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SB1
Real Property; Agricultural Lands; HDOA; AG; Restrictions on Foreign Ownership; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Prohibits certain foreign parties from owning, purchasing, or acquiring an interest in agricultural lands. Establishes an Office of Agricultural Intelligence within the Department of Agriculture to investigate claims that land is unlawfully owned by a prohibited foreign party. Requires the Attorney General to undertake enforcement activities. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to AEN/TCA, JDC/WAM. |
AWA, DECORTE, FEVELLA |
AEN/TCA, JDC/WAM |
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SB2 SD1
Fruit Tree Harvest Pilot Program; Landscaping; Fruit Trees; Harvest; Indemnification; Report
RELATING TO TREES.
Establishes a two-year Fruit Tree Harvest Pilot Program. Requires state agencies, to the extent practicable, to plant fruit trees in new or renovated landscaping that includes trees within the boundaries of the program. Authorizes persons to harvest fruit from those fruit trees. Provides that the State is not liable for any injuries or illnesses resulting from the harvesting or ingesting of fruit, including food-borne illness. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
AWA, DECORTE, FEVELLA |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB3 SD1
CWRM; BLNR; Public Trust Purpose; Responsibilities; Board Membership
RELATING TO WATER.
Establishes a public trust purpose for the Commission on Water Resource Management. Allows the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent counsel. Repeals the First Deputy to the Chairperson of the Commission on Water Resource Management. Establishes the Executive Director of the Commission on Water Resource Management. Administratively attaches the Commission on Water Resource Management to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Authorizes members of the Commission on Water Resource Management to be eligible to serve as chairperson. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Director of Health to serve as ex officio voting members ineligible to serve as chairperson. Authorizes entities to whom an emergency order is directed to challenge the order under certain conditions. Clarifies the notification requirements and contents of declarations of water shortages. Establishes fines. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
INOUYE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Fevella |
WTL/PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB4
DLNR; OHA; Royal Mausoleum; Mauna Ala; Stewardship
RELATING TO THE ROYAL MAUSOLEUM.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer the stewardship of the Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. |
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2/11/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
INOUYE |
HWN/WTL, WAM |
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SB5 SD1
Legislature; Senators; Representatives; Vacancies; Appointments; Term
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.
Establishes that if a state legislative vacancy occurs due to the death or permanent incapacitation of the prior incumbent before a primary election, but after the close of filing for that election, and the prior incumbent was the only person whose name appeared on any ballot for that seat for that election, the Governor's appointment of a replacement shall be valid for both the unexpired term and the next succeeding term. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to LMG, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
INOUYE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
LMG, JHA |
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SB6
BLNR; DLNR; DOCARE; Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; Conservation District; Natural Resource Management; Emergency Response
RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources' authority shall supersede the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority for all lands designated under the state conservation district; provided that the Board of Land and Natural Resources upholds its affirmative and non-transferable duty to protect the traditional and customary rights of native Hawaiians as articulated in the Hawaii State Constitution. Clarifies that the natural resource management enforcement and emergency response over Mauna Kea lands shall remain the responsibility of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Takes effect 7/1/2026. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to WTL/HWN, JDC. |
INOUYE, CHANG |
WTL/HWN, JDC |
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SB7
Employment Practices; Healthy Workplace Act; Abusive Conduct; Prohibition; Penalty; Private Cause of Action; Remedies; Rules
RELATING TO HEALTHY WORKPLACES.
Prohibits any employer or employee from subjecting an employee to abusive conduct. Requires employers and certain employees to take all reasonable preventative and responsive measures to ensure a safe work environment free of abusive conduct. Prohibits employers and certain employees from taking retaliatory actions against employees who engage in certain protected acts. Establishes a penalty, private cause of action, and remedies. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules. |
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2/14/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
INOUYE, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
JDC |
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SB8 SD1
Jury Duty; Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Exemption
RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
Beginning 1/1/2027, allows an advanced practice registered nurse to claim exemption from service as a juror. Effective 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2032. (SD1) |
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2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
INOUYE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Fevella, San Buenaventura |
HHS, JDC |
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SB9
UH; Plant-Based Building Materials Working Group; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PLANT-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the establishment and administration of the Plant-Based Building Materials Working Group to study how best to develop the plant-based building materials industry in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HRE, WAM. |
INOUYE |
HRE, WAM |
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SB10
Reusable Air Filters; Disposable Air Filters; Prohibition; Air Filter Standards
RELATING TO AIR FILTERS.
Prohibits the sale and use of disposable air filters beginning January 1, 2030. Requires the State to establish reusable air filters as the new standard. |
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1/24/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
INOUYE, CHANG, Fevella |
AEN, CPN/JDC |
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SB11 SD2
DLNR; State Fire Marshal; County Fire Departments; Vegetation Management Program; Public Utility Lines; Wildfire Hazard Map; Hazardous Vegetation; Property Owner Obligations; Utility Company Rights; Fines; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO VEGETATION MANAGEMENT NEAR UTILITY LINES.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to create and annually update a wildfire hazard map. Requires private and public property owners to trim grasses within certain proximities of public rights of way and utility lines, enforced by the State Fire Marshal as to State-owned land and the applicable county fire department as to privately owned land. Authorizes electric utility companies to enter private or public property to trim or remove hazardous vegetation. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/13/2025- The committee(s) on WAL/PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
INOUYE |
WAL/PBS, EEP, FIN |
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SB12
DOA; Neonicotinoid Pesticides; Restricted Use Pesticides; Prohibition; Seeds; Rules
RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
Classifies neonicotinoid pesticides as restricted use pesticides and establishes a list of chemicals that shall belong to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals. Prohibits the sale or use of seeds coated or treated with neonicotinoid pesticides. Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules that identify and regulate the most harmful neonicotinoid pesticide formulations and develop guidelines for safer alternatives. |
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2/10/2025- The recommendation was not adopted. |
INOUYE, CHANG, MCKELVEY |
AEN, CPN/WAM |
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SB13 SD1
Aquaculture Investment Tax Credit
RELATING TO THE AQUACULTURE INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025, establishes a 5-year aquaculture investment tax credit for taxpayers that incur qualifying investment costs relating to qualified aquaculture businesses. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
AEN, WAM |
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SB14
Property Insurance; Homeowner's Insurance; Renter's Insurance; Premium Increase; Prohibition; Insurance Commissioner
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Beginning January 1, 2026, prohibits an insurer of property, homeowner's, or renter's insurance from increasing the premium for a policyholder's insurance policy upon renewal unless the insurer submits a report to the policyholder and Insurance Commissioner and receives approval from the Insurance Commissioner. Establishes penalties. Sunsets 1/1/2029. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
INOUYE |
CPN, JDC |
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SB15 SD1
Historic Preservation; Historic Property
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places or has important value to Native Hawaiians or other ethnic groups of the State due to associations with cultural practices once carried out, or still carried out, at the property or associations with traditional beliefs, events, or oral accounts that are important to history, traditional practices, and cultural identity. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. |
INOUYE |
WAL, JHA |
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SB16
Aquaculture; Aquarium Fish Permit; Aquaculture Research
RELATING TO AQUARIUM FISH PERMITS.
Exempts persons engaging in aquaculture research from the aquarium fish permit requirement. Defines aquaculture research. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
INOUYE |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
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SB17
OPSD; Wildfire Mitigation Working Group; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION.
Establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to provide administrative support to the working group. Makes appropriations. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to PSM/WTL, WAM. |
INOUYE |
PSM/WTL, WAM |
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SB18 SD1
SHPD; Inventory; Burial Sites; Historic Properties; Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Appropriate funds into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund for the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological survey necessary to compile the inventory. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki |
WTL/HWN, WAM |
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SB19 SD1
DLNR; DAR; Aquatic Resources; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
WTL, WAM |
HB913 |
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SB20
DLNR; Green Jobs Youth Corps Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE GREEN JOBS YOUTH CORPS.
Makes appropriations to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to continue the Green Jobs Youth Corps program. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
INOUYE |
WTL, WAM |
HB316 |
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SB21 SD2 HD1
PUC; Water Carriers; Tariffs; Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index; Automatic Adjustment; Mechanism; Rate Adjustments
RELATING TO WATER CARRIERS.
Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish a Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index Automatic Adjustment Mechanism and grant exemptions to any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
INOUYE |
TRN, CPC, FIN |
HB914 |
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SB22
Fisheries; Environmental Review; Exemption
RELATING TO FISHERIES.
Exempts actions involving the operation and management of fisheries in the State from environmental review requirements. |
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2/12/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
INOUYE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki |
WTL/AEN, JDC |
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SB23
Health Insurance; In Vitro Fertilization; Mandatory Insurance Coverage; Infertility; Same-Sex Couples; Unmarried Individuals; Transgender Persons; Male Infertility; Parity
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried individuals, transgender persons, and opposite-sex couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor. Requires the insured or the insured's dependent spouse to have a history of infertility of at least six months' duration, rather than five years. Includes need for medical intervention to conceive due to physiological or anatomical factors. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
HHS, CPN |
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SB24 SD1
Housing; Limited-Profit Housing Associations; Limited-Profit Housing Council; Qualified Residents
RELATING TO LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS.
Establishes an organizational, tax, and regulatory framework for limited-profit housing associations. Establishes the Limited-Profit Housing Council to oversee limited-profit housing associations. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HOU/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB25 SD1
Counties; Reduction in Housing; Maintaining Residential Capacity
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes a county to reduce the number of housing units that may be built within any portion of the county only if the county increases the number of housing units that may be built elsewhere in the county, such that there is no net loss in residential capacity. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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3/12/2025- The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
CHANG, Fevella |
HSG, JHA |
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SB26 SD2 HD1
OPSD; Affordable Housing; Land Inventory Task Force; Study; State Lands; County Lands; Transit-Oriented Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard, Wakai |
HSG, WAL, FIN |
HB1451 |
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SB27 SD1
Housing Development; County Council Approval Exemption; State Financing Commitments
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Exempts housing developments that have obtained financing commitments from the State from the requirement to obtain approval from the applicable county council. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki, Wakai |
HOU, WAM |
HB416 |
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SB28
Land Use Commission; Decision-Making Process; Boundary Amendment
RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.
Specifies that a simple majority of affirmative votes of the members of the Land Use Commission present at a meeting and qualified to vote is required for any boundary amendment. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO |
WTL, JDC |
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SB29
Motor Vehicle Rental Industry; Vehicle License Recovery Fees; Fees; Weight Taxes
RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.
Repeals the definition of "vehicle license recovery fees". Limits to vehicle license and registration fees and weight taxes the fees and taxes that a motor vehicle lessor may pass on to a lessee. Amends the prorated amount of vehicle license and registration fees and weight taxes that a motor vehicle lessor may pass on to a lessee. Repeals the requirement that rental car companies submit annual audits to the Office of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to TCA, CPN. |
CHANG, FEVELLA |
TCA, CPN |
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SB30
Mopeds; Safety Equipment; Safety Helmet; Requirement
RELATING TO MOPEDS.
Requires all moped drivers to wear a safety helmet when driving a moped, regardless of age. |
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3/13/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. |
CHANG |
TRN, JHA |
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SB31 SD2
Property; Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants; Invalid; Immunity
RELATING TO PROPERTY.
Allows a person who discovers a recorded discriminatory restrictive covenant to take certain actions without liability, to invalidate the covenant. Defines discriminatory restrictive covenant. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard, Moriwaki |
HSG, JHA |
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SB32
DCCA; Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT); Adoption; Rules
RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.
Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA |
HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB33
DBEDT; Department Name; Rename; Housing
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
Renames the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Housing, Economic Development, and Tourism. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDT/HOU, WAM. |
CHANG, GABBARD, RHOADS |
EDT/HOU, WAM |
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SB34
DOE; Education; Attendance; Mental Health; Exemption; Excused Absence
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Education to identify an absence due to the mental health of a student as an excused absence. Defines the term "excused absence". Exempts an absence due to the mental health of a student from the enforcement of penalties relating to compulsory attendance at school. Limits the number of excused absences that may be taken by a student due to mental health reasons. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, Gabbard |
EDU, JDC |
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SB35 SD1
HHFDC; RHRF; Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount; Housing; Priorities
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Specifies permissible uses of funding and priorities. Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer moneys between the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount and the RHRF without legislative approval. (SD1) |
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1/29/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, RICHARDS, McKelvey, Moriwaki |
HOU, WAM |
HB417 |
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SB36
LUC; Counties; County General Plan; State Land Use Urban District Boundaries; Reclassification
RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.
Requires the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands that are designated for urban growth under a county general plan or county development plan as being in the urban district at the request of the county. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to WTL/EIG, JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Wakai |
WTL/EIG, JDC |
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SB37
Mental Health; Suicide Prevention; Hotlines; Student Identification Cards; Public Schools; Charter Schools; Private Schools; Penalty
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires all public and private schools that serve students in grades 6 through 12 and issue student identification cards to have information on mental health and suicide prevention hotlines printed on the student identification cards. Establishes exceptions and penalties. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC. |
CHANG |
EDU, WAM/JDC |
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SB38 SD2
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing Development; Counties; Modifications; Conditions
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Prohibits the legislative body of a county from making modifications or imposing conditions to housing development proposals that would increase the cost of the project. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HSG, JHA |
HB527 |
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SB39
DOE; Automatic Voter Registration; Enrollment Application; Registration; Students
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment applications or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, WAKAI |
EDU, JDC/WAM |
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SB40 SD2
HHFDC; Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program; Line of Credit; Revenue Bonds
RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to utilize revenue bonds when securing a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fevella, Wakai |
HSG, FIN |
HB529 |
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SB41
Conveyance Tax; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Allocations
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Allocates ten per cent of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Removes the annual cap on conveyance taxes paid into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM. |
CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fevella, Moriwaki |
HOU/WTL, WAM |
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SB42
Rental Housing Revolving Fund; HHFDC; Grants; Repeal
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Repeals statutory language requiring certain housing projects have at least five per cent of available units be for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals statutory language providing grants to developers for rental units set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income in any project financed in part or in whole by the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals statutory language requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish an application process for Rental Housing Revolving Fund allocation that gives preference to projects providing units for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income. |
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1/23/2025- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
CHANG, FEVELLA |
HOU, WAM |
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SB43
Universal Free School Breakfasts and Lunches; DOE; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in department schools. Appropriates funds. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, WAM |
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SB44
Counties; Rental Discrimination; Income; Prohibited
RELATING TO HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
Authorizes the counties to prohibit discrimination against a renter based on the renter's source of income. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EIG/HOU, CPN/JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki, Wakai |
EIG/HOU, CPN/JDC |
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SB45
Negligent Homicide in the First Degree; Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence; Victim Restitution; Financial Support; Children
RELATING TO RESTITUTION.
Provides for the making of restitution by a defendant who has been convicted of violating section 707-702.5(1)(a), HRS, where the violation caused the death of a parent or legal guardian of a child. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
CHANG |
TCA, JDC |
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SB46
Health Insurance; Mandated Coverage; Annual Mental Health Wellness Examination
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires all health insurers in the state, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover annual mental health wellness examinations. |
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1/29/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB47 SD1
Public Administration; State Holidays; Lunar New Year
RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of each year as the Lunar New Year. Establishes the Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
TCA/LBT, WAM |
HB554 |
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SB48
State Building Code Council; Building Codes and Standards; Financial Impact Assessment; Building Industry Trade Associations
RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL.
Requires the State Building Code Council to assess the financial impact of the adoption of a code or standard on single-family and multi-family homes. Requires the State Building Code Council to also include amortized utility costs when adopting codes or standards. Amends annual reporting requirements for the State Building Code Council to include assessment of costs and determinations of benefits for residents. |
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1/24/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
PSM, WAM |
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SB49 SD1
Terminal Illness; Investigative Drug or Biological Product; Access to Care; Right-to-Try
RELATING TO TERMINAL ILLNESSES.
Authorizes manufacturers of investigational drugs or biological products that are pending approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to make the drugs or products available to terminally ill patients under certain conditions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
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SB50 SD1
Deceptive Trade Practices; Motor Vehicle Rental Industry; Hidden Fees; False Advertising
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Establishes as a deceptive practice advertising, displaying, or offering a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, subject to certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fevella |
TCA, CPN |
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SB51 SD1
Comprehensive Public Funding; Campaign Spending Commission; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR CANDIDATES TO ELECTED OFFICE.
Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State of Hawaii, to begin with the 2028 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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3/12/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fevella, Ihara, Moriwaki |
JHA, FIN |
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SB52 SD1
DOT; Air Travel; Verified Carbon Offsets; Qualified Air Travel
RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
TCA/AEN, WAM |
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SB53
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Eligibility; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to include any individual or household whose monthly income is equal to or less than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. |
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1/29/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM |
HB539 |
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SB54
Corporate Welfare; Phase Out; Interstate Compact
RELATING TO AN INTERSTATE COMPACT TO PHASE OUT CORPORATE WELFARE.
Adopts the Interstate Compact to Phase Out Corporate Welfare. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EIG/PSM/EDT, WAM/JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
EIG/PSM/EDT, WAM/JDC |
HB462 |
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SB55 SD1
Administrative Rules; Rulemaking; Agencies; Digital Accessibility; Searchability; Formatting
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires all state agencies to make the full text of their rules available on the website of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in a digitally accessible and searchable format that meets or exceeds certain federal standards. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
RHOADS, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
JHA, FIN |
HB642 |
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SB56
DAGS; Child Care Centers for Eligible Children of State Employees; Pilot Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to establish and operate a Child Care Center Pilot Program on Oahu for eligible children of state employees, one in or near the state capitol and one in Kapolei. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2030. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to GVO/LBT, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, GABBARD, DeCorte |
GVO/LBT, WAM |
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SB57
Corporation Reports; Independent Campaign Expenditures and Political Contributions
RELATING TO CORPORATIONS.
Requires domestic and foreign corporations to provide their shareholders with reports of independent expenditures and political contributions. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Ihara, Moriwaki |
CPN, JDC |
HB149 |
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SB58 SD1
DHS; General Assistance; State of Emergency; Emergency Supplementary Income; Eligibility; Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund
RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Allows the Department of Human Services to administer and provide public assistance to eligible residents of the State during a Governor-declared state of emergency. Allows the Department of Human Services to expend funds from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to provide public assistance to eligible residents during a Governor-declared state of emergency. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
HB672 |
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SB59
Department of the Attorney General; Algorithmic Decision-Making; Algorithmic Discrimination; Artificial Intelligence; Report
RELATING TO ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION.
Prohibits users of algorithmic decision-making from utilizing algorithmic eligibility determinations in a discriminatory manner. Requires users of algorithmic decision-making to send corresponding notices to individuals whose personal information is used. Requires users of algorithmic decision-making to submit annual reports to the Department of the Attorney General. Provides means of civil enforcement. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to LBT, CPN/JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE, C. |
LBT, CPN/JDC |
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SB60
Leaf Blowers; Residential Zones; Definition
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
Defines "residential zone" for purposes of leaf blower restrictions to include residential districts, apartment districts, and business mixed use districts. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EIG, JDC. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, KIM, MORIWAKI, Wakai |
EIG, JDC |
SB359 |
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SB61
Liquor; Liquor Commissions; Penalties; Multiple Violations
RELATING TO LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS.
Establishes enhanced penalties for multiple violations of the same liquor law by licensees in a county with a population of 500,000 or more, under certain circumstances. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EIG, JDC. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, MORIWAKI |
EIG, JDC |
HB578 |
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SB62
Temporary Liquor Licenses; Liquor Sales; Liquor Consumption; Nonprofit Organizations; Public Access Areas; Restrictions
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Restricts the sale of liquor under temporary liquor licenses to confined and demarcated spaces not located on public streets, roads, sidewalks, or pedestrian walkways. Applies restrictions to temporary liquor licenses granted to nonprofit organizations. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, Moriwaki |
CPN, JDC |
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SB63
DOE; School Classes; Start Time
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the - school year, requires public elementary, middle, and high school classes to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Requires the Department of Education to adjust state-provided bus and school meal schedules accordingly. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
HB333 |
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SB64
DOE; Public Schools; Public Charter Schools; K-12; Mental Health Professionals; School Counselors; Psychologists; School Psychologists; Social Workers; Report to Legislature; Appropriations; General Fund Expenditure Ceiling Exceeded ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires each public school in the State, including charter schools, to employ, or retain under contract, at least 1 mental health professional for every 250 students enrolled, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Department of Education to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Appropriates moneys for the Department of Education to contract for mental health professionals and to establish an unspecified number of full time equivalent mental health professional positions within the Department of Education. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, Elefante, Gabbard |
EDU/CPN, WAM |
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SB65 SD2
HPHA; Rehabilitation; Housing; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of housing units. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
HSG, FIN |
HB907 |
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SB66 SD2 HD1
Housing; Counties; Permits; Permitting Agencies; Review Time Limits; Code Compliance
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires permits to be issued by applicable permitting agencies within sixty days of a complete application being filed for certain single-family and multi-family projects if certain conditions are satisfied. Automatically deems approved a permit that is not otherwise approved by the applicable permitting agency within sixty days. Effective 4/23/2057. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
HSG, WAL, JHA |
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SB67 SD1
Housing; Development; Counties; Inclusionary Zoning; Exemption
RELATING TO INCLUSIONARY ZONING.
Prohibits any law, ordinance, or rule from imposing an inclusionary zoning requirement on housing offered exclusively for sale or rent in perpetuity to buyers or renters who are residents of the State, are owner-occupants or renters, and do not own any other real property. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA |
HOU, JDC/WAM |
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SB68 SD1
Department of Housing; HCDA; HHFDC; OPSD; HPHA; Establishment; Transfer
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.
Establishes the Department of Housing. Places the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and Hawaii Public Housing Authority within the Department of Housing for administrative purposes. Replaces the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism with the Director of Housing on the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki |
HOU/GVO, WAM |
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SB69 SD1
Banks; Loans; Housing; Director of Finance; State Treasury Depository
RELATING TO DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Requires the Director of Finance to consider, before the selection of a depository for the state treasury, the beneficial effects to the State of using depositories within the State, including but not limited to lending at favorable terms for the creation of certain affordable housing units. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Gabbard |
CPN/HOU, WAM |
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SB70 SD1
RHRF; Eligible Applicants; Organizations; Profits; Government Agencies
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires eligible applicants of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to be either governmental agencies or organizations that are required to use all financial surplus, excluding fees, to develop additional housing in the State. (SD1) |
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2/3/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
HOU, WAM |
HB762 |
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SB71 SD2
HHFDC; RHRF; SHRF; Preference Criteria; Eligibility; Fund Allocation; Application Process; Preference; Priorities
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Renames the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the State Housing Revolving Fund. Clarifies the prioritization of, and eligibility and preference criteria for, projects that may be funded by, State Housing Revolving Fund moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, RICHARDS, McKelvey, Moriwaki |
HSG, FIN |
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SB72
HHFDC; Housing Development Programs; Criteria; Preferences; Ranking; Housing Location Proximity; State and County Employees; Returning Resident Graduates; Reserved Units; Rules
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to consider as a preference under chapter 201H, HRS, the proximity between the housing location and the applicant's place of employment; whether the applicant is a state or county employee; and whether the applicant is a returning resident that left the State to attend a university, college, or trade school and has graduated within the past two years. Requires, for any project developed or administered by the HHFDC under chapter 201, HRS, the HHFDC to set aside as a matter of preference an undetermined per cent of available units for state or county employees, when feasible. Requires HHFDC to determine the order of preferences and rank applicants accordingly, select applicants based on application date within the pool of similarly ranked applicants, and validate the preference status of applicants before occupancy of a unit. Authorizes HHFDC to adopt rules to establish additional eligibility criteria. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HOU/LBT, WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS |
HOU/LBT, WAM |
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SB73 SD1
Counties; Permits; State Projects; Designated Staff; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO COUNTY PERMITS.
Requires county permitting agencies to establish and fill positions exclusively to process permit applications submitted for state projects. Appropriates funds. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
EIG, WAM |
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SB74
Governor; DAGS; Office of the State Architect; State Architect; State Construction Projects; Design Approvals; Design Review Special Fund; County Building Permit, Inspection, and Certificate of Occupancy Requirements; Exemptions; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Establishes the Office of the State Architect within the Department of Accounting and General Services to be headed by the State Architect. Authorizes the State Architect to organize, manage, and oversee the design review of all state construction projects and issue design approvals. Establishes the Design Review Special Fund. Requires the State Architect to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature. Authorizes DAGS to provide centralized design review services for state construction projects and issue design approvals through the State Architect. Exempts state construction projects from county building permit, inspection, and certificate of occupancy requirements, subject to certain conditions. Makes appropriations. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
CHANG, FEVELLA |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
HB971 |
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SB75
Housing; Qualified Allocation Plan; RHRF; Prioritization; Terms; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes a working group to revise the State's Qualified Allocation Plan, the prioritization of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund, and the terms of loans made from the RHRF. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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1/31/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Wakai |
HOU, WAM |
HB418 |
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SB76 SD1
Housing; Rent-to-Own Program; Fee Simple; Leasehold
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Clarifies that the dwelling units eligible for the Rent-to-Own Program shall be units that are for sale in fee simple or leasehold on state or county land under a lease with an initial term of not less than ninety-nine years. Increases the time period that the sales price of dwelling units under the Rent-to-Own Program shall remain fixed from five years to ten years after the rental agreement is executed. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
HOU/CPN, WAM/JDC |
HB525 |
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SB77
Residential Leases; State Lands; County Lands; Exemption
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLDS.
Exempts state and county lands leased after July 1, 2025, for an initial period of not less than ninety-nine years from chapters 516 and 516D, Hawaii Revised Statutes. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to CPN/WTL, JDC. |
CHANG, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
CPN/WTL, JDC |
HB528 |
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SB78
Automatic Voter Registration; State Agencies; Dual-Purpose Applications
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Makes an application for voter registration part of certain state agency application processes. Requires the sharing of certain information among certain state agencies, election personnel, and online voter registration system. |
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1/30/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
CHANG, RHOADS |
GVO, JDC |
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SB79 SD1
DLNR; DHHL; Housing Projects; Historical Review
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to determine the effect of any certain proposed housing projects within ninety days of a request for determination. Establishes historical review requirements based on the project area's known historic, cultural, and archaeological resources. Establishes procedures and notification requirements if previously unidentified human remains or previously unidentified historic or cultural resources are discovered. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
HSG, JHA |
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SB80
HHFDC; DURF; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program
RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND.
Establishes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program. Repeals the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program. Clarifies that the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation may utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the purchase of equity in for-sale housing development projects and interim primary or secondary financing. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HOU, WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY |
HOU, WAM |
HB460 |
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SB81
Voter Registration; Department of Human Services; Med-QUEST; Office of Elections; Examiner of Drivers
RELATING TO VOTING.
Requires the Department of Human Services' Med-QUEST division to automatically transmit applicants' voter registration information to the Office of Elections and clerk of the county of the applicant's residence, subject to certain conditions. Authorizes the Office of Elections to designate state agencies for automatic voter registration if the agency collects, processes, or stores certain information. Updates methods for automatic voter registration conducted by the Examiner of Drivers. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 1/30/2026. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
CHANG, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
HHS, JDC |
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SB82
American Rescue Plan Act; Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code; Income Tax
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Conforms the Hawaii income tax laws to the provision of the American Rescue Plan Act relating to tax treatment of restaurant revitalization grants. Applies retroactively to taxable years beginning after 12/31/24. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to WAM. |
CHANG (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
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SB83 SD2
Hotels; Hotel Services; Service Disruption; Third-Party Vendor; Guests; Notice; Violation; Penalty
RELATING TO HOTELS.
Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of service disruptions to third-party vendors and prospective and current guests under certain conditions. Prohibits hotelkeepers from imposing any fee, penalty, or other charge and from retaining any deposit of a guest who cancels a reservation if a service disruption is likely to exist during the period of the reservation. Requires any hotelkeeper that violates or causes another person to violate this Act to forfeit to the injured party three times the amount of the sum charged in excess of what the hotelkeeper is entitled to. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to TOU, JHA, CPC, referral sheet 19 |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO |
TOU, JHA, CPC |
HB594 |
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SB84
DOE; CPR; AED; Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; Training; Curriculum; Standards; Counties; Pilot Program
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, establishes a pilot program that requires the Department of Education to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training for public school students in grades six through twelve as part of existing health or physical education curriculum. Requires all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools in the state to have a cardiac emergency response plan as part of the pilot program. Establishes standards for the cardiac emergency response plan. Requires school officials to work with county emergency medical service providers to integrate the cardiac emergency response plan into the counties' emergency response plan into the counties' emergency medical service provider protocols. Authorizes uncertified trainers to instruct others in the administration of an automated external defibrillator or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the course does not result in certification. Terminates at the end of the 2029-2030 school year. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU/HHS/PSM, WAM/JDC. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, LEE, C., McKelvey |
EDU/HHS/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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SB85
DOE; University of Hawaii; School Facilities Authority; County Permit Exemptions; Repetitive Construction
RELATING TO PERMITS.
Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, or School Facilities Authority. Repeals 1/1/2030. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EIG/EDU/HRE, JDC. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., Moriwaki |
EIG/EDU/HRE, JDC |
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SB86
DOE; Pilot Program; Free School Lunches; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes a two-year pilot program that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free school lunch to all students enrolled at a department school. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2027. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., MCKELVEY |
EDU, WAM |
HB335 |
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SB87
UH; Mental Health Practitioners; Division of Student Success; Counseling and Student Development Center; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to HRE, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KANUHA, LEE, C., Fukunaga, McKelvey |
HRE, WAM |
HB842 |
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SB88
National Guard; Insurance; TRICARE; Department of Defense; Dental; Vision
RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.
Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE, TRICARE Dental Program, and vision coverage to all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. |
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3/12/2025- The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
PBS, FIN |
HB674 |
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SB89
Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices; Sale; Regulation; County Authority
RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking. |
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1/23/2025- Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, Fevella, Gabbard, Kanuha |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
HB156, HB204 |
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SB90
DCR; Compensatory Time Cash-Out Pilot Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO A COMPENSATORY TIME CASH-OUT PILOT PROGRAM.
Establishes a Compensatory Time Cash-Out Pilot Program for eligible employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who work in any state correctional facility. Appropriates funds. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to PSM/LBT, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Fukunaga |
PSM/LBT, WAM |
HB69 |
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SB91
DOE; Financial Literacy; Personal Transition Plan
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., Kim, Moriwaki |
EDU, WAM |
HB559 |
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SB92
DAGS; Automated External Defibrillators; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; State Buildings; Public Schools; Training; Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; Counties; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE.
No later than January 1, 2026, requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to install and maintain automated external defibrillators in all state buildings, including all public schools. Requires DAGS to establish a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan and work with the counties to implement the plan into the counties' emergency service provider protocols. Requires DAGS to provide trainings on the use of automated external defibrillators and the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for state employees and security staff of certain state agencies. Makes appropriations. |
(S)
2/6/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
GVO/EIG, WAM/JDC |
HB51 |
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SB93
Housing Development; Exemptions; Counties
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Decreases the time period for the legislative body of a county to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove housing developments exempt from certain requirements pursuant to section 201H-38, HRS, from forty-five days to thirty days. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to HOU/EIG, JDC. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki |
HOU/EIG, JDC |
HB419 |
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SB94
Temporary Restraining Order; Mandatory Jail Sentence; Increase; Mental Health Counseling
RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.
Increases the mandatory minimum jail sentence for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order from forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Requires mandatory mental health counseling for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order. |
(S)
1/28/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, WAKAI, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Kanuha |
JDC, WAM |
HB198 |
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SB95
Certificate of Inspection; Vehicle Safety; Fines
RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
Creates additional fines for any individual found operating a vehicle or moped without a current certificate of inspection. |
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2/21/2025- The recommendation was not adopted. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, Gabbard, McKelvey, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
HB227 |
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SB96
DLE; Traffic Cameras; Citations; Mail; Motor Vehicles; Traffic Code
RELATING TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS.
Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement to establish traffic cameras and issue a citation by mail for certain violations of traffic-related laws. Establishes that intentional destruction or damage to a traffic camera is a class C felony. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to PSM/TCA, JDC. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, RHOADS, Gabbard, Kanuha, Wakai |
PSM/TCA, JDC |
HB334 |
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SB97 SD2
Excessive Speeding; Vehicle; Property Forfeiture; Penalties
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Increases the penalty for a third or subsequent offense of excessive speeding to a class C felony. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that the vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense be subject to forfeiture. Requires a repeat offender convicted of a class C felony for excessive speeding be subject to identification processing, including fingerprinting and photographing. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/11/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIM, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Wakai |
TRN, JHA |
HB54 |
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SB98
Low-Speed Electric Bicycles; Minimum Age; Increase
RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Increases the minimum age to operate a low-speed electric bicycle from fifteen to sixteen years of age. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIM, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
HB236 |
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SB99
DOE; ATG; ERS; Retirees; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Benefits; School Resource Officers; Investigators; Counties; Report
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as a school resource officer or investigator in positions identified by the Department of Education or the Department of the Attorney General, respectively, as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Kanuha |
LBT, WAM |
HB214 |
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SB100 SD2
Intoxicating Liquor; Licenses; Fingerprinting; Nonprofit Organizations; Exempt
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Provides that leaders of nonprofit organizations shall not be fingerprinted when applying for a liquor license in counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand. (SD2) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
HASHIMOTO, KIM, LEE, C., MCKELVEY |
JHA |
HB829 |
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SB101 SD1
UH; JABSOM; Resident Tuition Fee; In-State Tuition
RELATING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL TUITION.
Requires graduates of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine who have paid in-state tuition to serve as a physician in the State for at least 2 years following their medical residency or fellowship. Begins with the class of 2029. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, FEVELLA, LEE, C. |
HRE, WAM |
HB221 |
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SB102 SD2
Restaurants; Reservations; Third-Party Restaurant Reservation Services; Unauthorized; Prohibition; Penalties
RELATING TO RESTAURANTS.
Prohibits third-party restaurant reservation services from listing, advertising, promoting, or selling restaurant reservations without first obtaining a written agreement from the applicable restaurant authorizing the action. Establishes civil penalties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. |
HASHIMOTO, FEVELLA, KIM, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Wakai |
CPC, JHA |
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SB103 SD1
HSEO; Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group; Electric Vehicles; Batteries; Reuse; Recycling; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.
Establishes a two-year Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group within the Hawaii State Energy Office. Requires the working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIM, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga, Wakai |
EEP, FIN |
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SB104 SD2 HD1
DCR; Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission; Correctional Facilities; Committed Persons; Restrictive Housing; Restrictions; Report
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
Restricts the use of restrictive housing in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop written policies and procedures regarding restrictive housing by 7/1/2026. Requires the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to review certain housing placements. Requires the Department by 4/1/2026 to develop policies and procedures to review committed persons placed in restrictive housing and develop a plan for committed persons currently in restrictive housing. Requires a report to the Legislature and Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, LEE, C., SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
PBS, JHA, FIN |
HB1322 |
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SB105
Legislative Staff; Public Employees; Collective Bargaining; Repeal
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES.
Repeals staff of the legislative branch of the State from the list of individuals not included in any appropriate bargaining unit. Specifies that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each have one vote if they have employees in a particular bargaining unit for the purposes of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
HB1236 |
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SB106 SD1
Pedestrians; Safety; Street Crossing
RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.
Authorizes pedestrians to act contrary to the statewide traffic code when a reasonably careful pedestrian would determine that there is no immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle if the pedestrian is more than 200 feet from a crosswalk. Requires a driver of a vehicle to yield to a pedestrian when the pedestrian clearly indicates their intention to cross a roadway within a crosswalk. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
RHOADS, LEE, C. |
TRN, JHA |
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SB107
Medical Informed Consent; Timing; Hawaii Medical Board; Standards
RELATING TO MEDICAL INFORMED CONSENT.
Requires the Hawaii Medical Board to establish standards for health care providers to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure shall be obtained before the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure. |
(S)
1/27/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
HHS, CPN |
HB215 |
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SB108 SD1
DOT; Vessels; Harbors; Regulation of Noise; Study; Report
RELATING TO VESSELS.
Requires the Department of Transportation to work with relevant stakeholders to conduct a study of noise regulations and best practices as they apply to other ports in similar locations. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
RHOADS |
TCA, CPN/WAM |
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SB109 SD2
Hawaiian Language; State Law; Public Documents
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian, or if the law was originally drafted in English and if the law was subsequently amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in Hawaiian, and meets certain criteria. (SD2) |
(H)
3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JHA |
HB304 |
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SB110
Department of Health; Wetlands; Isolated Wetlands; State Waters; Water Pollution
RELATING TO WATER.
Defines "isolated wetlands" and "wetlands". Clarifies the definition of "state waters" to include wetlands and isolated wetlands. Requires the Director of Health to determine all wetlands in the State, including whether a wetland is an isolated wetland or is included in the waters of the United States. Prohibit persons from discharging any water pollutant into or at any location that enters state waters. |
(S)
1/16/2025- Referred to HHS/WTL/AEN, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
HHS/WTL/AEN, JDC/WAM |
HB343 |
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SB111
Public Improvements; State Building Design and Construction; New State Buildings; Disaster Preparedness; Hurricane; Standards
RELATING TO HURRICANE RESISTANT CRITERIA.
Requires the State to consider hurricane resistant criteria when designing and constructing new state buildings, constructed on or after 7/1/2025, for the capability of providing shelter refuge. |
(S)
2/4/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
PSM/GVO, WAM |
HB659 |
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SB112 SD2
Police Reports; Access; Investigation; Police Department
RELATING TO POLICE REPORTS.
Allows surviving immediate family members of deceased persons for whom law enforcement initiated an investigation to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department after a specified period of time. (SD2) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-20-25. |
RHOADS, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C. |
JHA |
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SB113
Liquor Licenses; Renewal; Protest; Denial
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Provides that the Liquor Commission or other licensing agency of each county shall deny the renewal of certain current liquor licenses upon receipt of sufficient protests. |
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1/16/2025- Referred to EIG, CPN. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA |
EIG, CPN |
HB2 |
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SB114 SD1
Presidential Preference Primary Election; Establishment; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Beginning 6/1/2026, establishes presidential preference primary elections for the 2028 election cycle. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE, C., Fukunaga |
JDC, WAM |
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SB115 SD1
Real Property; Exemption; Attachment; Execution
RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. (SD1) |
(S)
2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, Moriwaki |
JDC, WAM |
HB147 |
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SB116 SD2
DLE; Discriminatory Reporting; Protected Class; Law Enforcement Officer; Civil Remedy
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
Establishes provisions relating to civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to a law enforcement officer. Provides that any person who contacts a law enforcement officer to contact a person on the basis of the person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity with the specific intent to infringe upon the person's certain rights shall be civilly liable for resulting damages. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement, in consultation with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, to provide guidance to the public on the enactment of this Act. Effective 9/1/2025. (SD2) |
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3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE, C. |
JHA |
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SB117 SD1
Defamation; Litigation; Sexual Assault; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Discrimination; Immunity
RELATING TO DEFAMATION.
Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(H)
3/11/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
JHA |
HB148 |
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SB118 SD1
Campaign Spending Commission; Investigator; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.
Establishes an investigator position in the Campaign Spending Commission. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
JDC, WAM |
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SB119 SD1 HD1
UH Maui College; Nursing; BS in Nursing Degree; Established; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO NURSING.
Appropriates funds to establish the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/17/2025- Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1279) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
HASHIMOTO, DECOITE, FEVELLA, KIM, MCKELVEY |
HED, FIN |
HB617 |
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SB120
State Building Code Council; Duties; Recommendations; Analysis
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.
Amends responsibilities of the State Building Code Council. |
(S)
1/24/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
PSM, WAM |
HB1 |
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SB121
Justices and Judges; Appointment; Confirmation; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE SENATE MORE TIME TO CONFIRM JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to extend the amount of time allowed the Senate to consider and act on the appointments of justices and judges from thirty to sixty days for appointments made between April 1 and December 31 when the Senate is not in Regular Session or is about to adjourn the Regular Session. |
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3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS, KANUHA, KIDANI |
JHA, FIN |
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SB122
Cabaret Liquor License; Prohibition; Apartment Mixed Use Subprecinct; Special District; Special Improvement District
RELATING TO CABARET LICENSES.
Expands the prohibition of class 11 cabaret licenses to premises within apartment mixed use subprecincts of special districts and special improvement districts. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EIG, CPN. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA |
EIG, CPN |
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SB123 SD1
Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Taxation; Home Mortgage Interest Deduction; Income Tax; Reports
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Eliminates the home mortgage interest deduction for second homes under Hawaii income tax law. Requires reports to the Legislature. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE, C. |
HOU, WAM |
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SB124 SD1
Reapportionment; Census Data; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4 AND 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to specify that reapportionment shall be based on the resident population, as counted in the decennial United States census for the respective reapportionment year, rather than the permanent resident population. (SD1) |
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3/10/2025- Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
RHOADS |
JHA, FIN |
HB140 |
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SB125 SD2 HD1
State Enterprise Zones; Qualified Business; Tax Incentives; Eligible Business Activities; Retail Sales; Value-Added Agricultural Products; Health Care Services; Advanced Manufacturing; Cybersecurity
RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.
Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for State Enterprise Zone Program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone to the final consumer, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health-care-related sectors, the use of advanced manufacturing to produce products, or the development of cybersecurity technology. Extends the eligibility period of the state business tax credit and general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones from 7 years to 9 years. Extends the eligibility period of the general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones engaged in the manufacturing of tangible personal property or the producing or processing of agricultural products from 10 years to 12 years. Makes the extension of the state business tax credit eligibility period applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Makes the extension of the general excise tax exemption eligibility period take effect on 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Kidani, Wakai |
ECD, AGR, FIN |
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SB126
HDOA; UH; CTAHR; Neonicotinoids; Apiaries; Bee Hives; Study; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
Requires the Department of Agriculture and University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to conduct a study on the effects of neonicotinoids on Hawaii beehive and apiary operations, including beekeeping activities at solar energy facilities. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/17/2025- Referred to AEN/HRE, WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, Wakai |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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SB127 SD1
DOA; Conventional Farming; Grants; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANTS.
Establishes the Conventional Farming Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to small and midsized farmers who practice conventional farming. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
AEN, WAM |
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SB128
Criminal Trespass; Agricultural Land; Penalty; Firearm
RELATING TO TRESPASS.
Establishes the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land. Prohibits persons being prosecuted for or convicted of the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition. |
(S)
1/17/2025- Referred to AEN, JDC. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, KANUHA, WAKAI, San Buenaventura |
AEN, JDC |
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SB129 SD2
Uniform Packaging and Labeling; Food Labeling; Country of Origin; Raw Ahi; Ahi Poke; Processed Ahi
RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
Prohibits the sale of raw ahi, including ahi poke or processed ahi, in retail establishments without a label that states the country where the ahi was landed. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
DECOITE, AQUINO |
AGR, CPC, FIN |
HB534 |
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SB130
Hiking Trails; Search and Rescue; Trespassing; Reimbursement; Signage
RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and there is a sign giving notice of the closure. |
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2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, WAKAI |
WTL/PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB131
Procurement; Procurement Policy Board; Penalties for Non Performance or Major Delay
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires the Procurement Policy Board to adopt rules requiring contracts to impose mandatory fines or provide for termination of a contract for default if a contractor fails to perform the contractor's duties or if there is a major delay in a deliverable. Requires each contract to establish a schedule of deliverables and to specify what constitutes a "major delay". |
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1/30/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS |
GVO, JDC |
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SB132
Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program; Hawaii Start-up Business Loan Program Special Fund; DBEDT; Business Development and Support Division; HTDC; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.
Establishes the Hawaii start-up business loan program. Establishes the Hawaii start-up business loan program special fund. Requires DBEDT to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding the program. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/17/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY |
EDT, WAM |
HB455 |
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SB133 SD2
PUC; State Facilities; Wheeling; Renewable Energy; Clean Electricity; Report
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Authorizes state facilities to wheel electricity produced by their own facility from renewable energy sources to other state facilities pursuant to administrative rules or orders established by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/10/2025- Re-referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 21 |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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SB134
Office of Elections; Elections; Voter Service Centers; Report
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Requires the Office of Elections to establish three additional voting centers in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EIG, JDC/WAM. |
KIM, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EIG, JDC/WAM |
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SB135
Macadamia Nuts; Labeling; Processed
RELATING TO THE LABELING OF MACADAMIA NUTS.
Specifies that the macadamia nut labeling requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed macadamia nuts. Effective 1/2/2026. |
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2/11/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, KIM, MCKELVEY, Moriwaki |
EDT/CPN, JDC |
HB530 |
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SB136
DLIR; Ironworkers; Iron Projects; Apprenticeship Program; Requirement; Rules
RELATING TO IRONWORKERS.
Prohibits any person from disassembling, dismantling, or demolishing iron projects unless the person has completed an apprenticeship program for ironworkers approved and registered with the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. Establishes penalties. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Richards |
LBT, JDC |
HB956 |
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SB137 SD2 HD1
Public Utilities Commission; Electric Utility Companies; Acquisitions; Mergers; Consolidations; Application Review Process; Alternative Applications; Non-Investor-Owned Utilities Ownership Models; Collective Bargaining Agreements; Power Purchase Agreements
RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider whether approving a proposed merger or acquisition would or would not further the State's renewable energy goals. Prohibits the acquiring entity of an electric utility company from terminating or attempting to renegotiate any existing and valid power purchase agreements and requires the acquiring entity to assume and be bound by existing collective bargaining agreements and retain all covered employees. Establishes a process to ensure that when an electric utility is subject to an application for a proposed acquisition, merger, or consolidation by a potential acquiring entity that is an investor-owned utility and seeks approval of the application from the Public Utilities Commission, the electric utility shall demonstrate that it solicited bids from potential acquiring entities that operate under a non-investor-owned utility ownership model. Requires the electric utility to submit acceptable bids from a potential acquiring entity operating under a non-investor-owned utility ownership model concurrently with an application by a potential acquiring entity that is an investor-owned utility and the Public Utilities Commission to review those applications concurrently. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
HB339 |
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SB138 SD1
Income Tax Credit; Safe Room Installation Income Tax Credit; Hurricane-Resistant Safe Rooms; Director of Taxation
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxpayers that incur costs related to the design, materials, installation, and construction of hurricane-resistant safe rooms. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO |
PSM, WAM |
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SB139
Community Action Programs; Invasive Species; Little Fire Ants; Hawaii Ant Lab
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Authorizes any department of the Invasive Species Council, county, or any agent of a department of the Invasive Species Council or a county, including the Hawaii Ant Lab or an island-based invasive species committee to use community action programs for the control or eradication of certain invasive pests. Defines community action program. Exempts individuals participating in a community action program from pest control operator requirements and regulations. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to AEN/WTL, CPN/WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, KANUHA, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki |
AEN/WTL, CPN/WAM |
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SB140 SD2
Department of Agriculture; Firewood; Import; Restrictions; Exemptions
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Prohibits the importation, transportation, or sale of firewood within the State, except for firewood that is certified and labeled as heat-treated. Establishes certain exemptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECORTE, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Richards, Wakai |
AGR, CPC |
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SB141 SD1
HIEMA; Hawaii Disaster Drill Day; Preparedness; Federal Government; Counties
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Establishes the eighth day of August of each year as "Hawaii Disaster Drill Day". Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with all state departments and agencies, to conduct drills and perform other activities for that day. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Richards |
PSM/TCA, WAM |
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SB142 SD2
Property Insurance; Claims; Payment; Mortgaged Property; Electronic Delivery
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Allows an insured to authorize the insurer to electronically remit claim proceeds to the insured's mortgagee when a homeowners insurance policy that covers a mortgaged property allows for the payment of proceeds by issuing a check. Requires a mortgagee in receipt of electronic delivery of claim proceeds to deliver the proceeds of the claim to the insured in accordance with the mortgage agreement and the insurance policy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante, Hashimoto |
CPC |
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SB143
Special Number Plates; Kahoolawe; Kohe Malamalama o Kanaloa Protect Kahoolawe Fund; Motor Vehicles
RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate the island of Kahoolawe. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to TCA, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
TCA, WAM |
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SB144 SD2
Hawaii Board of Chiropractic; Licensure; Exception; Students; Clinical Practice; Rules
RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC.
