# Hawaii HB 2240: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

Hawaii HB 2240, 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 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-20 (Act 001, 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2240
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- 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: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Act 001, 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Legislative Agencies, Appropriations, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (150 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Ombudsman, and Ethics Commission. (HD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lawmakers get $145 for overseas travel: benefit, low. Hawaii legislators can receive $145 per day for official legislative travel abroad. The Senate president and House speaker must authorize the payment. Another law can set a different amount.
- Departing state employees get vacation pay: benefit, low. Employees leaving the listed Hawaii legislative agencies can receive payment for accrued vacation or vacation transfers. The allocations are $295,000 for the Senate, $354,607 for the House, $68,106 for the Auditor, $100,780 for the Reference Bureau, $84,035 for the Ombudsman, and $16,553 for the Et…
- Hawaii audit office gets funding: cost, low. For fiscal year 2026–2027, the law provides up to $3.92 million ($3,923,712) for the Office of the Auditor. This includes $3,773,712 for office expenses and $150,000 for studies and related work. The Senate president and House speaker must jointly decide on any other use of that $150,000. The law a…
- Hawaii lawmakers get operating funds: cost, low. For fiscal year 2026–2027, the law provides up to $13.05 million ($13,045,166) for Senate expenses and $17.81 million ($17,808,628) for House expenses. Session and other work receive $11,646,695 for the Senate and $16,644,520 for the House. The chambers also receive $1.27 million ($1,273,855) and $…
- Hawaii research and watchdog offices funded: cost, low. For fiscal year 2026–2027, the law provides up to $4.79 million ($4,791,670) for the Legislative Reference Bureau, including computer systems equipment. The Office of the Ombudsman receives up to $1.74 million ($1,744,123), and the State Ethics Commission receives up to $1.76 million ($1,755,348).…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-20: Act 001, 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Act 001, on 03/20/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1101). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 30). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2816) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: One Day Notice 3/06/2026. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-02-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 3). (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 763-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-19: 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2240_HD1_.pdf)
- HB2240_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2240_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2240_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1101_.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/HB2240_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB2240_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2240_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2240_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1101_.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-HB2240-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).