  42. Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 872).

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  44. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.

  45. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  46. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

  47. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey.

  48. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick.

  49. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 238-26).

  50. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  51. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 238-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  52. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  53. Floor Amendment No. 11 offered by Rep. Matayoshi.

  54. Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.

  55. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.

  56. Floor Amendment No. 10 offered.

  57. Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).

  58. Separated Committee Report.

  59. Report filed.

  60. 48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26

  61. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  62. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).

  63. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).

  64. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

  65. Enrolled to Governor.

  66. Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).

  67. Act 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).

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