# Hawaii HB 2095: RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

Hawaii HB 2095, RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Act 178, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2095
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-06-26, Act 178, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary Package, Supplemental Budget, Appropriations, JDC, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (228 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027. (SD2)

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (55)

- 2026-06-26: Act 178, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). (Senate)
- 2026-06-26: Act 178, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kusch, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-05-01: 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, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 158-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 158-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 658) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3732) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-08-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3285) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 447). (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1209-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 03-18-26. (House)
- 2026-03-11: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-11-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 231-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-12: 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 none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-04: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2095_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2095_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2095_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2095_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_SD1_.HTM)
- HB2095_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1280_.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
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2095_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2095_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2095_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2095_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB2095_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2095_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1280_.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-HB2095-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).