Legislative record

HB 2600STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.

Appropriates funds to the Office of the Public Defender for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) Deputy Public Defender III position. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 2/19/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

7 yea·1 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/19/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).
  2. 2/19/2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 583-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  3. 2/13/2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.
  4. 2/11/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. 2/2/2026Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
  6. 1/28/2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.