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SB2929HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Public Notice.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes government agencies to satisfy public notice requirements by electronic posting on official state or county websites or electronic calendars, while preserving traditional publication as an option. Directs the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, in consultation with the Access Hawaii Committee, to adopt rules governing the implementation of electronic notice before the electronic notice authorization takes legal effect. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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  • HB2388— 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. SD1by GVO
  3. HD1by LAB
  4. HD2by JHA

Companion measure: HB2388. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Government Operations (GVO) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House LAB committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    39 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 0 no · 6 excused

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

    6 aye · 2 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    45 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 4 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2929
MemberGVO
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010Excused
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberGVO
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2929
MemberLAB
SD1		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*Aye*
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeExcusedAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040ExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
29 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLAB
SD1		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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 GVO, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-10-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-12-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  8. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2628) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  10. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  12. 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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  13. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2740) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  14. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

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

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 89) in amended form (SD 1).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 16

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

  21. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1316-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6).

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

  25. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2134-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  27. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 716).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  31. Re-referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Lee, M., Poepoe, Templo Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

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