# Hawaii HB 1440: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

Hawaii HB 1440, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-12 (Act 001, 03/12/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1440
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Act 001, 03/12/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Legislative Agencies, Appropriations, General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (145 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. Declares that certain appropriations will further exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025. (HD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Vacation pay for departing state staff: benefit, low. The law sets aside $808,998 for accrued-vacation and vacation-transfer payments to employees leaving the listed state offices. The allocations are $245,000 for the Senate, $294,524 for the House, $68,106 for the Auditor, $100,780 for the Legislative Reference Bureau, $84,035 for the Ombudsman, and…
- Hawaii audit office receives funding: cost, low. The law provides $3,761,208 for the Office of the Auditor in fiscal year 2025–2026. This includes $3,611,208 for office expenses and $150,000 for studies and related work. It also sets aside $2,800,000 for the audit revolving fund and allows up to $6,800,000 from that fund for audit work authorized…
- Hawaii lawmakers receive operating funds: cost, low. The law provides $12,483,412 for Senate operations and $17,041,749 for House operations through June 30, 2026. The Senate funding includes $11,145,162 for session and other expenses, $1,219,000 for the Legislative Information System, and $119,250 for broadcasts. The House funding includes $15,927,7…
- Hawaii support offices receive funding: cost, low. The law provides $4,585,330 for the Legislative Reference Bureau, including computer systems equipment and programming. It also provides $1,669,017 for the Office of the Ombudsman and $1,679,759 for the State Ethics Commission. These funds support state office operations through June 30, 2026, not…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-03-12: Act 001, 03/12/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Act 001, on 03/12/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 18). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 709) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: One Day Notice 02-27-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: 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, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 5). (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 182) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-04: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1440_HD1_.pdf)
- HB1440_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1440_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1440_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1101_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1440_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB1440_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1440_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1440_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1101_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1440-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).