THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

NOTICE TO RECONVENE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

DATE:	Monday, April 27, 2026
TIME:	2:00 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

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A G E N D A

The Conference Committee will RECONVENE to resolve differences between the last House and Senate versions of the following:

SB 2152, SD2, HD1 Status & Testimony	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES. Constitutional Amendment; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Hartsfield, Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair; Fevella (JDC, WAM)
SB 2247, SD1, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO POLITICAL FUNDRAISING BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES. State Ethics Commission Package; Contributions; Solicitation House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Lee, C., Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)
SB 2239, SD1, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION. Automatic Voter Registration; Identification Card; Driver's License House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Perruso, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Chang, Awa (JDC)
SB 2446, SD2, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Intermediate Court of Appeals; Membership House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Hartsfield, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)
SB 2721, SD1, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. Hawaii Penal Code; Advisory Committee Recommendations; Implementation House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Kusch, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Chang, Gabbard (JDC)
SB 2919, SD1, HD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. Office of the Public Defender; Position; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Kusch, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Elefante, Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)
SB 3076, SD1, HD2 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT. DoTAX; ATG; Tobacco Products; Asset Forfeiture; Inspections; Seizures; Stamps House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Hartsfield, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Elefante, Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)
HB 2050, HD1, SD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Perruso, Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Kim, Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)
HB 2094, HD1, SD1 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO JURY DUTY. Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriation House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Kusch, Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Elefante, Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)
HB 2095, HD2, SD2 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Judiciary Package; Supplemental Budget; Appropriations House Conferees:  Representatives Tarnas/Kusch, Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Shimizu (JHA, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Rhoads, Chair; Moriwaki, Co-Chair; Awa (JDC, WAM)

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

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For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6325.