Beginning 7/1/2027, allows chiropractic students enrolled in a qualified chiropractic college to engage in clinical practice as part of their college instruction if directly supervised by a qualified licensed chiropractor. Requires the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic to adopt rules. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to HED, CPC, referral sheet 19 |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Kanuha, San Buenaventura |
HED, CPC |
HB970 |
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SB145
Commission on Water Resource Management; Water Shortage and Emergency; Declaration; Notice
RELATING TO DECLARATION OF WATER SHORTAGE AND EMERGENCY.
Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. |
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3/6/2025- Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE, DECORTE, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, Inouye, San Buenaventura |
WAL, JHA |
HB510 |
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SB146 SD1
Condominiums; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECORTE, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Wakai |
CPC, JHA |
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SB147 SD2
Condominium Associations; Unit Owners; Tenants; Declarations; By-Laws; House Rules; Violations; Fines; Appeals; Attorneys' Fees
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Establishes processes and requirements for associations to impose fines against unit owners, tenants, and guests for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or house rules. Prohibits associations from charging attorneys' fees with respect to any fines that are not deemed collectable. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, INOUYE |
CPC, JHA |
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SB148 SD2 HD1
Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii; Combat Sports Contests; Prohibitions; Mixed Martial Arts Contests; Repeal; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS.
Renames the Boxing Commission of Hawaii as the Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii. Amends the jurisdiction of the Commission to include combat sports contests. Prohibits no rules combat or similar combat sports contests. Repeals chapter 440E, HRS, relating to Mixed Martial Arts Contests. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, RICHARDS, Kanuha |
ECD, CPC/JHA, FIN |
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SB149
Discrimination in Public Accommodations; Persons with Disabilities; Discriminatory Practices; Accessibility; Information and Communication Technology
RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY.
Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for public accommodations to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of information related to their services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations using information and communication technology intended for use by the general public as applicants, participants, customers, clients, or visitors. |
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2/7/2025- Re-Referred to CPN/LBT, JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
CPN/LBT, JDC |
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SB150 SD1
Red Hill WAI Policy Coordinator; Red Hill Remediation Special Fund
RELATING TO RED HILL.
Establishes a Water Alliance Initiative Policy Coordinator for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECORTE, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, Kim, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB505 |
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SB151 SD1
DHHL; Geothermal Resources; Permitted Interaction Group; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Establishes a permitted interaction group within the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to continue geophysical data collection, investigation, exploration, and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands. Authorizes DHHL to hire consultants. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, Moriwaki |
HWN/EIG, WAM |
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SB152 SD1
HHFDC; DHHL; DURF; Collateral; Loans; Residential Homestead Lots; Housing
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund as collateral when DHHL is an eligible borrower of a loan guaranteed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, subject to approval of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE, KANUHA, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HOU/HWN, WAM |
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SB153
Housing; Residential Landlord-tenant Code; Notices; Intent to Raise Rent; Intent to Terminate
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires, for tenancies greater than 90 days, a landlord to notify a tenant of any intent to raise the rent for any subsequent rental agreement or any intent to terminate a rental agreement 60 days before the expiration of the original rental agreement. Requires 90 day's notice for a landlord or tenant to terminate tenancies of three years or more and 60 days' notice to terminate tenancies of less than three years, with certain exceptions. Increases the amount of notice required to terminate tenancies that are less than month-to-month. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to CPN, JDC. |
CHANG |
CPN, JDC |
HB464 |
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SB154
Eviction Records; Sealed Court Records; Landlord and Tenant; Summary Possession; Discriminatory Practices; Real Estate Transactions
RELATING TO EVICTION RECORDS.
Requires that all court records of any eviction proceeding be sealed within specified timeframes upon resolution of the proceeding. Authorizes the court to seal certain eviction records prior to the expiration of these timeframes upon motion by a tenant who is able to demonstrate that certain conditions apply. Requires the clerk of the court to provide access to sealed eviction records to the tenant. Makes it a discriminatory practice to require a person to disclose a sealed eviction record as a condition of certain real property transactions. Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions against a person with a sealed eviction record. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
CHANG |
CPN, JDC |
HB463 |
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SB155
Landlord-Tenant Code; No-fault Evictions; For-cause Evictions; Relocation Assistance; Waiver of Rent
RELATING TO EVICTIONS.
Prohibits landlords from terminating certain tenancies without cause. Establishes criteria under which landlords can undertake a no-fault eviction. Requires landlords, when proceeding with a no-fault eviction, to offer relocation assistance to the tenant or waiver of the final month's rent. Effective 1/1/2026. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
CHANG |
CPN, JDC |
HB466 |
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SB156
Affordable Housing; Notice; Eligible Parties; Matched Agreement of Sale
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires certain landlords to provide a specified notice to a tenant regarding the tenant's potential right to purchase the property, under certain conditions. Allows tenants, families, local governments, affordable housing nonprofits, and community land trusts forty-five days to match or beat the best bona fide offer to buy an eligible affordable housing property. |
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1/30/2025- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
CHANG |
HOU, CPN/JDC |
SB1134 |
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SB157 SD2
Attorney General; Antitrust; Rental Housing; Price-fixing; Public Education Program; Penalties
RELATING TO ANTITRUST.
Prohibits the use of algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii's rental market. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop and undertake a public education program regarding the prohibition. Establishes fines and penalties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
CHANG |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
HB831 |
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SB158
State-owned Bank Implementation Board; Financial Institutions
RELATING TO PUBLIC BANKING.
Establishes a state-owned bank implementation board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to determine the need for, potential costs and benefits of, and prerequisites to establishing a state-owned bank. Requires a report to the legislature. |
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1/28/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
CHANG |
CPN, WAM |
HB721 |
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SB159
School Impact Fees; Housing; Exemption
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
Exempts certain housing developments from assessments of school impact fees. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HOU/EDU, WAM. |
CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
HOU/EDU, WAM |
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SB160
DOH; DCR; Inmates; Detainees; Mental Health Facility; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health to construct a mental health facility for inmates or detainees with mental health needs in the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HHS/PSM, WAM. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, LEE, C., Gabbard |
HHS/PSM, WAM |
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SB161 SD1
State Agencies; Counties; State Projects; County Building Permit Requirements; Exemption; Public Disclosure; Programmatic or Project-Specific Agreements; Cooperative Working Groups; Report
RELATING TO COUNTY PERMITTING AND INSPECTION.
Allows state projects to be exempt from county building permit requirements under certain conditions. Requires all exempted state projects to be included in a report that is regularly made available to the public. Allows state agencies that undertake projects to be dedicated to a county to prepare programmatic or project-specific agreements that establish requirements and standards for review and acceptance if the agency wants the project to be exempted. Allows state agencies that want to be exempted from county permitting processes to establish a cooperative working group. Requires cooperative working groups to submit an interim report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2026. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, HASHIMOTO, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kanuha |
EIG/GVO, WAM |
HB761 |
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SB162
DHRD; DLIR; Workforce Development; State Agencies; Employment; Hawaii State Fellows Program; Report; Appropriations
RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes the Hawaii State Fellows Program within the Department of Human Resources Development to match talented applicants with full-time, paid fellowship roles in various state agencies for a period of ten to eleven months. Establishes minimum qualifications and procedures for eligible applicants to apply to the program. Gives preference to eligible program applicants who have pre-existing ties to the State or a demonstrated commitment to long-term leadership in the State. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to coordinate with state agencies to implement and promote the program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM/JDC. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, RHOADS |
LBT/GVO, WAM/JDC |
HB209 |
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SB163
HHFDC; RHRF; Allocation; Priorities; Housing; Loans
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce the highest number of units, per dollar, per year. Repeals all other priorities and preferences for projects utilizing the RHRF. |
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1/28/2025- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
CHANG, FEVELLA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
HOU, WAM |
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SB164
HHFDC; RHRF; SHRF; DURF; Conveyance Tax; Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount; Affordable Housing; Eligible Applicants; Organizations; Profits; Government Agencies; Grants; Allocations; Eligibility; Fund Allocation; Preference; Priorities; Repeal; Qualified Allocation; Terms; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Repeals statutory requirements for certain housing projects to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals certain statutory provisions for grants to developers for rental units eligible to be financed in part or in whole by the RHRF. Repeals statutory language requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish an application process for RHRF allocation that prioritized projects meeting certain requirements. Renames the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the State Housing Revolving Fund (SHRF). Clarifies eligible applicants of the SHRF. Authorizes the HHFDC to use funds from the SHRF for broader housing projects. Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the SHRF. Authorizes the HHFDC to transfer funds between the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount and the RHRF without legislative approval. Amends the criteria and eligibility requirements for applicant developers seeking assistance from the SHRF. Requires the HHDFC to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the SHRF by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce the highest number of units, per dollar, per year. Repeals all other priorities and preferences for projects utilizing the RHRF. Establishes a working group to revise the State's Qualified Allocation Plan, the prioritization of the SHRF, and the terms of loans. Requires a report to the Legislature. Allocates ten per cent of conveyance tax collections to the DURF. Removes the annual cap on conveyance taxes paid into the SHRF. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM/JDC. |
CHANG, AQUINO, FEVELLA |
HOU/WTL, WAM/JDC |
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SB165
Housing; Qualified Nonprofit Housing Trusts; Qualified Residents
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Clarifies the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing trust" to specify organizations that exclusively serve qualified residents as defined in section 201H-32, HRS. |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RICHARDS |
HOU, WAM |
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SB166
Insurance; Captive Insurance Company; Insurance Commissioner; Certificate of Exemption; Examinations
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Allows captive insurance companies that are not risk retention captive insurance companies to apply to the Insurance Commissioner for certificates of exemption from examination if the captive insurance companies meet certain requirements. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to CPN. |
CHANG, Hashimoto |
CPN |
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SB167
County Permit Exemptions; Repetitive Construction Projects; State Departments; Off-site Improvements
RELATING TO PERMITS.
Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of any state department or agency, under certain conditions. Clarifies that contracts for the construction, renovation, or repair of facilities under the control of the department of education, university of Hawaii, or school facilities authority shall be exempt from county permitting requirements that related off-site improvements be made by the contracting government agency as a condition to the issuance of any permit. |
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1/29/2025- Re-Referred to EIG/EDU/HRE, WAM. |
CHANG, AQUINO, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kanuha |
EIG/EDU/HRE, WAM |
HB331 |
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SB168
School Facilities Authority Board; Governance Structure; Dissolution of School Impact District Without Public Hearing
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
Places oversight of the School Impact Fee Program under the School Facilities Authority Board. Allows the School Facilities Authority Board to dissolve a school impact district without a public hearing. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
CHANG, Hashimoto |
EDU, WAM |
HB330 |
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SB169 SD1
Wrongful Convictions; Civil Remedies; Redress; Compensation
RELATING TO REDRESS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND IMPRISONMENT.
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide written notice to certain persons regarding the ability to file a claim for redress under applicable wrongful conviction law. Requires the liberal construction of that law. Changes the standard for a claim for compensation for wrongful imprisonment from actual innocence to grounds consistent with innocence. Provides for advance compensation for petitioners under certain circumstances. Requires the State to prove, for claims for compensation for wrongful imprisonment, that the reversal or vacating of the petitioner's conviction or pardoning of the petitioner was inconsistent with innocence. Requires reports to Legislature from the Department of the Attorney General. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, LEE, C., SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante, Gabbard, Ihara, Inouye |
JDC, WAM |
HB151 |
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SB170
Internet Privacy; Ownership of Data; Constitutional Amendment
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TO OWN ONE'S OWN DATA.
Proposes to amend the Hawaii State Constitution by establishing the right of each person to own and have an exclusive property right in the data they generate on the Internet. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, LEE, C., SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard |
CPN, JDC/WAM |
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SB171
UH; Hawaii Community College Promise Program; Community College Access; Financial Assistance; Scholarships; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Expands eligibility for scholarships under the Hawaii Community College Promise Program to all qualified students. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HRE, WAM. |
RHOADS, HASHIMOTO |
HRE, WAM |
HB869 |
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SB172
Liquor Commissions; Liquor Control Adjudication Boards; License Renewal; Violations; Denial
RELATING TO LIQUOR.
Requires Liquor Commissions or Boards to deny any renewal for a liquor license if the applicant for renewal has violated any provision of the Intoxicating Liquor Law under chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes, on three separate occasions during the twelve-month period preceding the renewal application date. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EIG/CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, MORIWAKI |
EIG/CPN, JDC |
HB579 |
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SB173 SD1
Judiciary; Pilot Program; Child Care; Witnesses; Parties; First Circuit; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Requires the Judiciary to establish a three-year pilot program to provide free child care services to minor children of parties and witnesses who are attending court hearings in the first circuit. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, GABBARD, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JDC, WAM |
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SB174
Ammunition; Purchase; Transfer; License to Sell
RELATING TO FIREARMS AMMUNITION.
Requires the licensing of sellers of ammunition, and for the identification and proper permitting of purchasers or possessors of ammunition. Regulates ammunition in the same manner that firearms are regulated. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to PSM/CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, LEE, C., MORIWAKI |
PSM/CPN, JDC |
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SB175 SD1
Constitutional Amendment; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from seventy to seventy-five years of age. (SD1) |
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2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, GABBARD, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JDC, WAM |
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SB176 SD1
Elections; Recounts; Initial Tabulation
RELATING TO RECOUNTS.
Allows for ballots designated by the county clerks for inclusion to be included in the initial tabulation. Prohibits ballots that the county clerks initially determine are deficient or need additional time to be corrected or verified from being included in the initial tabulation. Increases the minimum threshold required to trigger an automatic recount. (SD1) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Garcia. |
RHOADS |
JHA |
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SB177 SD1 HD1
DOA; Division of Animal Industry; Aquaculture Program; Import Assessment; Biological Aquatic Risk-Based Framework; Biocontainment Standards; Aquatic Livestock; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
WAKAI, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIDANI, RICHARDS, Fevella, San Buenaventura |
AGR, CPC, FIN |
HB47 |
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SB178
DOE; Surfing; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SURFING.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to support the establishment of surfing as an interscholastic sport. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, LEE, C., Moriwaki, Richards, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
HB133 |
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SB179 SD1
Contractor Repair Act; Notice of Claim; Inspection; Repair; Rejection of Claims; Limitations on Recovery; Statute of Repose
RELATING TO REMEDIES.
Clarifies the applicability of the statute of repose for actions arising from construction defects. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's offer to settle or inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant rejects a contractor's reasonable proposal for inspection or a reasonable offer to remedy. Clarifies the consequences of rejecting an offer of settlement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
AQUINO |
CPN, JDC |
HB420 |
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SB180
DAGS; OETS; State Website; Translation Tool; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop and maintain a translation tool for the State's website. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
AQUINO |
LBT, WAM |
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SB181
Hazard Pay Bonus; Coronavirus Disease 2019; Collective Bargaining; Units (5), (6), (7); Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HAZARD PAY BONUS.
Appropriates funds for a one-time hazard pay bonus to state officers and employees in bargaining units 5, 6, and 7, and their excluded counterparts under certain conditions. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
AQUINO |
LBT, WAM |
HB618 |
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SB182 SD1
Hotels; Hotel Services; Service Disruptions; Strikes; Lockouts; Third-Party Vendor; Guests; Notice; Damages
RELATING TO SERVICE DISRUPTIONS.
Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of strikes and lockouts to guests and third-party vendors under certain conditions. Allows for recovery of damages by injured parties. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/21/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
AQUINO |
LBT, CPN/JDC |
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SB183 SD1 HD1
EUTF; Collective Bargaining; Contributions; Disputes; Impasses; Arbitration
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.
Allows impasses and disputes relating to the amounts of State and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to be resolved by arbitration. Repeals the prohibition against strikes by members of bargaining units on the issue of the amounts of State and county contributions to the Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
AQUINO |
LAB, FIN |
HB160 |
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SB184
Deposit Beverage Container Program; Deposit and Refund Value; Increase
RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.
Increases the deposit and refund value for beverage containers from 5 cents to 10 cents under the deposit beverage container program. |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO |
AEN, WAM |
HB109 |
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SB185 SD1
Indebtedness; Salary or Wage Overpayment; Overpayment Payroll Transactions; Deductions for Recovery; Disbursing Officer; Notice
RELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE STATE.
Requires disbursing officers to notify employees within sixty days of making a determination that an indebtedness has occurred to the government resulting from salary or wage overpayment. Amends the amount that a disbursing officer may deduct from an employee's salary, wage, or compensation based on the employee's gross income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
AQUINO |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB186
Motor Carrier Vehicles; Inspection; Repealed
RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES.
Repeals inspection requirements for motor carrier vehicles. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE, Awa, San Buenaventura |
TCA, JDC |
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SB187
Ewa Beach Public and School Library; DOE; James Campbell High School; Transfer
RELATING TO A LIBRARY IN EWA BEACH.
Requires the Department of Education to transfer the Ewa Beach Public and School Library from the State Public Library System to James Campbell High School. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, Awa |
EDU, WAM |
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SB188
State Permitting Office; DOT; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A STATE PERMITTING OFFICE.
Establishes the State Permitting Office within the Department of Transportation to process building and infrastructure permits for construction of state-owned buildings, state roads and highways, and other construction on state lands. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to GVO/TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, Awa |
GVO/TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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SB189 SD1
Breast Cancer; Mammography; Risk-Factor Screening; Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage
RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
Expands mandatory health insurance coverage for low-dose mammography for occult breast cancer to include any supplemental imaging deemed medically necessary for a patient of any age having an above-average risk for breast cancer as determined by the use of a risk-factor modeling tool. On or before 1/1/2026, expands mandatory health insurance coverage to include additional supplemental imaging for any patient, regardless of age, as deemed medically necessary by the patient's primary care provider. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, GABBARD, KIM, Awa, Fukunaga, Moriwaki |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB190
Probation; Geographic Restriction; Misdemeanor Conviction; Ewa Beach; Kapolei; Waianae
RELATING TO SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS.
Allows a person who has been convicted of 3 misdemeanors committed in Ewa Beach, Kapolei, or Waianae, to be sentenced to a term of geographic restriction during which the person is prohibited during certain hours from entering the specific area where the acts occurred. Mandates a sentence of imprisonment for 30 days for a violation of the geographic restriction. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE, Awa |
JDC |
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SB191 SD1 HD1
DHS; PUC; Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE.
Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist eligible households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE, Chang, San Buenaventura |
EEP/HSH, CPC, FIN |
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SB192
Counties; Public Safety; Explosion Detection Technology; Grant In-Aid; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EXPLOSION DETECTION TECHNOLOGY.
Requires the county police departments to purchase and deploy explosion detection technology equipment to assist in the location of and response to explosions caused by the illegal use of firearms and fireworks. Appropriates moneys to the counties as a grant in aid. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to PSM/EIG, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
PSM/EIG, WAM/JDC |
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SB193
Sex Trafficking; Penalty; Protection of Minors
RELATING TO CRIME.
Specifies that the penalty for sex trafficking shall be payment of a fine of no less than $50,000 but no more than $100,000, and a definite term of imprisonment of up to 20 years without the possibility of a suspended sentence, probation, or parole. Provides that consent to sexual conduct is not a defense. Defines "sexual conduct". Provides that a minor who reports that the minor is a victim of sex trafficking shall not be subject to criminal liability. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, DECORTE, KIM, Awa |
JDC |
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SB194
General Excise Tax; Exemptions; Food; Medical Services; Feminine Hygiene Products
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
Establishes general excise tax exemptions for food, medical services, and feminine hygiene products. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
FEVELLA, GABBARD |
HHS, WAM |
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SB195
HDOT; Counties; Mass Transit Fares; Fare Increases; Transit Based Advertisements
RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the counties, before implementing any new mass transit fare or increasing any existing fare, to first seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertisements. Requires a county that decides, after seeking alternative revenue sources, to implement a new or increased mass transit fare to submit a justification report to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to reject or approve the proposed new mass transit fare or fare increase within 30 days of receiving a county's justification report. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Gabbard, Moriwaki |
TCA/EIG, WAM |
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SB196
Education; Public Schools; Public Charter Schools; Epinephrine; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires each public or public charter school to have staff trained in the administration of, and authorized to administer, epinephrine. Requires signs to be displayed in school buildings stating the symptoms of anaphylaxis and the proper method for administering epinephrine. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM. |
FEVELLA, KIM |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
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SB197
LUC; DHHL; DLNR; UH; Public Notice; Land Use; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE.
Establishes enhanced public notice requirements for changes in land use by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources, or University of Hawaii and boundary changes by the Land Use Commission. Requires approval of the project by the community through a referendum of nearby adult residents except for projects within the Mauna Kea science reserve, which require a referendum by all adult residents of the country in which the Mauna Kea science reserve is located. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/HWN/HRE, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE |
WTL/HWN/HRE, WAM/JDC |
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SB198
DOD; DLNR; United States Military; Leases; Lease Extensions; Prohibitions; Public Lands
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Prohibits the State from leasing public lands to or extending the lease of the US Department of Defense or any branch of the US military if the department or branch is noncompliant with any environmental order, consent decree, or memoranda of agreement, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting residents' health and safety. Requires Department of Land and Natural Resources to request that the military agree to remediation of existing leased lands prior to the end of the lease term. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE |
WTL/PSM, JDC |
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SB199 SD1
OHA; Native Hawaiian Cultural Centers; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to establish and maintain Native Hawaiian cultural centers within the State. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to construct one cultural center on Oahu by 2040. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit reports to the Legislature regarding the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' compliance with this Act. Appropriates funds for the planning and design of the first Native Hawaiian cultural center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI |
HWN, WAM |
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SB200
Penal Code; Criminal Procedure; Victims and Witnesses of Sexual Offenses; Right to Speedy Trial; Child Abuse; Expedited Criminal Proceedings
RELATING TO SPEEDY TRIALS.
Creates a statutory right of victims and witnesses of sexual offenses under part V of chapter 707, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to a speedy trial in criminal cases involving adult defendants. Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a prompt trial to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress of the proceedings. |
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1/27/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE, Moriwaki |
HHS, JDC |
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SB201
DOE; Out-Of-Service-Area Attendance; District Exemption; Geographic Exception; Report
RELATING TO STUDENT OUT-OF-SERVICE-AREA ATTENDANCE.
Prohibits the Department of Education from mandating that any student attend a school outside the student's service area. Establishes a 5 year phaseout period. Requires the DOE to submit annual progress reports. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
EDU, JDC/WAM |
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SB202 SD1
Net Energy Metering; Electric Utilities; Net Energy Producers; Compensation
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires electric utilities to compensate customer-generators for excess electricity credits. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
EIG, CPN |
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SB203
Gambling; Drugs; Special Intergovernmental Task Force; Community Safe Zones
RELATING TO CRIME.
Establishes a special intergovernmental task force to eradicate illegal gambling and drug activities and to establish community safe zones across the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
PSM, JDC |
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SB204
State Water Code; Commission on Water Resource Management; Penalties
RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties. Makes the setting, charging, and collecting of administrative fines by the Commission on Water Resource Management mandatory, rather than discretionary. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB205
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; HHC; CWRM; Membership
RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, or the chairperson's designee, to the Commission on Water Resource Management. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/HWN, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE, RICHARDS, Kanuha, San Buenaventura |
WTL/HWN, WAM |
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SB206
Residential Property; Nonresident Aliens; Prohibitions
RELATING TO PROPERTY.
Prohibits nonresident aliens and businesses and trusts that are significantly controlled by nonresident aliens from acquiring certain residential property in the State, except as otherwise provided by law. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HOU/WTL, JDC. |
FEVELLA |
HOU/WTL, JDC |
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SB207
DOT; Airports; Harbors; Illegal Fireworks; Inspection Facilities
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Department of Transportation to install and use at each state airport and commercial harbor electronic equipment capable of scanning for illegal fireworks. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to PSM/TCA, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD |
PSM/TCA, WAM |
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SB208
DHS; Senior Citizen Discount; Study; Report
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Requires the Department of Human Services to assess the feasibility of offering a 20% discount on certain goods and services for the State's low- to moderate-income elders. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, GABBARD, RICHARDS, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM |
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SB209
Water Use; Commission on Water Resource Management; Recreational or Ornamental Purposes; Prohibition
RELATING TO WATER.
Prohibits the use of 1,000,000 or more gallons of water per year for recreational or ornamental purposes. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
FEVELLA |
WTL, JDC |
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SB210
DLNR; United States Military; Leases; Lease Extensions; Prohibitions; Public Lands
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from approving any land disposition to the United States military that allows for or facilitates any military training activities on the subject lands. Requires that any lease or lease extension between the State and the US Department of Defense or branches of the US military include certain provisions, including an acknowledgement that the State retains authority over all environmental matters within its jurisdiction. Provides that violation of state or federal environmental law, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting the health and safety of the State's residents, shall be grounds for terminating the lease. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE |
WTL/PSM, JDC |
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SB211
Hawaii Community Development Authority; OHA; Residential Development; Kakaako Makai
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Allows the raising of the building height limit for 2 of the 5 parcels owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the Kakaako Makai area to 400 feet. Lifts the current restriction against residential development on the 5 OHA-owned parcels in Kakaako Makai to allow residential development by OHA or by third parties to which OHA conveys the parcels. Requires OHA and any developer to provide written notice to any tenant or resident of potential aircraft related nuisances before entering into a lease, and to assess and propose mitigation efforts to address aircraft related nuisances in development plans and proposals. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/HWN/HOU/TCA, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, Richards |
WTL/HWN/HOU/TCA, JDC/WAM |
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SB212
Cesspool Conversion; Mandate; Exemption
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Authorizes the Director of Health to grant an exemption from the requirement to upgrade, convert, or connect a cesspool if the State is unable to present evidence that the cesspool is affecting the State's drinking water supply or recreational waters. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE |
HHS/AEN, WAM/JDC |
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SB213
Abortion Survivor; Infant Born Alive; Penalties
RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Requires medically appropriate and reasonable life-saving and life-sustaining medical care and treatment for all infants born alive. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, DECORTE, GABBARD |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB214
Minimum Wage; Tip Credit
RELATING TO INCOME.
Implements a phased elimination of the tip credit. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to LBT/CPN, WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
LBT/CPN, WAM |
HB684 |
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SB215 SD1
Towing Companies; Fees
RELATING TO TOWING COMPANIES.
Changes the fees that a towing company may charge to tow vehicles left unattended on private and public property. Prohibits a towing company or parking management company from installing immobilization devices on motor vehicles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, Hashimoto, Richards |
TCA, CPN |
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SB216 SD1
BOA; DOA; Agricultural Park Lots; Farm Dwellings; Land Use; Inspections
RELATING TO FARM DWELLINGS.
Prohibits residing on agricultural park lots unless within a farm dwelling permitted by the Board of Agriculture. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of agricultural park lots for unpermitted farm dwellings during fiscal year 2025-2026. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, JDC |
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SB217
DOT; Toll Roads; Toll Charges; Hana Highway
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes the Director of Transportation to designate as a toll road, and impose toll charges for the use of, any existing state highway. Requires the Director of Transportation to designate as a toll road a certain portion of Hana Highway. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop a plan to exempt resident vehicle operators from the imposition of toll charges for the use of Hana Highway. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA, WAM |
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SB218
Tourism; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Corporation for the Stewardship of Hawaii Tourism; Destination Management
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Replaces the Hawaii Tourism Authority with the Corporation for the Stewardship of Hawaii Tourism, a nonprofit entity to guide Hawaii's visitor economy in collaboration with public, private, nonprofit, and community stakeholders in achieving beneficial outcomes from tourism based on the principles of destination stewardship and regenerative tourism. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM/JDC. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDT, WAM/JDC |
HB19 |
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SB219
Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs; DLNR; State Small Boat Harbors; Maui County; Inter-Island Ferry Services; Fees
RELATING TO INTER-ISLAND FERRY SERVICE.
Clarifies that harbor use fees shall not be waived for vessels engaging in inter-island ferry service within Maui county. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/TCA, WAM/CPN. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
WTL/TCA, WAM/CPN |
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SB220
County Surcharge on State Tax; Extension; General Excise Tax; Transient Accommodations Tax
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION FINANCING.
Authorizes a county that has adopted a surcharge to state tax to extend the surcharge to 12/31/2056. Extends the end date of the one percent Transient Accommodation Tax increase to 12/31/2056. Requires the State Auditor to conduct an audit and annual review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation until 12/31/2056. Requires the Comptroller to certify the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation's invoices for capital costs until 12/31/2056. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, RICHARDS |
TCA/EIG, WAM |
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SB221
Department of Education; Free School Breakfasts and Lunches; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
HB424 |
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SB222 SD1
Department of Law Enforcement; Fireworks; Illegal Fireworks Task Force; Sunset; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Appropriates moneys for the Illegal Fireworks Task Force. Extends the sunset date of the task force from 6/30/2025 to 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, Ihara, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
JHA, FIN |
HB508 |
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SB223 SD2
DLNR; Forestry and Wildlife; State Fire Council; State Fire Code; Property Owners; Hazardous Fire Areas; Fire Prevention; Community Fuels Reduction Project; Report; Budget; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish an independent program relating to the prevention, control, and extinguishment of wildland fires within forest reserves. Authorizes the Administrator of Forestry and Wildlife to establish and maintain facilities for the performance of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement activities. Requires the State Fire Council to amend the State Fire Code to require certain owners and occupants of properties located in hazardous fire areas to maintain effective firebreaks within thirty feet of the property and to practice other fire prevention activities. Establishes the Community Fuels Reduction Project to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS/WAL on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
PBS/WAL, FIN |
HB113 |
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SB224 SD1
DCR; Offender Reentry; Identification Documents; Departmental Assistance
RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and other relevant identification necessary for successful reentry into society, as soon as practicable. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate the process of obtaining identifying documents for inmates released to work furlough, extended furlough, or community placement programs, by providing the forms necessary for the inmate to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to the inmate as soon as practicable. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, WAKAI, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Moriwaki |
PBS, JHA, FIN |
HB677 |
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SB225
Negligent Homicide in the First Degree; Driving Under the Influence; Victim Restitution; Child Support
RELATED TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of drugs or alcohol to make restitution in the form of financial support to each surviving child of the victim. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kanuha, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
HB711 |
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SB226
Health Insurance; Prescription Drugs; Step Therapy Protocol; Clinical Review Criteria; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Exceptions
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Establishes requirements for the clinical review criteria and clinical practical guidelines used to establish step therapy protocols. Provides a process for a patient to request an exception to using step therapy protocols. Establishes insurance coverage requirements relating to the use of step therapy protocols and standards to appeal an adverse step therapy exception determination. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, DECOITE |
HHS, CPN |
HB216 |
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SB227 SD1
DLE; Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Establishes the Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division within the Department of Law Enforcement. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, INOUYE, KANUHA, RHOADS, WAKAI |
JHA, FIN |
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SB228 SD1
Excited Delirium; Cause of Death; Incident Report; Law Enforcement Officers
RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a local health officer or local agent of the Department of Health from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, Fevella |
HLT, JHA |
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SB229
Department of Education; Farm to School Program; Geographic Preference; Locally Grown Food
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FARM TO SCHOOL PROCUREMENT.
Requires the Department of Education to establish rules for the procurement of goods and services related to the administration of food programs at public schools that incorporate a geographic preference for unprocessed locally grown and locally raised food products. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
EDU, WAM |
HB191 |
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SB230
HSEO; DOT; DAGS; Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; State Buildings; Retrofitting; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Requires that if parking is to be included in any new state building construction, the design provide that at least twenty-five per cent of parking stalls be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, RHOADS |
GVO/EIG, WAM |
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SB231
Agricultural Tourism; Accessory and Secondary Use; Restrictions; Productive Agricultural Use
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
Requires the counties to adopt ordinances setting forth procedures and requirements for the review and permitting of agricultural tourism uses and activities as secondary uses, in addition to accessory uses, on a working farm or farming operation. Requires the counties' ordinances to include requirements that: the principal agricultural use on a working farm or farming operation preexists the issuance of any land use permit or building permit for any accessory and secondary use; agricultural tourism includes only those activities that are allowed under existing zoning and land use regulations; and agricultural tourism be allowed only on land on which productive agricultural use is occurring. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN/EIG/EDT, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
WTL/AEN/EIG/EDT, WAM |
HB189 |
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SB232
Solar Distributed Energy Resource Systems; Building Permits; Online Automated Permitting Platform; Self-Certification Process
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real-time by 1/1/2026. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in areas served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt a self-certification process for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. |
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1/30/2025- The committee on EIG deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM |
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SB233
Climate Resilience; Emergency Preparedness; Workforce Development; Energy Security Special Fund
RELATING TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
Requires the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Program to design and implement a plan to increase jobs that strengthen emergency preparedness and climate resilience. Authorizes the use of the Energy Security Special Fund to advance the State's goals of strengthening emergency preparedness and climate mitigation. |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
EIG, WAM |
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SB234
Plant-Based Building Materials Working Group; Report
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a Plant-Based Building Materials Working Group to study how best to grow plants, develop plant-based building materials in Hawaii, and provide economic development and green jobs while sequestering greenhouse gases to help achieve the State's climate target. Requires a report to the legislature. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to AEN/EDT, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, RHOADS |
AEN/EDT, WAM |
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SB235
Department of Education; Farm to School Meals; Department Schools; School Meals; Plant-based Option; Plant-Based Meal Program
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Requires the Department of Education to authorize and facilitate complex areas or individual department schools to form their own farm to school meal programs through partnerships to meet the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Allows the Department of Education to establish a plant-based meal program no later than the 2026-2027 school year. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Fukunaga, San Buenaventura |
EDU/AEN, WAM |
HB328 |
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SB236
DOH; Auditor; Cesspools; Mandatory Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Prioritization; Income Tax Credit; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Part II: Requires certain priority level 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2035, and priority level 2 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2040, rather than before 1/1/2050. Part III: Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to implement the Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project established pursuant to Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022. Part IV: Establishes an income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a qualified cesspool to a Director of Health-approved wastewater system or connecting to a sewerage system, and requires the Auditor to periodically review the tax credit. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
AEN/HHS, WAM/JDC |
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SB237
Adaptation Pathways; Adaptation Planning for Residential and Resort Shoreline Development; Sea Level Rise Exposure Area; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.
Expands the authority of the State and counties to develop adaptation pathways plans to modify and relocate infrastructure away from critically threatened areas to locations outside sea level rise and coastal flooding exposure areas. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB1245 |
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SB238
UH; DOH; Water Resources Research Center; New Wastewater System and Individual Wastewater System Technology Demonstration and Implementation Pilot Program; Reports; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
Establishes and appropriates funds for a three-year New Wastewater System and Individual Wastewater System Technology Demonstration and Implementation Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii at Manoa Water Resources Research Center. Requires the University of Hawaii at Manoa Water Resource Research Center to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to AEN/HRE/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KANUHA, RHOADS, Fukunaga |
AEN/HRE/HHS, WAM |
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SB239 SD1
State Buildings; Public Schools Buildings; Design; Hurricanes; Shelter
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Requires certain state buildings, including public school buildings, for which construction is anticipated to commence on or after 7/1/2026 to be designed to withstand category five hurricanes and be used as shelters in the event of an emergency. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, RHOADS |
GVO/PSM, WAM |
HB358 |
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SB240
Hawaii Right to Farm Act; Farming Operations; Customary and Traditional Subsistence Farming; Animal Feeding Operations; Ownership and Beneficiary Structure; Nuisance Claims
RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO FARM.
Amends the definition of "farming operation" by including customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and excluding concentrated animal feeding operations and business entities with unclear or non-transparent ownership or beneficiary structures. Establishes additional criteria for farming operations to meet in order to be protected against nuisance claims. Clarifies the purpose and intent of the Hawaii Right to Farm Act. |
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1/27/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
AEN/HWN, JDC |
HB193 |
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SB241
DLNR; Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
Establishes the Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund in the Department of Land and Natural Resources to minimize the impacts of, and respond to, climate crises, which, beginning 1/1/2026, will be funded by a $25 tax on transient accommodations. Exempts certain housing used for emergencies during a state disaster from the Transient Accommodations Tax. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/17/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN/EDT, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
WTL/AEN/EDT, WAM/JDC |
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SB242 SD2
DOA; Agricultural Land; Foreign Entities; Lease Limitations; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
Prohibits foreign entities from owning, leasing, or holding a controlling interest in more than an unspecified number of acres of agricultural land. Limits the lease term for agricultural land by foreign entities. Requires foreign entities that own or lease interest in agricultural lands to file an annual report with the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to AGR/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
GABBARD, AWA, Moriwaki |
AGR/WAL, JHA, FIN |
HB192 |
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SB243
PUC; Energy-Efficiency Portfolio Standards; Extension; Update
RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.
Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish interim goals and clarifies procedures. |
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1/23/2025- Re-Referred to EIG, CPN/WAM. |
GABBARD, Moriwaki |
EIG, CPN/WAM |
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SB244
Conservation and Resources; Parrotfish; Spearing; Prohibitions
RELATING TO PARROTFISH.
Amends conservation and resources law to prohibit: (1) Commercial sales of parrotfish that have been caught by spearing; and (2) The spearing of parrotfish in state waters after sunset or before sunrise. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
GABBARD |
WTL, CPN/JDC |
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SB245
Agricultural Lands; Real Property; Restrictions on Ownership; Exemptions
RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
Beginning 1/1/2026, prohibits certain entities from owning, purchasing, or acquiring ownership of agricultural lands. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
GABBARD |
AEN, JDC/WAM |
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SB246
DLNR; NOAA; Coral Reef Herbivores; Coral Reefs; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CORAL REEFS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a study on the populations of coral reef herbivores around the island of Oahu and an analysis of policies and strategies to increase the populations of coral reef herbivores around Oahu, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and other experts. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA |
WTL, WAM |
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SB247
Conveyance Tax Surcharge; Net Capital Gains; Agricultural Land
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVEYANCE TAX.
Establishes a surcharge on the conveyance tax upon the net capital gain from the transfer or conveyance of agricultural land. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Fevella |
WTL, WAM |
HB929 |
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SB248
DOE; Farm to School Program; Complex Area Superintendents; DHRD; Compensation Review; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DECENTRALIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FARM TO SCHOOL.
Provides that complex area superintendents have the authority to implement the farm to school and farm to school meals programs. Requires certain school cafeteria supervisors to report directly to complex area superintendents. Establishes school cafeteria supervisor positions. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a compensation review of school cafeteria supervisor positions. Appropriates funds. |
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1/17/2025- Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga, San Buenaventura |
EDU/LBT, WAM |
HB190 |
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SB249 SD1
DOE; Food Contracts; Local Agricultural Products; Benchmarks
RELATING TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Clarifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA |
EDU, WAM |
HB110 |
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SB250 SD1
Department of Agriculture; Department of Taxation; Income Tax Credit; Interisland Shipping; Agricultural Products and Inputs
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Creates an income tax credit for qualified transportation costs incurred by certain taxpayers who ship agricultural products and inputs between counties. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, FEVELLA |
AEN, WAM |
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SB251
DOA; Counties; Invasive Species Placard Program; Invasive Species; Plant Nurseries
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and carry out an Invasive Species Placard Program for plant nurseries. Allows a county to adopt an Invasive Species Placard Program if the Department does not adopt the Program within a certain number of years. |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
AEN, CPN/WAM |
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SB252 SD2 HD1
DOA; Pests; Invasive Species; Importation; Inspection; Sale; Prohibition; Quarantine; Penalties
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Clarifies that the importation of any pest or material infested or infected with an insect or other animal, disease, or pest is prohibited. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to administratively inspect, without good cause, any article imported or moved into the State from the continental United States or between the Hawaiian Islands. Prohibits the sale, barter, or donation of material that is a pest or is infested with a pest. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to compel the quarantine, treatment, or destruction of certain materials. Clarifies penalties for various quarantine and import law violations, based in part on whether violations were knowingly committed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Kidani |
AGR, JHA, FIN |
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SB253 SD2
Condominiums; Budget Summaries; Associations; Boards; Compliance; Standing; Good Faith Defense; Burden of Proof
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES.
Requires a detailed budget summary as required by section 514B-148, HRS, to contain all required information without referring the reader to other portions of the budget or reserve study. Excludes the good faith defense for associations whose boards adopt a budget that omits a detailed budget summary as required by section 514B-148, HRS. Clarifies a unit owner's standing and the association's burden of proving substantial compliance. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. |
KEOHOKALOLE, FUKUNAGA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, McKelvey, Moriwaki, Wakai |
CPC, JHA |
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SB254 SD1
Hawaii Council of Mayors Package; Public Procurement; Small Purchases
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Increases the procurement thresholds for small purchases. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO, WAM |
HB381 |
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SB255
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Cash Contribution Limits; Return of Contribution; Escheat
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Amends section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash, in the aggregate, from a single person during an election period to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund if not returned to the contributor within 30 days. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB369 |
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SB256
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; OHA; Maximum Amount of Public Funds Available; Minimum Qualifying Contribution Amounts; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.
Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all state and county elective offices. Amends section 11-425, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), by increasing the maximum amount of public funds available for each election for candidates (1) for Mayor of the County of Kauai and the County of Maui by 125%; (2) for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from $1,500 to 10% of the expenditure limit established in section 11-423(d), HRS; and (3) for candidates for all other offices by 50%. Amends section 11-429(a), HRS, by increasing the amounts of qualifying contributions for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from more than $1,500 in the aggregate to more than $5,000 in the aggregate. Provides a downward adjustment of the amounts of qualifying contributions for the Office of Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu, County of Hawaii, and County of Kauai and for the Office of County Council for the County of Maui. Provides for an unspecified appropriation to pay for the increase in the partial public financing program. Provides for an appropriation in the amount of $200,000 for the Commission to hire 2 additional staff members. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB370 |
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SB257
Campaign Spending Commission; State or County Contractors; State or County Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Prohibits state or county grantees, officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors, and officers and immediate family members of state or county grantees from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees for the duration of the contract. Requires candidates, candidate committees, or noncandidate committees to return any unlawful contribution to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt. Provides that if any unlawful contribution is not returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days, the unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB371 |
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SB258
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Solicitation and Acceptance; Campaign Contributions; Candidate Committees.
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Prohibits state and county elected officials from soliciting and accepting campaign contributions during any regular session or special session of the state legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session or any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB372 |
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SB259 SD1
Honolulu Police Department Package; Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Dealers; Recordkeeping
RELATING TO RECORDKEEPING.
Establishes recordkeeping requirements for secondhand dealers, requiring records to be retained for two years from the date of sale. Amends and standardizes recordkeeping requirements for pawnbrokers, requiring records to be retained for two years from the date of maturity. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, CPN |
HB382 |
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SB260 SD1
Judiciary Package; Appropriations; Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025, and ending 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2025. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB400 |
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SB261 SD1
Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB395 |
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SB262 SD1
Judiciary Package; Prospective Jurors; Juror Qualification Form
RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE JURORS.
Authorizes the Judiciary to determine the format of the juror qualification form and the means of its delivery and return. Authorizes the Judiciary to use more than one method of delivery and attempt to contact any one juror more than once. Removes the requirement that the form be mailed. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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3/11/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA |
HB402 |
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SB263 SD1
Judiciary Package; Criminal Proceedings; Court-Appointed Counsel; Fees; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL.
Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel in criminal proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB396 |
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SB264 SD1
Judiciary Package; Penal Responsibility; Fitness to Proceed; Private Examiner Compensation; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS.
Establishes the amount of compensation for private-sector examiners who evaluate a criminal defendant's penal responsibility or fitness to proceed in a legal case. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(H)
3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
HB397 |
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SB265
Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Court-Appointed Counsel; Guardian Ad Litem; Fees
RELATING TO COMPENSATION FOR COURT-APPOINTED REPRESENTATION.
Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem in family court proceedings. |
(S)
2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB398 |
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SB266
Judiciary Package; District Court Judges; First Circuit
RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.
Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit. |
(S)
2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB399 |
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SB267
Judiciary Package; District Court Judges; Third Circuit
RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.
Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the Third Circuit. |
(S)
2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB401 |
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SB268 SD1
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Burial Councils; Composition
RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS.
Decreases the size of the Island Burial Councils from nine to seven members. Removes the requirement for the councils to include members having development and large property owner interests. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAL, JHA |
HB409 |
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SB269 SD1
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Appropriates moneys to fund the operating expenses of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the fiscal biennium beginning on 7/1/2025, and ending on 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HWN, WAM |
HB410 |
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SB270
Kauai County Council Package; Sunshine Law; Boards; Members; Informational Meeting; Presentation; Board Business
RELATING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW.
Authorizes any member of a board to attend an informational meeting or presentation on matters relating to board business; provided that the meeting or presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board. Repeals the requirement of a subsequent report of attendance and the matters presented and discussed that related to board business at the informational meeting or presentation. |
(S)
1/30/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO, JDC |
HB403 |
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SB271
Maui County Council Package; Statewide Composting; DOH; Agricultural District Lands; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STATEWIDE COMPOSTING.
Requires the Department of Health to adopt or amend rules to establish a classification system for composting facilities or operations. Allows composting and co-composting in the agricultural district, including on lands with class A or class B soils. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
2/7/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
HB404 |
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SB272
Maui County Council Package; Water; CWRM; Emergency Orders; Water Shortages; Fines
RELATING TO WATER.
Defines the public trust responsibilities of the Commission on Water Resource Management. Allows the Commission to retain independent legal counsel. Amends the scope of the Commission to include declaration of emergencies. Repeals the position of Deputy to the Chairperson of the Commission on Water Resource Management and establishes the position of Executive Director. Amends the composition of the Commission. Authorizes entities to challenge an emergency order of the Commission under certain conditions. Establishes fines for certain water use offenses. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC/WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WTL/PSM, JDC/WAM |
HB405 |
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SB273
Maui County Council Package; Police; Deferred Retirement
RELATING TO DEFERRED RETIREMENT FOR POLICE.
Establishes a deferred retirement option program for police officers. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT/PSM, WAM |
HB406 |
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SB274
Maui County Council Package; DCCA; Licensed Midwives; Licensed Certified Midwives; Licensed Certified Professional Midwives; Task Force; Reports
RELATING TO MIDWIVES.
Establishes a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Re establishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Re-Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC |
HB407 |
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SB275
Office of Elections Package; Voter Registration; Deadlines; Forms
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
Extends the deadline to register to vote by mail from 30 to 10 days prior to a primary or general election. Repeals obsolete language regarding permanent absentee ballots. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB408 |
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SB276
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Sentencing; Violation of Order for Protection
RELATING TO ORDERS FOR PROTECTION.
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Eliminates the court's ability to suspend mandatory minimum sentences. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB383 |
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SB277
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Penal Code; Sexual Offenses Against Minors
RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST MINORS.
Increases the penalty for promoting minor-produced sexual images to a felony if the person is more than 3 years older than the minor. Extends the probationary term for felony obscenity offenses. Tolls the statute of limitations for obscenity offenses during a victim's minority. Requires sex offender registration for felony obscenity offenses involving minors. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JDC |
HB384 |
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SB278
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Sentencing; Elder Persons
RELATING TO ELDER CRIME VICTIMS.
