# Hawaii SB 2397: RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.

Hawaii SB 2397, RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Carol Fukunaga (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2397
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-06-03, Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177).
- Sponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Neighborhood Boards, Vacancies, Quorum Requirements, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (199 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes that when a neighborhood board of the City and County of Honolulu has a vacancy, a majority of the filled seats shall constitute quorum for conducting business and a majority vote of the members present at the board's meeting shall validate an act of the board as part of its official business. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (48)

- 2026-06-03: Act 077, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Act 077, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1177). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 90-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 90-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-28: 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) McKelvey, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). (House)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 654). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1974-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-09: 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 excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 406) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Floor Amendment No. 4 offered. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Separated Committee Report. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Report filed. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2986) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: One Day Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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)
- 2026-02-23: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to GVO, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1177_.PDF)
- SB2397_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2397_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2397_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_SD1_.HTM)
- SB2397_SFA4: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_SFA4_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1177_.PDF)
- [SB2397_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2397_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2397_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB2397_SFA4 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2397_SFA4_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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