HB 2556

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 07, 2024
  • Passed House Mar 05, 2024
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To The Hawaii Able Savings Program.

Abstract

Clarifies the sources of funding for the Hawaiʻi ABLE Saving Program Trust Fund. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend all moneys in the trust fund to fulfill the purposes of the Hawaiʻi ABLE Savings Program, including providing incentive payments to Hawaiʻi public school ABLE account owner. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)

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Mar 22, 2024

Senate

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

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Ways and Means

Senate

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Mar 20, 2024

Senate

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, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

Mar 15, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

Mar 07, 2024

Senate

Referred to HHS, WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Health and Human Services Ways and Means

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 413).

Mar 05, 2024

House

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

Mar 01, 2024

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1007-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 28, 2024

House

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett.

Feb 26, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 15, 2024

House

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) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 467-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 09, 2024

House

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 05, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-09-24 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 26, 2024

House

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Health Finance

Jan 24, 2024

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 23, 2024

House

Pending introduction.

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