Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB3332: Relating to State-funded Travel.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 21, 2026
Establishes a two-year state-funded travel moratorium for certain state agencies, with certain exceptions. Permits the Department of Accounting and General Services to adopt rules. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2028.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state-funded travel.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE-FUNDED TRAVEL. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the State is entering a period of fiscal uncertainty marked by slowing revenue growth, reductions in federal support, rising costs of government operations, and increasing demands on limited public resources. Given these circumstances, prudent stewardship of taxpayer funds requires discipline, restraint, and careful prioritization of expenditures. The legislature further finds that state-funded travel for conferences, forums, and professional development, while often beneficial, must be closely scrutinized to ensure that it is essential, cost-effective, and aligned with the State's highest priorities. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to emphasize efficiency, accountability, and resourcefulness in the use of public funds during austere fiscal times by imposing a two-year moratorium on discretionary state-funded travel, with certain narrowly tailored exceptions. 2026-1111 SB3332 SD1 SMA.docx MMMHHIHHHnn Page 2 S.B. NO. 3332 S.D. SECTION 2. State-funded travel moratorium established. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no state agency shall expend state funds for out-of-state or inter-island travel for conferences, conventions, forums, workshops, or similar discretionary activities, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) The state-funded travel moratorium shall not apply to: (1) Mandatory work-related travel, including but not limited to travel (B) Federal compliance, regulatory requirements, or certification; (C) Collective bargaining obligations; (D) Emergency response, public safety, or disaster-related …
Sponsors
- Donna Kim (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Kurt Fevella (R, 20)
- Mike Gabbard (D, 21)
- Troy Hashimoto (D, 5)
- Joy San Buenaventura (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
- : Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Awa.
- : Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
- : Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- : Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 779).
- : Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
- : Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2104-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- : The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- : Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- : Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
Votes
- Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (April 14, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FIN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4) (March 30, 2026): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- LAB: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 24, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading (March 6, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- WAM: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (March 3, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Medicaid, State-Funded Travel, Rules, UH, DAGS, Reports
Common questions
- What is SB3332?
- SB3332 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to State-funded Travel.
- What does SB3332 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to state-funded travel.
- What is the status of SB3332?
- Passed one chamber as of April 21, 2026. Latest action: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). (April 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3332?
- Donna Kim (D, 14), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB3332?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3332&year=2026
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