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HB 2116STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO GRANTS.

Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services (OCS) to award grants to certain nonprofit organizations. Establishes an evaluation and selection committee to oversee the awarding of grants. Requires an applicant for a grant to provide certain documentation on activities that qualify for community engagement hours to qualify for the grant. Appropriates funds for positions in OCS and for the Department of the Attorney General to assist OCS in reviewing contracts and monitoring costs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 3/30/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

35 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/30/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
  2. 3/30/2026Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3216) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
  3. 3/18/2026Re-Referred to LBT, WAM.
  4. 3/18/2026The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  5. 3/12/2026The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  6. 3/10/2026Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC.
  7. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  8. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 81).
  9. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  10. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 800-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.