# Hawaii HB 794: RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

Hawaii HB 794, RELATING TO STATE BONDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-08 (Act 305, 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1418).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 794
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-07-08, Act 305, 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1418).
- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Bonds, State Budget, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (201 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-07-08: Act 305, 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1418). (Senate)
- 2025-07-08: Act 305, on 07/08/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1418). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 243) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 243). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-23: 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) Moriwaki, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 10:30AM in conference room 309. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Kitagawa, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 579) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1535) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-31-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 283). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 996) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: 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) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-19: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_CD1_.pdf)
- HB794_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_CD1_.HTM)
- HB794_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_HD1_.HTM)
- HB794_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1418_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- HB 796: RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. (vetoed)
- HB 958: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB794_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB794_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB794_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB794_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1418_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [HB 796: RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB796-2025)
- [HB 958: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB958-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB794-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).