HB 2474: LEGISLATURE; GOVERNOR; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS; SISTER-STATE OR PROVINCE PARTNERSHIPS; HAWAII SISTER-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS COMMISSION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-08
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Authorizes
the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with
foreign national governments, foreign subnational jurisdictions, and regional
intergovernmental partners, under certain conditions. Clarifies the scope and process for
sister-state relationships. Effective
7/1/3000. (SD2)
Discussed in Hearing
Mar 5, 2026
House Floor
Mar 2, 2026
House Standing Committee on Finance
Feb 13, 2026
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Technology
Feb 13, 2026