# Hawaii HB 2089: RELATING TO CERTIORARI REVIEW BY THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT.

Hawaii HB 2089, RELATING TO CERTIORARI REVIEW BY THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Act 006, 04/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106).) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2089-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2089
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CERTIORARI REVIEW BY THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Act 006, 04/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary Package, Hawaii Supreme Court, Certiorari Review, Disposition Deadline, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (134 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a fixed disposition deadline requiring the Supreme Court to decide an application for certiorari within 60 days after the application is filed. Applies prospectively to cases in which the judgment or dismissal order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals was filed on or after the effective date of this Act.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-28: Act 006, 04/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Act 006, on 04/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1106). (House)
- 2026-04-13: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 515). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3656) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: One Day Notice 04-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 182). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Olds, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 892-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-19: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2089_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2089_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2089_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2089_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2089-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).