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JDC |
HB385 |
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SB279
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Offenses Relating to Drugs and Intoxicating Compounds; Fentanyl
RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS.
Conforms fentanyl to the possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine. |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19 |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA |
HB386 |
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SB280
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Negligent Injury
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. |
(S)
2/6/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB387 |
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SB281 SD1 HD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Penal Code; Torture; Prohibition
RELATING TO TORTURE.
Defines and prohibits the offense of torture. Makes torture a class A felony. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HSH, JHA |
HB388 |
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SB282
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Uncrewed Aircraft; Criminal Offenses
RELATING TO UNCREWED AIRCRAFT OFFENSES.
Increases the penalty for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony. |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
TCA, JDC |
HB389 |
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SB283 SD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Bribery
RELATING TO BRIBERY.
Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery, under certain circumstances. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-20-25. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA |
HB390 |
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SB284 SD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Wiretapping Authorization
RELATING TO INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.
Requires the Department of the Attorney General to provide a written memorandum recommending approval or disapproval of an order authorizing or approving the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication to the prosecuting attorney within twenty-four hours of the prosecuting attorney's request from the Department. Clarifies that wiretapping applications made to a designated judge be accompanied by a written memorandum from the Department of the Attorney General recommending approval or disapproval is not required in cases where the prosecutor swears or affirms to the judge that immediate action is required to avoid death or injury and the judge agrees that immediate action is warranted. Requires that the judge's order granting the emergency application contain an express finding that immediate action was necessary to avoid death or injury. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA |
HB391 |
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SB285
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Firearms; Ghost Guns
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Re-Referred to PSM, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC |
HB392 |
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SB286 SD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Career Criminal Prosecution Unit; Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAREER CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB393 |
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SB287 SD1
City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Victim Witness Assistance Program; Appropriation; GIA ($)
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
HB394 |
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SB288
City and County of Honolulu Mayor's Package; HHFDC; Housing; County Powers; Mixed-Use Development; Bond Proceeds
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HOU/EIG, WAM |
HB373 |
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SB289
State Ethics Commission Package; State Ethics Code; Lobbyist Law; Administrative Fines
RELATING TO ETHICS ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.
Establishes uniform provisions for the assessment of administrative penalties under the State Ethics Code and Lobbyist Law. |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA |
HB411 |
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SB290
State Ethics Commission Package; Lobbying; Transparency
RELATING TO LOBBYING.
Establishes certain presumptions regarding testimony when provided by a lobbyist. Makes certain contracts voidable when entered into in violation of the state lobbying law. Expands the definition of "lobbying" in the state lobbying law to include certain communications with high-level government officials regarding procurement decisions. |
(S)
1/29/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB412 |
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SB291
State Ethics Commission Package; Lobbyists; Contributions
RELATING TO LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS.
Clarifies administrative oversight of statutory restrictions relating to prohibited lobbyist contributions. Clarifies that the regular or special sessions in which lobbyist contributions are prohibited are periods during which both houses of the legislature are in session. |
(S)
1/29/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
HB413 |
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SB292 SD1 HD1
Sexual Exploitation; Safe Harbor Protections; Medical or Law Enforcement Assistance
RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. Effective 4/23/2057. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Fukunaga, Kidani, Moriwaki, Wakai |
HSH, JHA |
HB689 |
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SB293
Residential Real Property; Mandatory Disclosure; USPS Delivery
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
Requires a seller or its agent in a residential real property transaction to disclose that the United States Postal Service cannot deliver mail or packages to the residential real property being offered for sale. |
(S)
2/14/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
CPN |
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SB294
DOE; UH; Education; Health Care Workforce; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds to support educational training programs to expand the State's health care workforce. Allocates funds to the Department of Education for health care certificate programs and classroom renovations for health care training in public high schools. Allocates funds to the University of Hawaii for education programs that support certified nurse assistants in becoming licensed practical nurses. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/EDU/HRE, WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Elefante, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Richards, Wakai |
HHS/EDU/HRE, WAM |
HB714 |
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SB295 SD1 HD1
Domestic Abuse Protective Orders; Temporary Restraining Order; Order for Protection; Penalties
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violations of temporary restraining orders and orders for protection. Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a domestic abuse protective order if the court makes an on-the-record determination that the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine. Specifies that a conviction for violation of a temporary restraining order issued under the same judicial case number as an order for protection shall be treated as a second or subsequent violation of an order for protection. Authorizes the court to suspend certain jail sentences for violations of domestic abuse protective orders if the defendant meets certain conditions. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, WAKAI, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kidani |
HSH, JHA |
HB176 |
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SB296
Minors; Consent; Medical Care; Sexual Offenses; DHS; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facilities; Minor Offenders
RELATING TO MINORS.
Authorizes a physician, upon consultation with a minor patient who indicates that the minor was the victim of a sexual offense, with the consent of the minor patient, to perform customary and necessary examinations to obtain evidence of the sexual offense and may prescribe for and treat the patient for any immediate condition caused by the sexual offense. Provides that the consent of the parent, parents, or legal guardian of a minor offender who has been committed to the Hawaii youth correctional facilities is not necessary in order to authorize hospital, medical, mental health, dental, emergency health, or emergency surgical care. |
(S)
2/7/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS |
HHS/PSM, WAM |
HB731 |
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SB297
Constitutional Amendment; Reproductive Freedom; Abortion; Contraceptives; Pregnancy Outcomes
PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives. |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, DECOITE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Kidani |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
HB728 |
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SB298 SD1
DHS; Medicaid; In-Home Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to be expended by the Department of Human Services to increase funding for Medicaid in-home services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
HSH, FIN |
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SB299 SD2
Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
Appropriates funds for the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
HLT, FIN |
HB213 |
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SB300
Legislature; Senators; Representatives; Vacancies; Governor
RELATING TO STATE LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.
Establishes unspecified deadlines for the governor to appoint, and for political parties to nominate, individuals to fill certain state senatorial vacancies. Provides that if the Governor fails to appoint an individual to fill a state legislative vacancy by an applicable statutory deadline, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make the appointment within an unspecified number of calendar days after the deadline. |
(S)
1/30/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, Moriwaki |
GVO, JDC |
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SB301 SD1
Dog Owner; Liability; Agricultural Land; Penalty
RELATING TO DOGS.
Establishes an additional penalty for a dog owner whose dog destroys property while on land zoned for agricultural use. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, GABBARD, RICHARDS, Fevella |
AGR, JHA |
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SB302 SD1
State Fire Council Package; Fireworks
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Amends the definition of "cultural". Prohibits the use of consumer fireworks except for cultural use by permit. Repeals the wording of section 132D-3(1), HRS, that generally allows the use of consumer fireworks without a permit on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and the Fourth of July. Makes it unlawful to offer, display for sale, sell, or furnish consumer fireworks to any person except for cultural use by permit, with a cap of not more than five permits per person. Prohibits the sale of fireworks to a person more than 5 calendar days before a permitted cultural use. Imposes a fee of $25 per permit for the purchase and cultural use of consumer fireworks. Imposes a statewide limitation on consumer fireworks, except by permit for cultural use. Effective 7/1/2025. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM/TCA, JDC |
HB414 |
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SB303
State Fire Council Package; Public Safety; Fire Sprinklers; Counties; Residences
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Amends the sunset date of Act 83, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to repeal section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, on June 29, 2025. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to PSM/EIG, CPN/JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM/EIG, CPN/JDC |
HB415 |
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SB304 SD1
Judiciary; Adult Services Probation; First Circuit Court; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Establishes positions and appropriates funds for Adult Services Probation of the First Circuit Court. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(H)
3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS |
JHA, FIN |
HB114 |
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SB305
Medical Providers; Social Security Disability Benefits; Medical Records; Requests; Reasonable Fees; Timely Response; Penalties
RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.
Establishes fees that medical providers may charge for requests for a patient's medical records from the patient's family member, caregiver, or representative. Requires medical providers to respond to requests in a timely manner. Establishes penalties. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, JDC |
HB248 |
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SB306
Landlord-Tenant Code; Habitability; Retaliatory Evictions
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Prohibits a landlord from recovering possession of a dwelling unit from a tenant if the habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Caps a tenant's liability for rent if the habitability of the premises is significantly impaired. Provides remedies for retaliatory evictions. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, MCKELVEY |
CPN, JDC |
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SB307 SD2 HD1
Law Enforcement Activities; Recordings; Private Right of Action
RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
Establishes the right of a person to record law enforcement activities. Establishes a private right of action for any violation of the right to record law enforcement activities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
LAB, JHA, FIN |
HB595 |
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SB308 SD2
Firearms; Detachable Magazines
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a thirty-round capacity. Exempts detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that are designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
RHOADS, CHANG, KIDANI, MORIWAKI |
JHA |
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SB309
Buildings; Inspections; Structural Integrity; State Building Code
RELATING TO BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
Requires periodic inspections of certain walls and appurtenances of buildings five or more stories in height. Establishes procedures for inspections, preparing inspection reports, and responding to report findings. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
RHOADS, MCKELVEY |
PSM, WAM |
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SB310
General Excise Tax; County Surcharge; Tax Assessment; Use
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Authorizes a county with a pre-existing surcharge to continue the surcharge after December 31, 2030, at a lower rate of one-fourth per cent. Authorizes counties that have not adopted a surcharge ordinance on state tax to adopt a surcharge ordinance at the current rate of one-half of one per cent through December 31, 2030, and at a rate of one-fourth of one per cent after December 31, 2030. Expands the authorized use of surcharge revenues to more than capital costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project for counties with a population greater than five hundred thousand. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, KIDANI, RICHARDS, Elefante, Fevella |
EIG, WAM |
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SB311 SD1
Constitutional Amendment; Freedom of Speech; Monetary Expenditures to Influence Elections (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution to provide that freedom of speech protected under the Hawaii State Constitution does not include the expenditure of money to influence elections. (SD1) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard, Richards |
JHA, FIN |
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SB312
Audible Reverse Warning Systems; Broadband Sound
RELATING TO AUDIBLE VEHICLE REVERSE WARNING SYSTEMS.
Requires the use of current audible reverse warning systems (back-up beepers) on state and county-owned vehicles purchased on or after 1/1/2028, with more effective broadband reversing alarms by 1/1/2028. |
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3/11/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, KIM |
TRN, FIN |
HB1479 |
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SB313 SD1
Department of Taxation; Wealth Asset Tax; Wealth Tax; State Net Worth
RELATING TO A WEALTH ASSET TAX.
Beginning January 1, 2030, establishes a wealth asset tax of one per cent of the state net worth of each individual taxpayer who holds $20,000,000 or more in assets in the State. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
HB1235 |
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SB314
Taxation; Corporations; Combined Reporting
RELATING TO TAX HAVEN ABUSE.
Requires corporations to include the income of all foreign subsidiaries to the State. Applies the State's apportionment formula to determine the share of reported profits subject to the appropriate tax. Effective 1/1/2026. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to CPN/JDC, WAM. |
RHOADS |
CPN/JDC, WAM |
HB116 |
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SB315
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Feral Pigs; Permitting Process; Expedited
RELATING TO FERAL PIGS.
Creates an expedited permitting process to authorize the destruction or control of feral pigs on privately owned land, if the feral pigs have caused or are likely to cause substantial damage to agricultural or aquacultural crops, indigenous plants or wildlife, or pose a threat to human health and safety. |
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2/12/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, KIM, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
WTL/AEN, JDC |
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SB316
Counties; Housing Subdivisions; Infrastructure; Roads; Repair and Maintenance; Working Group; Act 200, SLH 2022; Assessments; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE IN HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS.
Requires lot owners in subdivisions that are not planned communities to pay for the repair and maintenance of subdivision roads. Authorizes counties to assess and collect fees for repair and maintenance of subdivision roads if no court appointed or deed designated entity is authorized to do so. Requires counties to provide certain services to associations. Restricts provisions to counties having a population greater than 200,000 but less than 500,000. Extends the reporting date and sunset date for the working group established pursuant to Act 200, SLH 2022. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EIG/CPN, WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, Hashimoto, McKelvey, Richards |
EIG/CPN, WAM |
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SB317
Lactation Consultants; Breast Feeding; Licensure; DCCA
RELATING TO LACTATION CONSULTANTS.
Establishes the Board of Lactation Consultants of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and requires that lactation consultants be licensed by the board. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to CPN/HHS, JDC/WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, Fevella, Hashimoto |
CPN/HHS, JDC/WAM |
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SB318
DCCA; Genetic Information; Genetic Testing; Privacy; Rules
RELATING TO GENETIC INFORMATION.
Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules establishing privacy requirements for direct to consumer genetic testing in the State. Requires the Department's rules to specify whether consumers' genetic information may be used for purposes of investigative genetic genealogy. |
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1/28/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
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SB319
Marijuana; Possession; Decriminalization
RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
Changes from 1 ounce to 30 grams the minimum amount of marijuana that constitutes the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree. Increases from 3 grams or less to 15 grams or less the amount of marijuana that constitutes the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree. |
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2/28/2025- Failed to pass Third Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 12 (Senator(s) Aquino, DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kim, Moriwaki, Richards, Wakai). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, LEE, C., Chang, Fevella |
JDC |
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SB320
Civil Asset Forfeiture; Property Forfeiture
RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for moneys in the criminal forfeiture fund. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Amends the deadline for the Attorney General to report to the Legislature on the use of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Limits the transfer of certain forfeiture property to federal agencies. Establishes records requirements. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
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SB321 SD1 HD1
Private Streets; Highways; Roads; Subdivider; Title; Fee Simple; Ownership; Community Association
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Provides that fee simple absolute title of a privately owned highway, road, alley, street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail is deemed transferred to adjacent property owners or the community association if certain conditions are met. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C., Moriwaki |
TRN, WAL, JHA |
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SB322 SD1
DHS; Medicaid; Long-Term Care Services; Home- and Community-Based Services; Rates; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve the full funding, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, Elefante, Gabbard |
HHS, WAM |
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SB323
DOH; Mental Health; Intoxication; Incapacity; Voluntary Treatment
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Authorizes a person intoxicated by alcohol, under the influence of drugs, or incapacitated by substances, including a minor, to voluntarily admit themself to a psychiatric facility or a behavioral health crisis center for an emergency evaluation to determine need for treatment. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, Gabbard |
HHS, JDC |
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SB324
Insurance Coverage; Pharmacists; Reimbursement
RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.
Mandates reimbursement for services provided by participating registered pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice by private and public health plans in the State beginning January 1, 2026. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Fukunaga, Hashimoto |
HHS, CPN |
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SB325 SD1
Mandatory Tax Credit; Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund; Constitution; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE GENERAL FUND.
Provides a tax credit to taxpayers and makes deposits to the emergency and budget reserve fund and other post-employment benefits trust fund pursuant to article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/4/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 18 |
DELA CRUZ |
FIN |
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SB326 SD1
Budget; Revolving Funds; Demonstration of Financial Self-Sustainability
RELATING TO REVOLVING FUNDS.
Requires the Legislature, in establishing or reviewing a revolving fund, to ensure the revolving fund is financially self-sustainable by either annual projections that show that the revolving fund will be sustainable without appropriations of general funds or a schedule of projected collections of outstanding payments to the revolving fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/4/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 18 |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIDANI, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, WAKAI, Kim, San Buenaventura |
FIN |
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SB327 SD2
DLIR; DHRD; On-the-Job Training Work Experience Program; Internships; Private Sector; State Executive Branch Departments, Agencies, Programs; Workforce Development; Workers' Compensation Coverage
RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS.
Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to collaborate with the Department of Human Resources Development for certain portions of the on-the-job-training work experience program. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
LAB, FIN |
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SB328 SD1 HD1
Income Tax; Dairy Farm Retrofit; Hog Farm Conversion; Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax credit for capital infrastructure costs incurred in the conversion of a dairy farm to a hog farm. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, KIM, Richards, San Buenaventura |
AGR, ECD, FIN |
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SB329
Water Pollution; Wastewater; Sewage; Recycled Water; Treatment
RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
Requires at least fifty per cent of treatment works effluent to be R-1 recycled water by January 1, 2045. Amends the year by which no treated or raw sewage shall be discharged into state waters. |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante |
EEP, FIN |
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SB330 SD1
DOA; USDA; Invasive Species Prevention; Federal Quarantines; Enforcement
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION.
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to enforce quarantines issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:55AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, DECORTE, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Kidani, Kim, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
AGR/ECD, JHA |
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SB331
Contractor Repair Act; Notice of Claim; Inspection; Repair; Rejection of Claims; Limitations on Recovery
RELATING TO THE CONTRACTOR REPAIR ACT.
Expands the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Requires the claimant to provide actual evidence of the nature and cause of the construction defect and extent of necessary repairs along with the notice of claim to the extent the claimant has evidence. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's proposal to inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant unreasonably rejects a contractor's proposal to inspect or an offer to remedy. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
CHANG |
CPN, JDC |
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SB332 SD1 HD1
Foreclosure; Nonjudicial Foreclosure; Bundled Properties; Public Sale; Prohibition; Eligible Bidders; Subsequent Bids
RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.
Prohibits sellers of foreclosed homes from bundling properties at a public sale and requires each foreclosed home to be sold separately. Specifies that the sale of a foreclosed property is not final until either fifteen days after the public sale or forty-five days if an eligible bidder submits a subsequent bid or written notice of intent to submit a subsequent bid. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
CHANG |
HSG, CPC, JHA |
HB467 |
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SB333
DOH; Study; Addictive Online Activities; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on addictive online activities engaged in by residents of the State and submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
HHS, WAM |
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SB334
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Tourism; Restaurants; Michelin Guide; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Appropriates funds to sponsor a Michelin Guide for restaurants statewide. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
CHANG |
EDT, WAM |
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SB335
Candidates; Office of Elections; Nomination Papers; Challenges; Hearings
RELATING TO CANDIDATES.
Requires objections made by an officer of a political party to candidate nomination papers to be filed with and determined by the Office of Elections. |
(S)
2/6/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
CHANG |
JDC |
HB104 |
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SB336
State Employees; Professionally Licensed; Certified; Duty to Defend
RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the Attorney General declines to defend the employee. |
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3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
JHA, FIN |
HB166 |
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SB337 SD1
HLRB; Collective Bargaining; Resolution of Disputes; Impasse; Arbitrator Selection
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Authorizes the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish a list of five qualified and experienced interest arbitrators in the event the parties fail to select the neutral third member of the arbitration panel. Clarifies that the list of five interest arbitrators may contain arbitrators from both the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fukunaga, Gabbard |
LBT, WAM |
HB162 |
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SB338 SD2
DOTAX; Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit; Reinstatement; Technology-Enabled Infrastructure; Data Servers; Report
RELATING TO TAXATION.
For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025, temporarily reinstates the Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit and expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga |
ECD, FIN |
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SB339
Long-Term Care Facilities; Needs Allowance; State Supplemental Payment for Domiciliary Care
RELATING TO NEEDS ALLOWANCE.
Clarifies that the monthly needs allowance afforded to individuals living in certain long-term care facilities is not intended to replace or affect funds received as a state supplemental payment for domiciliary care and shall be supplemental to any funds provided to a recipient as a state supplemental payment for domiciliary care. |
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2/12/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
AQUINO, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante |
HHS, WAM |
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SB340 SD1
HLRB; Collective Bargaining in Public Employment; Orders; Enforcement
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Clarifies that the Hawaii Labor Relations Board has the authority to enforce its own orders issued pursuant to state law governing collective bargaining in public employment, in addition to discretion to seek judicial enforcement of its orders under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
LAB, JHA |
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SB341
Reimbursement; Public Employees; Travel Costs; Interest Owed
RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Requires the State or a county to reimburse an officer or employee within thirty calendar days of a request for reimbursement for travel costs that the officer or employee loaned to the State or a county. Requires the State or a county to pay a percentage of interest on the total amount owed to an officer or employee until the loan is fully reimbursed. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to GVO/LBT, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA, RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
GVO/LBT, WAM |
HB163 |
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SB342 SD1
State and County Employees; Paid Family Leave; Collective Bargaining Agreement
RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
Requires five days of paid family leave annually for certain state and county employees. Ensures the protection of wage, seniority, and other employment benefits of employees who take paid family leave. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO |
LBT, WAM |
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SB343
DHRD; Counties; Public Employees; Temporary Hazard Pay
RELATING TO HAZARD PAY.
Allows the Director of Human Resources Development and the Director's county counterparts, with the approval of the Civil Service Commission in the case of the county, to grant temporary hazard pay to public employees. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
AQUINO |
LBT, WAM |
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SB344 SD1
Skateboards; Helmet Requirement; Minors
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. |
RHOADS |
TRN, JHA |
HB706 |
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SB345 SD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Maximum Amount of Public Funds Available; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING.
Raises the cap on the maximum amount of matching funds available to candidates for the Hawaii Partial Public Financing Program. Increases the cap on the amount of expenditures a candidate can make in the Program. Increases the matching fund ratio from $1 for each $1 of qualifying contributions raised by a candidate to $2 for each $1 of qualifying contributions raised in excess of the minimum qualifying contributions that a candidate must raise to participate in the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, KIDANI |
JHA, FIN |
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SB346
Blood Alcohol Concentration; Driving Under the Influence; Motor Vehicles; Alcohol
RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
Lowers the blood alcohol concentration threshold for driving while under the influence of alcohol from 0.08 to 0.05. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
RHOADS |
TCA, JDC |
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SB347
Landlord Tenant Law; Unpaid Rent; Security Deposit
RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT LAW.
Authorizes a tenant to change the date on which the tenant's rent is due by making a one-time payment to cover the period between the original due date and the newly established due date. Clarifies that a landlord may only assess a late fee on any unpaid rent and not the entire monthly rent. Reduces the maximum amount of a late charge for unpaid rent from 8% of the unpaid amount to 5% of the unpaid amount. Specifies that if rent is increased, the landlord may also proportionately increase the amount due as a security deposit; provided that a continuing or renewing tenant shall have at least 30 days to pay the additional amount due. Makes conforming amendments. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
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SB348
Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ANTITRUST PRE-MERGER NOTIFICATION ACT.
Establishes the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, Richards |
CPN, JDC |
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SB349
Capital Gains Tax; Rate; Repeal
RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.
Taxes capital gains income at the same rate as ordinary income. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, MORIWAKI |
WAM |
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SB350 SD1
Constitutional Amendment; Right to Obtain Contraceptives; Right to Engage in Contraception (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO CONTRACEPTION.
Proposes an amendment to article I of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to protect a person's right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception. (SD1) |
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3/10/2025- Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1). |
RHOADS, CHANG, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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SB351
DOA; Pesticides; Restricted Use; Geospatial Data; Reports; Online Reporting Tool
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Requires quarterly rather than annual reporting of all use of restricted use pesticides. Amends the contents of reports to include specific geospatial data and information and increased detail on the amount of restricted use pesticides used. Requires the Department of Agriculture to develop an online reporting tool for restricted use pesticides. |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
AEN, CPN/WAM |
HB1284 |
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SB352 SD2
DOA; Pesticides; Buffer Zones; Restricted Use Pesticides; Consistent Unit of Measurement
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to use consistent units of measurement in its summary to the public on the amounts of restricted use pesticides applied. Establishes a one-half mile buffer zone for pesticides around schools during normal school hours and state and county public parks. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 19 |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
AGR, CPC |
HB1285 |
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SB353 SD2 HD1
Emergency Management; State of Emergency
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Amends chapter 127A, HRS, to clarify state and county authority. Prohibits the Governor or Mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital specifics during a state of emergency. Adds definition of the term "severe warning". Allows the Legislature and county councils to terminate a state of emergency, in whole or in part, issued by the Governor or Mayor, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
RHOADS, ELEFANTE, MCKELVEY |
PBS, JHA, FIN |
HB673 |
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SB354
Consumer Protection; Transient Accommodations; Booking Transactions; Drip Pricing; Disclosures; Junk Fees
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits any person from charging any fees on a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation interest, plan, or unit that were not disclosed before the time of purchase. Requires a person to clearly and conspicuously display a rate or price that includes all fees to be charged at the time of purchase in each advertisement for a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation interest, plan, or unit. Requires any taxes and fees that are displayed as a percentage of the cost on a booking transaction also be displayed as a dollar amount at the time of purchase. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT, CPN. |
RHOADS, RICHARDS |
EDT, CPN |
HB321 |
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SB355
Consumer Protection; Transient Accommodations; Booking Transactions; Disclosures; Taxes; Government-Related Fees; Unfair and Deceptive Practices
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits any person from advertising, displaying, or offering a price for the rental or letting of a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation unit that does not include all taxes and fees imposed by a government entity that the renter or guest must pay. Requires a person to clearly and conspicuously display a rate or price that includes all taxes and fees imposed by a government entity that the renter or guest must pay in each advertisement for the rental or letting of a transient accommodation or resort time share vacation unit. Requires any taxes and fees that are displayed as a percentage of the cost on a booking transaction to also be displayed as a dollar amount at the time of purchase. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT, CPN. |
RHOADS |
EDT, CPN |
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SB356 SD1
Disability; Driving Under the Influence; Victim Restitution; Child Support
RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
Requires defendants convicted of causing the death or disability of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child by the operation of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant to make restitution in the form of financial support to each child of the victim. (SD1) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19 |
RHOADS, MCKELVEY |
JHA |
HB115 |
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SB357
Labor; Unpaid Internships; Students; Guidelines
RELATING TO LABOR.
Establishes clear criteria for unpaid student internship programs under the state wage laws. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
RHOADS, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI |
LBT, JDC |
HB1469 |
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SB358
Labor; Shift Schedules; Fair Scheduling; Work Schedules; Notice; Employee; Employer
RELATING TO FAIR SCHEDULING.
Requires employers to provide employees with written notice of the employee's shift schedule at least ten calendar days before the employee is scheduled to work, under certain circumstances. Requires certain employers to pay their employees twice as much as their regular rate of pay for time worked when their shift schedule was not timely given. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, AQUINO |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB359
Leaf Blowers; Residential Zones; Definition
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
Defines "residential zone" for purposes of leaf blower restrictions to include residential districts, apartment districts, and business mixed use districts. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EIG, JDC. |
RHOADS, MORIWAKI |
EIG, JDC |
SB1088 |
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SB360
OHHS; Homelessness; Return-to-Home Program; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, Fukunaga |
HHS, WAM |
HB212 |
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SB361 SD2
Judiciary; Community Outreach Court; Homelessness; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.
Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD2) |
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3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, Elefante, Fukunaga, Kanuha |
JHA, FIN |
HB280 |
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SB362
Digital Currency; Companies; Activity; Money Transmitters Modernization Act; Applicability
RELATING TO DIGITAL CURRENCY.
Clarifies that chapter 489D, HRS, relating to the Money Transmitters Modernization Act, applies to digital currency companies and activity. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN. |
MORIWAKI |
CPN |
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SB363 SD1
Firearms; Firearm Parts; Criminal Offenses; Penalties
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Allows the carrying or possessing of firearm parts only at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container. Defines firearm parts and prohibited persons. Establishes and increases penalties for the carrying or possessing of certain firearms or firearm parts other than at or between specific locations and in an enclosed container. (SD1) |
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2/27/2025- The recommendation was not adopted. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, ELEFANTE, RHOADS, Wakai |
PSM, JDC |
HB279 |
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SB364
BLNR; DLNR; DOBOR; State Boating Facility Lease Program; Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor; State Boating Facilities; Reports
RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES.
Establishes a State Boating Facility Lease Program within the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to be administered by DOBOR. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural to lease Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor for private development, management, maintenance, and operation. Repeals provisions relating to the leasing of fast lands and submerged lands of Ala Wai Boat Harbor. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Repeals the State Boating Facility Lease Program on 6/30/2045. |
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2/3/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, Hashimoto |
WTL, WAM |
HB210 |
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SB365
Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers; Noise and Air Pollution; Prohibition; Repeal
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the sale or offer for sale of gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Repeals the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, GABBARD, RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
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SB366
DLNR; Abandoned Property; Personal Property; Property Storage; Streams; Tributaries
RELATING TO STREAM MAINTENANCE.
Clarifies that personal property stored in or near a public stream or tributary for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours shall become abandoned property which the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall dispose of. |
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2/3/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Gabbard |
WTL, JDC |
HB211 |
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SB367
Mopeds; Motor Vehicles; Mufflers; Certificate of Inspection
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a moped or motor vehicle that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way which will noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle or moped above that emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the factory. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
MORIWAKI, GABBARD, RHOADS, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
HB102 |
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SB368
Health Care Providers; Medical Records; Billing Records; Record Request; Response Timeframe; Account Credit; Notice to Patient; Penalties
RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.
Requires health care providers to provide patients with copies of billing records within ten working days of a request from the patient and provide written notice to patients if there is a credit on the patient's account. Clarifies that health care providers must respond to medical record requests from patients in a timely manner pursuant to federal regulations, with exceptions. Establishes penalties for violations. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
FUKUNAGA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KIDANI, RHOADS, Elefante |
HHS, JDC |
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SB369
DBEDT; DOTAX; Food and Beverage Supply Chain; Resiliency; Tax Credit; Permits
RELATING TO RESILIENCY.
Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for food and beverage supply chain activities. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
FUKUNAGA, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY |
EDT, WAM |
HB499 |
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SB370
DCCA; Licensed Midwives; Licensed Certified Midwives; Licensed Certified Professional Midwives; Task Force; Reports
RELATING TO MIDWIVES.
Establishes a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Re establishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
FUKUNAGA |
HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB371 SD2
Offenses Against Property Rights; Criminal Property Damage of Critical Infrastructure Facilities; Felony
RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.
Establishes the offense of criminal property damage to critical infrastructure facilities in the first and second degree. (SD2) |
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3/12/2025- Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-19-25 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, Elefante, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura |
PBS, JHA |
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SB372
DAGS; Naming Commission; State Buildings, Parks, Facilities, Events; Members
RELATING TO STATE NAMING COMMISSION.
Establishes an Advisory Commission in the Department of Accounting and General Services to propose names or a change of names for state buildings, parks, facilities, and events. |
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1/30/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, KIDANI, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Kanuha |
GVO, WAM |
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SB373
Online Fantasy Sports Contests; Gambling; Exemption; Online Fantasy Sports Contests Special Fund; Department of the Attorney General; Taxation; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ONLINE FANTASY SPORTS.
Establishes an online fantasy sports contests registration and monitoring program under the Department of the Attorney General. Imposes an online fantasy sports contests tax on the gross revenues of registrants. Establishes the Online Fantasy Sports Contests Special Fund and allocates proceeds of the fund to the Lahaina community recovery efforts. Exempts registered online fantasy sports contests from state gambling laws. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
EDT, WAM/JDC |
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SB374
Tax Increment Bonds; County Debt Limit Statements; Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis; Reports
RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT BONDS.
Requires counties to commission a comprehensive economic impact analysis before issuing tax increment bonds and make the analysis publicly available. Requires counties issuing tax increment bonds to conduct publicly available biennial independent audits and report to the Legislature. Requires counties issuing tax increment bonds to establish a review board to oversee tax increment bond projects. Restricts the amount of total outstanding tax increment bonds that may be excluded from the calculation of a county's debt limits from exceeding twenty per cent. Conforms county debt limit statements law to exclude tax increment bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of tax increment bonds and excluding tax increment bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, FEVELLA, KIDANI, Fukunaga, Hashimoto |
EIG, WAM |
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SB375 SD1
Office of the Governor; Government Restructuring; Commission; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a Select Commission on Government Restructuring within the Office of the Governor. Requires interim reports and a final report to the Legislature. Dissolves the Commission on 12/31/2027. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, GABBARD, KIDANI, Fevella, Hashimoto |
GVO, WAM |
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SB376 SD1
Home Fire Safety Improvement Nonrefundable Tax Credit; Insurance Commissioner; Fire Safety; Homeowner's Insurance
RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.
Establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxpayers who construct or install improvements to their residence that increase the residence's fire safety rating as calculated by the taxpayer's homeowner's insurance policy. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, Fevella, Wakai |
PSM/CPN, WAM |
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SB377
General Excise Tax; Medical Services; Exemption
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Exempts medical services from the general excise tax. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, DECOITE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA, KIDANI, Chang, Hashimoto, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB378
HHFDC; Maui County; Mixed-used Developments; Potential Acquisitions; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Establishes a working group within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to identify existing mixed-use developments in Maui County that could be acquired by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for use as affordable housing and commercial rental leases. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KIDANI, Kanuha, San Buenaventura |
HSG, FIN |
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SB379
HHFDC; Affordable Housing; Housing Projects; Affordability; Perpetuity; Special Flood Hazard Area
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Requires that Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing projects include a restrictive covenant that states that the units designated as affordable housing, as described in the submitted project application, shall remain as affordable housing in perpetuity. Prohibits development of affordable housing in a special flood hazard area. |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KIDANI, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
HOU, WAM |
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SB380
DAGS; Auditor; Report; Recommendations; Reclassification of Funds; Non-General Funds
RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
Reclassifies certain non-general funds of the Department of Accounting and General Services, pursuant to the recommendations made by the Auditor in Auditor's Report No. 23-17. |
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1/30/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIM, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
GVO, WAM |
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SB381 SD1
Public Agency Meetings and Records; Sunshine Law; Open Deliberation; Open Meeting; Appointment; Selection; Head of a State Division or Agency; Voting
RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.
Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, DECORTE, GABBARD, Fevella |
GVO, JDC |
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SB382
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Protest; Debriefing; Disclosure of Competing Proposals
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the summary of scores, during a debriefing requested by a non-selected offeror. Authorizes the disclosure of a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score after any protest is resolved and the contract is executed. |
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3/6/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 19 |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, KIM, Fukunaga, Kanuha, Richards |
FIN |
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SB383 SD2
State Procurement Office; Public Procurement; Small Purchase Procurements; Threshold; Report
RELATING TO SMALL PURCHASES.
Increases the minimum amount for purchases constituting small purchase procurements not subject to an electronic system from $25,000 to $50,000. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 19 |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga, Kanuha, San Buenaventura |
FIN |
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SB384 SD1
Victim Restitution; Negligent Homicide in the First Degree
RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.
Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fukunaga, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
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SB385 SD1
Condominiums; Condominium Associations; Governing Documents; Copies
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Requires condominium associations to provide copies of their governing documents, as amended, to owners or their authorized agents, upon request, in print or electronic form, at no additional cost. (SD1) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, KIM, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante, Wakai |
CPC |
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SB386
DLNR; Maui County; Water Systems; Eminent Domain
RELATING TO WATER SYSTEMS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to acquire all West Maui water systems by eminent domain and hold the water systems in trust for the County of Maui to manage. |
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2/3/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
WTL, WAM/JDC |
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SB387 SD1
DOA; Service Animal; Neighbor Island Inspection Permit Fees; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to be responsible for all neighbor island inspection permit fees for service animals that are located in the State and are being transported for release at Kona, Kahului, or Lihue airports. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM |
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SB388
DOE; Teacher Loans; Loan Forgiveness; Teacher Incentives; Teacher Loan Program Revolving Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATED TO TEACHER LOANS.
Establishes a teacher loan program revolving fund to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-fill positions of Department of Education schools. Allows a loan to be forgiven for teachers who become a licensed teacher in Hawaii or for teachers who will commit to teach for seven years at a Hawaii public school or public charter school. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EDU, WAM |
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SB389
General Excise Tax; Exemption; Medicaid; Medicare; TRICARE; Optometrists; Audiologists; Chiropractors; Act 47 (2024)
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Expands the general excise tax exemption established by Act 47, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, to include amounts received by optometrists, audiologists, and chiropractors, for healthcare-related goods or services purchased under the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM |
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SB390
CIP; 16th Senatorial District; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIXTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 16th senatorial district. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WAM. |
ELEFANTE |
WAM |
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SB391 SD1
Hawaii State Energy Office; End-of-Life Lithium-ion Battery Management Working Group; Report
RELATING TO RECYCLING.
Establishes an End-of-Life Lithium-ion Battery Management Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Moriwaki |
EEP, CPC |
HB332 |
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SB392
Electric Bicycles; Regulations; Registration; Minimum Age to Operate
RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Amends the definition of electric bicycles subject to various state laws and classifies electric bicycles by top assisted speed. Establishes additional regulations for the registration and use of electric bicycles. Increases the minimum age to operate an electric bicycle. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to TCA/CPN, JDC. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Richards |
TCA/CPN, JDC |
HB435 |
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SB393
DOH; Hospitals; Surgical Smoke; Smoke Evacuation System
RELATING TO HOSPITALS.
Requires any hospital with an operating room licensed by the Department of Health to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, Richards |
HHS, CPN |
HB218 |
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SB394
Department of Budget and Finance; Spay and Neuter Special Fund; Advisory Committee; Income Check-Off; Free-Roaming Cats; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
Establishes a Spay and Neuter Special Fund. Allows funds from an income tax check-off to be deposited into the Spay and Neuter Special Fund. Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund Advisory Committee to establish eligibility criteria and disbursement procedures from the Special Fund. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to AEN, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
AEN, WAM |
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SB395
DOH; Minors; Lead Poisoning; Lead Screening Tests; Mandatory Testing; Recommendations; Report
RELATING TO LEAD POISONING.
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires physicians to perform or order lead screening tests for minor patients at certain intervals as recommended by the Department of Health and make an entry of the lead screening test in the minor patient's record. Requires the Department of Health to adopt recommendations for lead screening tests. Requires the Department of Health to report to the Legislature if it adjusts the recommendations. |
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1/31/2025- Re-Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
RHOADS |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
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SB396 SD1
DHRD; Transportation; Commuting; State Employees; Plan; Commuting Choice Benefit Program; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO COMMUTING.
Requires the Director of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, State Energy Office, and Department of Accounting and General Services, to develop and implement a comprehensive Commuting Choice Benefit Program for all state employees regardless of mode of transportation. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
LBT/TCA, WAM |
HB461 |
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SB397
Child Labor Law; Exemption; State of Hawaii; Political Subdivisions; United States
RELATING TO CHILD LABOR LAW.
Removes the exemption of the State, its political subdivisions, and the United States from the Child Labor Law. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC |
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SB398 SD1
Motor Vehicle Rental Fees; Spouse; Additional Driver
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL FEES.
Prohibits the charging of a fee for a lessee's spouse by a lessor under certain conditions. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
RHOADS |
TCA, CPN |
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SB399
HSEO; HNEI; Atmospheric Carbon Capture Plant; Feasibility Study; Report
RELATING TO AN ATMOSPHERIC CARBON CAPTURE PLANT.
Directs the Hawaii State Energy Office, in conjunction with the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of an atmospheric carbon capture plant in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EIG/AEN, WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD, Richards |
EIG/AEN, WAM |
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SB400
Firearms; Lending; Firearm Permit; Firearm Registration
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Prohibits a person from lending a firearm to a person who does not have a firearm permit or does not have a registered firearm. Requires an adult who is borrowing a firearm to have either a firearm permit or a registered firearm, and not be prohibited to own or possess a firearm. Specifies that an adult who is twenty-one years of age or older may be lent a rifle or shotgun for a period not to exceed twelve hours. Repeals the authorization to use a rifle or shotgun outside of the State for up to seventy-five days. Repeals the authorization to lend a rifle or shotgun without a permit. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
PSM, JDC |
HB150 |
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SB401 SD2
Firearms; Gun Safety; High Caliber Guns
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Includes any firearm with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher, excluding antique pistols and revolvers, muzzleloaders, and shotguns, in the list of prohibited weapons. Exempts firearms with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher legally obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Wakai |
JHA |
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SB402
Workers' Compensation; Disability Benefits; Death Benefits; Notice by Employer; Medical Benefits; Knowledge of Injury
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Establishes notice requirements for employers under Hawaii's Workers' Compensation Law. Requires employers who deny the compensability of an employee's injury to submit a written report supporting the denial to the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations within a specified period. Requires employers to furnish to the injured employee up to $10,000 for medical care, services, and supplies for the period immediately following the injury and so long as reasonably needed or until the employer files a written report with the Director denying the compensability of the injury, whichever is earlier. Clarifies that failure to give an employer notice of an employee's injury does not bar a claim for compensation if any person having authority in the interest of the employer had knowledge of the injury. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
HB13 |
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SB403
Waikiki Beach Replenishment; Public Funding Limit; Resort Zoned Areas; Greater Private Sector Contributions
RELATING TO BEACHES.
Limits public funding of beach replenishment projects in resort zoned areas to twenty per cent of the total cost. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM. |
RHOADS |
WTL/EDT, WAM |
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SB404
Deaf and Blind Task Force; Emotional Support Animal; Disclaimer; Service Animal; Penalties
RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.
Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals or of certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses that identify an animal as an emotional support animal to provide certain disclaimers to the buyer or recipient. Establishes penalties. |
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2/7/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
HHS/CPN, JDC |
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SB405 SD1
Neighborhood Board; Meeting; Agenda; Third-Party Reports; Government Officials
RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS.
Allows neighborhood boards to discuss and receive information from third-party reports by any government official not included in a publicly noticed agenda. Requires boards to make decisions on matters raised by third-party reports from any government official at a later meeting where the agenda gives notice of decision-making on the matter. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd, Garcia. |
RHOADS |
JHA |
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SB406 SD1
Digital Copies of Public Records; Costs and Fees
RELATING TO COPYING FEES.
Prohibits the cost of reproducing government records in a digital format from exceeding 5 cents per digital record that has already been digitized. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB407
DOH; TDI; Eligibility Criteria Exemption; Family Leave; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Preterm Birth; NICU; Kangaroo Care; Breast Milk Expression
RELATING TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Expands the State's temporary disability insurance coverage to, and exempts from TDI benefit eligibility requirements that are employment-related, employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to the employee's childbirth or provision of kangaroo care to, or expression of breast milk for, the employee's child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Extends under certain conditions the temporary disability benefit payment period and family leave period for employees who are unable to perform their employment duties due to a preterm birth of a child who is required to stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or birth of a child who is required to stay in a NICU for more than eight weeks. Defines "kangaroo care" and "preterm birth". Requires the Department of Health to amend its rules to include neonatal care as related condition where the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, or other related condition" is used. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, Hashimoto |
LBT/HHS, WAM |
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SB408
DOE; Per-Pupil Expenditure; Increase; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to increase per-pupil expenditures to $18,000 per student. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, KANUHA, RHOADS |
EDU, WAM |
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SB409
DOE; Photovoltaic Panels; Playgrounds; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to design and construct photovoltaic panel coverings over playgrounds at all Department of Education schools. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, GABBARD, KANUHA, RHOADS, Elefante, Fevella, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
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SB410
State Employees; County Employees; Bachelor's Degree; Requirement; Prohibition; Exemption
RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY EMPLOYMENT.
Prohibits the State or any of its branches, political subdivisions, or agencies or any county from requiring a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state or county employment. Establishes exemptions. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, San Buenaventura |
LBT/GVO, WAM |
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SB411 SD2
DLNR; Small Boat Harbors; State Parks; Capital Improvement Projects; Existing Facilities; Exception; Reports
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS AND STATE PARKS.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to engage in certain capital improvement project projects at state small boat harbors and state parks without prior approval from the Legislature and Governor for existing facilities. Requires quarterly reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 5 years after the measure's effective date. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD2) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
WAL, FIN |
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SB412 SD1
HSEO; Renewable Energy; State Facilities; Reports; First Responder Facilities; Solar Energy
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to assess the feasibility of installing distributed energy resource systems at each state department facility. Requires state departments to implement and install the distributed energy resource systems detailed in the reports no later than five years from the issue date of the reports. Gives priority for the required energy efficiency measures to first responder facilities. (SD1) |
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2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, GABBARD, RHOADS, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
EIG/GVO, WAM |
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SB413
Fireworks Control Law; Civil Liability
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Establishes a civil cause of action that may be brought by any person, other than an officer or employee of the State or employee of a local governmental entity in the State, for certain violations or aiding or abetting certain violations of the Fireworks Control Law. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, WAKAI, San Buenaventura |
PSM, JDC |
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SB414 SD2 HD1
HHFDC; County of Maui; Permanent Housing; Villages of Leialii; Land; Access Road; Condemnation; Major Disaster Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RESTORING ACCESS TO DISASTER-AFFECTED AREAS.
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to institute proceedings to condemn certain lands in Lahaina to build a new access road from Keawe Street to the Kilohana and Kalaiola sites developed in the Villages of Leialii. Appropriates funds out of the Major Disaster Fund for the appraisals and other preparations for the condemnation proceedings. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard |
HSG, PBS, FIN |
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SB415
DLNR; Division of State Parks; Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program; Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program Special Fund; Trail Accessibility; Americans with Disabilities Act; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY.
Establishes the Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program within the Division of State Parks of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Establishes the Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA, Elefante, Richards, San Buenaventura |
WTL, WAM |
HB1269 |
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SB416 SD1
Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Pet Animals; Restrictions Prohibited; Liability Insurance Coverage
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Prohibits rental agreements from prohibiting tenants from keeping pet animals in dwelling units, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD |
CPN, JDC |
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SB417 SD1
National Emergencies; States of Emergency; Disasters; Contractors; Unlicensed Performance of Work; Penalties
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS.
Establishes as a class B felony the unlicensed performance of contractor work, during or within 5 years following a national emergency, state of emergency, or disaster proclamation, in an affected political subdivision. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
MCKELVEY, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KIDANI |
CPN/PSM, JDC |
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SB418 SD1
AG; Regulatory Review Program; Hawaii Administrative Rules; State Agencies; Reports; Rules; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO REGULATORY SUNSET REVIEW IN HAWAII.
Establishes a regulatory review program overseen by the Department of the Attorney General to evaluate all Hawaii Administrative Rules adopted by state agencies and identify any rules that should be retained, modified or repealed. Requires each state agency to review 20 per cent of their rules every year and submit a report to the Department of the Attorney General. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to notify the Governor and Legislature of any noncompliance by a state agency, adopt rules, and submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB419 SD1 HD1
Insurance; Motor Vehicles; Child Passenger Restraint Systems; Replacement
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires each motor vehicle insurance policy to cover the replacement cost of a child passenger restraint system that was damaged or in use by a child during a motor vehicle accident for which liability coverage under the policy is applicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
TRN, CPC, FIN |
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SB420 SD1
DOE; Workers' Compensation; Work-Based Internships; Recent Graduates
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, Richards, San Buenaventura |
EDU/LBT, WAM |
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SB421 SD1
DOE; Dyslexia Screening; Reading Proficiency; English Language Arts Universal Screening; Professional Development; Teacher Training; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LITERACY.
Requires the Department of Education to administer a general dyslexia screening to all students in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the Department of Education to continue to administer the general English language arts universal screening for students in kindergarten through grade nine. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with teacher training programs to ensure prospective candidates are trained on literacy instruction, including evidence-based intervention, to support all students. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIM, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
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SB422 HD1
DOE; Veterans; High School Diploma
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIM, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
EDN, PBS, FIN |
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SB423 SD1 HD1
Early Learning Board; Composition; Membership; Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office; Head Start Association of Hawaii
RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD.
Adds the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office, or their designee, as an ex officio, non-voting member to the Early Learning Board. Requires the Early Learning Board to invite the President of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or their designee, to serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board. Requires the Early Learning Board to invite a representative of local providers of early childhood education and development services to serve as an ex officio, non-voting member if no voting member fulfills that role. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIM, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
EDN, JHA |
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SB424
DLIR; Health; Hospitals; Work Environment; Registered Nurses; Minimum Staffing Standard; Staffing Committee; Staffing Plan; Complaints; Penalties; Appeals; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LABOR STANDARDS AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Establish certain minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios for hospitals. Establishes a process to obtain a variance from the minimum registered nurse staffing standards. Requires hospitals to establish hospital registered nurse staffing committees by 9/1/2025 to develop and adopt registered nurse staffing plans. Requires the staffing committees to submit a charter to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires hospitals to submit their registered nurse staffing plan on an annual basis, and implement the staffing plan. Establishes a complaint and appeals process and penalties. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/HHS, WAM/JDC. |
AQUINO |
LBT/HHS, WAM/JDC |
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SB425 SD1
Civil Service; Exemptions; Contracts; Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs
RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.
Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI |
LBT, WAM |
HB159 |
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SB426 SD1
UH; Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program; Childcare; Early Learning Opportunities; Professions and Occupations; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
Establishes an Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program to be administered by the University of Hawaii to provide financial support for early learning program service providers in the State to participate in state- or federally-approved early learning apprenticeship programs. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MORIWAKI, Elefante, Wakai |
HRE/EDU, WAM |
HB549 |
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SB427
Office of the Governor; Board of Land and Natural Resources; Impact Aid; Public Lands; Leases
RELATING TO LAND LEASES.
Prohibits the State from leasing any public lands, or extending the lease of any public lands, to any individual, corporation, or federal agency that is in arrears in the payment of certain moneys to the State, noncompliant with a consent decree or memoranda of agreement with the State that requires environmental maintenance or remediation with regard to the subject public lands, or convicted of a crime. Requires certification by the Office of the Governor before the issuance or extension of any federal lease that the individual, corporation, or federal agency is in good standing with the State. Provides that, if any existing lessee of public lands is found not to be in good standing with the State as of the effective date of this Act, the lessee shall have three years, or until the end of the lease term, whichever is sooner, to correct the violation or the lease shall be terminated. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
WTL, JDC |
HB491 |
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SB428
Witness Fees; Mileage; Increase
RELATING TO WITNESS FEES.
Increases the fees paid to witnesses in civil and criminal trials. Changes the fees paid for travel expenses from 20 cents a mile to the mileage allowance prescribed by the Administrator of General Services. Authorizes reimbursement to witnesses in civil trials for use of common carriers. |
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3/11/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
RHOADS |
JHA, FIN |
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SB429
Tobacco Products; Electronic Smoking Devices; Incremental Prohibition; Date of Birth Restriction
RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Creates an incremental prohibition on tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by restricting their sale, possession, furnishing, or consumption in a public place to people born after 1/1/2005. Effective 1/1/2026. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, Chang |
HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM |
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SB430 SD1
Income Tax; Refund
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Requires the Department of Taxation to provide refunds to taxpayers at the same interest rate as the federal government. Effective 7/1/2025. (SD1) |
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3/4/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 18 |
RHOADS |
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SB431
DLE; Traffic Violations; Parking for Disabled Persons; Citizen Reporting
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Allows persons entitled to park in disabled parking spaces to report vehicles illegally parked in disabled parking spaces to the Department of Law Enforcement. Upon receipt of a legitimate report, requires the Department to send a notice to the offender informing them of the report and advising them of the law and penalties for illegally parking in a handicapped space. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to PSM/TCA, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
PSM/TCA, JDC/WAM |
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SB432
DCCA; Gender Representation; Corporate Boards; Reports; Penalties
RELATING TO EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION ON CORPORATE BOARDS.
Requires publicly held domestic corporations to have gender-diverse boards of directors. Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to publish certain reports on the Department's website. Establishes penalties. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, KIDANI, Moriwaki |
CPN, JDC |
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SB433
Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Bladed Weapon; Open Carry; Affirmative Defense
RELATING TO WEAPONS.
Prohibits any person from openly carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon. Includes bladed weapon in the list of deadly or dangerous weapons. Establishes an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the purposes of lawful self-defense and transporting a weapon. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Elefante |
PSM, JDC |
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SB434
DOH; Intensive Mobile Team Pilot Program; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS.
Establishes a pilot program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, e.g., "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless adult individuals suffering from serious brain disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KANUHA, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM |
HB593 |
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SB435 SD1
Office of Elections; Voter Guide; Notice; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO VOTING.
Requires the Office of Elections to include a notice to voters that a digital and print voter information guide is available. Requires the notice to be in thirty-two-point font and enclosed as a separate insert with each ballot. Requires the Office of Elections to maintain a notice on its website providing certain information about the voter information guide. Requires the Office of Elections to make the digital voter information guide available to the public no later than twenty-one days before the primary election and no later than fifty days before the general election. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, GABBARD |
JDC, WAM |
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SB436 SD1
State Fire Marshal; Term of Office; Term Limit; Maximum
RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
Provides that no person shall serve as State Fire Marshal for more than three terms. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, ELEFANTE, KIDANI, KIM, Wakai |
LAB, FIN |
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SB437
East-West Center; Grants; Standards and Conditions; Exemption
RELATING TO THE EAST-WEST CENTER.
Exempts the Center for Cultural and Technical Exchange Between East and West, Inc. from the qualifying standards and conditions related to the receipt of funds contained in chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provided that if the center contracts with a recipient or provider, then the conditions in chapter 42F, shall apply to that recipient or provider and the contract. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, KIDANI |
TCA, WAM |
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SB438 SD2 HD1
DOH; CWRM; Waste or Disposal Facilities; Landfill Units; Hazardous Waste; Aquifers; Agricultural Districts; Buffer Zones; Underground Injection Control Line; Prohibition
RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
Prohibits landfill units on land in an agricultural district with class A or B soils. Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility for solid waste or hazardous waste on land that is near or above a significant aquifer. Clarifies that beginning July 1, 2025, the existing buffer zone between waste or disposal facilities and residential, school, or hospital property lines applies to municipal solid waste landfill units or components, construction and demolition landfill units, and their components. Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of a landfill unit inland of the underground injection control line in a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, with certain exemptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Kila, Lee, M., Marten voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
DELA CRUZ, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, Kim |
EEP, WAL, JHA |
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SB439 SD1
BLNR; State Parks; Trails; User Fees; Nonresidents; Rules
RELATING TO FEES.
Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to impose user fees that apply solely to nonresidents visiting state parks and trails, as selected by the Board. (SD1) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, Kanuha, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
TOU/WAL, FIN |
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SB440 SD2
DOE; University of Hawaii; Scholarship; Career and Technical Education; Teacher Shortages; Teaching License; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes the Future Career and Technical Education Teacher Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education to facilitate the recruitment and retention of career and technical education teachers in Hawaii public schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
EDN, FIN |
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SB441 SD1
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; State of Hawaii; Designation; Funding; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Designates the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, KIM |
CAA, FIN |
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SB442 SD1
ATG; DLE; ERS; Retirees; Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Benefits; Investigators; Counties; Report
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) and without loss or interruption of benefits provided by the ERS or under Chapter 88, HRS, if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of the Attorney General or Department of Law Enforcement or an excluded management position of any department as a labor shortage, a difficult-to-fill position, or needed for succession planning, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as investigators pursuant to this measure. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
LAB, FIN |
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SB443 SD1
DOA; Solar; Agricultural Lands
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Requires that lands within the agricultural district that have solar energy facilities must also obtain certification from the Department of Agriculture that the lands are also used for a farming operation. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/EEP on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, KIM, San Buenaventura |
AGR/EEP, CPC |
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SB444
State Government; Boards and Commissions; Employment Decisions
RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
Authorizes boards and commissions to make employment decisions related to its officers and employees without the approval of the head of the department to which the board or commission is administratively attached. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, KIM, MORIWAKI, San Buenaventura |
GVO/LBT, WAM |
HB50 |
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SB445
PUC; Renewable Energy; Electric Utilities; Rate Base; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires and appropriates moneys for the Public Utilities Commission to establish standards requiring each electric utility company to remove from the rate base a commensurate amount of costs related to fossil fuel resources when adding new or converted renewable electrical energy and renewable energy resources. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Wakai |
CPN, WAM |
HB337 |
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SB446 SD2
Waste Management; Landfills; Aquifers; County Integrated Solid Waste Management Plans; Fly Ash; Bottom Ash
RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Beginning 7/1/2025, prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of a landfill unit or any component of a landfill unit mauka of the underground injection control line without first establishing a buffer zone of not less than one-quarter mile around the landfill unit. Prohibits the utilization of fly ash, bottom ash, or a combination of fly and bottom ash from a municipal waste combustor, including any ash residue that remains after removal of metals for recycling into new metal products, for the purposes of road building, construction, or as alternative daily cover material on a landfill. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
DELA CRUZ |
EEP, WAL, JHA |
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SB447
DOH; Department of Human Resources Development; Hiring Pilot Program; Reports to Legislature
RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PILOT PROGRAM.
Establishes a hiring pilot program within the Department of Health, which includes an amended hiring procedure for delegated position classifications, certain flexibilities regarding minimum qualifications for positions having a salary range at or below SR-10, the ability to directly hire certain individuals into a civil service position if certain conditions are met, and the authority to make certain temporary appointments at the merited civil service pay scale without step limitation. Applies to recruitments initiated before 7/1/2028. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ |
HLT, LAB, FIN |
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SB448 SD1 HD1
ADC; Conservation Easement; Agriculture; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation to acquire a conservation easement on agricultural lands in Central Oahu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/11/2025- 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). |
DELA CRUZ |
AGR, FIN |
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SB449
School Capital Improvement Project Modernization Initiative; School Facilities Authority; BOE; DOE; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
Establishes a school capital improvement project modernization initiative in the School Facilities Authority to create a planning database for school facilities. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ |
EDU, WAM |
HB636 |
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SB450 SD1
Department of Human Services; Med-QUEST Division; Autism; Applied Behavioral Analysis Services; Reimbursement; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AUTISM.
Appropriates funds to increase the funding for the Med-QUEST Division's reimbursement for applied behavioral analysis services for persons with autism. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Kidani, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM |
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SB451 SD1
DHS; Workers with Disabilities; Medicaid; Buy-In Program
RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Richards |
HHS, WAM |
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SB452
Employment Practices; Meal Breaks; Meal Periods; Penalties
RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS.
Prohibits employers from requiring employees to work for more than five consecutive hours without a meal break unless otherwise provided in collective bargaining agreements. Establishes penalties. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC |
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SB453
DOE; Sex Trafficking Prevention and Response Training
RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
Requires the Department of Education to offer training for teachers, educational officers, and school-based behavioral health specialists on sex trafficking prevention and response. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
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SB454 SD1
Taxes; Rental Motor Vehicles
RELATING TO THE RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX.
Requires the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to be pro-rated if the vehicle is rented or leased for a portion of the day. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
CPN/TCA, WAM |
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SB455
Minimum Wage Calculation; Consumer Price Index
RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
Beginning September 30, 2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to within the nearest twenty-five cents using the Urban Hawaii Consumer Price index to take effect on January 1 of the following year unless the adjustment would result in a lower minimum wage rate. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Moriwaki |
LBT, WAM |
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SB456 SD1
Bed Bugs; Landlords; Tenancy
RELATING TO BED BUGS.
Requires landlords to ensure that the dwelling unit premises is free of bed bugs at all times during the tenancy. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
RHOADS, Fukunaga |
HOU, CPN |
HB1186 |
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SB457
BLNR; Submerged Lands; Sea-Level Rise; Penalties; Easements
RELATING TO STATE LANDS.
Establishes penalties for failure to comply with certain submerged land reclamation regulations. Adds requirements for presently reclaimed land to be disposed of by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, without recourse to public auction, to an abutting owner, by sale, or by lease. Provides requirements for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease state submerged lands and lands beneath tidal waters. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, Richards |
WTL, JDC |
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SB458
Employment; State and County Employers; Payment of Wages
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Amends the definition of "employer" in state law that governs payment of wages and other compensation to include the State and counties when a provision in that law has no comparable provision in state law that governs public officers and employees. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC |
HB478 |
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SB459
DOT; Deputy Director of Highways; Advice and Consent
RELATING TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Deputy Director of Highways of the Department of Transportation to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
RHOADS |
TCA, JDC |
HB101 |
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SB460
Domestic Abuse; Order for Protection; Temporary Restraining Order; Minors; Family Court; Judiciary
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.
Specifies that any minor who resides in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse may file a petition for and be granted an order of protection or temporary restraining order. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, MORIWAKI |
HHS, JDC |
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SB461
DLIR; Wage and Hour Law; Order of Wage Payment Violation; Enforcement; Penalties
RELATING TO WAGES.
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue an order of wage payment violation to employers in violation of the State's Wages and Hour Law. Establishes penalties, enforcement, and appeal procedures related to orders of payment violations. Amends the definition of "wage" under the State's Wage and Hour Law to clarify that it means compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee regardless of how it is calculated. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC. |
AQUINO |
LBT, JDC |
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SB462 SD1
Procurement; Contract; Performance Incentive Contracts
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.
Requires all performance incentive contracts to specify a pricing basis, performance goals, and a formula in calculating the contractor's profit, fees, or price decrease if the specified performance goals are exceeded or not met. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, Richards |
GVO, WAM |
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SB463
Hawaii Kratom Consumer Protection Act; Kratom Products; Registration
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires kratom products to be registered with the Department of Health and imposes labeling requirements. |
(S)
2/12/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN/HHS, JDC/WAM |
HB717 |
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SB464
Beer; Distilled Spirits; Direct Shipping; Manufacturers
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the liquor commission of each county to adopt rules and regulations. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to CPN/EIG, JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN/EIG, JDC |
HB108 |
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SB465 SD1
DLNR; Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE KIKIAOLA SMALL BOAT HARBOR.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a study of the carrying capacity of Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor in the County of Kauai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAL, FIN |
HB68 |
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SB466
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; HHFDC; Housing Development Programs; Criteria; Preferences; Ranking; Housing Location Proximity; State and County Employees; Returning Resident Graduates; Reserved Units; Rules
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to consider as a preference under chapter 201H, HRS, the proximity between the housing location and the applicant's place of employment; whether the applicant is a state or county employee; and whether the applicant is a returning resident that left the State to attend a university, college, or trade school and has graduated within the past two years. Requires, for any project developed or administered by the HHFDC under chapter 201, HRS, the HHFDC to set aside as a matter of preference an undetermined per cent of available units for state or county employees, when feasible. Requires HHFDC to determine the order of preferences and rank applicants accordingly, select applicants based on application date within the pool of similarly ranked applicants, and validate the preference status of applicants before occupancy of a unit. Authorizes HHFDC to adopt rules to establish additional eligibility criteria. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HOU, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HOU, WAM |
HB374 |
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SB467
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; County Surcharge on State Tax; General Excise Tax Law; Extension
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045, at the same rates, if the county does so before 1/1/2028; Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019, or after 12/31/2045; and Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges received from the State for counties having a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopt a county surcharge on state tax. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
EIG, WAM |
HB375 |
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SB468
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Tobacco Products
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Repeals existing statutory language that: (1) declares that the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic devices are a statewide concern; and (2) preempts all local ordinances and regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic devices. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
HB380 |
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SB469
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; DHS; Affordable Housing; Conveyance Tax; Rates; Exemption; Homeless Services Fund; Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund; Land Conservation Fund; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund and, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/HOU/WTL, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/HOU/WTL, WAM |
HB377 |
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SB470
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Retirement; Pension; Benefits; Police
RELATING TO DEFERRED RETIREMENT FOR POLICE.
Establishes a deferred retirement option program to allow qualified officers who are eligible for retirement to continue working. |
(S)
2/3/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT/PSM, WAM |
HB378 |
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SB471
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Environment; Individual Wastewater Systems; Nearshore Waters; Denitrification Capacity
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires newly installed or modified individual wastewater systems that are near the shoreline, or likely to pollute groundwater, to include denitrification capacity. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/WTL, WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
HB379 |
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SB472
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection of Cesspools; Tax Credit; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Accelerates the dates for the required upgrades, conversions, or connections of priority level 1 and priority level 2 cesspools to 2035 and 2040, respectively. Appropriates funds to implement the cesspool compliance pilot grant program. Re-establishes a cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection tax credit. |
(S)
1/31/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
HB376 |
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SB473
State Budget
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to WAM. |
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
HB300 |
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SB474 SD1
DCR; Psychologists; Licensing
RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Requires clinical psychologists employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to obtain licensure within five years from the date of employment. Sunsets on 7/1/2030. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
(S)
2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FEVELLA, INOUYE, KIDANI, Hashimoto, San Buenaventura |
PSM, CPN |
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SB475
DHS; Colorectal Cancer Screenings; State-Funded; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER.
Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, San Buenaventura |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
HB556 |
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SB476
Illegal Fireworks; Fines
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Increases fines that may be assessed against certain fireworks related violations. Effective 7/1/2025. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Hashimoto, Richards, Wakai |
PSM, JDC |
HB187 |
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SB477
Domestic Abuse Protective Orders; Repeat Offenders; Penalties
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Makes a second or subsequent conviction for violation of a domestic abuse protective order a class C felony. Increases the sentencing requirements for second or subsequent convictions. |
(S)
2/7/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, WAKAI |
JDC |
HB301 |
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SB478
Low-Speed Electronic Bicycles; Operator Requirements
RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Requires operators of low-speed electronic bicycles to possess a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
ELEFANTE |
TCA, JDC |
HB184 |
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SB479 SD1
B&F; DOH; SCDD; Hawaii ABLE Savings Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Repeals language that gives the Director of Finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE Program Manager. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund to provide incentive payments to ABLE account owners. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HLT, FIN |
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SB480
Department of Health; Affordable Health Care; Prescription Drugs; 340B Drug Pricing Program; Pharmacies; Covered Entities; Discriminatory Practices
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Prohibits drug manufacturers and wholesale distributors from restricting or denying access for pharmacies contracted with 340B covered entities to purchase 340B drugs at a discounted price under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. Imposes civil penalties for engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fukunaga |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
HB712 |
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SB481
Board of Dentistry; Community Service License; Accreditation; Unrestricted Dental Practice License; Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada
RELATING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE LICENSES.
Allows a dental graduate from a dental college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada to be an eligible candidate for a community service license (CSL). Repeals the requirement that the licensing examinations be completed within five years of a request for a CSL. Repeals the requirement that a CSL applicant provide a copy of an active, unrestricted dental practice license form another state. Repeals the prohibition against a person who failed the license examination from obtaining a CSL. Requires a CSL to be eligible for conversion to an unrestricted dental practice license when a dental provider who holds a CSL completes at least five thousand hours of community service to patients in the State. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, RHOADS |
HHS, CPN |
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SB482
Cognitive Assessments; Medicare Beneficiaries; Annual Wellness Visits; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; Reporting Requirements; Executive Office on Aging; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS.
Requires all health care providers who accept Medicare to provide a cognitive assessment as part of the Medicare Part B annual wellness visit for Medicare beneficiaries sixty-five years of age or older, with certain exceptions. Requires health care providers to submit certain information to the Executive Office on Aging and the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature on an annual basis. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2026. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fukunaga, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM/CPN |
HB700 |
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SB483
DHS; Rate Study; Medicaid; Home Health Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO A RATE STUDY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
Appropriates funding for the Department of Human Services to conduct a rate study for Medicaid home health services in Hawaii. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
HB713 |
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SB484
Department of Transportation; Rebate; Electric Mobility Subaccount; Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amount. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
CHANG |
TCA, WAM |
HB670 |
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SB485 SD1
Motor Vehicles Regulations; Motor Vehicle Sun Screening Devices; Exemption; Number Plates
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Decreases the exempted light transmittance for motor vehicle sun screening devices on front side wing vents and windows from thirty-five per cent to twenty per cent plus or minus six per cent. Exempts the light transmittance for motor vehicle sun screening devices for side windows that are to the rear of the driver and rear windows in sedans. Repeals the requirement that a front number plate be affixed to the front of a motor vehicle. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
CHANG |
TCA, JDC |
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SB486
Department of Budget and Finance; Pomaikai Hawaii Fund; Visitor Green Fee; Trust Fund; Established; Rules
RELATING TO THE POMAIKAI HAWAII FUND.
Establishes the Pomaikai Hawaii Fund within the Department of Budget and Finance for administrative purposes. Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to adopt administrative rules to administer the Pomaikai Hawaii Fund. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WAM. |
CHANG |
WAM |
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SB487
Data and Artificial Intelligence Governance and Decision Intelligence Center; Established; Data Sharing; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A STATEWIDE DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE AND DECISION INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
Establishes and appropriates funds for a data and artificial intelligence governance and decision intelligence center and necessary positions to improve data quality and data sharing statewide. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
CHANG |
LBT, WAM |
HB726 |
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SB488
DOH; Water Fluoridation; Exemption; Water Testing; Training; Reports
RELATING TO WATER FLUORIDATION.
Requires certain water suppliers in the State to adjust the fluoride level in their public water systems to the applicable United States Department of Health and Human Services standards for optimal water fluoridation levels. Exempts federal water suppliers. Requires water suppliers to test water systems for fluoride levels at intervals established by the Department of Health. Requires the Department of Health to provide training to water suppliers for the implementation of water fluoridation. Requires the Department of Health to submit annual reports to the Legislature. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
HHS, WAM |
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SB489
Hawaii Community Development Authority; Transit-oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement Districts; Environmental Impact Statements
RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prepare environmental impact statements for the Iwilei/Kapalama and University of Hawaii West Oahu transit-oriented development infrastructure improvement districts on the island of Oahu. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
CHANG |
WTL, WAM |
HB742 |
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SB490
Kamaaina Homes Program; Voluntary Deed Restrictions; Counties
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes the Kamaaina Homes Program to provide funding to the counties to purchase voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or homebuyers. |
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2/4/2025- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
CHANG |
HOU, WAM |
HB739 |
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SB491 SD1
HHFDC; Counties; Accessory Dwelling Units; Equity; Purchase; Voluntary Deed Restrictions
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to allocate funds to the counties for the purchase of equity for eligible homeowners or homebuyers to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on such property. Exempts the conveyance tax for certain properties for taxable years beginning on 1/1/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
CHANG |
HOU, WAM |
HB740 |
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SB492 SD1
County Surcharge on State Tax; General Excise Tax Law; Extension
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045, at the same rates, if the county does so before 1/1/2028. Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019, or after 12/31/2045. Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges for housing infrastructure costs. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG |
EIG, WAM |
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SB493 SD1
Board of Veterinary Medicine; Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund; Scholarships; Loan Repayment; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO VETERINARIANS.
Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Fee to support recruitment and retention of veterinarians in the State. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program to support qualified veterinarians committed to or currently working in veterinary medicine in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
CPN, WAM |
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SB494 SD2
Auditor; Charter Schools; State Public Charter School Commission; Financial Audit; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Requires the Auditor to conduct a financial audit of each charter school under the State Public Charter School Commission. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to take action based on the Auditor's recommendations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/11/2025- The committee(s) on EDN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
RICHARDS, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIM, Chang |
EDN, LMG, FIN |
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SB495
DBEDT; ADC; Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund; Meat Processing; Shock Aging Processes; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop, construct, and support facilities that can accommodate shock aging processes for meat products. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund for programmatic funding relating to facilities using shock aging processes for meat products. Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corporation to contract with existing and future slaughterhouses in the State. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Elefante |
EDT/AEN, WAM |
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SB496 SD1
BOA; Bona Fide Farmer; Bona Fide Agricultural Activity; Definitions; Report
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Kanuha, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM |
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SB497
DOE; Financial Literacy; Curriculum
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires the Department of Education to require the teaching of financial literacy to be included in the existing personal transition plan requirement for each student. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECORTE, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIM, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
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SB498 SD1
DOA; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.
Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM |
HB1294 |
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SB499
ADC; Agriculture; Succession Planning Education Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to develop a succession planning education program to educate and assist farmers and ranchers in the process of transitioning agricultural businesses to new owners. Requires the program to connect individuals interested in entering farming or ranching, or existing farmers or ranchers interested in expanding their business, with farmers and ranchers who have not yet identified a successor owner. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO |
EDT/AEN, WAM |
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SB500 SD1
Consumer Protection; Coffee Labeling; Geographic Origins; Regional Origins
RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.
Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines regional origin. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, Moriwaki |
AEN, CPN |
HB48 |
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SB501 SD1
DOH; Cesspools; Septic Systems; Clean Water State Revolving Fund; Prioritization
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Requires the Department of Health, to the extent allowable under federal law, to prioritize the use of Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund moneys for projects by homeowners to upgrade cesspools to director-approved wastewater systems or connect homeowners' properties to sewerage systems, including projects for the installation of cluster systems or community package plants. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB502
All-Terrain Vehicles; Highways; Drivers; Equipment; Agriculture
RELATING TO VEHICLES.
Allows all-terrain vehicle to drive on streets with posted speed limits of not more than forty-five miles per hour. Allows all-terrain vehicles to drive in the evening and night if they are equipped with headlights, tail lights, and while displaying a slow moving vehicle emblem. Allows drivers of all-terrain vehicles to wear a safety helmet with a securely fastened chin strap. Includes in the definition of "utility-terrain vehicle" a motor vehicle that accommodates one driver and one passenger sitting side-by-side, and up to six people in seat belts. |
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2/11/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, San Buenaventura |
TCA, JDC |
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SB503
DLNR; BLNR; Dam and Reservoir Safety; Inspections; Risk Assessment; Risk Mitigation; Dam Insurance; High Hazard; Burden of Proof; Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program
RELATING TO DAM AND RESERVOIR SAFETY.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to incorporate into their assessment process the possession of dam insurance or the active seeking of dam insurance by private dam owners, as part of their valid mitigation strategies, in conjunction with approved modifications or repairs. Authorizes the DLNR to relax any restrictions and stringent standards on a dam or appurtenance upon verification of certain insurance coverage. Authorizes the DLNR to consider a dam, reservoir, or appurtenance is safe absent certain documents. Shifts the burden of proof to the DLNR to find that a dam is categorized as high-risk. Establishes additional requirements for the DLNR and Board of Land and Natural Resources regarding the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga |
WTL/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB504 SD1
DOA; Transportation Costs; Shipping Costs; Reimbursements; Position; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Program within the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers a portion of their costs to transport livestock, livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain supplies, under certain conditions. Establishes a position to administer the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECOITE, DECORTE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY |
AEN, WAM |
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SB505
DBEDT; READ; Minimum Wage; Small Business; State Economy; Study; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT/LBT, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, Fevella |
EDT/LBT, WAM |
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SB506 SD1
DOA; Agricultural Markets Study; Agricultural Statistics Services; Positions; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a study on agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Appropriates funds for the one-year study on agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Establishes and funds two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions to collect agricultural data and conduct data analysis for public consumption. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY |
AEN, WAM |
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SB507
DOA; UH; Meat Processing; Educational Pathway; Working Group; Reports
RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
Establishes a working group within the Department of Agriculture to develop a plan that creates an educational pathway in the University of Hawaii community college system to equip interested students with the necessary entry level knowledge, skill set, expertise, and advancement potential in the field of meat processing. Require reports to the Legislature. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/HRE, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECORTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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SB508
DLNR; Hiking Trails; Search and Rescue; Hike Safe Card; Search and Rescue Special Fund; Mandatory Reimbursement; Counties; Administrative Rules; Trespassing; Misdemeanor; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
Establishes the hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Exempts persons who possess a hike safe card from search and rescue cost reimbursement, under certain conditions. Requires counties and the State Fire Council to adopt ordinances or rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements. Raises the penalty for criminal trespass from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. Makes appropriations. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, WAM/JDC. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECOITE, DECORTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, KIM, MCKELVEY, WAKAI, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
WTL/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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SB509
DBEDT; ADC; Slaughterhouse Facilities; Development; Food; Market; Animals; Meats; Hogs; Sheep; Goats; Economy; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FOOD SUPPLY.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify sites throughout the State that are suitable for the development of slaughterhouses. Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to plan, design, construct, and operate certain animal slaughterhouses throughout the State. Makes appropriations. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, INOUYE, San Buenaventura |
EDT/AEN, WAM |
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SB510
DLNR; Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District; Fishing; Moratorium
RELATING TO THE LAPAKAHI MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules lifting the moratorium on fishing in the Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA |
WTL/EDT, WAM |
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SB511 SD1
HHFDC; Housing Development; Counties; Affordable Housing; Application; Approval
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Clarifies that projects seeking exemptions from planning and development laws and rules may be modified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation under certain conditions. Authorizes HHFDC to make recommendations to appropriate Legislative bodies. Requires HHFDC or a county to accept an application seeking certain exemptions within thirty days, and to process the application within one hundred twenty days before final approval by a county legislative body for certain housing projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, FEVELLA, Gabbard |
HOU, WAM |
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SB512
State Fire Marshal; Statewide Firefighting Helicopter Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FIREFIGHTING.
Requires the State Fire Marshal to establish a Statewide Firefighting Helicopter Program. Appropriates funds for the State Fire Marshal to obtain helicopters, facilities equipment, drones, and supplies; hire and train staff; and do other things necessary to ensure that the Program is ready to begin providing aerial firefighting services on 7/1/2026. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, KANUHA, San Buenaventura |
LBT/PSM, WAM |
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SB513 SD1
DOH; Counties; Gray Water Recycling Program; Farming; Agriculture; Irrigation
RELATING TO WATER.
Authorizes the Department of Health to allow any county to implement a Gray Water Recycling Program that permits certain small farms of less than ten square acres in size the ability to use gray water for the purposes of irrigation. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB514
DCCA; Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund; Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation; Public Utilities Commission; Catastrophic Wildfire; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WILDFIRES.
Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to provide compensation for property damage resulting from catastrophic wildfires in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to PSM/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD |
PSM/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB515
DOA; Auditor; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Program; Exemptions; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Special Fund; Hawaii Healthy Food Initiative Program (DA BUX); Enforcement; Penalties; Rules; Audit; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES FEE PROGRAM.
Establishes a Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture that, beginning 1/1/2026, imposes a fee on the distribution and sale of sugar-sweetened beverages in the State. Establishes the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Special Fund. Requires moneys in the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Special Fund to be expended for the Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program and administration of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Program. Allows the Department to contract with a third-party to administer the program. Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the program. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to adopt rules by 12/31/2025. Establishes criminal and civil penalties. Requires reports to the Legislature and the Governor. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, Fevella |
HHS/AEN/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB516
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Creative Industries Division; Agricultural Film Production Land Use Act; Agricultural Film Production Land Use Oversight Committee
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Permits film production on lands that are zoned for agricultural use in counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand and that meet other conditions. Establishes the Agricultural Film Production Land Use Oversight Committee to monitor and enforce compliance with regulations on film permit activities on agricultural zoned lands. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT/WTL, JDC. |
RICHARDS, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIM, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
EDT/WTL, JDC |
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SB517
DOA; UH; CTAHR; Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program; Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program Special Fund; Rules; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and other relevant stakeholders. Establishes the Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt administrative rules. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/HRE, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, GABBARD, Fevella |
AEN/HRE, WAM |
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SB518
DLNR; Commercial Activity; Right-of-Entry Permits; Unencumbered State Lands; State Beaches; Wiki Permits Service
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY PERMITS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to update the online Wiki Permits service to include locations for which a right-of-entry permit for commercial activity is available via the service. Requires public input prior to the removal of any location from the list of available locations. Requires the Department to refund fees for right-of-entry permits if the permitted location is removed from the list of available locations before the commercial activity occurs. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard |
WTL, WAM |
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SB519
DLNR; Division of Aquatic Resources; Marine Resources; Aquaculture
RELATING TO AQUATIC LIFE.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend the definition of "aquarium purposes", in Hawaii Administrative Rules, to allow a bona fide aquaculture entity or scientific research entity to collect aquatic life without a permit so long as the aquatic life remains in the county in which it was collected while it is alive. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/EDT, JDC. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, Fevella, Wakai |
WTL/EDT, JDC |
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SB520 SD1
DOH; Individual Wastewater Systems; Dwelling Units; Dwellings; Bedrooms; Rules
RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
Requires the Department of Health to amend its administrative rules to: (1) Authorize not more than five dwellings and dwelling units connected to a single individual wastewater system; and (2) Provide that not more than five bedrooms may be connected to a single individual wastewater system. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB521
DHHL; County Board or Department of Water Supply; Access to Water; Hawaiian Home Lands; Agreements
RELATING TO ACCESS TO WATER ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to work with the appropriate county board or department of water supply to provide access to potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian home lands; provided that any agreement between DHHL and that county board or department of water supply is made available to the public. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to HWN/WTL, JDC. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD |
HWN/WTL, JDC |
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SB522 SD1
ADC; North Kohala; GO Bonds; Agriculture; Agricultural Development; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HALAULA AGRICULTURAL PARCEL.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the purchase of the Halaula Agricultural Parcel for agricultural development. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA |
EDT/AEN, WAM |
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SB523 SD1
DOA; Biosecurity Fencing Cost-Sharing Program; Agricultural Fencing Costs; Reimbursements; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and administer a Biosecurity Fencing Cost-Sharing Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM |
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SB524
DBEDT; Eminent Domain; Parcel Purchase; Community Needs; Economic Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAND.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire certain parcels. Appropriates funds for the acquisition of those parcels. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM/JDC. |
MORIWAKI |
EDT, WAM/JDC |
HB445 |
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SB525
Cemetery and Funeral Trusts; Mortuary Services Contracts; Human Remains; Cremation; Precious Metals; Notice; Consent
RELATING TO MANDATORY PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE AND CONSENT IN CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE CREMATION SERVICES.
Beginning 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and to obtain written consent before the sale or recycling of any recovered precious metals. Requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that have contracted to provide cremation services to give certain notice of updated terms by 1/1/2026. |
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2/4/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
FUKUNAGA, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Fevella, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
CPN, JDC |
HB565 |
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SB526 SD1
Women's Court Pilot Program; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE WOMEN'S COURT.
Establishes a temporary three-year Women's Court Pilot Program within the second, third, and fifth circuits. Establishes temporary positions. Requires a report. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Moriwaki |
JDC, WAM |
HB727 |
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SB527 SD1
DOE; Civil Rights Compliance Branch; Equity Specialists; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds for the establishment of five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Civil Rights Compliance Branch of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Gabbard, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Richards, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
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SB528
Marriage; Legal Age
RELATING TO MARRIAGE OF MINORS.
Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
KIDANI, AQUINO, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Moriwaki |
HHS, JDC |
HB729 |
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SB529 SD1
DOE; Hoakea; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for its Hoakea Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
2/28/2025- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17 |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EDN, FIN |
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SB530 SD1
DOE; Braille; Low Vision or Blind Students; Individualized Educational Programs; Section 504 Plans; Braille Instruction; Print Instructional Materials; Braille Literacy Resource Center; Rules; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO BRAILLE LITERACY.
Establishes Braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include Braille instruction and the use of Braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kanuha |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
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SB531
DOE; Bronchodilators; Stock Supply; Medication Administration and Assistance; Protocol; Blood Glucose Monitoring; Diabetes Testing; Seizure Rescue Medication; Inhalers; Volunteers; School Health Assistants; Prescriptions
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes provisions for the storage and maintenance of a stock supply of bronchodilators at schools. Requires the Department of Education to establish a protocol for the storage, usage, and administration of bronchodilators. Establishes provisions regarding the administration of certain medications by a volunteer at Department of Education schools. Clarifies labeling requirements for bronchodilator prescriptions issued to the Department of Education for a stock supply of bronchodilators. |
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1/31/2025- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
KIDANI, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Fukunaga, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
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SB532 SD2 HD1
DOE; Medication Administration; Staff; Agents; Health Care Professionals; Physician Assistants; Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Prescriptive Authority
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Allows school staff and agents trained by a health care professional to volunteer to administer medication to students at Department of Education public schools under certain conditions. Clarifies who may prescribe medication to be administered to students in schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KIDANI, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Fukunaga, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
EDN, HLT, CPC |
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SB533 SD2 HD1
Planned Public Safety Power Shutoff; Response; Department of Education; Appropriation
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to support public schools impacted by a local investor‑owned electric utility's planned public safety power shutoff program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Re-referred to EEP, EDN/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 23 |
KIDANI, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Fukunaga, San Buenaventura |
EEP, EDN/CPC, FIN |
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SB534 SD1
HCDA; OHA; Kakaako Makai; Residential Development; Height Limit; Workforce Housing; Owner-Occupant; Hawaii Community Development Revolving Fund; Special Account; Kakaako Makai; Association Fee
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Clarifies the process by which the Hawaii Community Development Authority may approve residential development on certain parcels of Kakaako Makai. Raises the building height limit and the maximum floor area ratio on certain parcels in the area. Requires a certain percentage of the residential units developed on certain parcels to be allocated to households at or below a certain income level in perpetuity, with priority given to certain essential workforce in the area. Limits the sale of residential units developed in certain residential developments to prospective owner-occupants. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to determine a Kakaako Makai association fee to be collected from residents, tenants, and lessees of certain parcels to be deposited into a special account in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Special Fund to fund various services and projects in the Kakaako Makai area. (SD1) |
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2/28/2025- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kanuha, Wakai |
WTL/HWN/HOU, JDC/WAM |
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SB535
DLNR; DOH; Land Transfer; Advisory Committee; Reports
RELATING TO FEDERAL LAND.
Establishes an Advisory Committee convened by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Health to inventory lands owned by the United States government which may be reasonably transferred back to the State and to make recommendations on relevant land conditions and appropriateness of potential transfer. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/HHS, JDC. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KIDANI, Hashimoto, San Buenaventura |
WTL/HHS, JDC |
SB1188 |
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SB536
DOH; Environmental Toxins Testing Laboratory; Report; CIP; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS LABORATORY.
Requires the Department of Health to construct, establish, and operate an environmental toxins testing laboratory to test samples submitted by the public for diseases; water, air, and soil quality; and complex testing. Requires a report to the Legislature. Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB537
DOH; Counties; Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion; Benchmarks; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
Establishes statewide goals for solid waste reduction and organic waste diversion. Requires each county to incorporate into its next integrated solid waste management plan revision a plan to reduce all organic waste produced within the county by facilities generating more than a specified amount of organic waste per year in alignment with established state benchmarks. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
AEN/EIG, WAM |
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SB538
Solid Waste Control; Municipal Waste Combustor Ash; Disposal; Prohibition on Reuse
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.
Requires municipal solid waste combustor ash to be disposed of only in a lined landfill. Prohibits the reuse of municipal solid waste incinerator ash for uses such as roadbuilding, fill, or construction. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS/EIG, JDC. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, KIDANI, RHOADS |
AEN/HHS/EIG, JDC |
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SB539
EALs; Toxic Chemicals; Pollutants; Procedural Requirements; Public Notice
RELATING TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
Requires state agencies that monitor environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels (EALs) to ensure the preservation of a safe environment. Prohibits modifications to EALs unless certain procedural requirements are met. Establishes a process to allow any resident to petition for modifications to an established EAL. |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, KIDANI, RHOADS |
AEN/GVO, WAM |
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SB540
DCR; DAGS; DOH; Plant-Based-By-Default Program; Reports
RELATING TO PLANT-BASED FOOD AND DRINKS.
Requires state agencies to establish a Plant-Based-By-Default Program for food and drinks offered at state-operated prisons, state-licensed hospitals, and government-sponsored events. Requires the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Comptroller, and Director of Health to submit annual reports to the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Effective 7/1/2026. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to GVO/AEN/PSM/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, FUKUNAGA, KIDANI, RHOADS |
GVO/AEN/PSM/HHS, WAM |
HB828 |
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SB541
Water Quality; Underground Storage Tanks and Tank Systems; Confirmed Release; Environmental Restoration; Zero Jet Fuel; Rules
RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.
Clarifies the level of environmental restoration owners and operators of underground storage tanks or tank systems that had a confirmed release must satisfy by requiring the removal of all jet fuel, including fuel additives and all compounds resulting from the degradation of jet fuel or jet fuel additives or the reaction of jet fuel or jet fuel additives with water or other chemicals. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that the detection of these contaminants in the vicinity of an underground storage tank or a tank system after a confirmed release is a result of the confirmed release. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN, JDC. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KIDANI, RHOADS, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura |
HHS/AEN, JDC |
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SB542
DOH; Cesspools; Mandatory Upgrade, Conversion, or Connection; Prioritization; Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project; Appropriations; GO Bonds ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Requires certain priority level 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2035. Requires priority level 2 and other cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2040, rather than before 1/1/2050, with certain exemptions. Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds. Appropriates funds. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KIDANI |
AEN/HHS, WAM/JDC |
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SB543
DLNR; CWRM; Red Hill WAI; Policy Lead and Coordination; Red Hill Remediation Special Fund; Public Trust Purpose; Responsibilities; Commission Membership; Executive Director; Independent Legal Counsel; Emergency Order; Water Emergencies; Water Shortage Declarations; Fines; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WATER.
Part I: Establishes a WAI Policy Coordinator and other positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature, Governor, and Mayor and City Council of the City and County of Honolulu. Appropriates funds. Part II: Allows the Commission of Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel. Repeals the position of Deputy to the Chairperson of the Commission and establishes the position of Executive Director of the Commission. Amends the composition of the Commission and administratively attaches it to DLNR. Authorizes entities to challenge an emergency order of the Commission under certain conditions. Establishes fines for certain water use offenses. Amends the Commission's authority to declare water emergencies and issue orders to address them and declare water shortages and related notice requirements. Specifies that the nominating committee of the Commission shall include one person appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL/EIG, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KIDANI, Richards |
WTL/EIG, WAM/JDC |
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SB544
Minor Defendants; Criminal Law; Sentencing
RELATING TO SENTENCING OF MINOR DEFENDANTS.
Requires courts to consider certain factors when sentencing a person convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when the person was a minor. Allows courts to reduce a mandatory minimum period of incarceration or depart from a mandatory sentencing enhancement if the court determines that the reduction or departure is warranted given certain factors. |
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3/14/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KIDANI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JHA |
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SB545
DOE; Charter Schools; School Meals; Synthetic Substances; Prohibited
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Prohibits the usage of synthetic substances in school meals at Department of Education and public charter schools. Defines "synthetic substances". |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDU, JDC. |
GABBARD, Richards |
EDU, JDC |
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SB546
State Arborists; Contractors; Best Management Practices
RELATING TO ARBORISTS.
Requires the State to ensure and enforce that all certified arborists in its employ, including contractors, adhere to best management practices. |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, KIDANI, Hashimoto |
GVO, WAM |
HB1380 |
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SB547 SD1
DOTAX; DBEDT; Water Conservation; Water Conservation Income Tax Credit; Graywater Recycling Systems; Atmospheric Water Generators; Rebate Program; State Building Code Council; Water Efficiency and Sanitation Standard
RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION.
Incentivizes the installation and use of gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators in the State by establishing an income tax credit to be administered by the Department of Taxation. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a rebate program. Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt certain standards on gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
AEN/PSM/EDT, WAM |
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SB548 SD1
HISC; Native Resources and Fire Protection Program; Viability Funding; Invasive Species; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
Appropriates funds for the Native Resources and Fire Protection Program and Hawaii Invasive Species Council to ensure their long-term viability and continue to control and eradicate invasive species in the State. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB299 |
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SB549
DOE; Farm to School Meals; Recognition Program; High Schools; School Meals; Plant-Based Option
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Requires all department high schools to provide a plant-based meal option for school meals, under certain conditions. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RICHARDS, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
EDU/AEN, WAM |
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SB550
DOH; DLNR; Landfill Advisory Committee; Landfills; Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste; Aquifers; Prohibition; Penalties
RELATING TO WATER.
Establishes the Landfill Advisory Committee within the Department of Health. Requires the DOH, in consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources and each county's department of board or water supply to create maps of the State's drinking water aquifers. Prohibits the siting, construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility for hazardous or solid waste on land that is near or above an aquifer as determined by the DOH in consultation with the affected county's department or board of water supply. Expands buffer zones from one-half mile to one mile around a waste or disposal facility. Establishes penalties. Expands the definition of buffer zone to include aquifers, hotel or tourist accommodations, and businesses. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to HHS/WTL, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD, KIDANI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
HHS/WTL, WAM/JDC |
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SB551
DOH; Single-Use Compostable Plastic Packaging or Utensils for Food or Beverages Sold; Composting Collection Bins; Collection and Disposal; Reports
RELATING TO COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC PACKAGING.
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires persons that provide single-use compostable plastic packaging or utensils for any food or beverages sold in the State to have on-site composting collection bins and ensure the collection and delivery of disposed single-use compostable plastic packaging or utensils to certain commercial composting facilities under certain circumstances. Requires the Department of Health to report to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2026 through 2035. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN. |
GABBARD, KIDANI, RHOADS |
AEN/HHS, CPN |
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SB552 SD1 HD1
DOA; Healthy Soils Program; Carbon Sequestration; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a Healthy Soils Program. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/11/2025- 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). |
GABBARD, AQUINO, CHANG, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
AGR, FIN |
HB968 |
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SB553
Energy; Environmental Impact Assessments; Power-Generating Facilities; Combustion; Fuel Source
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Clarifies the definition of "power-generating facility" for the purposes of environmental impact assessments to include facilities that rely on the combustion of any fuel source, including facilities operating beginning 1/1/2025, and facilities that convert from one source of energy to another source, where the new source requires combustion and the electrical output rating of the converted facility exceeds 5.0 megawatts. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to EIG, CPN. |
GABBARD, KIDANI |
EIG, CPN |
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SB554
Workers' Compensation; PTSD; First Responders; Firefighters; Emergency Medical Attendants; Law Enforcement Officers
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Requires claims of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by first responders to be compensable under workers' compensation under certain conditions if the post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from the first responder acting within the course and scope of the first responder's employment. Defines "first responder." Exempts injuries caused by post-traumatic stress disorder from certain time limitations applicable to workers' compensation claims. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
LBT/PSM, WAM |
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SB555
Workers' Compensation; Firefighters; Law Enforcement Officers; Heart Disease
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Creates a presumption for workers' compensation purposes that diseases of the heart in firefighters and law enforcement officers were proximately caused by and resulted from the nature of the person's employment if certain conditions are met. Exempts injuries caused by disease of the heart from certain time limitations applicable to workers' compensation claims. Establishes a process for regular physical examinations of firefighters and law enforcement officers to reduce heart disease risks. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIM, LEE, C., RHOADS, Fevella, McKelvey |
LBT/PSM, WAM |
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SB556
DOH; Rural Emergency Hospitals; Licensure; Medicaid
RELATING TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.
Creates a framework for the licensure of rural emergency hospitals by the Department of Health. Provides for the continuation of Medicaid policy protections for hospitals transitioning to a rural emergency hospital designation. |
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2/12/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
HB1179 |
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SB557 SD1
Huli Au Ola; Physician and Dentist Retention; Molokai; Study; Grant; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to serve the island of Molokai. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard |
HRE, WAM |
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SB558 SD2 HD1
ADC; Economic Development; Food and Product Innovation Network; Food Security; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
Establishes a Food and Product Innovation Network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for food and product development or innovation facilities in the County of Maui and on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
AGR, ECD, FIN |
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SB559 SD1
Constitutional Amendment; Green Amendment; Environmental Protection (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND BEACHES.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches, shall be protected and shall not be infringed. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
AEN, JDC/WAM |
SB704 |
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SB560
Marriage; Legal Age
RELATING TO MARRIAGE OF MINORS.
Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, DECOITE, KIDANI, RICHARDS, Moriwaki |
HHS, JDC |
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SB561 SD1
DLNR; Equipment; Oahu Branch; Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT.
