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: 2026-05-01
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the interests of the State or an international partner. Expands the definition of sister-state or province partnerships to include a partnership between the State and a prefecture or foreign nation. Requires the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission to evaluate how a sister-state or province partnership or international cooperative agreement will enhance certain key state initiatives. (CD1)
Discussed in Hearing
6MINConference Committee
7MINConference Committee
1MINConference Committee
6MINConference Committee
1MINConference Committee
1MINConference Committee
4MINSenate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
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