# Hawaii HB 990: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

Hawaii HB 990, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Act 080, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 990
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Act 080, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Claims Against the State, Expenditure Ceiling, Appropriations, JDC, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (236 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on state claim payments: cost, low. For judgments covered by Hawaii’s state-claims law, interest is limited to the period from the judgment date through 30 days after this act takes effect. Any claim funds that remain unspent and uncommitted expire at the close of business on June 30, 2026. This limits interest paid to judgment recip…
- Funds for listed state claimants: mixed, low. The law sets aside $7,023,343.07 from general revenues, $1,320,000 from the state highway fund, and $90,000 from judiciary funds for listed state claims in fiscal year 2024–2025. The Attorney General must approve each payment, and the amount paid may be less than the listed amount.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (48)

- 2025-05-19: Act 080, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Act 080, on 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1180). (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, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 132) 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. 132). (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) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Shimizu; 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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 701) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1686) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1165) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-14-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 316). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Belatti, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1146) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-25: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 686) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_CD1_.pdf)
- HB990_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_CD1_.HTM)
- HB990_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_HD1_.HTM)
- HB990_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_HD2_.HTM)
- HB990_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1180_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- HB 943: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. (signed)
- HB 613: RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB990_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB990_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB990_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB990_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB990_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1180_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [HB 943: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB943-2025)
- [HB 613: RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB613-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB990-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).