Appropriates funds for equipment for the Oahu Branch of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, INOUYE, RHOADS |
WTL, WAM |
HB506 |
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SB562 SD2 HD1
DOA; Invasive Species; Plant Nursery Registry Program; Pests; Taxa; Quarantine; Control and Eradication; Biosecurity
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Establishes a Plant Nursery Registry Program to regulate the sale of nursery stock. Requires certain plant nurseries to register with the Department of Agriculture. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
AGR, JHA, FIN |
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SB563 SD1
DOA; ADC; Counties; Agricultural Water Infrastructure; Study; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct a statewide agricultural water infrastructure study. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
AEN, WAM |
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SB564
Working Group; DOT; Harbors Division; HDOA; Study; Harbors; Report; Ports; Piers; Infrastructure; Agriculture; Transportation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
Establishes a working group within the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the State's port and harbor system and the potential viability of each location in that system to support current and future agricultural product transportation methods and needs. Requires a report. Appropriates moneys. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to TCA/AEN, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY |
TCA/AEN, WAM |
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SB565 SD1
DLNR; DOFAW; Pololu Valley; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO POLOLU VALLEY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ON HAWAII ISLAND.
Appropriates moneys for Pololu Valley management, including for the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop the trailhead; develop the infrastructure necessary to accommodate parking; install appropriate informational, historical, and educational signage; design and construct restroom facilities; and establish positions to manage the trail area. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Hashimoto, San Buenaventura |
WTL, WAM |
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SB566
Department of Budget and Finance; Spay and Neuter Special Fund; Spay and Neuter Special Fund Advisory Committee; Taxation; Income Tax Refund Designation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
Establishes a spay and neuter special fund. Establishes a spay and neuter special fund advisory committee to develop eligibility criteria for and manage the disbursement of the special fund. Authorizes, and requires the Director of Taxation to amend the individual state income tax form to facilitate, the designation of tax refund moneys to be paid to the spay and neuter special fund. Appropriates moneys into and out of the special fund. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to AEN, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Wakai |
AEN, WAM |
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SB567
Income Taxation; Individuals; Medical Travel; Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax credit for medically-related travel expenses not covered by insurance. |
(S)
1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Wakai |
HHS, WAM |
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SB568
DLNR; Trapping of Feral Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
RELATING TO FERAL ANIMALS.
Designates the Department of Land and Natural Resources as the primary agency for the trapping of feral goats, sheep, and pigs. Requires the Department to establish a program to humanely manage populations of feral goats, sheep, and pigs in the State by trapping. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Moriwaki |
WTL, WAM |
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SB569
Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Makes an appropriation for the operation of an additional ambulance for the island of Hawaii to be based in Makalei. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, INOUYE, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
HHS, WAM |
HB784 |
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SB570
Hunting; Goats; Bag Limits; Public Hunting Areas; Prohibition; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO GOATS.
Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from establishing or implementing bag limits for goats in public hunting areas. |
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1/21/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, INOUYE, KANUHA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
WTL, JDC |
HB347 |
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SB571
Law Enforcement; Immigration; Access to Detained Individuals; Due Process
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Requires state and local law enforcement agencies to notify an individual of their rights when in state or local law enforcement agency custody before any interview with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations. Designates all records relating to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to detained individuals provided by a state or local law enforcement agency as public records under chapter 92F, HRS. Requires state and local law enforcement agencies that have provided the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a detained individual within the previous year to hold two public forums per year. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. |
AQUINO (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB572 SD1
Housing; Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund; Nonprofit CDFIs
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Adds loan funds administered by Nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)for certain for-sale affordable housing projects to list of loan priorities for the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund. Expands use of moneys in the revolving fund to allow financing as matching funds for CDFIs to mobilize other funding sources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, FEVELLA |
HSG, FIN |
HB1432 |
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SB573
Condominiums; Associations; Health or Safety Violations; Common Elements; Duty to Repair
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Requires condominium associations to repair defective conditions of common elements that constitute health or safety violations. Allows unit owners to make the repairs at the association's expense. |
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2/19/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KIDANI, Fukunaga, Moriwaki, Richards |
CPN |
HB336 |
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SB574
EOEL; Public Prekindergarten; Public Preschool; Public School Teacher
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.
Allows children having a parent or guardian who is a public school teacher to have priority for enrollment in the Executive Office on Early Learning public prekindergarten program. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
HASHIMOTO, FEVELLA |
EDU, WAM |
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SB575
Historic Preservation Reviews; Third-party Consultants
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract its review of proposed state projects, projects on privately owned historic property, and projects affecting historic properties to third-party consultants if the Department is unable to complete its review within sixty days. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/HWN, JDC. |
HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
WTL/HWN, JDC |
HB830 |
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SB576 SD1
HPHA; HHFDC; Reports; Public Housing Special Fund
RELATING TO FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
Amends the requirements of legislative reports to be submitted by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Amends the scope of moneys to be deposited into and the purposes of the public housing special fund. Exempts expenditures of the public housing special fund from appropriation and allotment by the legislature, subject to certain requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1). |
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3/12/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI |
HSG, FIN |
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SB577
Rental Housing Project Disaster Recovery Permits
RELATING TO RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT DISASTER RECOVERY PERMITS.
Authorizes departments to issue permits for the development of multi-family rental housing projects on state or county land that was used for a multi-family rental housing project before a state emergency. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HOU/WTL, JDC. |
HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, KANUHA, Moriwaki |
HOU/WTL, JDC |
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SB578
Historic Property; Historic Preservation; Statehood Day; Hawaii Register of Historic Places
RELATING TO HISTORIC PROPERTY.
Amends the definition of "historic property" under the State's historic preservation program to include only property that predates Statehood Day and, with respect to buildings and structures, is registered on the Hawaii Register of Historic Places. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
WTL, JDC |
HB533 |
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SB579
Distributed Energy Resources; Solar; Electricity; Utility
RELATING TO DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES.
Requires utilities to pay distributed energy resources program customers for bill credits generated by the customer that are not used by the customer within 1 year. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
HASHIMOTO |
CPN |
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SB580
School Facilities Authority; School Facilities Authority Board; Public Schools; Sunshine Law
RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
Clarifies that the School Facilities Authority is responsible for certain development, planning, and construction projects for prekindergarten, preschool, and child care facilities, as well as workforce housing. Allows the School Facilities Authority to use the Department of Education for certain recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Allows the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private development agencies to develop prekindergarten facilities. Exclude School Facilities Authority Board workgroups and subcommittees from the Sunshine Law, except as it relates to permitted interactions. |
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2/4/2025- Re-Referred to EDU/GVO, WAM/JDC. |
HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, Ihara |
EDU/GVO, WAM/JDC |
HB329 |
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SB581 SD1
DBEDT; Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
EDT, WAM |
HB451 |
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SB582 SD1
SFCA; King Kamehameha Celebration Commission; DAGS; DBEDT; Comptroller; Works of Art Special Fund; Transfer; Performing Arts Grants Program; Capital Improvement Appropriations; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the authority held by the Comptroller over the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Performing Arts Grants Program to support performing arts in the State. Clarifies the scope of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' responsibilities to include the coordination, planning, promotion, marketing, and execution of performing arts events. Amends the authority for funds from the works of art special fund to be used only for costs related to the acquisition of works of art and the planning, design, construction of works of art and related appurtenances. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIM, LEE, C., RICHARDS |
TCA/EDT, WAM |
HB450 |
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SB583 SD2
Naming Rights; State-Owned Facilities; Concessions; Advertising; Marketing
RELATING TO NAMING RIGHTS.
Allows the naming rights of any state-owned facility to be leased to any public or private entity. Requires any revenues derived from advertising or marketing in or on any state-owned facility to be deposited into the appropriate special fund of the state agency that owns the facility or into the general fund if no appropriate special fund exists. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki, Richards, San Buenaventura |
LAB, FIN |
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SB584
Aquaculture; Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority
RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY.
Clarifies that the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority's duties include supporting aquaculture. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EDT/AEN, WAM |
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SB585 SD1
SPRB; Bana Pacific Inc.; Biogas Production Facility ($)
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST BANA PACIFIC INC.
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Bana Pacific Inc. in constructing a biogas production facility. (SD1) |
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2/6/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, McKelvey, Richards |
EIG, WAM |
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SB586 SD1
Climate Change; Mass Transit; Counties; Zero Emissions
RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
Requires the counties to upgrade to zero emission buses by 2045. Requires the state agencies to prioritize zero emission buses in the procurement policy for purchasing or leasing motor vehicles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, GABBARD, KANUHA, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Elefante, Richards |
TCA/AEN, CPN/WAM |
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SB587 SD1
PUC; Renewable Energy; Grid-Ready Homes Interconnection Process; Vehicle-to-Grid; Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator; Electricity Reliability Surcharge; Report
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection process, including vehicle-to-grid compliance requirements, by 1/1/2026. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge for cost recovery of certain expenses of the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator associated with the grid-ready homes interconnection process. Requires a report to the PUC on the grid-ready homes interconnection process. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Richards |
EIG/CPN, WAM |
HB340 |
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SB588 SD2
Solar Distributed Energy Resource Systems; Permitting Self-Certification; FEMA Flood Zone No-Rise/No Impact Declaration Requirements
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Authorizes certain government entities to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems and exempt the systems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency No-Rise/No-Impact declaration requirements under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/11/2025- The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
EEP, CPC |
HB352 |
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SB589 SD1 HD1
PUC; Tariffs; Renewable Energy; Retail Wheeling; Customer-sited Distributed Energy Resources; Installation Goal
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Establishes an installation goal for customer-sited distributed energy resources in the State. Authorizes retail wheeling of renewable energy and requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish policies and procedures to implement retail wheeling and microgrid service tariffs. Ensures that certain levels of compensation are provided for solar and energy storage exports from customer-sited distributed energy resources that are part of grid service programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
HB790 |
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SB590
DLNR; State Parks Special Fund; Division of State Parks; Environmental Protection
RELATING TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND.
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection. |
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2/4/2025- The committee(s) on WTL deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-05-25 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha |
WTL, WAM |
HB317 |
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SB591
Condominium Associations; Fines; Assessments; Common Expense Assessments; Appeals
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies the authority of condominium associations to impose fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, house rules, or regulations adopted by the condominium association. Establishes a process for the unit owner or tenant of the unit owner to appeal the imposition of a fine. Clarifies the responsibilities of unit owners to pay common expense assessments. Clarifies the rights and process for unit owners to appeal assessments other than common expense assessments. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
MORIWAKI |
CPN, JDC |
HB106 |
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SB592
Taxation; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Dividends Paid Deduction
RELATING TO TAXATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
Disallows the dividends-paid deduction for real estate investment trusts. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to CPN/EDT, WAM. |
MORIWAKI |
CPN/EDT, WAM |
HB1273 |
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SB593 SD1
Animal Cruelty; Commercial Dog Breeders; Licensing; Regulations; Penalties; Counties
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDERS.
Defines a "dog breeder" as any person who owns, possesses, controls, or otherwise has charge or custody of more than ten dogs over the age of twelve months with intact sexual organs, and who sells, barters, or otherwise transfers more than three litters and more than twenty-five dogs per calendar year. Requires dog breeders to meet minimum standards of care and not place certain types of dogs in the same enclosure to ensure the proper treatment and care of dogs and the dogs' offspring. Prohibits any person from owning or having custody of more than thirty dogs over one year with intact sexual organs. Requires dog breeders to maintain specific written records for each dog for a specified period. Authorizes each county to assess, implement, and enforce its own licensing system. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, GABBARD, WAKAI |
CPN, JDC/WAM |
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SB594
Offenses Against Seniors; Penal Code; Enhanced Penalties
RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS.
Removes the requirement that a perpetrator of certain crimes knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a person sixty years of age or older. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
MORIWAKI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Wakai |
HHS, JDC |
HB444 |
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SB595
DHS; Adult Protective and Community Services Branch; Courts; Power of Attorney; Cognitive Deficit; Revocation; Change of Agent; Investigation; Remedies; Penalties
RELATING TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
Establishes additional requirements to revoke or make changes relating to agents under powers of attorney of principals diagnosed with cognitive deficits. Requires submittals to the Adult Protective and Community Service Branch of the Department of Human Services. Requires the Branch to issue a notice of receipt to the principal and any person initiating the change. Establishes a mandatory waiting period before any proposed change takes effect. Establishes an expedited process for a court order granting an emergency change to a power of attorney. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
HHS, JDC |
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SB596
Electric Garbage Trucks; Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an income tax credit for the purchase of electric garbage trucks by qualified taxpayers. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024. |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, KIDANI, RHOADS |
TCA, WAM |
HB105 |
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SB597
ADLRO; Written Notice; Decisions
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE DRIVERS LICENSE REVOCATION.
Extends the time restriction in which the Hawaii Administrative Drivers License Revocation Office is required to issue a written review decision of a notice of administrative revocation of a person's driver license. |
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3/6/2025- Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, Hashimoto |
TRN, JHA |
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SB598 SD1
Hawaii Hope Card Program; Protective Orders; Hawaii Hope Card Program Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Establishes the Hawaii Hope Card Program within the Department of the Attorney General to issue hope cards upon request to those holding a long-term protective order, with specified relevant information about the protective orders and all covered parties. Establishes the Hawaii Hope Card Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, CHANG, RHOADS, Wakai |
JDC, WAM |
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SB599
Deceased Pet Animals; Public Roadways; Microchips; Notification; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Department of Transportation or appropriate county department when disposing of a deceased cat or dog from a public roadway to scan the animal for a microchip, record certain information, and report that information to the appropriate county animal services or animal service contractors. Appropriates funds. |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
KIDANI, CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS, Wakai |
TCA, WAM |
HB667 |
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SB600
Firearms; Assault Pistols; Assault Weapon Attachments; .50 Caliber Rifles; Magazine Capacity; Prohibition
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Amends the prohibition on certain assault weapons to include .50 caliber rifles and assault weapon attachments. Modernizes the prohibition on assault pistols to include pistols with one or more prohibited feature. Prohibits firearms other than pistols with a detachable magazine with over a twenty-round capacity. Prohibits persons from bringing or causing to be brought into the State a .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon attachment. Prohibits the sale or transfer of a .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon attachment in the State, unless the .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon attachment is sold or transferred to an authorized individual. Creates exceptions for the acquisition and possession of prohibited firearms for members of law enforcement and the military. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/CPN, JDC. |
WAKAI, CHANG, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, RHOADS |
PSM/CPN, JDC |
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SB601 SD1
Law Enforcement; Warrants; Searches; Private Property
RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Requires law enforcement to post notice that a warranted or warrantless search has been conducted on a property. Requires a law enforcement officer to secure any entrance used by an officer in the search. Allows the breaking of any doors, gates, other bars to the entrance, closets, and other closed places during a search when reasonable and other means of entering the space are not reasonable. Requires law enforcement agencies to develop a policy for securing the entrances to a house, store, or other building designated as a place to be searched after a search. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, KIM, RHOADS, Elefante, Moriwaki |
JHA |
HB1189 |
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SB602
HPHA; Public Housing; Public Closure; Offices and Facilities; Trespassing
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Includes any parcels owned by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority as areas that may be closed to the public. Specifies required signage. |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Hashimoto, Richards, San Buenaventura |
HSG, JHA |
HB199 |
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SB603 SD1
Veterans Rights and Benefits; Advisors; Compensation; Disclosures; Penalties
RELATING TO VETERANS.
Establishes provisions governing any person who receives compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting another person with veterans benefits. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, Gabbard |
PSM, CPN/JDC |
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SB604
DLIR; Tip Credit; Minimum Wage; Employment
RELATING TO THE TIP CREDIT.
Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage and requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted tip credit amount. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
WAKAI, Hashimoto |
LBT, WAM |
HB479 |
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SB605
DOE; BOE; Financial Literacy; K-12 Coursework; Professional Development
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in kindergarten through grade twelve. Requires students in grades nine through twelve to complete a one-half credit in financial literacy before graduation. Requires the Board of Education to provide professional development to teachers who are teaching financial literacy courses. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, LEE, C., RHOADS, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
HB865 |
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SB606
DCCA; Business Registration Data; Online
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to make all business registration applications available online. Requires all applications to contain certain contact information. |
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2/4/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura |
CPN, WAM |
HB453 |
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SB607
Vehicle Weight Tax; Annual Vehicle Registration Fee; Disabled Veterans; Exemption
RELATING TO DISABLED VETERANS.
Exempts disabled veterans from the State's vehicle weight tax and repeals the exemption for disabled veterans from the State's annual vehicle registration fee. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, GABBARD, RICHARDS, Fevella, San Buenaventura |
TCA/PSM, WAM |
HB657 |
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SB608 SD1
Veterans Rights and Benefits; Advising; Regulation
RELATING TO VETERANS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.
Regulates persons receiving compensation for providing advice or assistance regarding veterans benefits. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
(S)
2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, KIDANI, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Richards |
PSM, CPN/JDC |
HB652 |
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SB609 SD1
Office of Veterans' Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.
Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
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2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Richards |
PSM, WAM |
HB656 |
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SB610
Electric Utilities; County Boards of Water Supply; DOE; Teachers; Compensation; Round Up; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes the rounding up for teachers' salaries special fund, to be administered by the Department of Education. Requires electric utilities and county boards of water supply to provide an option for customers to voluntarily round up their bill to the nearest dollar or provide a specific contribution amount. Deposits the proceeds into the rounding up for teachers' salaries special fund. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, Hashimoto |
EDU, WAM/CPN |
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SB611
Fireworks; General Prohibition; Consumer Fireworks Exempted
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Prohibits the sale, importation, personal use, and commercial use of all fireworks, except consumer fireworks. Removes permitting requirements for consumer fireworks. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/EIG, CPN/JDC. |
FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KIDANI, Hashimoto, Wakai |
PSM/EIG, CPN/JDC |
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SB612 SD1
HHFDC; Rent-to-Build Equity; Study; Report
RELATING TO RENT TO BUILD EQUITY.
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to conduct a study on rent-to-build equity for existing and future state-financed housing. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
HOU, CPN/WAM |
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SB613
Hawaiian Language; DOE; Graduation Requirement; Pilot Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
Requires that each Department of Education public school student earn 2 credits in Hawaiian language for a high school diploma. Establishes a 2-year pilot program for Hawaiian language instruction at Noelani Elementary School and Nanakuli High and Intermediate School. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/HWN, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Fukunaga, Richards |
EDU/HWN, WAM |
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SB614 SD1 HD1
La Kuokoa; Hawaiian Independence Day; State Holiday
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Establishes the twenty-eighth day of November of each year as "La Kuokoa", Hawaiian Independence Day, as a state holiday, rather than a day of observance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
FEVELLA, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
CAA, JHA, FIN |
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SB615
Procurement; Change Order; Cost Increases; Scope of Work
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Requires that any procurement change order that increases the contract cost by more than fifty per cent or substantially increases the scope of work be considered a new contract for procurement purposes. |
(S)
2/4/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, Hashimoto |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB616
Department of Transportation; Counties; Motor Vehicles; Towing; Illegal Parking; Registration; Certificate of Title
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Requires the immediate towing of any parked motor vehicle that is not properly registered, does not display a valid safety inspection sticker, or is parked in violation of any state traffic law. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
FEVELLA |
TCA, JDC |
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SB617 SD1
Proposed Actions; Environmental Impact Statements; Hearings; Notice
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires, for each draft environmental impact statement, a public hearing in the community directly affected by the underlying proposed action. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, KIDANI, Gabbard |
AEN/GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB618
Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; DBEDT; Qualified Production
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to publish on its website the names of the qualified productions and the amount of the tax credits certified per qualified production per filing year. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
FEVELLA, Hashimoto, Richards, Wakai |
EDT, WAM |
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SB619
Ulehawa Stream; Contamination; DOH; UH; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STREAM WATER QUALITY.
Implements a 4-phase plan for the Department of Health to address contamination of Ulehawa Stream. Requires the University of Hawaii to provide assistance. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, KIDANI, Gabbard |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB620
Hemp; Permittees; Processing; Manufacturing; Label; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEMP.
Requires the Department of Health to construct, operate, and maintain a hemp manufacturing facility. Requires permitted hemp processors to provide certain updated information to the Department of Health no later than 60 days after a relevant event. Explicitly prohibits any person from selling to consumers any hemp biomass, regardless of whether the biomass consists of hemp leaves or hemp floral material, or both. Imposes requirements relating to the form of certain orally consumable manufactured hemp products. Imposes certain labeling requirements. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN/CPN, WAM. |
FEVELLA |
HHS/AEN/CPN, WAM |
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SB621
Public Lands; Negotiation; Public Auction
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Requires that all lease extensions for public lands be subject to public auction. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
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SB622
Landfill; Dust Monitoring; Department of Health
RELATING TO DUST MONITORING.
Requires landfills to have dust monitoring stations. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, JDC. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, GABBARD |
AEN/HHS, JDC |
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SB623
State Council on Mental Health; Native Hawaiian Health Practices
RELATING TO THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires the State Council on Mental Health to include an unspecified number of members with demonstrated knowledge of or work experience involving native Hawaiian health practices. Requires council members to receive annual training on topics related to native Hawaiian healing and health. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/HWN, JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, GABBARD, San Buenaventura |
HHS/HWN, JDC |
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SB624 SD1
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Hawaiian Home Lands; Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole; Portrait; Mass Transit
RELATING TO PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE.
Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. (SD1) |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO |
HWN, WAM |
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SB625
Hawaiian Homes Commission; Elected Members; DHHL; Director
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Authorizes the election of the members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Establishes the elected office of Director of Hawaiian Home Lands, the holder of which shall have administrative oversight over the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Subject to congressional approval. |
(S)
1/28/2025- The committee on HWN deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA |
HWN, JDC/WAM |
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SB626
HIEMA; Disaster Preparedness; Evacuation Routes; Large Trees; Removal; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Prohibits the planting of large trees along evacuation routes. Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees having the potential to obstruct an evacuation route. Defines evacuation route. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, Wakai |
PSM, WAM |
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SB627
HHFDC; Current and Returning Resident Down Payment Program; Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO DOWN PAYMENTS.
Establishes within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation a current and returning resident down payment program to provide matching funds for the down payment on a primary residence. Appropriates moneys and establishes positions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO |
HOU, WAM |
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SB628
General Excise Tax; DOE; Teacher Salaries; Teacher Salary Special Fund; School Facilities Special Fund
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Increases the general excise tax by 1%. Establishes the teacher salary special fund within the Department of Education. Requires that increased general excise tax revenues be deposited into the teacher salary special fund and the school facilities special fund. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
FEVELLA |
EDU, WAM |
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SB629
DHHL; Hawaiian Home Lands; Beneficiaries; Monthly Reports
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to mail beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, monthly accountability reports that contain certain information on leases and fiscal matters. |
(S)
1/27/2025- The committee(s) on HWN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 01-28-25 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO |
HWN, WAM |
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SB630
Counties; Directors of Finance; Abandoned Vehicles; Charges; Fees; Fines; Waiver
RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES.
Authorizes each county director of finance to waive, for up to one year, certain abandoned vehicle tow, storage, and other charges, fees, and fines owed to the county. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
EIG, WAM |
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SB631
DHRD; Executive Branch; Departments; Hiring; Recruitment; Employment; Applicant Pool
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.
Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to allow other executive branch departments to select applicants for civil service positions from the applicant pool for initial screening. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG |
LBT, WAM |
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SB632
State Building Code; State Building Code Council; Green Building Standards Code
RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE.
Requires the State Building Code Council to develop and adopt a green building standards code. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
PSM, WAM |
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SB633
Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax; Carbon Emissions; Tax Credit; Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund; Carbon Emissions Tax and Dividend Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to address carbon emissions. Incrementally increases the tax rate over time. Establishes a refundable tax credit to mitigate the effect of a carbon emissions tax on lower-income taxpayers. Establishes and appropriates moneys into the carbon emissions tax and dividend special fund. Reenacts the agricultural development and food security special fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD, LEE, C., Richards |
AEN/EIG, WAM |
HB760 |
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SB634
DOT; Marine Passenger Fees; Cruise Ship Passenger Fee; Cruise Ship Passenger Fee Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MARINE PASSENGER FEES.
Establishes a cruise ship passenger fee to be collected beginning 1/1/2026 by the Department of Transportation to be used for infrastructure projects benefiting cruise ships with an emphasis on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Establishes the Cruise Ship Passenger Fee Special Fund. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
TCA/AEN, WAM |
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SB635 SD1
HSEO; DAGS; State Agencies; Energy Efficiency; Lighting; First Responder Facilities; Report
RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Requires each state agency to expeditiously use energy efficient lighting. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to provide technical assistance and survey state agencies for compliance, prioritizing first responder facilities. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to assist the Hawaii State Energy Office in conducting the survey. Requires a report of the survey to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD, Richards |
GVO/EIG, WAM |
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SB636 SD1
UH Hilo; Retention Coordinator; Internship Coordinator; Enrollment Management; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.
Appropriates funds for one retention coordinator position, one internship coordinator position, and student enrollment management initiatives at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HRE, WAM |
HB443 |
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SB637 SD1
UH; Nursing; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii System for various nursing programs. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HED, FIN |
HB442 |
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SB638
Employment Practices; Paid Rest Periods
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
Requires employers to provide employees with paid breaks. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, RHOADS |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
HB555 |
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SB639 SD1 HD1
Department of Health; Water Quality; Underground Storage Tanks and Tank Systems; Confirmed Release; Environmental Restoration; Jet Fuel; Rules
RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
Requires an owner or operator of an underground storage tank or tank system with a confirmed release to meet certain standards for the restoration of the environment. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that any detection of these contaminants in the vicinity of an underground storage tank or a tank system after a confirmed release is a result of the confirmed release. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, WAKAI |
EEP, WAL, JHA |
HB1230 |
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SB640
Artificial Intelligence; Chatbots; Unfair or Deceptive Practices; Penalties
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Requires corporations, organizations, or individuals engaging to commercial transactions or trade practices to clearly and conspicuously notify consumers when the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence chatbot or other technology capable of mimicking human behaviors. Authorizes private rights of action. Establishes statutory penalties. |
(S)
2/7/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
CPN/LBT, JDC |
HB639 |
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SB641 SD1
Alcohol; Low Alcohol by Volume Spirits Beverage; Liquor Tax; Liquor Law; Definition
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Defines "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume spirits beverages at a rate of $0.85 per wine gallon. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIM |
CPN, WAM |
HB939 |
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SB642 SD2
Insurance; Mandatory Optional Coverage; Standard Fertility Preservation Services; Medically Necessary Treatment
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires all health insurance policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2025, to provide optional coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons undergoing medically necessary cancer-related treatments that may cause iatrogenic infertility. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/7/2025- This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Wednesday 03-12-25 9:00AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga, Hashimoto |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB139 |
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SB643
Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards; Extension; Public Utilities Commission
RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.
Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Authorizes the public utilities commission to adjust the 2045 and interim standards. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, Wakai |
EIG, CPN |
HB785 |
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SB644
Land Court; Bureau of Conveyances; Real Property; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.
Repeals the Land Court. Requires registered owners of an interest in property registered in land court to deregister their interest. Requires the land court to inform registered owners of the requirement to deregister. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM/JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga |
WTL, WAM/JDC |
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SB645
Public Service; Vacancies; State Budget
RELATING TO VACANT STATE POSITIONS.
Requires that state public service positions vacant for longer than 2 years be removed from the state budget. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM. |
FEVELLA |
LBT/GVO, WAM |
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SB646
DOE; Schools; Children; Resource Officers; Guards; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SAFETY.
Requires the Department of Education to assign school resource officers or guards to serve at public elementary schools and state prekindergarten programs. Requires report to the Legislature. Requires the Department of Education to seek funding from federal grants. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, Elefante, Moriwaki |
EDU/PSM, WAM |
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SB647
Transportation; Low-Speed Electric Bicycles; Regulations
RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Amends various definitions of "moped" throughout the Hawaii Revised Statutes to exclude low-speed electric bicycles. Deletes an unused term from Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes regulations for low-speed electric bicycles and clarifies the applicability of certain conflicting regulations that are applicable to all bicycles. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, MORIWAKI |
TCA, JDC |
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SB648
DOH; Developmental Disabilities Division; Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waiver; Eligibility Criteria; Rulemaking; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Requires the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health to amend its eligibility criteria for the home and community-based services Medicaid waiver to include individuals having an intellectual or a developmental disability and a comorbid mental illness. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG |
HHS, WAM |
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SB649
DOT; Aircraft; Airports; Fireworks; Articles Pyrotechnic; Inspections; Disposal
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Department of Transportation to inspect personal aircraft that enter the State and land at state airports for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized transportation of fireworks and article pyrotechnic into the State. Requires the Department to coordinate with an appropriate law enforcement agency or county fire department to dispose of prohibited fireworks and articles pyrotechnic. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/PSM, JDC/WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG |
TCA/PSM, JDC/WAM |
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SB650
Penal Code; Caregivers; Financial Exploitation; Elder Abuse; Vulnerable Adults
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Makes financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver a Class A felony. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG |
HHS, JDC |
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SB651
Tax Expenditure Accountability; Tax Expenditures; Disclosure
RELATING TO TAX EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTABILITY.
Requires laws that enact, modify, or extend the availability of a tax expenditure to contain specific information, revenue estimates, and analyses before becoming law. Allows the disclosure of certain tax credit information. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
WAM |
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SB652
DOH; Tires; Tire Retailers; Inventory; Database
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.
Requires tire retailers to collect and submit to the Department of Health certain information relating to tires sold by the retailer. Requires the Department of Health to establish and maintain a database containing this information. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/HHS, CPN. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, KIM |
TCA/HHS, CPN |
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SB653
Nuisance Abatement; Gambling Offenses; Mandatory Fine
RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT.
Requires the court to impose a mandatory fine per violation for nuisance abatement laws related to gambling offenses. Allows citizens who bring civil nuisance abatement suits against places used for illegal gambling the same rights and protections as those afforded to victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
FEVELLA, AQUINO, CHANG, KIM, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga |
JDC, WAM |
HB669 |
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SB654
Prince Kuhio Plaza; DHHL; Lease; Revocation
RELATING TO LAND LEASES.
Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to repeal, revoke, or buy out the remainder of the lease of the real property under the Prince Kuhio Plaza, in Hilo, Hawaii, and resell that lease at fair market value to a new entity that agrees to properly maintain the plaza. |
(S)
1/27/2025- The committee(s) on HWN deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 01-28-25 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. |
FEVELLA |
HWN, WAM |
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SB655
Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana Day
RELATING TO RICHARD "BUFFALO" KEAULANA DAY.
Designates September 2nd of each year as "Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana Day". |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
FEVELLA, CHANG, Awa |
TCA, WAM |
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SB656
DLNR; Red Hill; Water; Contamination Plume; Monitoring; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WATER.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to install one hundred monitoring wells to collect data and map the migration of the Red Hill contamination plume. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
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SB657 SD1 HD1
UH; SOEST; Center for Climate Resilient Development; Establishment; Climate Change; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology within the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS |
WAL, HED, FIN |
HB1455 |
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SB658 SD1
DOA; Little Fire Ants; Hawaii Ant Lab; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII ANT LAB.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture to support the Hawaii Ant Lab in mitigating the effects of little fire ants in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Elefante, Fukunaga, Wakai |
AEN, WAM |
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SB659 SD2 HD1
DOE; Procurement; Locally Sourced Products; Fresh Local Agricultural Products; Local Value-Added Processed, Agricultural, or Food Products; Exemption; Geographic Preference
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Exempts from the electronic procurement system the Department of Education's purchase of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed, agricultural, or food products not exceeding a certain amount, subject to certain requirements. Requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining a geographic preference for locally sourced products. Exempts the Department of Education from the requirement that certain agricultural products are subject to the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Wakai |
EDN, AGR, FIN |
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SB660
HSEO; Energy; Combustible Fuel Alternatives; Study; Report
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to identify the most cost-effective investments for clean energy alternatives to combustible fuels. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
EIG, WAM |
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SB661 SD1
DOA; Programs; Plant-Based Building Materials; Biocements; Hemp; Bamboo; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PLANT-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the establishment and operation of programs relating to the development of biocements and hemp- and bamboo-based building materials. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Fukunaga |
AEN, WAM |
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SB662 SD1 HD1
Statewide Traffic Code; County Police Officers; Enforcement
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes county police officers to enforce the Statewide Traffic Code on all public streets, roadways, and highways within the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
GABBARD, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY |
HSG/TRN, JHA, FIN |
HB157 |
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SB663
UH; CTAHR; Agricultural Technicians; Community Coordinators; Positions; Established; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to establish eight full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) agricultural technician positions and four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) community coordinator positions. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, Wakai |
HRE, WAM |
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SB664
DOH; Duties; Water Quality; Water Quality Testing; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.
Expands the duties and powers of the Department of Health that relate to water quality and water quality testing to ensure the safety and health of Hawaii's residents. Appropriates funds. |
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1/31/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB665
HSEO; Energy; Combustible Fuel Alternatives; Study; Report
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a study to identify the most cost-effective investments for clean energy alternatives to combustible fuels. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Fukunaga, Moriwaki |
EIG, WAM |
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SB666 SD1
UH; CTAHR; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Converts two temporary Farm-to-School extension agent positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience into permanent positions. Establishes an Agriculture Education Coordinator position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO |
HRE, WAM |
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SB667
EALs; Toxic Chemicals; Pollutants; Procedural Requirements; Public Notice
RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
Requires state agencies that monitor environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels (EALs) to ensure the preservation of a safe environment. Prohibits modifications to EALs unless certain procedural requirements are met. Establishes a process to allow any resident to petition for modifications to an established EAL. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/GVO, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, Fevella |
AEN/GVO, WAM |
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SB668
Waste or Disposal Facilities; Significant Aquifers; Buffer Zones
RELATING TO WASTE OR DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by the Department of Health. Reduces the required buffer zone around waste or disposal facilities. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/WTL, WAM. |
GABBARD, FUKUNAGA, Moriwaki |
HHS/WTL, WAM |
HB748 |
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SB669
HSEO; Rooftop Solar Installation; Rooftop Photovoltaic Energy Generating Systems; New Residential Construction Requirement; Rules
RELATING TO PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEMS.
Beginning 1/1/2026, prohibits the issuance of building permits for new single-family dwellings that are part of a development of twenty or more dwellings and do not include a rooftop photovoltaic energy generating system, unless a variance is granted by the Hawaii State Energy Office. Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to adopt administrative rules. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, JDC. |
GABBARD, RHOADS |
EIG, JDC |
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SB670
Lodging Establishments; Personal Care Products; Small Plastic Containers; Prohibition; Penalties
RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
Prohibits lodging establishments in the State from providing personal care products packaged in small plastic containers in any sleeping room accommodations, space within sleeping room accommodations, and bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalties. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, CPN/JDC. |
GABBARD, FEVELLA, RHOADS |
EDT/AEN, CPN/JDC |
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SB671
Dangerous Pesticides; State Land; State Facilities; Regulation
RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
Prohibits the use of certain dangerous pesticides on state lands and at state facilities, except as needed to respond to emergencies. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/GVO/WTL, CPN/WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
AEN/GVO/WTL, CPN/WAM |
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SB672
UH; CIP; Waimanalo Research Station; GO Bonds ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for a capital improvement project for the repair, maintenance, and demolition of buildings at the Waimanalo Research Station. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
HRE, WAM |
HB779 |
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SB673
DLNR; Environmental Stewardship Fee Program; Environmental Stewardship Fee Special Fund; Report; Appropriation
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FEES.
Effective 7/1/2027, establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through which the Department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Special Fund effective 7/1/2025. Allocates a certain amount of transient accommodations tax revenues to the special fund. Requires report to the Legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the environmental stewardship fee program. Appropriates funds for the environmental stewardship fee strategic plan and positions for the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, RHOADS |
WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC |
HB752 |
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SB674 SD1
DOH; Packaging Waste; Needs Assessment; Advisory Council; Extended Producer Responsibility Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Requires the Department of Health to complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature no later than 12/31/2028. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, Fukunaga |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
HB750 |
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SB675 SD1
DOH; Wastewater Branch; Cesspool Conversion Section; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Establishes within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch a Cesspool Conversion Section, which shall be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Cesspool Conversion Section. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/26/2025- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
HB749 |
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SB676
Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion; Benchmarks; Appropriation
RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
Establishes statewide goals for solid waste reduction and organic waste diversion. Requires each county to incorporate into its next integrated solid waste management plan revision a plan to divert certain organic waste generated within the county in alignment with established state benchmarks. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
AEN/EIG, WAM |
HB751 |
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SB677 SD1
Hawaii Climate Adaptation and Resilience Implementation Plan; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Moriwaki |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB1366 |
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SB678 SD1
Department of Agriculture; Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund; Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund. Requires a portion of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to be deposited into the Special Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, Fukunaga |
AEN, WAM |
SB1155 |
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SB679
Governor; DCCA; HIEMA; Hurricane Shelters; Strengthening; Development ($)
RELATING TO HURRICANE SHELTERS.
Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, to strengthen existing hurricane shelters and develop new hurricane shelters to withstand category five hurricanes. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/CPN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS |
PSM/CPN, WAM |
HB357 |
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SB680
Renewable Portfolio Standards; Definition; Biomass; Repeal
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Repeals biomass from the renewable portfolio standard definition of "renewable energy". |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EIG/AEN, CPN. |
GABBARD |
EIG/AEN, CPN |
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SB681
General Excise Tax; Exemption; Agricultural Businesses; Genetically Engineered Agricultural Products; Repeal
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Repeals the exemption to the general excise tax for agricultural businesses engaged in the production of genetically engineered agricultural products. |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, FEVELLA |
AEN, WAM |
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SB682
Department of Health; Safe Drinking Water; Safe Drinking Water Act; Chemical Additive; Requirements; Prohibition
RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING WATER.
Prohibits any state or county law, rule, ordinance, or regulation from requiring the addition of any substance, product, or chemical for preventative health care or medical purposes, that is unrelated to chemicals necessary for protection against contamination of drinking water, to any public water system. Establishes quality control and public safety requirements if the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended to authorize a federal regulation to allow every state to use the drinking water system to dispense chemicals or medication for treating the physical or mental function of a person's body. |
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1/31/2025- Re-Referred to HHS, JDC. |
GABBARD |
HHS, JDC |
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SB683 SD1
PFAS; Food Packaging; Food Service Ware; Cosmetics; Personal Care Products; Prohibition
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Beginning 1/1/2028, prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with certain exceptions. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
GABBARD |
AEN, CPN |
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SB684
BOE; DOE; Cell Phones; Prohibited; Rules
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Requires the Board of Education to adopt administrative rules to ban the usage of cell phones at Department of Education schools. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
GABBARD |
EDU, JDC |
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SB685
Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax; Carbon Emissions; Tax Credit; Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund
RELATING TO TAXATION OF POLLUTION.
Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to address carbon emissions. Incrementally increases the tax rate over time. Establishes a refundable tax credit to mitigate the effect of a carbon emissions tax on taxpayers. Reenacts the agricultural development and food security special fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS |
AEN/EIG, WAM |
HB1375 |
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SB686 SD1
UH; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Program; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Prevention; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE PROGRAM.
Establishes short-term management initiatives for the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Program. Establishes standards for the usage of grants awarded pursuant to the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Program. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for activities and positions related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, Wakai |
HRE/AEN, WAM |
HB643 |
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SB687
Animal Fur; Fur Products; Sale, Offer, Possession, Display, Distribution, or Trade; Prohibition; Penalties
RELATING TO ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS.
Prohibits the sale, offer, possession with intent to sell, display, distribution, or trade of fur products in the State, with certain exceptions. Establishes civil penalties for violations. Effective 6/30/2025. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, CPN/JDC. |
GABBARD, RHOADS, Wakai |
AEN, CPN/JDC |
HB719 |
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SB688 SD1
DOA; Grant Specialist Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions within the Department of Agriculture. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
AEN, WAM |
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SB689
DOA; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program; DA BUX; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the continued administration of the Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program and to provide matching funds to beneficiaries who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
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SB690
Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Development Corporation; CIP; Agricultural Infrastructure; GO Bonds; Food and Product Innovation Network; Waiahole Water System; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects per the agricultural infrastructure of the State, a food and product innovation network, and outstanding debt on the Waiahole water system. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
EDT/AEN, WAM |
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SB691 SD1
Family Court; Jurisdiction; Juvenile Adjudication; Children
RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS.
Establishes a minimum age of twelve for adjudication for any alleged or attempted violation of law. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
JHA |
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SB692
DLE; Spray Paint Sales
RELATING TO SPRAY PAINT.
Regulates the retail and wholesale sales of spray paint. Designates the Department of Law Enforcement with jurisdiction. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
PSM, CPN/JDC |
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SB693 SD1 HD1
Department of Agriculture; Food Hub Pilot Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the Food Hub Pilot Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/11/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO |
AGR, FIN |
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SB694
Minors; Detention; Adult Correctional Facilities; Prohibition
RELATING TO THE DETENTION OF MINORS.
Prohibits minors from being held in jails, lockups, or prisons for adults. |
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3/14/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-25. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
JHA |
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SB695
DOH; Ambulances; Equipment; Cameras; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AMBULANCES.
Requires the Department of Health to require each ground ambulance to be equipped with front- and rear-facing cameras. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG |
HHS, WAM |
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SB696
Office of the Governor; DCCA; Disaster Preparedness; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to: (1) plan and administer income tax credits relating to emergency management or disaster preparedness and grants for low-income taxpayers to fortify their residential real property; (2) oversee the development of emergency shelters; and (3) hire necessary personnel. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
PSM/CPN, WAM |
HB354 |
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SB697 SD1
DOTAX; DCCA; Income Tax Credit; Wind Resistance Retrofit; Hurricane Preparedness; Insurance; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AN INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Establishes a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses paid to retrofit a residence with wind resistive devices. Requires the Department of Taxation to prepare forms. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to pre-certify claims. Appropriates funds. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Sunsets 1/1/2028. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS |
CPN, WAM |
HB355 |
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SB698
State Building Codes; Hurricane Protection
RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODES.
Requires all newly constructed single-family residences and apartment buildings located within specified geographic areas to be built to withstand certain categories of hurricanes and to contain residential safe rooms with attached bathrooms. Effective 1/1/2026. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS |
PSM, WAM |
HB356 |
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SB699
Office of the Governor; DCCA; Hurricane Fortification Grants; Low-Income Residents; Condominium Associations; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to oversee and administer grants to low-income residents, and condominium associations on behalf of low-income condominium owners, to fortify residential real property against hurricanes. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/CPN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
PSM/CPN, WAM |
HB353 |
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SB700 SD1
HSEO; Renewable Energy; State Facilities; Resilience Hubs; Feasibility; Report
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in collaboration with state departments, to assess the potential and feasibility of developing resilience hubs that can provide emergency services and be open to the general public during times of emergency. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS |
GVO/EIG, WAM |
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SB701
Solar Distributed Energy Resource Systems; Building Permits; Online Automated Permitting Platform; Self-Certification Process
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real-time by 1/1/2026. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in areas served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt a self-certification process for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS |
EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM |
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SB702
Constitutional Amendment; Green Amendment; Environmental Protection (ConAm)
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND BEACHES.
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches, shall be protected and shall not be infringed. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, JDC/WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, FEVELLA |
AEN, JDC/WAM |
SB559 |
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SB703
HDOA; Loan Programs; Interest Rate Cap; Line of Credit; New Farmers; Farm-to-State Programs; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds for the agricultural loan program to offer loans with an interest rate cap of four per cent; a line of credit program with a prevailing interest rate; and loans with an interest rate cap of three per cent for new farmers that commit to growing import replacement crops and farm-to-state programs. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
AEN, WAM |
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SB704
Income Tax; Earned Income Tax Credit
RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Permanently increases the state earned income tax credit to fifty per cent of the federal earned income tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Kanuha |
WAM |
HB182 |
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SB705
Excited Delirium; Prohibition; Cause of Death; Incident Report; Law Enforcement Officers; Evidence
RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a local health officer or local agent of the Department of Health from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new rule of evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, ELEFANTE, RHOADS |
HHS/PSM, JDC |
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SB706 SD1
Hawaii Property Insurance Association; Insurance; Plan of Operation; Commercial Properties
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to include in its plan of operation insurance coverage for commercial properties twice denied by private insurers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, Kanuha, McKelvey |
CPN, WAM |
HB21 |
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SB707
Property Insurance; Lava Zones; Premiums; Lava Zone Insurance Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAVA ZONE INSURANCE.
Establishes a Lava Zone Insurance Fund to subsidize the cost of insurance premiums for properties in lava zones 1 and 2. Defines lava zones 1 and 2. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, KANUHA |
CPN, WAM |
HB20 |
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SB708
Board of Psychology; Clinical Psychologists; Prescriptive Authority Privilege; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Authorizes and appropriates moneys for the Board of Psychology to grant prescriptive authority to clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege beginning 7/1/2026. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, KIM, Kanuha |
HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB709 SD1
DOH; Mental Health; Assisted Community Treatment; Emergency Examination and Hospitalization; Training and Education; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to track and publicly report certain data relating to crisis reports, emergency mental health transports, and court-ordered treatments. Requires the DOH to respond to reports about persons having severe mental illness who are in need of assistance, assess whether those persons fulfill criteria for assisted community treatment, and coordinate the process for an assisted community treatment order if indicated. Establishes that a court's denial of a petition for involuntary commitment shall serve as notification to the DOH that the subject of the petition should be evaluated for assisted community treatment. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Fukunaga |
HHS/JDC, WAM |
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SB710 SD1
DHS; Child Welfare Task Force; Child Welfare System; Malama Ohana Working Group; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.
Establishes the Child Welfare Task Force to develop strategies and policy changes to transform and improve the State's child welfare system. Requires support from the Department of Human Services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
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SB711 SD1
Governor; Gubernatorial Appointments; Salaries; Senate Confirmation; Governor's Messages
RELATING TO GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Requires any appointment of a person by the Governor to serve in the Executive Branch in the position of an advisor to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate if that person's salary is greater than $200,000, and is not paid from the Governor's budget. Requires the Governor to transmit Governor's Messages to the Senate President containing nominations for each gubernatorial appointee who was appointed to their advisor position before the effective date of this Act and whose salary is greater than $200,000, and is not paid from the Governor's budget. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY |
GVO, JDC |
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SB712
Preschool Open Doors Program; Eligibility
RELATING TO THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.
Expands the preschool open door program's eligibility criteria. Repeals the requirement that open door program providers be accredited. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, Fukunaga, McKelvey |
HHS, WAM |
HB692 |
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SB713
DHS; CHIP; Medicaid Coverage; Pregnant Persons; Children; Immigration Status; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to provide health insurance through Medicaid's Children's Health Insurance Program to income-qualified children and pregnant persons regardless of their immigration status. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
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SB714
DHS; Medicaid; Children's Health Insurance Program; Pregnant Persons; Children; Immigration Status; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to provide Medicaid coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program for income-qualified pregnant persons and children who are otherwise ineligible due to their immigration status. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
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SB715
DHS; Medicaid; Long-Term Care Services; Home- and Community-Based Services; Reimbursement; Rates; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve full funding status, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard |
HHS, WAM |
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SB716 SD2
DLIR; Hawaii Employment Security Law; Unemployment Benefits; Registration for Work; Electronic Notice; Waiver; Deregulation
RELATING TO HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Expands the circumstances where the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations may waive the requirements for individuals to register to work and report to an employment office to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Authorize the Department to allow individuals to report to a location other than an employment office or other location approved pursuant to its rules. Beginning 4/1/2027, requires notices of determinations and documentation relating to appeals to be sent electronically, unless the election for mail is made. Allows an individual to change an elected withholding status more than once during a benefit year. Repeals the statutory definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work". Repeals the requirement for individuals to post their work availability online to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Richards |
LAB, FIN |
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SB717 SD1 HD1
Collective Bargaining; Grievance; Suspension; Discharge; Exempt Employees
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Repeals the prohibition placed on certain employees exempt from Civil Service Law from grieving a suspension or discharge. Allows any employee who is a member of an appropriate bargaining unit to grieve a suspension or discharge. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard, McKelvey, Richards |
LAB, FIN |
HB161 |
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SB718
Equity; Universal Changing Accommodations; Public Accommodation; Public Entity Construction
RELATING TO EQUITY.
