# Hawaii HB 2289: RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE CEILING ON THE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND.

Hawaii HB 2289, RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE CEILING ON THE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Act 051, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2289
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE CEILING ON THE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Act 051, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Automated Victim Information and Notification System Special Fund, Expenditure Ceiling, PSM, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Increases from $600,000 to $1,000,000 the annual expenditure ceiling on the Automated Victim Information and Notification System Special Fund to address rising program costs and growing victim service demands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More flexible funding for victim alerts: benefit, low. Hawaii removes the $600,000-per-year spending cap on the victim notification fund. The fund remains available for system development and operating costs, including authorized salaries and benefits. The law does not promise more spending or change who qualifies for the service.

## 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 |   |
| 2026-04-27 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-27 | 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 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (44)

- 2026-05-27: Act 051, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). (Senate)
- 2026-05-27: Act 051, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1151). (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 (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 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: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 99-26) 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. 99-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: 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)
- 2026-04-27: 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) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 1:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719). (House)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; DeCorte. (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. 674) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3672) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: 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)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3104) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 94). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 870-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 469-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (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, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 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/HB2289_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2289_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2289_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2289_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_SD1_.HTM)
- HB2289_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1151_.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/HB2289_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2289_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2289_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2289_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB2289_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2289_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1151_.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-HB2289-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).