# Hawaii SB 934: RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.

Hawaii SB 934, RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-25 (Act 218, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 934
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-25, Act 218, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320).
- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BUF, Mass Transit Special Fund, State Projects, Expenditure Ceiling, Appropriation, TRN, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (228 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Appropriates funds out of the Mass Transit Special Fund for fiscal year 2025-2026, for a preliminary analysis of financing options for the planning, design, and construction for a park-and-ride facility adjacent to the Pearl Highlands rail transit station. Establishes a project priority list for use of remaining Mass Transit Special Fund balance after the minimum operating segment of the rail project is completed. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (48)

- 2025-06-25: Act 218, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: Act 218, on 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: 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) Lee, C., Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Yamashita, Chun, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 160). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 160) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Chun, Grandinetti, Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Elefante, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 829). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 477). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1926), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-27: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1377) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-18: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Chang). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 221) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 823) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 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)
- 2025-02-20: The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 707) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. 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)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1320_.PDF)
- SB934_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_CD1_.HTM)
- SB934_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_HD1_.HTM)
- SB934_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_SD1_.HTM)
- SB934_SD1_PROPOSED: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- SB934_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_SD2_.HTM)

## 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)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1320_.PDF)
- [SB934_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB934_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB934_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB934_SD1_PROPOSED (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- [SB934_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB934_SD2_.HTM)

## 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)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB934-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).