Requires all places of public accommodation and public entity constructions constructed after 7/31/2026, to provide universal changing accommodations that are equally accessible regardless of gender. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/GVO, CPN/WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, RHOADS |
HHS/GVO, CPN/WAM |
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SB719
DOH; Auditor; Healthy Ohana Act; Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Fee Program; Exemptions; Healthy Ohana Special Fund; Healthy Ohana Trust Fund; Healthy Ohana Trust Fund Advisory Committee; Enforcement; Penalties; Reports; Rules; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES.
Establishes a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Fee Program to be administered by the Department of Health that, beginning 7/1/2026, imposes a fee on the distribution and sale of sugar-sweetened beverages in the State. Establishes the Healthy Ohana Special Fund into which revenues generated from the sugar-sweetened beverage fee are deposited. Establishes the Healthy Ohana Trust Fund in the private sector to receive revenues from the Healthy Ohana Special Fund to support prevention and control of obesity and chronic diseases. Allows the Department to contract with a third party to administer the program. Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the program and submit reports to the Legislature. Establishes the Healthy Ohana Trust Fund Advisory Committee to advise the Department on the administration of the trust fund. Requires the Department to adopt interim rules no later than 6/30/2026, and final rules no later than 12/31/2027. Establishes civil penalties. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM/JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
HHS, WAM/JDC |
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SB720
DLIR; Workers' Compensation; Independent Medical Examination; Permanent Impairment Rating Examination; Physician; Mutual Agreement
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Requires the independent medical examination and permanent impairment rating examination of an injured employee under the Workers' Compensation Law to be conducted by a qualified physician selected by the mutual agreement of the parties and paid for by the employer. In absence of a mutual agreement, requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to appoint a duly qualified impartial physician to be paid by the employer. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB721 SD1
Department of Taxation; Taxation; Estate Tax; Exclusion; Exemption; Nonresidents; Nonresidents Not Citizens
RELATING TO THE ESTATE TAX.
Amends the exclusion amount of Hawaii's estate tax. Repeals exemption for tax imposed on transfer of taxable estate located in Hawaii for nonresidents and nonresidents who are not citizens. Applicable to decedents dying or taxable transfers occurring after 12/31/2024. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/4/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 18 |
RHOADS |
FIN |
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SB722
Civil Asset Forfeiture; Property Forfeiture
RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for moneys in the Criminal Forfeiture Fund. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Amends the deadline for the Attorney General to report to the Legislature on the use of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Limits the transfer of certain forfeiture property to federal agencies. Establishes records requirements. |
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2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
JDC, WAM |
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SB723
Shoreline Setbacks
RELATING TO SHORELINE SETBACKS.
Increases shoreline setback requirements. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/EIG, WAM. |
RHOADS, GABBARD |
WTL/EIG, WAM |
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SB724
Deposit Beverage Container Program; Dealers of Deposit Beverage Containers; Redemption Centers; Exemptions; Repeal
RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER REDEMPTION.
Repeals the exemptions for certain dealers of deposit beverage containers and related provisions. Requires all dealers of deposit beverage containers to operate as redemption centers. Effective 7/1/2026. |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. |
RHOADS, Fukunaga |
AEN, CPN |
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SB725
Judges; Bail; Findings
RELATING TO BAIL.
Requires judges to make certain findings regarding a defendant's ability to afford bail. |
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1/31/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JDC |
HB675 |
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SB726
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Motor Vehicle Insurance; Electronic Insurance Verification System; Insurance Commissioner; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Requires insurers to notify the Insurance Commissioner of all existing motor vehicle insurance policies and whenever the insurer issues, cancels, terminates, or does not renew a motor vehicle insurance policy. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to use the insurance policy information to create an electronic database to provide law enforcement and the courts with instant insurance verification. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN/TCA, WAM. |
RHOADS |
CPN/TCA, WAM |
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SB727
DOH; Counties, Water Fluoridation; Water Suppliers; Public Water Systems; Training; Dental Care Insurance; Coverage; Proclamation; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires suppliers of water in the State to adjust the level of fluoride in its public water system in conformance with a standard published by the Board of Water Supply of each county until the issuance of a proclamation by the Governor declaring the date on which all residents of the State have either obtained or affirmatively rejected dental insurance coverage and provide a certified copy to the Revisor of Statutes. Requires the Department of Health to provide suppliers of water with technical assistance and training and submit annual status reports to the Legislature regarding the public water systems' status of compliance with the fluoride adjustment requirement. Allows the Department of Health to reimburse suppliers of water for necessary expenses incurred for compliance. Requires the Department of Health to monitor dental insurance coverage of the State's residents, submit annual status reports to the Legislature, and upon confirmation that all residents of the State have either obtained or affirmatively rejected dental insurance coverage, submit a written verification to the Governor. Requires the Governor to issue a proclamation. Appropriates funds. |
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1/27/2025- Re-Referred to HHS, WAM/CPN. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI |
HHS, WAM/CPN |
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SB728
Firearms Possession; Disqualification; Disposal; Statement; Seizure
RELATING TO FIREARMS POSSESSION.
Requires individuals denied a firearm permit or otherwise disqualified from possessing firearms and certain defendants to provide a sworn statement that the individual has disposed of any firearms and ammunition in the individual's possession. Requires the applicable chief of police to search firearm permit and registration records for those individuals before serving a protective order or restraining order involving firearms or ammunition, and to seize any firearms or ammunition that were not disposed of. Requires police to seize firearms and ammunition in domestic abuse cases that are in plain view of the officer or discovered by consensual search. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
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SB729
Enterprise Zones; Eligible Business Activities; Retail Sales; Value-added Agricultural Products; Health Care Services
RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.
Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for enterprise zone program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone that is to be used or consumed by the purchaser and not for resale, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, and the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health care related sectors. |
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1/30/2025- The committee on EDT deferred the measure. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDT, WAM |
HB436 |
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SB730
DLE; Retirement for Public Officers and Employees; Allowances; Pension and Retirement Systems
RELATING TO ALLOWANCE ON SERVICE RETIREMENTS.
Adds definitions for certain Department of Law Enforcement employees. Establishes guidance for the computation of retirement benefits for the Director of Law Enforcement, Deputy Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, Sheriff Division Investigator, Sheriff, and Department of Law Enforcement Investigator. |
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2/10/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM/LBT, WAM |
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SB731
DLE; AG; ERS; DHRD; Counties; Retirees; Benefits; Investigators; Reports
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Allows a retirant employed as an investigator identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill position to be rehired without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without a loss or interruption of retirement benefits, subject to certain conditions. Requires annual reports to the Legislature to include details on the employment of retirants as investigators. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
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SB732 SD2 HD1
Island Film and Media Production Investment Fund; Entertainment Payroll Companies; Unions; General Excise Tax; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Broadcast and Streaming Platforms
RELATING TO THE FILM INDUSTRY.
Establishes the Island Film and Media Production Investment Fund. Provides an additional five per cent tax credit to qualified productions with a workforce of at least eighty percent local hires. Adds a requirement that productions contact all local labor unions servicing Hawaii's film industry to qualify for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit. Requires qualified production costs of a taxpayer that exceed $1,000,000 to be certified by an independent third-party certified public accountant to qualify for the film production tax credit. Increases to an unspecified amount the aggregate cap amount of film production tax credits allowed in any given year. Includes broadcast and streaming platform productions under the film production tax credit. Defines "streaming platform". Applies the GET rate for manufacturers to productions. Exempts from the GET amounts received by a motion picture project employer from a client equal to amounts that are disbursed by the motion picture project employer for employee wages, salaries, payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and employment benefits and payments to loan-out companies. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Re-referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 23 |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
ECD, FIN |
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SB733
Continuous Legislative Session; Constitutional Amendment; Constitutional Repeal (ConAm)
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A CONTINUOUS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Establishes a continuous Legislature. Requires the Legislature to convene at least once each month. Repeals language regarding special sessions, adjournment, and recesses. Creates a 2-year deadline for a bill to be submitted for gubernatorial consideration. Standardizes the number of days that the Governor must approve or veto a bill submitted for consideration. Requires the passage of the legislative budget within 45 days before the end of each fiscal year. Prohibits members of the legislature from holding any position of employment in the private sector during their term. Authorizes members to serve in the United States military reserves, National Guard, or hold any lawful position of government employment, subject to certain current ethical limitations. Establishes salaries of the members of the Legislature pursuant to recommendations by the Commission on Salaries submitted during the 2028 regular session, unless those recommendations are amended by law. |
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1/31/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
CHANG, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, Fevella |
JDC, WAM |
HB770 |
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SB734
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Department of Human Services; Social Work; Training Program; Nonviolent Incarcerated Individuals; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SOCIAL WORK.
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, to develop and establish a social work training program to assist nonviolent incarcerated individuals in the area of social work. Requires progress reports on the program to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/HHS, WAM. |
CHANG |
PSM/HHS, WAM |
HB251 |
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SB735
DOH; Waste Combustion Facilities; Pollution; Air Contaminants; Public Health; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires waste combustion facility owners to implement continuous monitoring and sampling technologies for the purposes of collecting data regarding emissions. Establishes a publicly available website hosted by the Department of Health that will track and display data collected on emissions. Requires the DOH to adjust permit limits for air contaminants based on emissions data collected. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Richards |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB736
DOE; Farm to School Meals; Recognition Program; Department High Schools; School Meals; Plant-Based Option
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Requires public high schools under the Department of Education to provide plant based meals as an option under the school meals program. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, Fukunaga |
EDU/AEN, WAM |
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SB737
Toxic Chemicals; Working Group; PFAS; Reports
RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
Establishes a temporary working group in the Office of the Governor to investigate the existence and environmental dangers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and related chemicals. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM. |
GABBARD, RICHARDS |
AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB738 SD1
DOH; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; PFAS; Wastewater Management; Testing; Rules; Permits; Prohibition
RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.
Requires a wastewater treatment works to test sewage sludge and any other residual material for the presence of PFAS. Requires the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules for the safe disposal and sequestration of sewage sludge and other residual material that contain specific amounts of PFAS. Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits if testing yields PFAS in sewage sludge or other residual material on land used for agronomic purposes, on land where drainage tiles have been installed, on land that drains into waters of the State, or land in a five hundred-year floodplain. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, Richards, Wakai |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
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SB739 SD2 HD1
Land Exchange; Diversified Agricultural Production; Affordable Housing; Workforce Housing; Housing Development
RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE.
Allows the Governor to negotiate land exchanges, subject to approval by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, to acquire lands that are suitable for long-term diversified agricultural production in exchange for land for private affordable, workforce, or other housing development. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante |
WAL, AGR, FIN |
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SB740
LUC; Special Permits; Agricultural District; Rural District; Compliance Monitoring; OPSD; HDOA; ADC
RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS.
Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate another agency, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, or Agribusiness Development Corporation, to monitor compliance with any restrictions imposed in a special permit. |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, KIM, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, San Buenaventura |
WTL, JDC |
HB777 |
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SB741
UH; BOR; Auditor; Governor; Chief Justice; External Audit Committee; Established; Reports
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Establishes an External Audit Committee within the University of Hawaii to audit the University of Hawaii System and the Board of Regents. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. |
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3/14/2025- The committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Richards |
HED, FIN |
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SB742 SD2
Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Data Sharing and Governance Working Group; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO DATA SHARING.
Establishes a Data Sharing and Governance Working Group within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ |
ECD, FIN |
HB665 |
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SB743
PUC; Renewable Energy; Preferential Rates; Prevailing Wages; Public Utilities Commission Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Grants the Public Utilities Commission the ability to authorize preferential rates for the purchase of renewable energy from facilities that meet certain prevailing wage requirements. Requires public utilities to forward certain requests for preferential rates to the PUC for approval. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to CPN/EIG/LBT, WAM. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI |
CPN/EIG/LBT, WAM |
HB1182 |
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SB744 SD1
DBEDT; Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority; Condominium Associations; Condominium Loan Program; Condominium Loan Loss Reserves Program; Condominium Loan Revolving Fund; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Establishes within the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority the Condominium Loan Program to provide qualified condominium associations with low-cost financing or refinancing on previously obtained loans for maintenance and essential repairs. Establishes the Condominium Loan Loss Reserves Program to incentivize lenders into providing loans at competitive rates and terms for the purpose of allowing condominium associations to make necessary maintenance or repairs. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds into and out of the Condominium Loan Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/4/2025- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 18 |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI |
CPC, FIN |
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SB745
High-Speed Electric Bicycle; Motorcycle; Helmet; License; Safety; Traffic Code
RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
Requires all riders of a high-speed electric bicycle who are under 18 years of age or in a restraining seat or trailer towed by the bicycle to wear a safety helmet. Requires licensure of high-speed electric bicycle operators. Defines "high-speed electric bicycle." |
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1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
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SB746 SD2 HD1
DLNR; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Invasive Species; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Establishes a two-year coconut rhinoceros beetle eradication pilot program in certain areas under the Department of Land and Natural Resources that incentivizes community members to collect and submit the coconut rhinoceros beetle and its larvae for compensation. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Wakai |
AGR, WAL, FIN |
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SB747 SD1 HD1
BOE; DOE; Audit Office; Established; Reports; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Establishes an Audit Office within the Board of Education to audit operations and expenditures of the Department of Education. Exempts positions within the Audit Office from civil service law. Requires annual reports to the Governor and Director of Finance. Authorizes the Legislature to request a copy of the annual reports. Establishes six full-time equivalent (6.0 FTE) positions within the Audit Office. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Richards |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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SB748
Energy; Water Heater System Requirements
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Expands the types of water heater systems that may satisfy the relevant requirement for the issuance of a building permit for new single-family dwellings to include ENERGY STAR certified heat pump water heaters. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
CHANG |
EDU, WAM |
HB350 |
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SB749
HHFDC; Rental Assistance Program; Reserve Percentage
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires rental housing projects to maintain, in perpetuity, fifty per cent of the project's units for certain low-income tenants to be eligible for assistance under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rental assistance program. |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, MORIWAKI |
HOU, WAM |
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SB750
DLNR; Board of Land and Natural Resources; Counties; Wharves; Launching Ramps; State Boating Facilities; Transfer; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
Transfers from the Department of Land and Natural Resources certain state boating facilities on Maui to the County of Maui with the corresponding revenue from those harbors. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Re-Referred to WTL, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA |
WTL, WAM |
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SB751
DLNR; Historical Marina Restoration; Disaster; Wildfire; Maui
RELATING TO MARINA RESTORATION.
Establishes a procedure for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease fast lands and submerged lands that were destroyed by an event triggering a Presidential Disaster Declaration. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
WTL/PSM, WAM |
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SB752 SD1
Insurance; Property Casualty; Notice; Cancellation; Nonrenewal
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the notice period for an insurer to notify a policy holder of a cancellation or nonrenewal of a property casualty insurance policy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, LEE, C., RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Kim, Moriwaki |
CPC |
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SB753
Public Schools; School Facilities Authority; Education
RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
Changes the qualifications and appointment process for members of the School Facilities Authority Board. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG |
EDU, JDC |
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SB754
Taxation; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Expiration
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Provides that a tax credit for low-income housing that exceeds the taxpayer's income tax liability for a taxable year may be used as a credit against the taxpayer's income tax liability in subsequent taxable years, but not after the tenth subsequent taxable year. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Richards |
WAM |
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SB755
Special Management Areas; Counties; Jurisdiction
RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
Designates each county as the special management area authority within the county's respective jurisdiction. Makes conforming amendments. |
(S)
1/28/2025- Re-Referred to WTL, JDC. |
MCKELVEY, HASHIMOTO, Richards, San Buenaventura |
WTL, JDC |
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SB756
DLNR; DLNRTip; DOCARE; Mobile Application; Conservation Enforcement; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Establishes the DLNRTip application as the official electronic platform for persons to report natural resource violations to the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement. Creates statutory requirements regarding the design and maintenance of the DLNRTip application. Require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to ensure that all information submitted through the DLNRTip application is continuously monitored to facilitate timely enforcement responses. Requires annual reports. Authorizes 1.0 full-time equivalent position. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, SAN BUENAVENTURA, WAKAI, Gabbard, Richards |
WTL, WAM |
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SB757 SD1
Public Libraries; Department of Education; Digital Literary Materials; Publisher License Agreements; Prohibited Terms
RELATING TO LIBRARIES.
Requires reasonable terms in license agreements for digital literary materials between libraries and publishers. Defines prohibited terms for license agreements between libraries and publishers. Declares offer of a license agreement with a prohibited term an unfair or deceptive act. Makes a license agreement with a prohibited term void and unconscionable. Creates a right of action by libraries, library officers and borrowers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Richards, San Buenaventura |
EDU, CPN/JDC |
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SB758
State Archives; Relocation; New Building; Department of Accounting and General Services
RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES.
Establishes the State Archives Relocation Task Force to make recommendations on a new location for the state archives building. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
TCA, WAM |
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SB759
HHFDC; DHHL; Board of Directors; Membership; Quorum
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Adds the Chairperson of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, or the Chairperson's designee, to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors. Amends quorum requirements for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors. |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KIDANI |
HOU/HWN, WAM |
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SB760
Department of Agriculture; Land Use; Rodeos
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Authorizes rodeos on lands that are zoned for agricultural use. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/TCA, JDC. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga |
WTL/TCA, JDC |
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SB761
ADC; North Kohala; GO Bonds; Agriculture; Agricultural Development; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE NORTH KOHALA KYNNERSLY EAST SITE LAND PARCEL.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Agricultural Development Corporation for the purchase of the North Kohala Kynnersly East Site Land Parcel for agricultural development. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Gabbard |
EDT, WAM |
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SB762 SD1
DOA; Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council; Establishment; Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CRIMES.
Establishes the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council. Expands the duties of the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with and support the Council. Requires all moneys, revenues, and fines received and processed by the Council to be deposited into the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Allows moneys in the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund to be expended to cover the costs of the Council. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
AEN/PSM, WAM/JDC |
HB498 |
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SB763 SD2 HD1
DLE; Agricultural Enforcement Program; Theft of an Agricultural Product or Commodity; Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
AGR, JHA, FIN |
HB501 |
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SB764
PVLD; DCCA; Department of Health; JABSOM; Physician Shortage; Physician Licensing Subsidy; Pilot Program; Rules; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE.
Establishes a 1-year Physician Licensing Subsidy Pilot Program within the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to provide subsidized licensing fees for eligible medical school graduates and out-of-state physicians applying for initial licensure in the State. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to collaborate with the Department of Health, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, and other stakeholders to promote the pilot program; adopt rules; and submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2026. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/HRE, WAM/CPN. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, Gabbard |
HHS/HRE, WAM/CPN |
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SB765 SD1
DOA; Beekeepers; Registration; Industry Standards; Best Management Practices; Apiary Program; Limitation on Liability; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO BEEKEEPING.
Clarifies the registration process for beekeepers with the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department of Agriculture to provide guidance and support to registered beekeepers to help beekeepers adhere to certain industry standards and best management practices. Establishes a limitation on liability for any registered beekeeper who follows industry standards and best practices. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, KIDANI, RHOADS, Fukunaga, McKelvey, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM/CPN |
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SB766
Public Lands; Lands Set Aside
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Provides that a survey of the land to be set aside shall not be a condition precedent to the setting aside of public lands to any department or agency of the State. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/GVO, JDC. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA |
WTL/GVO, JDC |
HB511 |
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SB767
University of Hawaii; Space Sciences Workforce Development Program; Maunakea Scholars Program; Internship Program; Equipment and Supplies; Stipends; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INITIATIVE.
Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Space Science and Engineering Initiative Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Internship Program. Appropriates funds for office equipment and supplies, operational costs, and stipends for the Maunakea Scholars Program and Internship Program. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HRE, WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
HRE, WAM |
HB563 |
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SB768
Alternative Water Source Income Tax Credit; Water Conservation; Water Catchment; Water Delivery Services
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Creates an alternative water source income tax credit for taxpayers who install, place in service, or repair a water catchment system or who purchase water delivery services. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
HB690 |
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SB769
Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; BLNR; UH; Lessees; Conservation District Use Permits; Applications
RELATING TO MAUNA KEA.
Amends the conservation district use permit application, approval, and oversight responsibilities of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, and lessees. Provides that certain conservation district use permits that are in effect as of 7/1/2028, to which the University of Hawaii is a permittee or other named party, shall not be transferred to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
RICHARDS, CHANG |
WTL, JDC |
HB143 |
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SB770
Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; Meetings; Sunshine Law; Exemption
RELATING TO MAUNA KEA.
Authorizes 2 or more members of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority to meet during its transition period regarding any matter relating to the Authority's business; provided that no commitment to vote is made or sought and no decision-making action is taken. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG |
WTL, JDC |
HB144 |
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SB771
HHFDC; Board of Directors; Membership; Chairperson; Eligibility
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Repeals the requirement that the Chairperson of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors be a public member. Repeals the prohibition that certain ex officio board members shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson of the HHFDC Board of Directors. |
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3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
CHANG |
HSG, JHA |
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SB772
Standard-based Curriculum; Digital Citizenship; Public Schools; Media Literacy
RELATING TO MEDIA LITERACY.
Authorizes school complexes to incorporate media literacy in their standards-based curriculum, including content that prevents negative impacts of misinformation, disinformation, digital discrimination, and online hate speech. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, GABBARD, KIM, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Richards |
EDU, WAM |
HB100 |
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SB773
DOH; State-Licensed Care Facilities; Inspections; Public Notice; Website Posting
RELATING TO STATE LICENSED CARE FACILITIES.
Requires the Department of Health to post on its website an easily understandable, searchable, and sortable list of all state-licensed care facilities including information on their licenses and inspections. Requires that the list be updated within five days of any change in its information. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
RHOADS, CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
HHS, CPN |
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SB774
Office of Gun Violence Prevention; Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund; Gun Violence Resource Bank; Establishment; Grants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Establishes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to conduct community outreach on gun violence prevention, develop and administer a grant program for gun violence prevention, and develop and administer a gun violence resource bank. Establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund and appropriates funds into and out of the special fund. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, WAM/JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
PSM, WAM/JDC |
HB664 |
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SB775
Immigration; Law Enforcement; Cooperation; Prohibition; Exceptions
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies to collaborate with the federal government for immigration purposes except for in limited, specific circumstances. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, AQUINO, CHANG |
PSM, JDC |
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SB776
Supported Decision-Making Agreement; Qualified Adults; Terms; Restrictions
RELATING TO SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENTS.
Allows qualified adults, including adults with a disability, mentally ill adults, and adults sixty-five years of age or older, to enter into supported decision-making agreements with one or members of a supportive community. Specifies the terms of a supported decision-making agreement, including access to personal information and agreement requirements. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS |
HHS, JDC |
HB320 |
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SB777
Covered Offender Registration; Sexual Offense; Public Access
RELATING TO COVERED OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
Amends covered offender registration laws to include offenders who, while acting in a professional capacity, commit the offense of sexual assault in the fourth degree against a minor who is at least sixteen years old. Provides that the exception to public access requirements does not apply when the covered offense was committed against a minor. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS |
HHS, JDC |
HB359 |
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SB778 SD1
Emerging Adult Defendant; Sentencing; Life Without Parole; Penal Code
RELATING TO SENTENCING.
Prohibits emerging adult defendants from being sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19 |
RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JHA |
HB103 |
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SB779
State Employees; Professionally Licensed; Certified; Duty to Defend
RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the Attorney General declines to defend the employee. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
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SB780
Elections; Candidates; Ballots; Electors; Disqualification
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Specifies that election ballots issued by the Chief Election Officer or county clerk shall exclude any candidate who is disqualified by a constitutional or statutory provision. Provides for a process for challenging an inclusion or exclusion of a candidate from a ballot. Includes a candidate's disqualification as grounds for an election contest complaint. Specifies that electors of presidential and vice presidential candidates shall not be individuals who are disqualified by a constitutional or statutory provision. |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Richards |
JHA |
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SB781 SD1
Olelo Hawaii Initiatives; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY'S ‘OLELO HAWAI‘I INITIATIVES.
Appropriates funds to support the Olelo Hawaii Initiatives. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, Richards |
JDC/HWN, WAM |
HB146 |
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SB782
PUC; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Communication Services; Correctional Facilities; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facilities; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO YOUTH AND ADULT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Requires the State's youth and adult correctional facilities to provide free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated persons in state correctional facilities. Prohibits any state agency from deriving revenue or financial benefit from the provision of communication services to persons confined in state correctional facilities. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish service quality standards and rules for the free voice communication services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
PSM/CPN, WAM/JDC |
HB676 |
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SB783
Health; Medicaid; Insurance; Ambulance Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires Medicaid and private insurance coverage of ambulance services and community paramedicine services rendered statewide by emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB784
AG; Property Rights; Trespass; Unlawful Occupation; Dwelling; Premises; Squatters; Removal; Law Enforcement; Property Damage; Penalties; Complaint
RELATING TO PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Establishes a procedure for immediately removing an unlawful occupant of a dwelling or premises with assistance from law enforcement. Provides that an unlawful occupant of a dwelling or premises is civilly liable for unpaid utility bills. Provides that a person who trespasses in or upon a dwelling or premises and intentionally or knowingly damages property in an amount exceeding $999 commits a felony of criminal property damage in the second degree. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop, publish, and make available a complaint form to remove unlawful occupants of residential dwellings. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, JDC |
HB224 |
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SB785
Dynamic Pricing; Food; Prohibition
RELATING TO DYNAMIC PRICING.
Prohibits retailers from using dynamic pricing in the sale of food that is sold, or qualifies to be sold, as part of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Special Supplemental Foods Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Establishes fines. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
HB465 |
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SB786
Governor; Judiciary; Counties; OIP; DCAB; Uniform Information Practices Act; Government Records; Conversion to Disability-Accessible Format; Converting Agency; Rules; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires all government records required to be open to public inspection under the Uniform Information Practices Act to be made available in a disability-accessible format upon request. Requires the Governor, Chief Justice, and Mayor of each county to designate at least one agency within their respective government unit as a converting agency responsible for converting government records into a disability-accessible format. Establishes the process by which government records shall be converted into disability-accessible format upon request. Allows the converting agencies to consult with the Disability Communications Access Board. Requires the Office of Information Practices, Judiciary, and each county to adopt rules, regulations, or ordinances, including a provision that extends the time within which an agency must respond to requests for government records by 5 business days for records in disability-accessible formats, with exceptions for records pertaining to board meetings. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/11/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB787
DOH; Warm Line; Mental Health; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to establish and operate a free statewide mental health warm line to provide mental health support in non-emergency situations. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
HB112 |
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SB788 SD1
Judiciary; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Pilot Program; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP SERVICES.
Establishes a two-year pilot program in the Probate Court and Family Court of the First Circuit to fund certain guardianship and conservatorship related court resources in situations where the respondent does not have sufficient funds to pay for one or more of the resources and the court has deemed the resource or resources beneficial. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
HB648 |
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SB789 SD2 HD1
DOE; School Cafeteria Meals; Costs
RELATING TO SCHOOL CAFETERIA MEAL COSTS.
Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than one-quarter of the cost of preparing the meals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- 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, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
KIDANI, DELA CRUZ, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, Richards, Wakai |
EDN, FIN |
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SB790
Composting; DOE; Food Waste Composting Pilot Project; Nanakuli High and Intermediate School; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a food waste composting pilot project at Nanakuli High and Intermediate School. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
DECORTE, CHANG, GABBARD, INOUYE |
EDU, WAM |
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SB791
DOE; School Meals; Food Dyes; Charter Schools
RELATING TO FOOD DYES.
Prohibits certain food dye additives from being served in school meals of the Department of Education and charter schools. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
DECORTE, GABBARD, INOUYE |
EDU, WAM |
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SB792
Criminal Street Gang; Criminal Activities; Penalties
RELATING TO CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.
Establishes the offense of criminal street gang participation, solicitation, recruitment, or retention. Provides for enhanced penalties for crimes committed by a defendant while part of a criminal street gang. |
(S)
1/28/2025- Re-Referred to JDC. |
DECORTE, CHANG, GABBARD, INOUYE |
JDC |
HB1461 |
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SB793
Condominiums; Unit Owners' Associations; Homeowners' Associations; Planned Community Associations
RELATING TO HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS.
Requires condominiums and planned community associations to issue monthly damage and repair reports, have a reserve study done every 3 years, have a fully funded reserve, and only spend reserve funds to maintain the property. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
DECORTE, Awa |
CPN, JDC |
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SB794
BLNR; DLNR; Immigration Detention Facility; Public Land; State and County Agencies; Prohibition
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES.
Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Land and Natural Resources from disposing of or approving the use or setting aside of public lands for the establishment of any immigration detention facility. Prohibits state and county agencies from contracting with the federal government for this purpose. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Re-Referred to WTL, JDC. |
RHOADS, AQUINO, CHANG |
WTL, JDC |
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SB795
Automotive Repair; Right to Repair
RELATING TO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Provides access by owners of motor vehicles and independent repair facilities to motor vehicle manufacturer diagnostic and repair information and diagnostic repair tools otherwise made available to dealers. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
RHOADS |
CPN, JDC |
HB1464 |
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SB796 SD1
Claims Against the State; Attorney General; Report
RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
Prohibits claims for refunds, reimbursements, or other payments, authorization for which is sought from the Legislature that exceed the time limitations of section 40-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from being claimed. Requires the Attorney General to include in the Attorney General's annual report of claims recommended for approval a total dollar amount of possible judgments against the State that have not yet settled. Requires the Attorney General's report to the Legislature describing the claims against the State to include additional information. Requires the Attorney General to submit a report every five years to the Legislature containing further incidents that occurred in an agency that led to a claim. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
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SB797
DHS; Supplemental Security Income Program; Medicaid; Automatic Enrollment; Reports
RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME.
Requires the Department of Human Services to automatically enroll, or authorize the Social Security Administration to automatically enroll, in the State's Medicaid program any individual in the State who receives federal Supplemental Security Income benefits. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
HHS, WAM |
HB646 |
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SB798
AG; DHS; CWS; Oversight Commission; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.
Establishes a Child Welfare Services Branch (CWS) Oversight Commission within the Department of the Attorney General to review and assess case management procedures, training, staffing levels and other support given to CWS and address issues identified in the 2024 Auditor's Report on CWS and make recommendations on actions to reduce child harm and death and for legislation, funding, and other needs for CWS to support the goals of the Commission. Requires annual status reports to the Legislature. Dissolves the Commission on 6/30/2028. Appropriates funds. |
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1/29/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
HHS, WAM/JDC |
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SB799
DOE; Freedom to Read; School Libraries; Public Libraries; State Librarian
RELATING TO THE FREEDOM TO READ.
Requires the Department of Education to select materials for inclusion, circulation, and exclusion in school library collections according to certain criteria. Requires the Department of Education to uphold the freedom to read. Prohibits the Department of Education from excluding books based on certain criteria. Requires the State Librarian to select materials for inclusion, circulation, and exclusion in school library collections according to certain criteria. Requires the State Librarian to uphold the freedom to read. Prohibits the State Librarian from excluding books based on certain criteria. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, CHANG, Fukunaga, Richards |
EDU, JDC |
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SB800
DCCA; PVL; State Licensing Boards; Notice of Complaint or Claim; Report
RELATING TO REGULATION OF LICENSED OCCUPATIONS.
Requires professional licensees to report any legal claim, action, or administrative complaint to state licensing boards and requires the boards to review the reported complaint. Requires the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to review its procedures and report to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
RHOADS |
CPN |
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SB801 SD1
Condominiums; Managing Agents; Requirements; Community Association Managers
RELATING TO MANAGING AGENTS.
Requires managing agents for residential condominium properties with more than one hundred units located in a county with a population greater than 500,000 to possess a community association manager credential from a recognized nationwide community association management industry trade group. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
FUKUNAGA, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIWAKI, RHOADS |
HSG, CPC |
HB252, HB591 |
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SB802 SD2
DCCA; Insurance Commissioner; Property Insurance; Premium Change; Notice; Review; Reports; Public Reporting and Dispute Resolution Program; Disaster Risk Mitigation
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires insurers to provide advance written notice to policyholders and the Insurance Commissioner, with reasonable explanations and primary factors, of any policy cancellation, non-renewal, or proposed premium increase, if, upon renewal, premiums are scheduled to increase more than 10 per cent. Requires insurers that provide property insurance to file rate schedules and underlying criteria with the Insurance Commissioner. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to conduct periodic reviews of insurance rates and submit annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to establish a Public Reporting and Dispute Resolution Program to handle complaints and appeals regarding premium increases. Requires insurers to provide premium discounts or credits to policyholders that implement disaster risk mitigation measures. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
FUKUNAGA, CHANG, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Ihara, Richards |
CPC, FIN |
HB254 |
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SB803 SD1
Insurance Commissioner; Property Insurance; Premium Change Notice; Common Interest Communities; Loss Run Report; Notice Requirements; Disclosures; Report
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires insurers to provide automatic, advance written premium change notices to common interest community policyholders and the Insurance Commissioner, with reasonable explanations and primary factors, disclosing the causes of any premium increase if, upon renewal, premiums are scheduled to increase more than an unspecified per cent. Requires insurers to automatically issue a loss run report to the policyholder at the end of each policy year. Requires insurers that renewed property insurance policies between 2022 and 2024 for policyholders that were condominium associations, planned community associations, or cooperative housing corporations in the State to provide an explanation for certain premium increases during this period. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
FUKUNAGA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS |
CPN, WAM |
HB255 |
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SB804 SD2
Condominiums; Property Insurance; Insurance Premiums; Discounts; Risk Mitigation Upgrades; Disaster Response Plans; Fire and Life Safety Evaluation
RELATING TO INSURANCE FOR HAWAII CONDOMINIUM PROPERTIES.
Requires property insurers to offer discounts on a condominium association's annual insurance premium if the association adopts specific risk mitigation upgrades or develops comprehensive disaster response plans. Requires property insurers of condominiums to base premium increases on actuarial justifications that reflect actual risk reduction resulting from upgraded fire safety improvements installed in conjunction with a building fire and life safety evaluation. Requires property insurers of condominiums to justify premium increases above ten per cent. Requires property insurers of condominiums to publicly report premium increases each year. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
FUKUNAGA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Ihara, Keohokalole, McKelvey, Moriwaki, Richards |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
HB590 |
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SB805 SD1
Condominium Insurance; Property and Casualty Insurance; Hawaii Condominium Mutual Insurance Company; Condominium Loan Fund; Associations of Apartment Owners; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE.
Establishes the Hawaii Condominium Mutual Insurance Company to provide property and casualty insurance to high-rise residential condominium associations and the owners of those units. Requires reports to the Governor. Establishes the Condominium Loan Fund to assist associations of apartment owners experiencing increased insurance costs. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
FUKUNAGA, CHANG, KEOHOKALOLE, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Ihara, Richards |
CPN, WAM |
HB589 |
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SB806
Housing; Exemptions; Transit-Oriented Zones; Development
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires housing projects developed pursuant to section 201H-38, HRS, to be located within county-designated transit-oriented zones. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM. |
FUKUNAGA |
HOU/WTL, WAM |
HB1480 |
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SB807
Affordable Housing Projects; HHFDC; County Legislative Bodies; Decision-making; Timeline
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Expands the time period within which a county legislative body must approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove housing projects the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation develops or assists under a government assistance program from forty-five days to ninety days. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM. |
FUKUNAGA, FEVELLA, KIDANI, Ihara |
HOU/EIG, WAM |
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SB808
Covered Offender Registration; Sexual Offense; Public Access
RELATING TO COVERED OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
Amends covered offender registration laws to include offenders who, while acting in a professional capacity, commit the offense of sexual assault in the fourth degree against a minor who is at least sixteen years old. Provides that the exception to public access requirements does not apply when the covered offense was committed against a minor. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
FUKUNAGA |
HHS, JDC |
HB359 |
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SB809 SD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; State or County Contractors; State or County Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions; Disclosures
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Prohibits state or county grantees, officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors, and officers and immediate family members of state or county grantees, from contributing to candidate committees and noncandidate committees for the duration of the contract. Prohibits state or county grantees from knowingly soliciting any contributions. Requires candidates, candidate committees, and noncandidate committees to return any unlawful contribution to the contributor within thirty calendar days of receipt. Provides that an unlawful contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund if it is not returned to the contributor within thirty calendar days. Requires disclosures of the names of any owners, officers and immediate family members of a state or county contractor or grantee for contracts exceeding a certain amount. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RHOADS, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, Moriwaki, Richards |
JDC, WAM |
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SB810
Aviation Fuel Tax; Carbon Tax; Airport Revenue Fund; Tax Credit
RELATING TO TAXATION OF AVIATION FUEL.
Imposes a state carbon emissions tax of $6.25 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on all aviation fuel. Directs the aviation fuel tax into the airport revenue fund. Implements a tax credit to mitigate the effects of this tax on lower income taxpayers. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/24. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/AEN, WAM. |
RHOADS |
TCA/AEN, WAM |
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SB811
CWRM; State Water Code; Penalties
RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
Adds a minimum penalty of $50 per violation of the State Water Code and makes each day that a violation exists or continues a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine the amount of the penalty based on the circumstances of the violation. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
WTL, JDC/WAM |
HB315 |
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SB812
Vital Statistics; Birth Certificate; Gender Marker
RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.
Beginning 1/1/2026, allows a qualified applicant to change their sex designation on their birth certificate. Establishes information required for an applicant to change their sex designation on their birth certificate. Requires the Department of Health to create and make available necessary forms. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
HHS, JDC |
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SB813
Law Enforcement Officers; Reports of Criminal Misconduct; Psychological Screening; Use of Force; Chokehold
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM.
Requires a law enforcement officer who observes criminal misconduct by another law enforcement officer to report the criminal misconduct. Requires passage of a psychological screening test battery to qualify for appointment as a law enforcement officer. Subjects a law enforcement officer to denial, suspension, or revocation of a law enforcement officer's certification for failure to report observed criminal misconduct or committing an act of criminal misconduct. Prohibits the use of a chokehold by a law enforcement officer unless the use of deadly force is justifiable. Defines "chokehold". |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
PSM, JDC |
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SB814
UH; Undocumented Students; Tuition; Financial Aid; Resident Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Allows certain undocumented students to be considered residents of the State for the purposes of tuition, financial assistance, and University of Hawaii program participation under certain conditions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HRE, WAM/JDC. |
RHOADS, AQUINO, CHANG, HASHIMOTO |
HRE, WAM/JDC |
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SB815
Enterprise Zones; Eligible Business Activities; Retail Sales; Value-added Agricultural Products; Health Care Services
RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.
Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for enterprise zone program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone that is to be used or consumed by the purchaser and not for resale, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, and the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health care related sectors. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Wakai |
EDT, WAM |
HB436 |
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SB816 SD2 HD1
Filipino Caucus; Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program; Judiciary; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.
Establishes the Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program to provide legal representation to individuals in immigration-related proceedings in immigration court. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Elefante, Wakai |
ECD, JHA, FIN |
HB438 |
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SB817 SD1
Filipino Caucus; DBEDT; Out-of-State Office; Philippines; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES.
Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
EDT/TCA, WAM |
HB437 |
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SB818
Filipino Caucus; Immigration Status; Citizenship Status; Due Process; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Public Schools; Charter Schools; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Prohibits certain covered educational entities and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation facilities from collecting information regarding citizenship or immigration status or allowing officers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter certain facilities, except under specific circumstances. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/EDU, JDC. |
AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS/EDU, JDC |
HB440 |
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SB819 SD2
Filipino Caucus; HTSB; International Teacher License; Criteria; Establishment
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish an international teacher license for certain visa holders. Establishes criteria for obtaining and renewing an international teacher license. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
EDN, CPC |
HB439 |
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SB820
Motor Vehicle; Title Transfer; Ownership; Attestation
RELATING TO VEHICLE TITLES.
Reduces the period in which a transferee is required to forward the certificate of ownership to the director of finance when a title of vehicle is transferred from thirty days to fourteen days. Allows a letter of attestation to the Director of Finance to act as an endorsed certificate for motor vehicle transfer. |
(S)
2/4/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
HASHIMOTO |
TCA, JDC |
HB532 |
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SB821
DOE; Community Schools; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for community schools and a program manager position. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
HASHIMOTO |
EDU, WAM |
HB754 |
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SB822 SD2
Landlord-Tenant Code; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.
Establishes a working group facilitated by the Judiciary to conduct a comprehensive review of and recommend updates to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG |
CPC, JHA |
HB1180 |
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SB823
Early Intervention Services; Early Intervention Specialists; Department of Health; Positions; Reclassification; Department of Human Resources Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY CHILD INTERVENTION.
Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to reclassify certain early intervention specialist positions within the Early Childhood Services Unit in the Department of Health. Appropriates funds for the reclassification of certain positions and establishment of new positions within the early childhood services unit. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
HASHIMOTO, KANUHA |
HHS, WAM |
HB880 |
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SB824
Peer-to-Peer Support Programs; Children; Families; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
Appropriates funds for the Family Health Services Division of the Department of Health to establish and oversee peer-to-peer support programs for children from birth to age five and their families, including the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) program specialist positions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
HASHIMOTO, KANUHA |
HHS, WAM |
HB237 |
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SB825 SD2 HD1
Judiciary; Eviction Mediation; Pre-litigation Mediation Pilot Program; Summary Possession; Landlords; Tenants; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.
Beginning 2/5/2026, extends the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement from five business days to ten calendar days; requires landlords, or their agents, and tenants to engage in mediation and requires landlords and their agents to delay filing an action for summary possession if a tenant schedules; requires landlords or their agents to provide specific information in the ten-calendar-day notice to tenants; and requires mediation to take place within thirty days from the date that a mediation center makes contact with both the landlord, or the landlord's agent, and tenant. Requires the Judiciary to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 2/4/2028, but preserves the extension of the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement from five business days to ten calendar days. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, MCKELVEY |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
HB1433 |
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SB826 SD1
DOTAX; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; State Departments and Agencies
RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Exempts state departments and agencies from eligibility for the low-income housing tax credit. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
HASHIMOTO |
HSG, FIN |
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SB827 SD1
DBEDT; Meat Processing Capacity; Grant Program; Expansion; Food Distribution Services; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and implement a grant program to expand the meat processing capacity in the State. Establishes requirements for grant applicants. Allows hunters access to qualifying meat processing facilities. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
HASHIMOTO |
EDT, WAM |
HB452 |
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SB828 SD1 HD1
Firefighters; Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits; Cancer
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS.
Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for adenocarcinoma or mesothelioma of the respiratory system; cancer of the buccal cavity, colon, pharynx, and thyroid; and malignant melanoma. Specifies that an employer may prove that the cancer or disease was not associated with the firefighting duties to deny medical benefits under workers' compensation law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
HASHIMOTO, AQUINO, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
LAB, FIN |
HB827 |
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SB829
Healthcare; Organized Ambulatory Health Care Facility; Physicians; Transfer
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Authorizes physicians to practice at organized ambulatory health care facilities even if the physician does not have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographic location as the ambulatory facility. Provides that a written transfer agreement is not required to transfer a patient from an organized ambulatory health care facility to a licensed hospital. |
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2/12/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
HASHIMOTO, DECOITE, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY |
HHS, WAM |
HB799, HB817 |
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SB830 SD2
Coastal Zone Management; Development; Definition
RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.
Narrows the scope of the definition of the term "development" in coastal zone management law by excluding reconstruction of certain lawfully constructed structures impacted by certain events. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG |
WAL, JHA |
HB1181 |
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SB831
Residential Landlord-tenant Code; Damages; Attorney's Fees
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Allows tenants who prevail in a lawsuit for a violation of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to be awarded damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs of the suit. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
CPN, JDC |
HB635 |
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SB832
Insurance; Prior Authorization; Medicare
RELATING TO INSURER PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.
Requires health plan insurers to align their prior authorization processes with Medicare policies. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
HASHIMOTO (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN |
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SB833
Office of the Governor; Childcare; Future Caucus; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STATE CHILDCARE.
Appropriates funds to the office of the governor for a state childcare facility for state employees and their families. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO/LBT, WAM. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG |
GVO/LBT, WAM |
HB327 |
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SB834
Housing Development Programs; Restrictions on Transfer; Hawaiian Home Lands; Exception
RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Exempts transfers of Hawaiian home lands from transfer restrictions for real property under Chapter 201H housing development programs. |
(S)
2/6/2025- The committee on HWN deferred the measure. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG |
HWN/HOU, WAM |
HB576 |
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SB835
Department of Transportation; Department of Education; Pupil Transportation; School Bus Services
RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes individuals who possess a commercial driver's license with a passenger "P" endorsement to provide pupil transportation student services without also possessing a school bus "S" endorsement in certain circumstances. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/EDU, WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
TCA/EDU, WAM |
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SB836 SD1
DOH; Water Catchment Systems; Business Activity Water Catchment System Working Group; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS.
Establishes a Business Activity Water Catchment System Working Group within the Department of Health to assess the feasibility of allowing business owners in the State to utilize filtered water collected by water catchment systems for business activities. Requires the Business Activity Water Catchment System Working Group to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2027 and dissolve on 6/30/2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
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SB837
Department of Transportation; Department of Education; School Bus Services; Student Transportation; Small Buses; Motorcoaches; Vans
RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
Authorizes the use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for student transportation services if certain conditions are met. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/EDU, WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Gabbard, Wakai |
TCA/EDU, WAM |
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SB838 SD2
Department of Human Services; Department of Health; Health Insurance; Mandated Coverage; Diabetes; Equipment and Supplies; Continuous Glucose Monitors
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires all health insurers in the State, excluding Medicaid managed care programs, to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, GABBARD, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB820 |
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SB839
Aquarium Fishing; Fine Increase
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Establishes a criminal penalty and monetary fines for aquarium fishing violations. Clarifies that each fish or aquatic life specimen taken in violation of certain fishing laws regarding aquarium fish and the possession and use of prohibited explosives, electrofishing devices, and poisonous substances constitutes a separate offense. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
KANUHA, CHANG, GABBARD, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Richards, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
WTL, JDC |
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SB840
DLNR; Non-Chemical Sunscreen Dispensers; State Beaches; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract or form a partnership with private parties to assist with the maintenance and management of sunscreen dispensers at all state beaches, as well as publicize that the mineral-based sunscreen in these dispensers is more protective of the coral reefs of the State. Appropriates funds for the installation, maintenance, management, and operation of non-chemical sunscreen dispensers on all state beaches. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/WTL, WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
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SB841 SD1
DLNR; Marine Life Conservation Districts; Carrying Capacity Program; Administrative Rules; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and conduct the Marine Life Conservation District Carrying Capacity Program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report to the Legislature and adopt administrative rules. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, Richards |
WAL, FIN |
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SB842
Condominiums; Developers; Insurance Commissioner; Mutual Insurance; Self-Insurance; Study
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to develop comprehensive standards and requirements for condominium associations and developers to obtain property insurance through self-insurance and mutual insurance, and examine and evaluate the feasibility of implementing guaranteed buyback programs and investment-based protection funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
CHANG |
CPN, WAM |
HB490 |
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SB843
HHFDC; Kupuna Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes the Kupuna Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU, CPN/WAM. |
CHANG |
HOU, CPN/WAM |
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SB844
Standard-based Curriculum; Digital Citizenship; Public Schools; Media Literacy
RELATING TO MEDIA LITERACY.
