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HB437Introduced in the House

Relating To Out-of-state Offices.

EngrossedSenate Economic Development and Technology

Introduced by Greggor Ilagan, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Republic of the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended · April 1, 2025

11

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

13 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Absent
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes
Michelle Kidani18Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 331) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 984), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 104).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to EDT/TCA, WAM.

  15. The committee(s) on EDT/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  17. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  18. Reported from EDT/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1195) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

  22. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1773) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  23. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  24. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 637) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  27. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  28. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  29. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  30. Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lee, C., Kim Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  31. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

  32. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 411.

  33. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 411.

  34. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 11:40 AM; Conference Room 411.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:00 PM; Conference Room 411.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:40 PM; Conference Room 411.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:46 PM; Conference Room 225.

  38. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  39. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  40. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  41. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  42. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

  43. Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

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