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SB2494HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Corruption.

Last status update Jul 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes a statute of limitations of nine years for a bribery offense. (CD1)

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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 JHA
  3. CD1by Conference

Decision stages

  1. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  2. Senate third reading on the introduced draft: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House JHA committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. Senate conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  7. House conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  8. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  9. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2494
MemberJDC
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeExcused
Mike GabbardSD-021ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
18 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2494
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
39 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
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 PSM, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:02PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  5. Re-Referred to JDC.

  6. The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-04-26 3:02PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  8. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  9. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2801) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  10. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 3/06/2026.

  12. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 57).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  18. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1586-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  20. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 477).

  22. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  23. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  24. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Shimizu.

  25. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  26. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Awa.

  27. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

  28. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  29. 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) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  30. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  31. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 12-26).

  32. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  33. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 12-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  34. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  35. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

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

  37. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  38. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  39. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  40. Enrolled to Governor.

  41. Act 225, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327).

  42. Act 225, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327).

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