Authorizes school complexes to incorporate media literacy in their standards-based curriculum, including content that prevents negative impacts of misinformation, disinformation, digital discrimination, and online hate speech. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
CHANG |
EDU, WAM |
HB100 |
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SB845
Vehicle Registration; Special Interest Vehicles; Former Military Vehicles
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Classifies certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration. Effective 1/1/2026. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/TCA, JDC. |
CHANG |
PSM/TCA, JDC |
HB898 |
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SB846
Emergency Management; State of Emergency; Public Records; Vital Statistics
RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.
Prohibits the Governor or a Mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Allows for a reasonable delay in an agency's response to a request as a result of extenuating circumstances. |
(S)
1/31/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
KANUHA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JDC |
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SB847
Prescriptive Authority; Psychologists
RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Allows qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications to patients under the care of the psychologist in certain circumstances. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
KANUHA, KIDANI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
HHS, CPN |
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SB848 SD1
Potable Water; Desalination; Planning Task Force
RELATING TO DESALINATION.
Establishes a Desalination Planning Task Force to examine the feasibility of, and develop a plan and timeline for, the use desalination as a source of potable water in the State. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante |
WTL, WAM |
HB780 |
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SB849 SD1
Conservation; Aquatic Life; Wildlife; Land Plants; Indigenous Species; Native Ecosystems; Io; Hawaiian Hawk; Protected Species; Penalty
RELATING TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
Increases penalties and fees for taking and killing indigenous species of aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants that are native to the State. Designates penalties for the taking, harming, or killing of an Io (Hawaiian hawk). (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. |
KANUHA, AQUINO, CHANG, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
WAL, JHA |
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SB850 SD2
SCDD; Developmental Disabilities; Intellectual Disabilities; Health Disparities; Health Equity; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO DISABILITY HEALTH DISPARITY.
Requires the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to collect data and submit to the Legislature a report focused on the health disparities experienced by individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in the State prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Fukunaga |
HLT, FIN |
HB819 |
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SB851
DOH; EMTs; EMT-Paramedics; Buprenorphine; Opioid Antagonist; Training; Rules
RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
Authorizes emergency medical technicians in the State to administer buprenorphine after the administration of an opioid antagonist during an opioid-related drug overdose response. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules, allocate resources for EMT training, and coordinate with emergency medical services providers in the State, to incorporate the administration of buprenorphine after the administration of an opioid antagonist as a standard component of emergency medical services' protocols during an opioid-related drug overdose response. |
(S)
2/12/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
KANUHA |
HHS, WAM |
HB816 |
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SB852
Keiki Caucus; Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; Family and Medical Leave Insurance Benefits; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
By 1/1/2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2029, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC. |
AQUINO, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Fukunaga |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
HB755 |
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SB853
DLIR; Office of Community Services; Immigration Services Trust Fund; Established; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Establishes the Immigration Services Trust Fund to support immigration-related matters within the Office of Community Services. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit annual reports to the Legislature on the accounting of expenditures of the Fund. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/7/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
AQUINO, CHANG, RHOADS, Hashimoto, Wakai |
LBT, WAM |
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SB854
DLIR; Office of Community Services; Universal Representation in Immigration Proceedings Program; Immigration; Legal Representation; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Establishes a Universal Representation in Immigration Proceedings Program within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Office of Community Services to provide access to legal representation, under certain conditions. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/4/2025- Re-Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Hashimoto, Richards |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
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SB855 SD1 HD1
DLIR; Hawaii Retirement Savings Act; Hawaii Retirement Savings Program; Covered Employer; Definition; Automatic Enrollment; Opt-Out Option; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HAWAII RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACT.
Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee opts out. Repeals the limit on the total fees and expenses that can be spent for the Program each year. Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the development and operation of the Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, KIM, MORIWAKI, Richards, Wakai |
LAB, FIN |
HB847 |
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SB856
Department of Education; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Due Process; Public Schools; Health Facilities; Safety Net Hospitals; Citizenship and Immigration
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Establishes a standard for covered educational entities and certain health facilities when interacting with federal immigration authorities regarding civil immigration violations. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/EDU, JDC. |
AQUINO, CHANG, KIM, RHOADS, Wakai |
HHS/EDU, JDC |
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SB857
Adult Residential Care Homes; Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes; Developmental Disabilities Domiciliary Homes; Licensing; Prohibitions
RELATING TO CARE HOMES.
Prohibits the licensing of an adult residential care home, expanded adult residential care home, or developmental disabilities domiciliary home that is financed, managed, operated, supervised, directed, or owned in whole or in part by a person convicted of a gambling offense. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIM, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Wakai |
HHS, JDC |
HB185 |
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SB858
Procurement; Public Works Construction; Incentive to Utilize Apprentices; Bid Preference; Earned Credit; Certificate; Recordkeeping; Reports
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Replaces the five per cent bid preference for bidders for a public works contract with an estimated value of $250,000 or more, who is a party to an apprenticeship agreement registered with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with a five per cent earned credit that can be applied to certain future public works contract bids for a duration of three years after the chief procurement officer issues the earned credit certificate. Authorizes purchasing agencies to audit and have full access to the books and records of contractors or subcontractors relating to the contractor's compliance with requirements of the earned credit bid preference. Requires contractors and subcontractors to maintain relevant records for three years. Requires the contractor to submit reports as required by the Chief Procurement Officer. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MORIWAKI |
LBT/GVO, WAM |
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SB859
State and County Employees; Paid Family Leave
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC. |
AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Elefante, Hashimoto |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
HB168 |
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SB860
Shoplifting; Theft; Penalties; Increase
RELATING TO SHOPLIFTING.
Increases penalties for the offense of theft by means of shoplifting. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY |
JDC |
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SB861
Attorney General; HCJDC; Judiciary; Expungement Orders
RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.
Authorizes the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit all expungement orders to the Judiciary to effectuate the purposes of Act 159, SLH 2023. |
(S)
2/5/2025- The committee on JDC deferred the measure. |
RHOADS |
JDC |
HB145 |
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SB862
Firearms; Storage; Notice
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Requires retail sellers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, CPN/JDC. |
RHOADS |
PSM, CPN/JDC |
HB125 |
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SB863
Office of Information Practices; Public Records; Costs; Waiver
RELATING TO FEES FOR PUBLIC RECORDS UNDER CHAPTER 92F.
Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Provides for a waiver of fees in certain circumstances when the public interest is served by a government record's disclosure. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM. |
RHOADS |
GVO, JDC/WAM |
HB130 |
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SB864
Student Transportation Coordinators; Department of Education; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes and appropriates funds for student transportation coordinators positions within the Department of Education to strengthen student transportation services across the State. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Elefante, Fukunaga, Wakai |
EDU, WAM |
HB683 |
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SB865 SD1 HD1
UH; CTAHR; Position; Establishment; Kona Cooperative Extension; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to establish a permanent extension agent position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Kona Cooperative Extension. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/17/2025- Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1278) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
KANUHA, CHANG, GABBARD, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
HED, FIN |
HB500 |
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SB866
DOH; Emergency Medical Services; Program; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Requires the Department of Health to establish and implement a program to improve and increase support for emergency medical services in the State. Requires the Department of Health to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, GABBARD, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Richards |
HHS, WAM |
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SB867 SD2
Government; Affordable Housing; Watershed Management; Water Resources; Working Group; Reports
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Establishes a working group within the Office of the Governor for administrative purposes to ascertain the State's available water resources and water system source capacity and to streamline well permit approval processes to further plan for the development of affordable housing. Requires the working group to inventory all available water resources statewide and identify sources of aquifer replenishment in relation to affordable housing development. Requires an interim and final report to the Legislature. (SD2) |
(H)
3/11/2025- The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
WAL, HSG, FIN |
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SB868
DOE; School Bus Driver Certification Subsidy Pilot Program; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CERTIFICATION SUBSIDY PILOT PROGRAM.
Establishes a one-year School Bus Driver Certification Subsidy Pilot Program within the Department of Education for the 2025 2026 school year. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates fund. |
(S)
2/3/2025- The committee on EDU deferred the measure. |
KANUHA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
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SB869 SD1
Neighborhood Boards; Community Outreach Boards; Sunshine Law; Public Meetings; Permitted Interactions
RELATING TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH BOARDS.
Defines community outreach board to mean a board established to serve in a community advisory capacity under a county commission or a county department. Includes community outreach boards in existing provisions of the Sunshine Law relating to neighborhood boards. Authorizes neighborhood board and community outreach board members to attend meetings or presentations related to official board business statewide. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd, Garcia. |
KANUHA, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, Ihara |
JHA |
HB686 |
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SB870 SD1
Comptroller; State Librarian; UH; State Office Buildings; State Libraries; Telecommunications; Accessibility; Legislative Hearings; Report
RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATION.
Requires the Comptroller and State Librarian to identify state office buildings, including state libraries, that can provide equitable telecommunication access to allow certain residents, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings and estimate the costs and resources, including additional staffing, to effectuate this purpose. Allows the Comptroller and State Librarian to partner with the University of Hawaii in performing these tasks. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Gabbard, Ihara, Moriwaki, Richards, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
GVO, WAM |
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SB871 SD1
Arson; Penalties; Restitution; Felonies; Imprisonment; Community Service
RELATING TO ARSON.
Authorizes periods of imprisonment for individuals with previous arson convictions. Authorizes additional penalties for arson crimes that endanger vulnerable areas. Requires restitution for victims of arson who experienced property damage. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19 |
KANUHA, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
JHA |
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SB872
DOE; Workers' Compensation; Work-based Internships
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM. |
AQUINO, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
EDU/LBT, WAM |
HB864 |
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SB873
Prohibition; Procedures; Individuals Born with Variations in Physical Sex Characteristics; Infants
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Prohibits physicians and surgeons from performing certain procedures on individuals born with variations in their physical sex characteristics who are under one year of age, unless the procedure is a surgery required to address an immediate risk of physical harm. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, JDC |
HB612 |
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SB874
Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship; Pet Medication; Consumer Prescription Choice
RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarian client-patient relationship. Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications prescribed by veterinarians. Authorizes the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine to establish penalties, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a license. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, CPN. |
FUKUNAGA, CHANG, FEVELLA, INOUYE, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
AEN, CPN |
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SB875
General Excise Tax; Rate Reduction; SNAP; WIC; Groceries; Nonprescription Drugs; DBEDT
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX REDUCTIONS.
Reduces the general excise tax rate on the gross proceeds or income from the sale of groceries that are eligible under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) or special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC), regardless of the means of purchase and the program eligibility of the purchaser. Reduces the general excise tax rate on the gross proceeds or income from the sale of nonprescription drugs. Requires DBEDT to conduct an economic cost-benefit analysis on the GET reductions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/EDT, WAM. |
FUKUNAGA |
HHS/EDT, WAM |
HB933 |
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SB876
DOE; Korean Language Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a Korean Language Program. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
FUKUNAGA |
EDU, WAM |
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SB877
DHS; Medicaid; In-Home Services; Matching Funds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Appropriates funds to increase the funding for Medicaid in-home services, conditioned on the Department of Human Services obtaining the maximum federal matching funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Ihara |
HHS, WAM |
HB702 |
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SB878
Kupuna Caucus; State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna; Kupuna Housing; Sunset; Extension
RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.
Extends the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to 6/30/2028. |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara |
HSH, FIN |
HB703 |
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SB879
Kupuna Caucus; DOTAX; Family Caregiver Tax Credit; Report
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a refundable Family Caregiver Tax Credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to report to the Legislature before the convening of each Regular Session. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Ihara |
HHS, WAM |
HB701 |
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SB880
Kupuna Caucus; EOA; SHIP; Low-Income Subsidy Programs; Medicaid; Medicare; Medi-Medi Project; Underserved Populations; Community Outreach; Application and Renewal Process; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING.
Establishes a temporary Medi-Medi Project within the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program administered by the Executive Office on Aging to assist older adults, Medicare beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, and other underserved populations who may qualify for various low-income subsidy programs to gain access to their benefits. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Ihara |
HHS, WAM |
HB705 |
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SB881
Kupuna Caucus; Department of Human Services; SNAP; Hawaii Food Security Special Fund; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.
Establishes the Hawaii Food Security Special Fund to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels to those provided in federal fiscal year 2023. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Ihara |
HHS, WAM |
HB704 |
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SB882
Short Form; Environment
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN. |
KANUHA |
AEN |
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SB883
Short Form; Agriculture
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN. |
KANUHA |
AEN |
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SB884
Short Form; Agriculture
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN. |
KANUHA |
AEN |
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SB885
Short Form; Commerce
RELATING TO COMMERCE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB886
Short Form; Commerce
RELATING TO COMMERCE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB887
Short Form; Consumer Protection
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB888
Short Form; Consumer Protection
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB889
Short Form; Insurance
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
KANUHA |
CPN |
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SB890 SD2 HD1
Business Regulations; Poi; Hawaii-Grown Products; Labeling Requirements
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION.
Requires any products labeled, marketed, or sold as "poi" to contain a label stating whether the poi product is made wholly from kalo grown in the State or from kalo sourced outside the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA |
AGR, ECD, CPC |
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SB891 SD2
DBEDT; Tourism; Gambling; Gaming; Economic Development; Working Group; Report
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes a Tourism and Gaming Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/TOU on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA |
ECD/TOU, FIN |
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SB892
Short Form; Tourism
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT. |
KANUHA |
EDT |
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SB893 SD1
Casino Gaming; New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District; Hawaii Convention Center; State Gaming Fund; Compulsive Gamblers Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE ECONOMY.
Grants twenty-year licenses for casinos in the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District and Hawaii Convention Center. Establishes the Hawaii Gaming Control Commission. Imposes fifteen per cent wagering tax on gross receipts. Establishes the State Gaming Fund and Compulsive Gambler Program. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
KANUHA |
EDT/CPN, JDC/WAM |
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SB894 SD3 HD1
DOE; School Meals; Farm to School; Locally Sourced Products; Regional Kitchens; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for regional kitchen expansion to fulfill the local farm-to-school meal goal requiring thirty per cent of the food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA |
AGR, EDN, FIN |
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SB895
Short Form; Education
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU. |
KANUHA |
EDU |
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SB896
Short Form; Education
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU. |
KANUHA |
EDU |
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SB897 SD3 HD1
DCCA; PUC; Energy; Aggregate Liability Limit; Securitization; Public Utility Infrastructure Resilience
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Establishes an aggregate limit for liability for economic damages from catastrophic wildfires. Authorizes securitization of certain costs for public utilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA |
EEP, CPC/JHA, FIN |
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SB898
Short Form; Energy
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG. |
KANUHA |
EIG |
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SB899
Short Form; Intergovernmental Affairs
RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG. |
KANUHA |
EIG |
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SB900
Short Form; Government
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO. |
KANUHA |
GVO |
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SB901
Short Form; Government Operations
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO. |
KANUHA |
GVO |
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SB902
Short Form; Procurement
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO. |
KANUHA |
GVO |
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SB903 SD2
OHA; Claims Against the State; Working Groups; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Establishes in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for administrative purposes only a claims review working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Repeals the working group established pursuant to Act 226, SLH 2022. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/2059. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia. |
KANUHA |
JHA, FIN |
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SB904
Short Form; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HWN. |
KANUHA |
HWN |
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SB905
Short Form; Agriculture
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HWN. |
KANUHA |
HWN |
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SB906
Short Form; Health
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS. |
KANUHA |
HHS |
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SB907
Short Form; Human Services
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS. |
KANUHA |
HHS |
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SB908
Short Form; Homelessness
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS. |
KANUHA |
HHS |
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SB909
Short Form; Higher Education
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HRE. |
KANUHA |
HRE |
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SB910
Short Form; Board of Regents
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HRE. |
KANUHA |
HRE |
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SB911
Short Form; University of Hawaii
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HRE. |
KANUHA |
HRE |
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SB912
Short Form; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU. |
KANUHA |
HOU |
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SB913
Short Form; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU. |
KANUHA |
HOU |
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SB914
Short Form; Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU. |
KANUHA |
HOU |
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SB915
Short Form; Crime
RELATING TO CRIME.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB916
Short Form; Judiciary
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB917
Short Form; Elections
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB918
Short Form; Ethics
RELATING TO ETHICS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB919
Short Form; Penal Code
RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB920
Short Form; Hawaii Constitution
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
KANUHA |
JDC |
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SB921
Short Form; Labor
RELATING TO LABOR.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT. |
KANUHA |
LBT |
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SB922
Short Form; Technology
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT. |
KANUHA |
LBT |
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SB923
Short Form; Public Employment
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT. |
KANUHA |
LBT |
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SB924
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM. |
KANUHA |
PSM |
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SB925
Short Form; Public Safety
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM. |
KANUHA |
PSM |
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SB926
Short Form; Military Affairs
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM. |
KANUHA |
PSM |
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SB927 SD2
DOT; Airports; Air Noise and Safety Task Force; Airports Advisory Council; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes the Air Noise and Safety Task Force. Establishes the Airports Advisory Council. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt administrative rules to designate an airport security area within an airport property. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
TCA, WAM |
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SB928
Short Form; Culture and the Arts
RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA. |
KANUHA |
TCA |
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SB929
Short Form; International Affairs
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA. |
KANUHA |
TCA |
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SB930
Short Form; Water
RELATING TO WATER.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL. |
KANUHA |
WTL |
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SB931
Short Form; Land
RELATING TO LAND.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL. |
KANUHA |
WTL |
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SB932
Short Form; Harbors
RELATING TO HARBORS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL. |
KANUHA |
WTL |
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SB933 SD2
Chapter 42F; Grants; Executive Branch; Judiciary; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates moneys for grants for fiscal year 2025-2026. Subjects recipient organizations to certain requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to FIN, referral sheet 19 |
KANUHA |
FIN |
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SB934 SD2
BUF; Mass Transit Special Fund; State Projects; Expenditure Ceiling; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Budget and Finance for fiscal year 2026 to increase the mass transit special fund expenditure ceiling. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA |
TRN, FIN |
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SB935 SD2 HD1
ERS; Judges; Retirement Allowance; Tier 2 Employees; Credited Service; Benefits; Employer Contributions
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Sets the retirement allowance for a member who first earns credited service as a judge after 6/30/2025, to 1.75 per cent of the judge's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a judge. Reduces the minimum number of years of credited service qualified Tier 2 Employees' Retirement System members must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes from ten years to five years. Increases employer contributions to offset the resulting liability. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Belatti, Matsumoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
KANUHA |
LAB, JHA, FIN |
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SB936
Short Form; Government
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB937
Short Form; State Funds
RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
Short form bill. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
WAM |
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SB938 SD1
DOTAX; Information Technology Services; Staffing; Reports
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Requires the Department of Taxation to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing an organizational chart and staffing plan and requirements for the Information Technology Services Office. (SD1) |
(H)
3/4/2025- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 18 |
KANUHA |
LAB, FIN |
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SB939
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Climate Change; Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Program; Carbon Sequestration; Report
RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
Expands the scope of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Program to include the design, implementation, and administration of pathways for supporting renewable energy and conservation projects that align carbon sequestration with marine ecosystem restoration and opportunities for strengthening carbon accounting methodologies to assist in the quantification and reduction of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG/AEN, WAM. |
RHOADS |
EIG/AEN, WAM |
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SB940
DOE; School Meals Option Pilot Program; School Meals; Reports
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Establishes the School Meals Option Pilot Program within the Department of Education to provide healthy meal options to students. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires at least one high school in each school complex area to offer a meal in accordance with the School Meals Option Pilot Program every other week. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires at least one high school in each school complex area to offer a meal in accordance with the School Meals Option Pilot Program every week. Requires each individual high school to develop guidelines to implement the School Meals Option Pilot Program, subject to Department of Education approval. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals 6/30/2029. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
RHOADS |
EDU, WAM |
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SB941
DBEDT; Green Bonds Working Group
RELATING TO GREEN BONDS.
Establishes a Green Bonds Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, to determine the feasibility of a green bond financing program for the State. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG |
EDT, WAM |
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SB942 SD1
Landlord; Rent; Application; Proof of Income; Paychecks; Prohibition
RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATIONS.
Prohibits a landlord from rejecting a rental application solely due to an applicant's inability to provide a recent paycheck; provided that the landlord may require the applicant to provide evidence dated within thirty days of the application demonstrating the applicant has sufficient unearned income or liquid assets to cover the rental costs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
MORIWAKI, AQUINO, CHANG, RHOADS |
HSG, CPC |
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SB943
DOH; CCFFH; Primary Caregiver Requirement; Certified Nurse Aide; Licensed Nurse
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health to adopt by rules, a mandate that the primary caregiver caring for two or three clients in community care foster family homes to be a certified nurse aide or licensed nurse who has completed a state-approved training program and other training as required by the Department and holds a current certified nurse aid certificate or nursing license. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, Wakai |
HHS, CPN |
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SB944 SD2
LIHTC; Partnership; Limited Liability Company; Allocation; Transfer, Sale, or Assignment; Direct or Indirect Interest; Sunset; Extension
RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Authorizes a partner or member in a partnership or limited liability company that has been allocated a low-income housing tax credit to further allocate the credit or transfer, sell, or assign up to one hundred per cent of the tax credit, under certain conditions. Extends the sunset date for certain provisions of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit for low-income buildings. Effective 7/1/2050. Applies to taxable years after 12/31/2025. Amendments to §235-110.8(b), HRS, shall sunset on 7/1/2030. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. |
HASHIMOTO |
HSG, FIN |
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SB945
Future Caucus; Doulas; Certified Doulas; Doula Services; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Registry
RELATING TO DOULAS.
Requires any person providing doula services for compensation or representing or advertising themselves as a certified doula to register with the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes certain rights for certified doulas, including being present during delivery and in any recovery rooms, if requested by the client. Requires the Director to maintain a link to the registry on the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' website. Effective 1/1/2026. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN/HHS, JDC. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG |
CPN/HHS, JDC |
HB434 |
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SB946 SD2 HD1
Wastewater; Raw Sewage; Treatment Plants; Discharge; Prohibition
RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.
Clarifies that the prohibition against discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters after 12/31/2026 applies to treatment plants. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG |
EEP, WAL, JHA |
HB798 |
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SB947
Birth Certificates; Vital Statistics; Birth Registrants; Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
RELATING TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
Expands the types of health care providers who can submit an affidavit for a new certificate of birth for certain birth registrants. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
CHANG |
HHS, JDC |
HB1452 |
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SB948
Elections Commission; Members; Advice and Consent
RELATING TO THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION.
Makes the members of the Elections Commission subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
CHANG |
JDC, WAM |
HB141 |
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SB949
Working Group; Land Court; Bureau of Conveyances; Judiciary; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO LAND COURT.
Establishes a working group to reform or eliminate the land court in Hawaii. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL, JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY |
WTL, JDC |
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SB950
OWR; CWS; DHS; Trauma-Informed Care; Trauma-Informed Care; Training Curriculum; Organizational Assessment; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to design, implement, and administer trauma-informed organizational assessments and a training curriculum for Child Welfare Services to support the development of a trauma-informed child welfare system in the State. Allows the office to contract with public and private entities to provide necessary services. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, Elefante, Gabbard |
HHS, WAM |
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SB951 SD2
DOD; DHS; Child Protection; United States Military; Mandatory Reporting
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
Requires mandatory reports of child abuse or neglect to include the military status of the child's parent or guardian, if known. Requires the Department of Human Services to inform the appropriate authority of the United States military when, upon receiving a report of child abuse or neglect, there is sufficient information to determine that the report involves a family where one of the parents, guardians, or alleged perpetrators is a member of an identifiable branch of the United States military. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Woodson. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, Wakai |
HSH/PBS, JHA |
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SB952 SD2
DHS; OWR; Child Welfare System; Diversion and Intervention; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Requires the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Office of Wellness and Resilience to design a 5-year Child Welfare System Diversion and Intervention Pilot Program to support families and children involved, at risk of involvement, or at risk of reinvolvement with child welfare services. Specifies that the Department of Human Services shall implement and administer the pilot program. Allows the Department to contract with public and private entities to provide necessary services. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD2) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Richards |
HSH, FIN |
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SB953
DOH; Consumer Protection; Hospital Price Transparency Act; Collection of Debt; Prohibition; Remedies; Medicare Reimbursement Rates; Posting; Performance Assessment; Rules
RELATING TO HOSPITALS.
Establishes the State's Hospital Price Transparency Act. Prohibits hospitals from taking certain debt collection actions against a patient if the hospital is not in compliance with hospital price transparency laws. Allows patients and patient guarantors to file suit against hospitals in violation. Requires hospitals to make public and post their Medicare reimbursement rates no later than 10/1/25 and deems violations as an unfair and deceptive act or practice. Requires the Department of Health to conduct performance assessments of hospitals for adherence to federal transparency rules annually and make a list of hospitals with poor performance available on its website no later than 2/1/2026. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules. |
(S)
2/12/2025- The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
HHS/CPN, JDC |
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SB954
DHS; Rate Study; Medicaid; Home Health Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO A RATE STUDY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
Appropriates funding for the Department of Human Services to conduct a rate study for Medicaid home health services in Hawaii. |
(S)
2/12/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
HB713 |
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SB955 SD2 HD1
DOH; Judiciary; Penal Code; Fitness-to-Proceed Examinations; Qualified Examiners; Escape From Custody
RELATING TO FITNESS TO PROCEED.
Clarifies who may serve as a qualified examiner in a fitness-to-proceed examination. Clarifies the term of commitment for a defendant being held at a hospital or mental health facility for a fitness-to-proceed examination. Reduces the number of qualified examiners required for a fitness-to-proceed examination in a felony case from 3 to 1. Establishes a reduced penalty, except in certain circumstances, for a person who commits the offense of escape in the second degree while in the custody of the Director of Health. Sunsets the amendments related to fitness-to-proceed examinations on 12/31/26. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, MCKELVEY |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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SB956
Prescriptions; Opiates; Telehealth; Three-day Supply
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Allows a patient seen in-person by another health care provider in the same medical group as the prescribing physician to be prescribed an opiate prescription for a three-day supply or less via telehealth. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Richards |
HHS, CPN |
HB951 |
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SB957 SD1
DOH; Overdose Prevention Centers; Establishment; Overdose Prevention Center Oversight Committee
RELATING TO OVERDOSE PREVENTION.
Establishes and provides criteria for overdose prevention centers, including standards for the Department of Health to designate certain facilities as overdose prevention centers. Establishes an Overdose Prevention Center Oversight Committee. Provides immunity from state criminal prosecution for certain offenses for persons using a designated overdose prevention center and persons operating a designated overdose prevention center. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, KANUHA, Hashimoto |
HHS, WAM/JDC |
HB240 |
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SB958 SD1
DOH Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project. Establishes three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Fevella |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
HB507 |
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SB959
Health Infrastructure Grant Program; Health Information Technologies; State Health Planning and Development Agency; FQHCs; Rural Health Clinics; Ryan White HIV/AIDs Program Centers; Native Hawaiian Health Centers; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes the Health Infrastructure Grant Program within the Department of Health, to be administered by the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to support health information technology infrastructure and the implementation of interoperable health information technologies in federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Ryan White HIV/AIDs program centers, and Native Hawaiian health centers. Appropriates funds for the grant program. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
HB716 |
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SB960 SD1
DHS; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rates, including establishing additional positions. Effective 7/1/2027. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO |
HSH, FIN |
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SB961 SD1
DHS; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Minimum Certification Periods; Elderly Simplified Application Project; Report
RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Requires the Department of Human Services to adjust the minimum certification periods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits households, participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project, and report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2027. (SD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO |
HSH, FIN |
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SB962
BOA; DOH; Raw Milk; Raw Milk Products; Raw Milk Dairy Products; Raw Goat Milk; Sales; Mark Nakashima Act
RELATING TO RAW MILK.
Authorizes and decriminalizes the sale of raw milk, raw milk products, and raw milk dairy products directly from producers to consumers for human consumption, subject to certain restrictions. Authorizes the direct sale of raw goat milk for pet consumption. Establishes labeling requirements. Requires the Board of Agriculture and Department of Health to adopt rules no later than 7/1/2026. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN/JDC. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, FEVELLA |
AEN/HHS, CPN/JDC |
HB456 |
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SB963 SD1
DHS; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Ineligible Income; Standard Medical Deduction; Incarcerated Individuals; Pre-release Application Process; Reports; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; Drug Felony Ban; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Requires the Department of Human Services to: (1) Prorate or exclude certain income from household members who are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in determining SNAP household eligibility and benefit levels; (2) Establish a standardized medical expense deduction option for elderly or disabled household members who incur medical expenses above the federal minimum threshold; (3) Establish a pre-release SNAP application process for individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled for release; and submit annual reports to the Legislature. Specifies that the restriction under federal law prohibiting individuals convicted of certain drug-related felonies from receiving SNAP benefits and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits does not apply in Hawaii. Repeals treatment compliance requirements for TANF benefits. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, AQUINO |
HHS, WAM |
HB687 |
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SB964 SD1
Hawaii State Energy Office; Counties; Waste-to-Energy; Solid Waste Diversion; Sustainable Energy
RELATING TO WASTE-TO-ENERGY.
Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to establish a publicprivate partnership to develop a waste-to-energy generating facility in each county having a population below 800,000. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
FEVELLA, Richards, Wakai |
EEP, FIN |
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SB965
Towing Companies; Unattended Vehicles; Payment; ATM
RELATING TO TOWING.
In addition to the current requirement that towing companies allow individuals to pay by cash, credit card, or debit card, requires towing companies to have an on-site automatic teller machine. Specifies that a towing company cannot charge for tows if noncompliant. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, CPN. |
FEVELLA, KIM, San Buenaventura |
TCA, CPN |
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SB966
DOT; Counties; Motor Vehicles; Registration; Amnesty; Pilot Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Requires the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the counties of the State, to establish a 1-year unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot program to encourage motor vehicle registration and mandate the surrender or impoundment of unregistered motor vehicles after the expiration of the program. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM/JDC. |
FEVELLA, San Buenaventura |
TCA/EIG, WAM/JDC |
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SB967
Health Insurance; Medicaid; Mandated Coverage; Ketamine Therapy; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires Medicaid and private insurance coverage for intravenous ketamine therapy to treat depression. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
FEVELLA |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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SB968
DOE; Teachers Loans; Loan Forgiveness; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TEACHER LOANS.
Requires the Department of Education to establish a teacher loan forgiveness program to assist in the payment of loans for teachers who commit to teaching in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
FEVELLA, San Buenaventura |
EDU, WAM |
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SB969
Health Insurance; Mutual Benefit Societies; Health Maintenance Organizations; Medicaid; Biomarker Testing; Mandatory Coverage
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and health plans under the State's Medicaid managed care program to provide coverage for biomarker testing. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM. |
ELEFANTE, CHANG, RHOADS |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
HB553 |
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SB970 SD1
Tax Credit; Businesses; Employees; Public Transportation; Reports
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Authorizes a tax credit for businesses that pay the public transportation costs of employees. Applies to counties having populations of 700,000 or more. Applies for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024 but not beginning after 12/31/2029. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA, RHOADS |
TCA/EIG, WAM |
HB577 |
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SB971 SD2
Motor Vehicles; Unlicensed Drivers; Stops; Citations; Towing
RELATING TO TRAFFIC.
Provides that if a law enforcement officer lawfully stops a motor vehicle and the operator is cited for driving without a valid license, the officer shall not permit the operator to resume the use of the motor vehicle. Requires the motor vehicle to be moved by a licensed driver or towed at the owner's expense. Provides that the cited operator is responsible for arranging the operator's transportation from the scene of the stop. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
ELEFANTE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
TRN, JHA |
HB886 |
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SB972
Keiki Caucus; Prohibition; Sale; Labeling; Flavored Nicotine Products; E-Liquids; Penalties; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Prohibits the sale of flavored nicotine products and the mislabeling of e-liquids as nicotine free. Establishes penalties for violations. Authorizes the Department of Health to appoint, commission, or contract for services of inspectors. Establishes two full-time equivalent program specialist positions and one full-time equivalent hearing officer position. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2026. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM/JDC. |
ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, WAKAI |
CPN/HHS, WAM/JDC |
HB756 |
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SB973
Education; DOE; English Language Learner Educators; Differential Pay; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires and appropriates funds to pay salary differentials to English language educators as an incentive to attract and retain these educators. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
ELEFANTE, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
EDU, WAM |
HB621 |
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SB974
DHS; Social Security Payments; Foster Care; Savings Account
RELATING TO FOSTER CARE.
Prohibits the Department of Human Services from using any social security income payments, including supplemental income payments it receives on behalf of a child under foster custody of the Department to cover the cost of foster care services. Requires the Department of Human Services to deposit all social security income payments received on behalf of a child under foster custody of the Department into a savings account that shall be made accessible to the child when the child leaves foster care custody. |
(S)
1/29/2025- The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, RHOADS, Moriwaki |
HHS, WAM |
HB1229 |
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SB975
CIP; 15th Senatorial District; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIFTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 15th senatorial district. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
WAKAI |
WAM |
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SB976 SD1
Beer; Distilled Spirits; Direct Shipping; Manufacturers
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the Liquor Commission or Liquor Control Adjudication Board of each county to adopt rules and regulations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
WAKAI, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, San Buenaventura |
CPN/EIG, JDC |
HB1373 |
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SB977
Small Craft Producer Tax Rate; Low Alcohol by Volume Spirits Beverages; Liquor Tax
RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Defines low alcohol by volume spirits beverages. Establishes lower tax rates for class 18 small craft producer pub licensees, including for low alcohol by volume spirits beverages. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
WAKAI, MCKELVEY |
CPN, WAM |
HB1374 |
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SB978
Beer; Draft Beer; Definitions; Amend
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Amends the definition of draft beer to mean beer in an individual container of five gallons or more. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
WAKAI, MCKELVEY |
CPN, WAM |
HB1370 |
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SB979
Intoxicating Liquor; Licenses and Permits; Manufacturer License; Small Craft Producer Pub License; Manufacturing Limit; Increase
RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
Increases the liquor manufacturing limits for Class 18 small craft producer pub license holders. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
WAKAI, MCKELVEY |
CPN, WAM |
HB1372 |
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SB980
Alcohol; Low Alcohol by Volume Spirits Beverage; Liquor Tax; Liquor Law
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Establishes a definition of "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Beginning 7/1/2025, establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume spirits beverages at a rate of $1.10 per wine gallon. Takes effect 6/30/2025. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
WAKAI, MCKELVEY |
CPN, WAM |
HB1371 |
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SB981 SD1
DBEDT; Study; Minimum Wage; Increases; Impact on Businesses and Other Employers; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
Requires the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and other employers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, KIDANI, RICHARDS, Wakai |
EDT, WAM |
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SB982
State Hotel; Planning; Hawaii Tourism Authority; School of Travel Industry Management; University of Hawaii; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO A STATE HOTEL.
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to collaborate to actively plan for the design, construction, and operations and management of a state hotel. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT/HRE, WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, RICHARDS, Fukunaga, Wakai |
EDT/HRE, WAM |
HB446 |
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SB983 SD1
DBEDT; Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program; Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program Special Fund; Small Businesses; Reports; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.
Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program within the Business Development and Support Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program Special Fund. Requires DBEDT to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes one full-time equivalent business loan officer position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/19/2025- The committee on WAM. deferred the measure. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDT, WAM |
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SB984 SD2 HD1
DOH; Landowners; Runoff; Agricultural Enterprises; Damages; Fines
RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
Requires a landowner in possession of ten thousand or more acres in the State to be liable for damages and fines arising from runoff originating on the land and entering into state waters. Requires the Department of Health to prioritize enforcement of water pollution control regulations in rural areas where there are existing reports of runoff and other terms of water pollution. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Moriwaki, Richards |
EEP, WAL, JHA |
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SB985 SD1
Gift Cards; Gift Certificates; Consumers; Fraud Prevention; Transparency
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Establishes a new gift card fraud law, under the scope of unfair and deceptive practices law, which requires merchants and third-party gift card resellers to take certain steps to prevent gift card scams. Requires the conspicuous provision of information regarding terms and conditions of gift certificates, regardless of whether the cards are sold in person, electronically, or telephonically. Extends the minimum redemption period for paper gift certificates to four years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN, JDC |
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SB986 SD1
Hawaii Tourism Authority; Governor; Tourism Emergency; Tourism Emergency Special Fund; Transient Accommodations Tax Revenues
RELATED TO TOURISM.
Amends the types of occurrences for which the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors may request the Governor to declare a tourism emergency. Reduces the minimum balance to be maintained in the Tourism Emergency Special Fund through an allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
DECOITE, CHANG, Wakai |
EDT, WAM |
HB447 |
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SB987
Covered Electronic Devices; Collection; Recycling; Manufacturers
RELATING TO RECYCLING.
Allows manufacturers to coordinate activities directly related to the recycling of covered electronic devices. Expands the scope of covered electronic devices to include electronic device peripherals and certain legacy devices. Requires manufacturers to provide free collection service locations and collection events. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, CPN. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, CPN |
HB906 |
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SB988
Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs; Department of Agriculture; Grants; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
Transfers the Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs Agency from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and codifies its establishment. Establishes a grant program to be administered by the Agency to support the funding of certain initiatives for the State's public schools. Appropriates funds for grants. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU/AEN, WAM |
HB497 |
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SB989 SD1
HTDC; Technology Enablement; Small Businesses; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist small businesses with technology enablement. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. |
DECOITE, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, Wakai |
ECD, FIN |
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SB990
Sexual Assault; Sentencing; Mandatory Minimum
RELATING TO SENTENCING.
Requires the court to impose a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without possibility of parole or probation for a person convicted of a sexual assault offense. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC |
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SB991
DOH; Long-term Care; Molokai; Study; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the adequacy of long-term care on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, WAM |
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SB992 SD1
HTDC; SBIR; MAP; Accelerator and Small Business Training Programs; Economic Diversification; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish state goals and implement projects to promote economic diversification through innovation and technology. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Manufacturing Assistance Program, and Accelerator and Small Business Training Programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDT, WAM |
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SB993
HSEO; UH; Geothermal Energy; Environmental Assessment; Geothermal Resources Characterization Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXPLORATION.
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a statewide environmental assessment for, and subsequently administer, a Geothermal Resources Characterization Program under the direction of the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center at the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/4/2025- The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, LEE, C., MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Kanuha, McKelvey |
EIG/HRE, WAM |
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SB994
DHS; PUC; Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE.
Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain assistants to recipients of the program. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
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SB995
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Import Tax Credit; Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit
RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL.
Establishes the sustainable aviation fuel import tax credit. Increases the renewable fuels production tax credit amount. Repeals the: (1) cap amount of claimable renewable fuels production tax credit; (2) requirement that the tax credit be claimed for fuels with lifecycle emissions below fossil fuels; and (3) prohibition on claiming other tax credits for the cost incurred to produce renewable fuels. Specifies that the renewable fuels production tax credit can only be claimed for fuels that meet the certain thresholds. Adds an additional tax credit value. Clarifies that a taxpayer who previously claimed a renewable fuels production tax credit may claim another one for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024. Clarifies and expands required information in the certified statement for the tax credit. Repeals the requirement that the Hawaii State Energy Office provide the taxpayer with a determination of whether the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for each type of qualified fuel produced is lower than that of fossil fuels. |
(S)
1/29/2025- The committee on AEN deferred the measure. |
WAKAI, CHANG, GABBARD, KANUHA, KEOHOKALOLE, MCKELVEY, Hashimoto |
EIG/AEN, WAM |
HB976 |
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SB996 SD1
PUC; Renewable Energy; Rate for Electricity Generated from Nonfossil Fuels; Adjustment Mechanisms
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Clarifies that adjustments linked to premium interest rates for high yield credit are just and reasonable. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to include these incremental adjustments to the rate for electricity generated from nonfossil fuels. (SD1) |
(S)
2/3/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
WAKAI, CHANG, Fevella |
EIG, CPN |
HB338 |
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SB997 SD3 HD1
Renewable Energy; Large-Scale Renewable Energy Generation Projects; Labor Standards; Attestation; Declaration
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Requires an attestation or declaration regarding project labor standards, including adherence to state-approved apprenticeship programs and prevailing wage requirements, for covered large-scale renewable energy generation projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
WAKAI |
EEP/LAB, CPC, FIN |
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SB998
DAGS; Hawaii First Responders Memorial; Working Group; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services to hire a consultant to evaluate potential locations and designs for the Hawaii First Responders Memorial. |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, RHOADS |
GVO/PSM, WAM |
HB503 |
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SB999 SD1
DLE; Fireworks Control Law; Consumer Fireworks; Asset Forfeiture; Nuisance Abatement; Penalty; Community Education Safety Programs; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Repeals all permissible uses of consumer fireworks by minors. Establishes civil penalties for the use and sale of consumer fireworks, including nuisance abatement proceedings and forfeiture of assets used in the commission of the illegal use or sale of consumer fireworks. Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to provide for community safety education programs. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
WAKAI, FUKUNAGA, KIDANI, Moriwaki |
PSM/CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB1000
Department of Education; Education Supplies; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacher requested classroom supplies. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
KANUHA |
EDU, WAM |
HB863 |
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SB1001
Department of Education; Dyslexia Screening; Universal Screening; Evidence-based Interventions; Teacher Professional Development
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to implement dyslexia sensitive universal screenings and evidence-based interventions, offer professional development on structured literacy and evidenced-based interventions, and support pre-teacher programs in training candidates in structured literary instruction. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
KANUHA |
EDU, WAM |
HB637 |
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SB1002 SD2 HD1
DLNR; SHPD; Review and Comment; Affordable Housing; Third-Party Consultants; Rules; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Beginning 7/1/2027, requires the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract its review of proposed state projects and projects affecting historic properties to third-party consultants under certain circumstances. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to publish a draft of its proposed rules and then later present its proposed final rules to the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 7/1/2032. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KANUHA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai |
HSG, WAL, FIN |
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SB1003 SD1
ADC; Kau; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the purchase of a land parcel in Kau for agricultural development. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA, RICHARDS |
EDT, WAM |
HB685 |
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SB1004
DOH; Community Health Workers; Rural Community Health Worker Pilot Program; Preventive Services; Social Determinants of Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
Requires the Department of Health to establish and administer a three-year Rural Community Health Worker Pilot Program that enables community health workers to provide outreach, education, training, and navigation to individuals residing in rural communities in the State and address social determinants of health. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
KANUHA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
HB688 |
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SB1005
LG; Secretary of State; Other Jurisdictions; Intergovernmental Relations; Homeless; Unhoused; Travel
RELATING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
Clarifies the Lieutenant Governor's duties as Secretary of State for Intergovernmental Relations, including working to prevent other jurisdictions from making or supporting travel arrangements to Hawaii for homeless or unhoused individuals. |
(S)
1/28/2025- Re-Referred to GVO/HHS, JDC. |
DECORTE, AWA |
GVO/HHS, JDC |
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SB1006
Real Property; Proximate lands; AG; Restrictions on Foreign Ownership; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PROPERTY.
Prohibits certain foreign parties from owning, purchasing, or acquiring an interest in lands located with 10 miles of a military installation or land within the State. Establishes an Office of Intelligence within the Department of Defense to investigate claims that land is unlawfully owned by a prohibited foreign party. Requires the Attorney General to undertake enforcement activities. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM/TCA, WAM/JDC. |
AWA, DECORTE |
WTL/PSM/TCA, WAM/JDC |
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SB1007
Interstate Collaboration on Homelessness; Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish the Interstate Collaboration on Homelessness to discourage sending unsupported homeless individuals to other states and territories. Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to enter into formal agreements with other states to reimburse costs associated with relocated homeless individuals. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/EIG, WAM. |
AWA, DECORTE |
HHS/EIG, WAM |
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SB1008
Disabled Persons; Electric Vehicles; Parking; Counties; Ordinances
RELATING TO PARKING.
Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to enforce the accessible parking space requirements for parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities and electric vehicles. |
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3/11/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
LEE, C., CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, KIM, RHOADS, McKelvey, Moriwaki, Wakai |
TRN, JHA |
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SB1009 SD2 HD1
State Reserved Parking Space Enforcement Fine; Parking; Persons with Disabilities; Electric Vehicles
RELATING TO PARKING.
Establishes a state reserved parking space enforcement fine for parking in parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities or electric vehicles to be deposited into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. Increases the fines for any person who parks a non-electric vehicle in a space designated and marked as reserved for electric vehicles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, Elefante |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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SB1010
Sex-Based Harassment; Sex Discrimination; Retaliation; Title IX; Protections
RELATING TO SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION.
Clarifies and strengthens the State's protections against sex-based harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation that occur in public schools, public charter schools, or at the University of Hawaii, including discrimination based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and pregnancy-related conditions. Establishes procedures for investigations and decision-making. Requires mandatory reporting by certain employees. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/HRE, JDC/WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, FUKUNAGA, MCKELVEY |
EDU/HRE, JDC/WAM |
HB758 |
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SB1011 SD1
State Archives; Hawaii Leadership Awards Program
RELATING TO CULTURE AND ARTS.
Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to Hawaii and serve as inspirations to others. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
LEE, C. |
TCA, WAM |
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SB1012
Executive Office on Early Learning; Imagination Library of Hawaii Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Requires the Executive Office on Early Learning to establish an Imagination Library of Hawaii Program to provide one free book each month to children from birth through five years of age who reside in the State. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
LEE, C. |
EDU, WAM |
HB107 |
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SB1013
Taxation; Earned Income Tax Credit; Additional Credit for Dependents
RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
Authorizes each qualifying individual taxpayer to claim an additional credit if the taxpayer claims any dependent under the age of eighteen. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
WAM |
HB183 |
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SB1014
HSEO; Rules; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy; Clean Transportation
RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE.
Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to adopt certain federal regulations as they existed on 1/1/2025, that it deems to be in the public interest. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
EIG, JDC |
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SB1015
PUC; Retail Service Stations; Gas Dispensing Equipment; Warning Labels; Health; Environment; Climate Change
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires self-service stations to put Public Utilities Commission-approved labels on gas dispensing equipment to advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment. |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. |
LEE, C. |
AEN, CPN |
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SB1016
DLNR; Climate Commission; Study; Decarbonization; Carbon; Standards; Buy Clean; Procurement; Construction Materials; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DECARBONIZATION.
Requires the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Commission to study the feasibility of implementing a "buy clean" decarbonization policy and program in Hawaii. Requires administrative and substantive support from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB787 |
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SB1017
BLNR; Rules; Federal Regulations; Public Lands
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt by rule, any federal rule or regulation relating to the public lands of the State as it existed on 1/1/2025 that it deems are in the public interest. |
(S)
2/3/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
WTL, JDC |
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SB1018
Real Property; Shoreline; Erosion; Disclosure
RELATING TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Requires a seller of real property adjacent to the shoreline, and the seller's agent, to disclose and include in all advertisements shoreline erosion certain issues related to the parcel. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Richards |
WTL, CPN |
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SB1019
Ocean Stewardship Special Fund; Shoreline Restoration; Beach Cleanups
RELATING TO THE OCEAN RECREATION SPECIAL FUND.
Authorizes the Ocean Stewardship Special Fund to be used for planning, development, designing, or implementation of beach restoration projects, including the awarding of grants to nonprofit organizations for beach and nearshore environmental cleanup. |
(S)
2/10/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MORIWAKI |
WTL, WAM |
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SB1020
Disposable and Single-use Plastic Food Ware and Beverage Service Items; Prohibition; Solid Waste; Compostable Plastics; PFAS
RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
After 1/1/2026, prohibits businesses where food or beverages are packaged and sold on the business' premises for individual consumption from using, selling, or distributing certain disposable or single-use food ware and beverage service items, including items containing PFAS. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN/AEN, JDC. |
LEE, C. |
CPN/AEN, JDC |
HB644 |
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SB1021
Cetaceans; Captivity; Breeding; Ban; Fine
RELATING TO WILDLIFE.
