All Roll Calls
Yes: 225 • No: 4
HawaiiSB 24712025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate
RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS.
Sponsored By: Karl Rhoads (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Revokes all prior grants of entity powers and regrants only those powers that the State determines to be necessary or convenient to conduct lawful business under the Hawaii State Constitution and laws of this State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
DCCABusiness EntitiesState-Chartered Credit UnionsCorporationsNonprofit CorporationsProfessional CorporationsAgricultural Cooperative AssociationsConsumer Cooperative AssociationsLimited-Equity Housing CooperativesLimited Liability PartnershipsLimited PartnershipsLimited Liability CompaniesElection ActivitiesBallot-Issue ActivitiesLimitationsPenaltiesCPC, JHA, FIN
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Karl Rhoads
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Carol Fukunaga
Democratic • Senate
Jarrett Keohokalole
Democratic • Senate
SAN BUENAVENTURA
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/8/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 24 • No: 0
House vote • 5/8/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 50 • No: 1
House vote • 5/1/2026
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/1/2026
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....
Yes: 3 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 48 • No: 2
House vote • 4/8/2026
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 7 • No: 1
House vote • 3/30/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA...
Yes: 46 • No: 0
House vote • 3/24/2026
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/10/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2026
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act 011, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).
5/14/2026SenateAct 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111).
5/14/2026HousePassed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and none excused (0).
5/8/2026HousePassed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).
5/8/2026SenateReceived notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).
5/8/2026HouseReceived notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).
5/8/2026SenateEnrolled to Governor.
5/8/2026SenateFloor Amendment No. 11 offered by Rep. Matayoshi.
5/6/2026HouseFloor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.
5/6/2026HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.
5/6/2026HouseFloor Amendment No. 10 offered.
5/6/2026SenateFloor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
5/6/2026SenateSeparated Committee Report.
5/6/2026SenateReport filed.
5/6/2026Senate48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
5/6/2026SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
5/1/2026SenateThe 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) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey.
5/1/2026SenateThe Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick.
5/1/2026HouseReported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 238-26).
5/1/2026Senate48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
5/1/2026SenateReported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 238-26) as amended in (CD 1).
5/1/2026HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
5/1/2026HouseConference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.
4/30/2026SenateConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
4/29/2026SenateRe-referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 35
4/28/2026House
Bill Text
Bill Text
Original
SB2471_CD1
SB2471_CD1_HFA11
SB2471_CD1_SFA10
SB2471_CD2
SB2471_HD1
SB2471_HD2
SB2471_SD1
SB2471_SD2
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