# Hawaii HB 2547: RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS.

Hawaii HB 2547, RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-08 (Act 115, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2547
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-06-08, Act 115, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Short-term Investment Grade Corporate Bonds, Director of Finance, State Moneys, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (206 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes the Director of Finance to invest certain state moneys in short-term investment grade corporate bonds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (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 | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2026-06-08: Act 115, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: Act 115, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1215). (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: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:00 PM; Conference Room 309. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 309. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 309. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Kitagawa, Reyes Oda; 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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 139-26) 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. 139-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:00AM; Conference Room 309. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 11:00AM; CR 309. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi Chair; Kitagawa, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Kanuha, Fevella. (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: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). 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. 702) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3725) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 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)
- 2026-04-08: The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-09-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 436). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1015-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: 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) Hashem, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (4). (House)
- 2026-02-25: 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)
- 2026-02-23: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2547_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2547_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2547_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1215_.PDF)

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- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2547_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2547_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2547_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2547_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1215_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [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 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2547-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).