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Conference committee approves funding for HB316, adds $2 million per year
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Summary
The Joint House and Senate Conference approved HB316 CD1, adding $2,000,000 in A funds for fiscal 2026 and $2,000,000 for fiscal 2027 to support green jobs and youth courts. The measure passed by voice vote on April 24, 2025.
The Joint House and Senate Conference approved changes to HB316 (relating to green jobs and youth courts) on April 24, 2025, adopting a CD1 that adjusts the effective date and provides appropriations of $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 from A funds.
The House chair introduced the CD1 and noted the only substantive change was the effective date and the funding levels. "We're putting in $2,000,000 for fiscal year of 2026 and fiscal 2000000 dollars for '27 and mode of funding A funds," the chair said during the committee discussion. Senate conferees confirmed the measure was referred to the SD1.
The committee recorded a voice vote; the House side and the Senate conferees (Senator Inouye, Senator Moriwaki, Senator Chang and Senator Fevella) all recorded 'aye,' and the measure was approved in conference. No amendments altering the dollar amounts were offered during the recorded discussion.
Next steps: the conference report was adopted in committee. The transcript shows the measure cleared conference and will proceed according to the legislature's publication and signature procedures.
