# Hawaii HB 2250: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

Hawaii HB 2250, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Act 029, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2250
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-05-22, Act 029, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Claims Against the State, Appropriations, JDC, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (206 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (SD2)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hawaii claimants receive approved payments: benefit, medium. The law sets aside $18.4 million from general revenues and $2.1 million from the state highway fund for claims listed in the law. The attorney general must approve each payment, which may be less than the listed amount. The state comptroller issues payment checks. Unused funds lapse on June 30, 202…
- Claimants face limits on judgment interest: cost, low. For judgments covered by Hawaii law, interest is payable only from the judgment date, if applicable, through 30 days after this law takes effect. This may reduce the interest claimants receive. The law takes effect upon approval.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2026-05-22: Act 029, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129). (Senate)
- 2026-05-22: Act 029, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 887). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting no (2) and Representative(s) Belatti excused (1). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 890). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760). (House)
- 2026-04-24: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 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. 667) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3722) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3286) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (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 deferred the measure until 03-24-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 383). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto voting no (3) and Representative(s) Belatti, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1087-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-02-26: 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (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)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 744-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Belatti, Quinlan excused (2). (House)
- 2026-02-12: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to JHA, 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/HB2250_SD2_.pdf)
- HB2250_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2250_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2250_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_SD1_.HTM)
- HB2250_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1129_.PDF)

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- 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/HB2250_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB2250_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2250_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2250_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB2250_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2250_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1129_.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-HB2250-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).