Bans the keeping or breeding of cetaceans in captivity except in certain circumstances. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, CPN/JDC. |
LEE, C., KIDANI, RHOADS, Hashimoto |
WTL/AEN, CPN/JDC |
HB49 |
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SB1022 SD2
Animal Endangerment; Pet Animals; Unattended Vehicles; Confinement; Rescue; Immunity
RELATING TO ANIMAL ENDANGERMENT.
Allows law enforcement officers, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter an unattended vehicle to protect the health, safety, or well-being of a pet animal that is endangered by being left or confined in an unattended vehicle. Allows private citizens to rescue a pet animal that has been left in an unattended vehicle under certain circumstances. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, WAKAI, McKelvey, Richards |
AGR, JHA |
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SB1023 SD1 HD1
Spay and Neuter Special Fund; Counties; Special Number Plates; Income Tax Check-off; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation and the reproduction of free-roaming cats. Establishes various revenue and fundraising sources for the special fund. Appropriates funds to the counties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/11/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CAA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). |
LEE, C., RHOADS |
AGR, CAA, FIN |
HB547 |
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SB1024
HPHA; Pet Animals; Allowed; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.
Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to allow any resident of a public housing project or state low-income housing project to keep one or more pet animals in the resident's unit, subject to applicable state laws, county ordinances, and any reasonable conditions. Provides that HPHA may charge a refundable deposit for each pet animal but shall not impose a monthly pet fee or pet rent. Allows HPHA to remove a vicious animal to protect persons or property. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HOU, WAM/JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
HOU, WAM/JDC |
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SB1025
Mass Transit; Service Animals; Non-Service Pet Animals
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Allows service and non-service pet animals on mass transit vehicles under certain conditions. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., CHANG, Richards, Wakai |
TCA, JDC |
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SB1026
Pet Insurance; Regulation; Establishment
RELATING TO PET INSURANCE.
Establishes a regulatory framework specifically for pet insurance based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Pet Insurance Model Act. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
CPN, JDC |
HB544 |
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SB1027
Dogs; Restaurants
RELATING TO DOGS.
Allows dogs in restaurants at the restaurant owner's or manager's discretion, provided that certain conditions are met. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG, MCKELVEY |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
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SB1028 SD1 HD1
Juvenile Justice; Minors; Fees; Fines; Court Costs; Penalties; Prohibited; Community Service
RELATING TO YOUTH FEES AND FINES.
Prohibits the assessment of any fees, fines, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed before the effective date of the Act. Limits court-ordered community service for a minor to no more than seventy-two hours. Repeals certain penalties imposed on parents, guardians, or other persons associated with unaccompanied children in streets and unmarried minors in dance halls. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Kila, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Wakai |
HSH, JHA |
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SB1029
AG; Penal Code; Forfeiture; Civil Assets
RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proceeds of the forfeited property to the credit of the state general fund. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
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SB1030 SD2
Election Fraud; Voter Intimidation; Firearms; Dangerous Instruments
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Specifies that the practice of election fraud intimidation includes carrying any unconcealed firearm or dangerous instrument at or within two hundred feet of a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. (SD2) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
LEE, C., CHANG, RHOADS, WAKAI, Ihara |
JHA |
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SB1031 SD1
Elections; Legislature; Advisory Referendums; Questions; Ballots; General Obligation Bonds
RELATING TO ADVISORY REFERENDUMS.
Authorizes the Legislature to adopt any Concurrent Resolution to propose a non-binding advisory referendum question concerning the issuance of general obligation bonds to the people, who may vote on the question during any general election. Imposes notice, certification, and reporting requirements on the Chief Election Officer. Requires a written explanation for any legislative acts that are contrary to the reported majority vote on the advisory referendum question to be reflected in the legislative record. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG |
GVO, JDC |
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SB1032 SD2
Campaign Finance; Foreign Corporations; Foreign Nationals
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Prohibits foreign entities and foreign-influenced business entities from making contributions, expenditures, electioneering communications, or donations for election purposes. Allows every business entity that contributes or expends funds in a state election to certify that the entity is not and will not be a foreign corporation or foreign-influenced business entity if the entity intends to make contributions or expenditures within an election cycle. Specifies that if the conditions that determine whether a business entity qualifies as a foreign-influenced business entity are held unconstitutional by a final judgment, including all appeals, the Campaign Spending Commission is required to establish revised conditions that are constitutional. Requires noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures to obtain a statement of certification from each top contributor required to be listed in an advertisement. (SD2) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
LEE, C., KIDANI, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Fevella, Fukunaga |
JHA, FIN |
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SB1033 SD2
Excise Tax; Failure to Sell Excess Single-Family Residences; Housing Downpayment Trust Fund; Reports
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes an excise tax on certain taxpayers who own excess single-family residences for failure to sell those residences. Establishes and allocates excise tax revenues to the Housing Downpayment Trust Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
LEE, C. |
HSG, FIN |
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SB1034 SD1
Food Service Industry; Food Service Employees; Work Hours; Unpaid Rest Periods
RELATING TO THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.
Requires employers in the food service industry to allow their employees an unpaid rest period of 30 consecutive minutes for a certain number of consecutive hours of working time. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. |
LEE, C., RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
LBT, CPN |
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SB1035 SD2
Consumer Protection; Unfair and Deceptive Practices; Live-Event Tickets; Short-Term Lodging; Booking Transactions; Disclosures; Drip Pricing; Junk Fees
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits businesses from offering, displaying, or advertising the price of a live-event tickets or short-term lodging without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the maximum total of all fees or charges; provided that government charges, shipping charges, and fees or charges for optional goods or services may be excluded. Requires businesses to disclose clearly and conspicuously certain information, including the final amount of payment, before the consumer consents to pay for the live-event ticket or short-term lodging. Establishes that misrepresentation of any fees or charges in offers, displays, or advertisements for live-event tickets or short-term lodging by businesses constitutes an unfair or deceptive practice. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
CPC, JHA |
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SB1036
Net Neutrality Principles; Broadband Internet Access Service; Communications; Internet Service Providers; Protections
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Codifies net neutrality principles by prohibiting fixed and mobile internet service providers that provide broadband internet access service from engaging in certain practices concerning the treatment of internet traffic. Among other things, prohibits internet service providers from blocking internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, engaging in paid prioritization or zero-rating internet traffic in exchange for consideration, monetary or otherwise. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, CPN. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Richards, San Buenaventura |
LBT, CPN |
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SB1037
AG; Consumer Data Protection; Privacy Rights; Consumer Privacy Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION.
Establishes a framework to regulate controllers and processors with access to personal consumer data. Establishes penalties. Establishes the Consumer Privacy Special Fund to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General. Appropriates funds. |
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2/4/2025- Re-Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Wakai |
CPN, JDC/WAM |
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SB1038 SD1
Privacy; Personal Information; Security Breach; Notice; Identifier; Specified Data Element
RELATING TO PRIVACY.
Adds definitions of "identifier" and "specified data element" and amends the definition of "personal information" for the purposes of notifying affected persons of data and security breaches under existing state law that governs the security breach of personal information. Includes licensees subject to the Insurance Data Security Law among the businesses deemed compliant with security breach notice requirements under existing state law. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. |
LEE, C., CHANG, MCKELVEY, Hashimoto |
ECD, CPC |
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SB1039
DOH; Rules; Federal Regulations; Adoption
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt, by rule, any federal regulations as they existed on 1/1/2025, relating to the protection, preservation, care, and improvement of the physical and mental health of the people of the State that it deems to be in the public interest. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HHS, JDC |
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SB1040 SD2 HD1
OWR; Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness; Study; Report ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT.
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to conduct a study on the cost and feasibility of establishing a program to acquire and forgive medical debt owed by certain households in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB1041
DOH; Patient's Right To Know Act; Unavailable Health Care Services for Nonmedical Reasons; Service Availability Form; Covered Entity; Penalty
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the Department of Health to develop a service availability form to be completed by covered entities to convey to patients and the public certain health care services unavailable at the entity before 12/1/2026, and to publish and maintain on its website a list of covered entities and the service availability form submitted by each covered entity before 02/1/2027. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules, including a process for receiving and investigating complaints and assessing fines against covered entities in violation. Requires each covered entity to submit a completed service availability form to the Department of Health, adopt certain relevant policies by 2/1/2027, provide patients with their current service availability form as part of the informed consent process before initiating a health care service, and maintain a record of the patient's receipt of the form beginning 2/1/2027. Establishes penalties. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC. |
LEE, C., RHOADS |
HHS, CPN/JDC |
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SB1042 SD1
DOH; Mental Health; Emerging Therapies, Breakthrough Therapies; Special Fund; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a Mental Health Emerging Therapies Special Fund, to be administered by the Department of Health. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
LEE, C., CHANG |
HLT, FIN |
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SB1043 SD2
General Excise Tax; Groceries; Nonprescription Drugs; Exemption
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Exempts the sale of groceries and nonprescription drugs from the general excise tax. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, DECOITE, Wakai |
ECD, FIN |
HB959 |
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SB1044 SD2
HPIA; HHRF; Property Insurance; Hurricane; Condominiums; DBEDT; HGIA; Condominium Loan Program; Special Fund; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.
Expands the powers of the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and reactivates the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to help to stabilize the property insurance market in the State. Requires the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to contract with domestic private insurers to act as a servicing facility by 10/1/2025. Establishes the Condominium Loan Program and the condominium loan program special fund, to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority on behalf of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, for the purpose of providing funding for essential repairs and deferred maintenance to condominium associations organized under chapter 514B, HRS. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study to develop long-term solutions to stabilize the property insurance market in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS, Wakai |
CPC, FIN |
HB426 |
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SB1045
Broadband; DBEDT; DAGS; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Accounting and General Services. Transfers the broadband duties of the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office. Creates a Hawaii Broadband Infrastructure Special Fund. Disbands the Hawaii Broadband Assistance Advisory Council. Requires the Information Technology Steering Committee to oversee and manage public advanced communications technology infrastructure. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM/CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, MCKELVEY, Richards, Wakai |
EDT/GVO, WAM/CPN |
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SB1046 SD1
Real Estate Commission; Condominium Associations; Condominiums; Managing Agents; Unit Owners; Reporting
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Requires certain managing agents to notify each unit owner and the Real Estate Commission when a condominium association that the agent manages fails to meet budget and replacement reserves reporting requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
CPC |
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SB1047
DCR; Adult Correctional Officers; Body Cameras; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for purchasing body cameras for adult correctional officers to wear while on duty at state correctional facilities. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, RHOADS, Elefante, Richards, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
PSM, WAM |
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SB1048 SD2
Department of the Attorney General; Solicitations of Funds from the Public; Donations; Charitable Funding Platforms; Platform Charities; Registration
RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC.
Amends Act 205, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, to clarify standards and safeguards in online crowdfunding. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Richards |
CPC, FIN |
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SB1049
DOH; Parkinson's Disease; Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database; Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database Advisory Committee; Webpage; Reports
RELATING TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH.
Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database to be administered by the Department of Health, to house a collection of data on the incidence of Parkinson's disease in the State. Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database Advisory Committee. Requires the Department to create a Parkinson's disease research collection database webpage by 1/1/2026, and submit annual reports to the Legislature. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
HHS, WAM |
HB952 |
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SB1050 SD1
Insurance; Captive Insurance Companies; Insurance Commissioner; Certificate of Exemption; Examinations
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Allows captive insurance companies that are not risk retention captive insurance companies to apply to the Insurance Commissioner for certificates of exemption from examination after meeting certain requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura |
CPC |
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SB1051 SD1 HD1
Hawaiian History Month; Month of Observance
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HISTORY MONTH.
Designates September as Hawaiian History Month. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/13/2025- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
CAA, JHA |
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SB1052
Fireworks; Possession; Penalty Reduction
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Reduces the offense of purchasing, possessing, setting off, igniting, or discharging aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic under a weight of twenty-five pounds without a valid permit to a civil violation. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM, JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, AQUINO, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
PSM, JDC |
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SB1053
Refundable Child Tax Credit
RELATING TO A CHILD TAX CREDIT.
Establishes a refundable child tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Richards |
HHS, WAM |
HB694 |
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SB1054
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; Family and Medical Leave Insurance Benefits; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
RELATING TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
By 1/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2028, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC. |
RHOADS, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, RICHARDS |
LBT, WAM/JDC |
HB695 |
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SB1055
DHS; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Elderly Simplified Application Project; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Requires the Department of Human Services to adjust the minimum certification periods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits households, participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project, and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rates, including establishing additional positions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, FEVELLA |
HHS, WAM |
HB696 |
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SB1056
Landlord-Tenant Code; Rent Increases; Restriction
RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Restricts how much and how often a landlord may increase rent over the course of a twelve month period. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN. |
RHOADS, FEVELLA |
CPN |
HB693 |
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SB1057 SD2
Procurement; Public Works Construction; Apprenticeship Agreement; Apprenticeable Trade; Utilization; Subcontractors
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Clarifies that the bid incentive given to bidders for public works construction projects who are parties to an apprenticeship agreement is based on apprenticeable trades utilized, rather than employed, to construct the public works. Requires the bidder and the bidder's subcontractors to be parties to all apprenticeable trades utilized to construct the project for which a state-approved apprenticeship program exists. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
AQUINO |
LAB, FIN |
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SB1058
CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments
RELATED TO CARE HOMES.
Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care homes. Authorizes an additional payment for resident clients residing in these homes when state funds for the state supplemental payment for a specific fiscal year are not fully expended, under certain circumstances. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
AQUINO |
HHS, WAM |
HB552 |
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SB1059
Adult Foster Homes; Certified Caregiver
RELATING TO CERTIFIED CAREGIVERS.
Lowers the minimum age that a certified caregiver for an adult foster home must be from twenty-one to eighteen. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
AQUINO |
HHS, CPN |
HB1282 |
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SB1060
CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments
RELATED TO CARE HOMES.
Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care homes. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
AQUINO |
HHS, WAM |
HB551 |
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SB1061 SD1
Digital Equity; Digital Navigator Pilot Program; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO DIGITAL EQUITY.
Establishes and appropriates funds for a digital navigator pilot program to offer technical assistance with computers and electronic devices for the members of the public Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
AQUINO |
EDT, WAM |
HB935 |
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SB1062
Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Office of Enterprise Technology Services; Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE.
Transfers the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in the Department of Accounting and General Services. Establishes the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Special Fund. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM. |
AQUINO |
EDT/GVO, WAM |
HB934 |
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SB1063
DOE; Workers' Compensation; Work-based Internships
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM. |
AQUINO |
EDU/LBT, WAM |
HB864 |
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SB1064 SD2
DOH; Medical Cannabis; Cannabis Cultivator; Licensure; Requirement; Cease and Desist Notice; Penalty; Violations; Affirmative Defense; Conclusive Basis; Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund; Exceptions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Prohibits persons from operating a medical cannabis dispensary or cultivating cannabis without a license from the Department of Health. Prohibits individuals from providing certain services to individuals engaging in unlicensed cannabis operations. Requires the Department of Health to send a cease and desist notice to violators. Establishes criminal penalties. Establishes an affirmative defense for, and a conclusive basis for certain violations. Establishes exceptions. Establishes a cannabis cultivator license to authorize the cultivation and distribution of cannabis plants. Requires the Department of Health to only issue one cannabis cultivator license for each person. Establishes limits on: (1) the number of cannabis cultivator licenses the Department of Health may issue; (2) the maximum size of plant canopy for indoor and outdoor cultivations for each cannabis cultivator license; and (3) the maximum plant count of mature cannabis plants for each cannabis cultivator license. Authorizes expenditures from the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund to fund programs for the mitigation and abatement of nuisances relating to chapter 329D, HRS. Appropriates funds out of the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund for the Department of Attorney General to enforce, and mitigate nuisances relating to, chapter 329D, HRS. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/12/2025- The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
AQUINO |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
HB953 |
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SB1065 SD2
State and County Employees; Hiring Requirements; Skills-Based Hiring; Bachelor's Degree; Prohibition; Exemption
RELATING TO SKILLS-BASED HIRING.
Prohibits the State or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions from requiring a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state or county employment. Establishes exemptions. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
AQUINO |
LAB, FIN |
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SB1066
HSEO; Renewable Energy; Long Duration Clean Energy Storage; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LONG DURATION CLEAN ENERGY STORAGE.
Amends the Hawaii renewable hydrogen program and hydrogen investment capital special fund to include a broader focus on long duration clean energy storage. Transfers responsibility for the program to the Hawaii State Energy Office. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, San Buenaventura |
EIG, WAM |
HB351 |
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SB1067 SD1
DOH; Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund; Beverage Dealers; Redemption Centers; Refillable Beverage Containers; Regional Centers; Reverse Vending Machine Pilot Program
RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.
Repeals certain exemptions for beverage dealers from the requirement to operate redemption centers and amends the types of containers they must accept for redemption. Allows the establishment of regional centers for the redemption of refillable beverage containers but not as substitutes for dealers' means to receive deposit beverage containers. Requires the Department of Health to establish a Reverse Vending Machine Pilot Program to use the Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund to provide grants to deploy reverse vending machines. Establishes eligibility standards to receive grants from the Department of Health to deploy reverse vending machines. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN. |
KEOHOKALOLE, San Buenaventura |
HHS/AEN, WAM/CPN |
HB786 |
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SB1068 SD1
HSEO; Statewide Environmental Assessment; Slim-Hole Resource Characterization Program; Reports; Position; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a statewide environmental assessment for, and subsequently administer, a Slim-Hole Resource Characterization Program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Establishes a position. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
(S)
2/5/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
EIG, WAM |
HB349 |
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SB1069
Medical Cannabis; Access; Providers; Certification
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
Repeals the requirement that a provider-patient relationship be established in person. Allows applicants or primary caregivers to temporarily purchase medical cannabis after the submission of the applicant's certification form. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS |
HHS/CPN, JDC |
HB302 |
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SB1070 SD1
Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit; Dieticians; Physician Assistants; Social Workers; Residency Programs; Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee; Director of Health
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS.
Expands the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors, including removing "primary care" from the criteria to qualify as a preceptor. Adds dieticians, physician assistants, and social workers to the list of preceptors and eligible students. Expands eligibility for the tax credit to include accredited residency programs that require preceptor support. Adds the Director of Health and residency programs with eligible students to the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
HB303 |
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SB1071 SD1
Energy Financing; Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund; Underserved Ratepayers; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ENERGY FINANCING.
Authorizes the Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund to be used to provide financial assistance to underserved ratepayers, in addition to other eligible borrowers. Appropriates funds into and out of the Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund. (SD1) |
(S)
2/4/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE |
EIG, WAM |
HB977 |
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SB1072
Kaneohe Bay; Majano Anemone; Invasive Species; DLNR; Division of Aquatic Resources; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Appropriates funds to support the efforts of the Division of Aquatic Resources in the removal of the majano anemone from Kaneohe Bay. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, RICHARDS |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB1220 |
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SB1073
Charter Schools; Contract Renewals; Terms
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Authorizes charter school contracts to be renewed for successive ten-year terms of duration. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM. |
INOUYE |
EDU, WAM |
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SB1074 SD2
Environmental Assessment; Commercial Activities; Temporary Exemption; Challenge; Permits
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Allows a previously authorized or permitted commercial activity or operations to continue operation for one year while the appropriate agency determines whether the activity or operation is subject to or exempt from the environmental review process when challenged. Allows a person with oversight of a previously authorized or permitted commercial activity to renew the appropriate permits while under the environmental review process. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
INOUYE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Richards, San Buenaventura |
EEP/WAL, JHA |
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SB1075
State Fire Council; Counties; Search and Rescue; Costs; Mandatory Reimbursement; Ordinances; Rules
RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
Makes a person or entity liable for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Requires counties to adopt ordinances and the State Fire Council to adopt rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC. |
INOUYE |
WTL/PSM, JDC |
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SB1076 SD1
DOT; Harbor Improvements; Capital Advancement Contracts; Reports
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Increases the caps for the total contract value for any one Capital Advancement Contract (CAC) and the total aggregate value of CACs in a fiscal year entered into by the Department of Transportation with private parties for harbor improvements. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
TCA, WAM |
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SB1077
General Excise Tax; Exemption; Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Provides a general excise tax exemption on gross proceeds received from the construction, sale, or installation of electrical vehicle charging infrastructure in certain circumstances. Repeals on 1/1/2031. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG/TCA, WAM. |
INOUYE |
EIG/TCA, WAM |
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SB1078
Waiakea Peninsula Community Development District; Establishment; Hawaii Community Development Authority; Department of Land and Natural Resources
RELATING TO THE WAIAKEA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
Establishes the Waiakea Peninsula Community Development District. Provides for the transfer of land and leases within the Waiakea Peninsula Community Development District from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Hawaii Community Development Authority. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM. |
INOUYE |
WTL/EDT, WAM |
HB818 |
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SB1079
LUC; Counties; Petition; Redistricting; Declaratory Order
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Temporarily allows each county, by resolution of its county council, to petition for the redistricting of land from an agricultural district to a rural district through the Land Use Commission's declaratory ruling process. Effective 7/1/2026. Sunsets 6/30/2029. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/EIG, WAM. |
INOUYE |
WTL/EIG, WAM |
HB502 |
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SB1080
Property Maintenance; Neglect; Fines; Enforcement; State; Counties
RELATING TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.
Requires owners, lessees, or managers of real property to maintain their property and establish penalties for failure to do so. Allows for exceptions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC. |
INOUYE |
WTL/PSM, JDC |
HB175 |
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SB1081 SD1
B&F; Legislative Budget Office; Fiscal Analysis; Feasibility Study; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.
Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to conduct a feasibility study on the associated costs of establishing and implementing a Legislative Budget Office. Requires a report to the Legislature. Repeals the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Office of the Legislative Analyst. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
INOUYE |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB1082
Wai ʻŌpae; ʻŌpae ʻUla; Anchialine Pool Ecosystems; Conservation; State Shrimp
RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.
Establishes the ‘ōpae ‘ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/AEN. |
INOUYE |
TCA/AEN |
HB345 |
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SB1083 SD2
DLNR; Maintenance Dredging; Port Infrastructure; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
INOUYE |
WAL, FIN |
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SB1084 SD1
DLNR; DAR; Aquatic Resources; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
WTL, WAM |
HB913 |
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SB1085 SD1
DOA; DHHL; Pilot Program; Panaewa Agricultural Park; Panaewa Farm Lots; EIS; Non-Potable Water Wells; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a pilot program within the Department of Agriculture to determine feasibility and prepare an environmental impact statement to drill non-potable water wells on individual parcels at Panaewa agricultural park and Panaewa farm lots. Requires DOA to consult and coordinate with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on the location and distribution of water from the wells before and after the completion of the EIS. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
HB1365 |
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SB1086 SD1
Irrigation Systems; CIP; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO IRRIGATION.
Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to finance capital improvement projects for irrigation systems. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
INOUYE |
AEN/WTL, WAM |
HB783 |
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SB1087
DOT; Hawaii Airports Corporation; Establishment; Transfer; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION.
Establishes the Hawaii Airports Corporation (HAC)to assume the authority, functions, and duties of the Department of Transportation related to airports and aeronautics. Makes HAC subject to chapters 103D and 104, HRS. Provides for project labor agreements. Appropriates funds for the transfer of functions from DOT to HAC. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA/LBT, WAM/JDC. |
INOUYE |
TCA/LBT, WAM/JDC |
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SB1088
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; Electric Vehicle-ready Parking Stalls; Affordable Housing; Rebates; HHFDC
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Provides rebates for the installation of eligible electric vehicle-ready parking stalls for new construction of affordable housing. |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, Richards |
EIG/TCA, WAM |
HB346 |
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SB1089
HSEO; DOT; DAGS; Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; State Buildings; Retrofitting; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that at least twenty-five per cent of parking stalls be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Richards |
GVO/EIG, WAM |
HB344 |
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SB1090
Photovoltaic Systems and Electric Vehicles; Readiness; New Residential Construction
RELATING TO ENERGY.
Requires solar conduit- and electrical panel-readiness for new residential construction offered for sale at fair market value and electric vehicle-readiness when an electrical panel and parking area are installed. Effective 1/1/2026. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EIG, CPN. |
LEE, C., CHANG, RHOADS |
EIG, CPN |
HB243 |
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SB1091 SD1
DAGS; Comptroller; DHRD; Telework; Assessment; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO REMOTE WORK ASSESSMENTS.
Requires the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of Human Resources Development, to periodically assess telework-eligible allocations of employees of certain state executive branch departments and agencies. Requires the first assessment and notification to be completed by 6/30/2026. Establishes a position within the Department of Accounting and General Services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2491. (SD1) |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG |
GVO/LBT, WAM |
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SB1092 SD1
DAGS; DOT; Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization; State Employees; Commuting; Transportation Demand Management Program; Planning; Positions; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT.
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation to develop a plan for a Comprehensive Transportation Demand Management Program to reduce vehicle emissions and miles traveled by single-occupancy vehicles. Establishes two permanent full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) co-administrator positions, one in the Department of Accounting and General Services and one in the Department of Transportation. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
LEE, C. |
GVO/TCA, WAM |
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SB1093
DAGS; State Employees; Parking Demand Management Program; Employee Parking; Monthly; Daily Parking; Appropriation. ($)
RELATING TO PARKING DEMAND MANAGEMENT.
Establishes a parking demand management program. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to transition all state employee monthly parking options to daily rate parking. Requires the Department to procure parking reservation software. Creates 2 permanent full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions. Appropriates moneys. |
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2/13/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
GVO/TCA, WAM |
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SB1094
Motor Vehicles; Dual Frequency Sirens
RELATING TO VEHICLES.
Requires that any new motor vehicle permitted by law to be equipped with a siren, whether purchased or contracted in the State to be equipped with dual frequency sirens. |
(S)
2/6/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
TCA, JDC |
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SB1095 SD1
Special Number Plates; Decals; Counties
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.
Increases the decal size restrictions for special number plates. (SD1) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. |
LEE, C. |
TRN, JHA |
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SB1096 SD1
License Plate Flipping Device; Prohibition; Fine; Motor Vehicles
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.
Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with, possession, purchase, installation, sale, offer for sale, or distribution of license plate flipping devices. Establishes a $2,000 fine for each separate violation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
LEE, C., CHANG, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Wakai |
TRN, JHA |
HB543 |
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SB1097
Motor Vehicles; Registration; Taxes; Penalties; Delinquency
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Limits the required payment of certain unpaid motor vehicle taxes and fees and accompanying financial penalties to those incurred during the most recent 5 consecutive years of delinquency. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG |
JDC, WAM |
HB655 |
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SB1098
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth; Emergency Shelter and Services; Department of Human Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to provide emergency shelter and services to unaccompanied homeless youth. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
HASHIMOTO, CHANG, RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
HHS, WAM |
HB613, HB645 |
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SB1099 HD1
Important Agricultural Lands; LUC; County Lands; State Lands
RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate county or state lands as important agricultural lands, and adopt maps for the designated lands, in counties that fail to identify and recommend important agricultural lands by 12/31/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ |
WAL, AGR, JHA |
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SB1100 SD2 HD1
DOA; DCCA; Biosecurity Transitional Facilities; Licensed Biosecurity Inspectors; Import; Plants; Animals; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
Part II: Renames the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (Department). Part III: Establishes a Deputy Chairperson for Biosecurity. Part IV: Requires the Department to establish an emergency response team to respond to biosecurity events. Part V: Authorizes the Department to establish transitional facilities. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to license and train biosecurity inspectors. Requires inspection of various items transported interisland. Increases penalties for illegally transporting plants, animals, and microorganisms. Part VI: Requires the Department to establish government‑industry agreements to detect and respond to unwanted organisms in Hawaii. Authorizes pest management plans to address, contain, or eradicate pests. Part VII: Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to establish and enforce the Plant Care Component Program. Authorizes the Department to assess administrative penalties for the enforcement of the program. Part VIII: Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
(H)
3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO, KEOHOKALOLE, KIDANI, LEE, C., MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, Gabbard, San Buenaventura |
AGR, CPC, FIN |
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SB1101
Laulau Day; May 1
RELATING TO LAULAU DAY.
Designates May 1 of each year as "Laulau Day" in the State. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA. |
DELA CRUZ |
TCA |
HB957 |
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SB1102 SD2
DOT; ARFF; SFC; Airports Division; Term Limits
RELATING TO THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING UNIT.
Establishes that the Chief of the State Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit of the Airports Division of the Department of Transportation shall serve not more than three terms of four years each. Requires the Director of Transportation to appoint the Chief from a list of three qualified candidates submitted for consideration by the State Fire Council. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/13/2025- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. |
DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Wakai |
TRN, JHA |
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SB1103
Community District; HCDA; Concurrent Resolution
RELATING TO COMMUNITY DISTRICTS.
Establishes a process by which the Legislature may establish community districts by concurrent resolution. Requires the board members of the community districts to be elected by residents of the community district. |
(S)
2/11/2025- The committee on WTL deferred the measure. |
DELA CRUZ |
WTL/GVO, JDC/WAM |
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SB1104
Child Abuse; Neglect; Financial Ability
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.
Amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" by clarifying that the failure to provide certain needs to a child constitutes child abuse or neglect only if the person or entity responsible for the care of the child is financially able to provide and fails to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to provide and fails to accept these offers. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, JDC. |
RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, JDC |
HB239 |
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SB1105
DOH; HSH; Civil Service; GO Bonds; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Department of Health for construction defect remediation at the Hawaii State Hospital. Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) building manager position at the Hawaii State Hospital. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
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SB1106
DOH; Hawaii State Hospital; Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program; Line-Item Funding; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program to secure contracts for the provision of forty psychiatric beds annually for the Hawaii State Hospital. Requires the Department of Health to include line-item funding for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program in its annual budget request beginning with fiscal year 2027-2028 to secure contracts for the provision of psychiatric beds for the Hawaii State Hospital. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
HHS, WAM |
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SB1107
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine; Medical Education; Liaison; Established; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establish a medical education liaison position within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine to support programs that utilize a team of medical specialists to support primary care providers and other health care professionals through mentorship and guidance. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
2/6/2025- The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
RHOADS, HASHIMOTO |
HRE, WAM |
HB1279 |
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SB1108
Office of the Ombudsman; Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services; Complaints; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.
Requires specialized training for all employees of the Office of the Ombudsman to develop relevant expertise to handle complaints about the child welfare system. Requires the Office of the Ombudsman to publish a quarterly report on its website that identifies the number and nature of complaints that it receives regarding the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services. Requires the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services to provide notification that complaints can also be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to GVO/HHS, WAM. |
RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
GVO/HHS, WAM |
HB640 |
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SB1109
Environmental Review Process; Environmental Assessment; Environmental Impact Statement
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS.
Repeals the definition of "finding of no significant impact". Defines "finding of completion of environmental disclosure process". Makes conforming amendments. |
(S)
2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
FUKUNAGA, RICHARDS |
AEN, JDC |
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SB1110
Emergency Management; Standards; Accreditation; National Incident Management System; Incident Command System
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to: (1) Adopt the National Incident Management System as the standard for all incident management and emergency response operations; (2) Complete an after-action review for all significant emergency incidents or exercises; (3) Develop and manage position task books; (4) require the use of standardized Incident Command System forms; (5) Maintain accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program; and (6) Define specific roles and responsibilities for all Incident Command System and emergency operations center positions. Expands training and education qualifications and responsibilities for the Administrator of Emergency Management and county-level administrators or directors of emergency management. Amends the contents of the state comprehensive emergency management plan. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to PSM/EIG, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
PSM/EIG, WAM |
HB361 |
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SB1111 SD1
Department of Agriculture; Agricultural Statistics Program; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Establishes the Agricultural Statistics Program in statute. Appropriates funds for the Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
RICHARDS, MCKELVEY |
AEN, WAM |
HB858 |
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SB1112
HCDA; Hawaiian Homes Commission; Chairperson
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Amends the membership of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to include the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the Chairperson's designee. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/HWN, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga |
WTL/HWN, WAM |
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SB1113
ADC; Kohala Ditch; Maintenance; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE KOHALA DITCH.
Makes the Agribusiness Development Corporation responsible for the maintenance of the Kohala Ditch. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, MCKELVEY |
EDT, WAM |
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SB1114
LUC; Agricultural District; Land Reclassification; Senior Housing; Elderly Housing
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes large landowners to petition the Land Use Commission to allow the development of elderly housing on portions of agricultural lands. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/HOU, WAM. |
RICHARDS, CHANG, FEVELLA, Wakai |
WTL/HOU, WAM |
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SB1115
Driver's License; License Examination; Excessive Speeding; DUI; Penalties
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
Requires the driver's license examination to test the applicant's knowledge of the dangers that larger motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists. Requires persons who commit the offense of excessively speeding or habitually driving while intoxicated to retake and pass the driver's license examination for each offense. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
LEE, C., CHANG, Hashimoto, Moriwaki |
TCA, JDC |
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SB1116
Theft of a Bicycle; Misdemeanor; Felony
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes the offense of theft of a bicycle. Establishes the first offense of theft of a bicycle as a misdemeanor. Establishes the second and each subsequent offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for theft of a bicycle as a class C felony. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
LEE, C. |
TCA, JDC |
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SB1117 SD2 HD1
Department of Transportation; Rebate; Electric Mobility Device Subaccount; Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program; Electric Motorcycles; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits a person from operating a moped or electric motorcycle in certain areas for bicycles. Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amounts. Reduces the deadline to submit an application to six months from the date of purchase. Authorizes the Administrator of the rebate program to authorize grants under certain circumstances. Requires applicants who are enrolled in a school, community, college, or university to demonstrate a financial need to be eligible for an additional assistance rebate. Exempts certain class 3 electric bicycles from registration requirements. Establishes a cap for the Electric Mobility Device Subaccount and requirements for transferring funds into the Subaccount. Amends the age requirement for required helmet use from 16 to 18 years of age. Prohibits a person under the age of fifteen from operating a class 3 electric bicycle. Establishes rules for electric bicycle operation. Allows use of electric bicycles on public sidewalks, subject to certain conditions. Prohibits individuals under 18 years of age from operating an electric motorcycle or motor-driven cycle. Changes the term "motor scooter" to "motor-driven vehicle". Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
LEE, C., Richards |
TRN, CPC/JHA, FIN |
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SB1118
Electric Mopeds; Businesses; Combustion Engines; Prohibition; Penalties
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits any business established after January 1, 2026, that uses, rents, or offers for rent mopeds in the course of their commercial business, from using a combustion engine-powered moped. Establishes penalties. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., CHANG, RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
TCA, CPN/JDC |
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SB1119
Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board; Motor Vehicle Sales; Motor Vehicle Dealers; Manufacturers; Distributors
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Amends the Hawaii Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Act by adding the definition of common entity and expanding the definition of sale or selling. Allows a licensed dealer or distributor to protest before the board for damages against another dealer or distributor. Establishes a dispute resolution process for manufacturers and distributors to contest the accuracy of a dealer's reimbursement for parts and labor. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, CPN. |
LEE, C. |
TCA, CPN |
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SB1120 SD1 HD1
DOT; Clean Fuel Standard; Greenhouse Gases; Alternative Fuels; Feasibility Study; Rules
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study on implementing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Requires, no later than 1/1/2028, the Department of Transportation to adopt rules governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Richards |
TRN, EEP, FIN |
HB1304 |
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SB1121
Procurement; DOT; All-Electric Construction Vehicles; Preference
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes a preference in the Hawaii Public Procurement Code that favors bids or offers from businesses that intend to use a higher proportion of all electric construction vehicles in Department of Transportation construction projects. |
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2/13/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., RHOADS |
GVO/TCA, WAM |
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SB1122
DOT; State Highway Safety and Modernization Council; Membership
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Administratively attaches the State Highway Safety and Modernization Council to the Department of Transportation. Allows council members to appoint their designees. Updates membership of the Council. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, JDC. |
LEE, C. |
TCA, JDC |
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SB1123
State Highway Modernization and Safety Council; Vehicle Safety Standards; Motor Vehicles; Report
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the State Highway Modernization and Safety Council to conduct a thorough evaluation of vehicle characteristics and develop a set of standards to identify high-risk vehicles. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. |
LEE, C., CHANG, Elefante |
TCA, CPN |
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SB1124 SD1
Department of Taxation; Retail Delivery Safety Fee; Retailers; Exemptions; Safe Routes to School Special Fund
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes the retail delivery safety fee of 50 cents to be imposed on a retailer for each transaction involving a non-food item retail delivery in the State. Allows the retailer to transfer the fee to the purchaser. Creates certain exemptions. Requires the Director of Taxation to deposit the collected fees into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. Allows the Director of Taxation to deposit collected fees that cover the administration of the retail delivery safety fee into the state general fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG |
TCA, CPN/WAM |
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SB1125
DHS; Early Learning Cooperatives; Early Childhood Education; Cultural and Place-Based Learning; Advisory Council; Rules; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Establishes an Early Learning Cooperative Program within the Department of Human Services. Establishes an Advisory Council to advise on the goals of the Early Learning Cooperative Program. Requires the Department of Human Services to secure federal funding through the Child Care and Development Block Grant for the administration of the Early Learning Cooperative Program. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt administrative rules. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
WAKAI |
HHS, WAM |
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SB1126
Attorney General; Penal Code; Forfeiture; Civil Assets
RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proceeds of the forfeited property to the credit of the state general fund. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to JDC, WAM. |
WAKAI |
JDC, WAM |
HB492 |
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SB1127
SPRB; Hawaii Island Community Health Center; West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc. ($)
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.
Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Island Community Health Center to purchase or lease land on the island of Hawaii and develop primary care health care facilities. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
KANUHA, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
HHS, WAM |
HB341 |
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SB1128 SD1
Property Insurance; Claims for Additional Living Expenses; Homeowners Insurance Policies; States of Emergency
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Establishes requirements for insurers relating to claims for additional living expenses under homeowners insurance policies, including situations where losses are incurred during a state of emergency. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY |
CPN, WAM |
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SB1129 SD1
Insurance Commissioner; Working Group; Risk Transfer Market Mechanisms; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires the Insurance Commissioner to convene a working group to identify, assess, and recommend certain risk transfer market mechanisms. Requires annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY |
CPN, WAM |
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SB1130 SD1
GET; Exemption; Construction Rebuilding Materials; Reconstruction; Disaster Recovery; Federally Declared Disaster Areas; Third Party Certification Issuance
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Exempts from the state general excise tax the sales and gross proceeds from sales of construction rebuilding materials for residential and commercial properties in federally declared disaster areas. Applies only to rebuilding materials purchased between 7/1/2025 and 12/31/2028. Requires a third party to issue the certification for projects qualifying for the exemption for disaster construction rebuilding materials. Sunsets on 12/31/2028. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1) |
(S)
2/7/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY |
PSM, WAM |
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SB1131
DOTAX; HHFDC; Taxation; Hedge Funds; End Hedge Fund Control of Hawaii Homes; Excise Tax on Excess Single-Family Residences; Housing Down Payment Trust Fund; Grant Programs
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Imposes an excise tax on certain hedge funds failing to dispose of excess single-family residences, escalating over a ten-year period. Imposes a tax on any newly acquired single-family residences by a hedge fund. Makes certain exemptions. Requires the Department of Taxation to establish a certification process to ensure buyers of homes sold by hedge funds are not major investors in residential real estate. Establishes the Housing Down Payment Trust Fund to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide grants to establish new or supplement existing programs that provide down payment assistance to families purchasing homes within the State. Allocates collected tax revenue and penalties paid by hedge funds to the Housing Down Payment Trust Fund. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. |
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2/4/2025- The committee on HOU deferred the measure. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
HOU, WAM/JDC |
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SB1132
DAGS; Child Care Center; State-Owned Building; State Building Construction; Design; Report
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to identify all state-owned buildings that have the space and capability to establish a child care center on its premises and establish and administer child care centers within the identified state-owned buildings, and procure a child care provider licensed under State law as an operator of the child care centers. Beginning 1/1/2026, requires bids for state building construction and major state building renovation projects to include a designated area for a child care center. Requires a report to the Legislature. |
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2/4/2025- The committee on GVO deferred the measure. |
MCKELVEY |
GVO, WAM |
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SB1133 SD2
Counties; Ordinance; Rental Unit Price Control; Income Tax Credit; Residential Landlords; Long-Term Lease
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes certain counties to establish a rental unit price ceiling ordinance that prohibits a landlord from increasing the rental price of a dwelling unit at a rate that exceeds the percentage calculated and published by the county based on changes in the applicable Consumer Price Index. Beginning 8/1/2025, requires certain counties to annually calculate and publish the maximum rate at which a landlord may increase the rental price of a dwelling unit during the immediately succeeding twelve-month period. Establishes a nonrefundable Long-Term Residential Lease Tax Credit for taxpayers who own and lease a dwelling unit located in a county that has adopted a rental unit price ceiling ordinance to a person as the person's principal residence in the State pursuant to a lease agreement of a term of one year or longer. Allows the tax credit to be carried forward for up to three taxable years. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to HSG/ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
MCKELVEY |
HSG/ECD, CPC, FIN |
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SB1134
Affordable Housing; Notice; Eligible Parties; Matched Agreement of Sale
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires certain landlords to provide a specified notice to a tenant regarding the tenant's potential right to purchase the property, under certain conditions. Allows tenants, families, local governments, affordable housing nonprofits, and community land trusts forty-five days to match or beat the best bona fide offer to buy an eligible affordable housing property. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HOU, CPN. |
MCKELVEY |
HOU, CPN |
SB1264 |
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SB1135
Foreclosure; Nonjudicial Foreclosure; Bundled Properties; Public Sale; Prohibition; Eligible Bidders; Subsequent Bids
RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.
Prohibit sellers of foreclosed homes from bundling properties at a public sale and requires each foreclosed home to be sold separately. Specifies that the sale of a foreclosed property is not final until either fifteen days after the public sale or forty-five days if an eligible bidder submits a subsequent bid or written notice of intent to submit a subsequent bid. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
MCKELVEY |
CPN, JDC |
HB467 |
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SB1136
Insurance; Ratemaking; Homeowners Insurance; Regulations; Wildfire Risk; Past Loss Experience; Catastrophe Modeling; State of Emergency; Additional Living Expenses Coverage; Replacement Cost Value; Policies; OverInsurance
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Establishes ratemaking regulations for insurers who base their rates on a policyholder or applicant's wildfire risk. Amends the definition of "prospective loss costs" to incorporate catastrophe modeling instead of historical aggregate losses. Prohibits insurers from basing certain insurance rates on past loss experience within or outside the State. Requires insurers to provide a list of items that may be covered under a homeowners insurance policy issued or renewed on or after 1/1/2026, as additional living expenses when a claim for additional living expenses is made. If a loss relating to a state of emergency occurs, requires coverage for additional living expenses for a period of not less than 24 months from the loss, subject to other policy provisions. Requires that coverage for additional living expenses not limit a policyholder's right to recovery if the insured home is made uninhabitable by a covered peril and allows an insurer to provide a reasonable alternative remedy that addresses the property condition that precludes reasonable habitation of the insured premises. Requires additional living expenses coverage for at least 2 weeks for certain losses incurred if a state of emergency is accompanied by an order of civil authority restricting access to the home. Beginning on 1/1/2026, requires each newly issued or renewed homeowners insurance policy that covers a property within the State to provide for the replacement cost value of the insured property. Amends the determination of over insurance under section 431:l0E-102, HRS. |
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2/5/2025- The committee on PSM deferred the measure. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO |
CPN/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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SB1137 SD1
Insurance; Rate Changes; Notice
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires insurers to notify policyholders of rate changes at least 30 days before the effective date of the rate change. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
CPC |
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SB1138
Insurance; Prior Authorization; Medicare
RELATING TO INSURER PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.
Requires health plan insurers to align their prior authorization processes with Medicare policies. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, Richards |
HHS, CPN |
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SB1139
Medicaid Eligibility; Med-QUEST; Children; DHS; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Directs the Department of Human Services to adopt rules to expand Medicaid eligibility to all children in the State from birth to age 5 years without regard to household income. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, RHOADS, San Buenaventura |
HHS, WAM |
HB870 |
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SB1140 SD1
DCCA; Residential Property Insurance; High-Risk Areas; Insurer of Last Resort
RELATING TO INSURANCE OF LAST RESORT.
Establishes the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Program, which shall be established in and administered by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to ensure that residents in high-risk areas can purchase affordable and comprehensive property insurance coverage for their residential properties. Authorizes the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue revenue bonds in amounts authorized by the Legislature, in which case the Premium Stabilization Fund shall be established by the Director. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, Richards |
CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB1141 SD1
Property Insurance; Insured Losses; Catastrophic Disasters; Mandatory Coverage; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO INSURANCE PROTECTIONS.
Requires insurers offering homeowners insurance policies to comply with certain minimum requirements in cases of losses of owner-occupied residences due to a catastrophic disaster. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, Richards |
CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB1142 SD1
Mortgage Services; Destroyed and Damaged Residential Real Estate; Disbursement of Insurance Proceeds
RELATING TO INSURANCE PROCEEDS.
Requires mortgage services to comply with certain requirements regarding the disbursement of insurance proceeds for residential real estate that has been destroyed or damaged. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/12/2025- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, FUKUNAGA |
CPC, FIN |
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SB1143
Tourism; HTA; Functional Plan
RELATING TO TOURISM.
Requires annual submission of an updated tourism functional plan by the Hawaiian Tourism Authority, subject to available funding. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, WAM. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDT, WAM |
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SB1144
Transient Accommodations; Rates; Transparency; Unfair Method of Competition; Unfair or Deceptive Acts; Penalties
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations. Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/1/2026. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to EDT, CPN/JDC. |
DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDT, CPN/JDC |
HB973 |
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SB1145
Bicycles; Bicycle Registration; Annual Registration Fees; Bikeway Fund
RELATING TO BICYCLES.
Requires bike owners to pay an annual registration fee each year. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to TCA, WAM. |
MORIWAKI, KIDANI, Wakai |
TCA, WAM |
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SB1146 SD1 HD1
UH; Ala Wai Canal; Debris Management; Water Quality; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE ALA WAI CANAL.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish graduate assistant positions and for the development of an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to help with debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai watershed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
MORIWAKI, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, Fukunaga, Ihara, Kanuha, Richards |
HED, WAL, FIN |
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SB1147
Department of Health; Excessive Noise Control; Disorderly Conduct; Residential or Mixed-Use Areas; Counties; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO NOISE POLLUTION.
Establishes that a person's conduct that produces, or causes to be produced, noise exceeding a certain decibel level during nighttime hours in any area zoned as residential or mixed-use residential is an unreasonable noise that constitutes the offense of disorderly conduct. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to HHS, WAM/JDC. |
MORIWAKI |
HHS, WAM/JDC |
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SB1148
Deceptive Trade Practices; Hidden Fees; False Advertising
RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.
Makes it a deceptive practice to advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, with certain exceptions. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to CPN, JDC. |
MORIWAKI |
CPN, JDC |
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SB1149 SD1
AG; Hate Crimes; Reporting; Agencies; Training
RELATING TO HATE CRIMES.
Defines "reported hate crime". Requires reporting of all possible reported hate crimes to appropriate authorities, including consistent documentation and analysis of such incidents. Requires law enforcement officers to receive annual training to identify, investigate, and document hate crimes and possible hate crimes. Requires the Attorney General to establish or update guidelines, protocols, and training materials for the reporting and investigation of hate crimes and possible hate crimes. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) |
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3/11/2025- The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
JHA, FIN |
HB614 |
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SB1150 SD1
Gender-Affirming Health Care Services; Protections; Child Custody
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services. Clarifies jurisdiction under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act for cases involving children who obtain gender-affirming health care services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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2/26/2025- The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO |
HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM |
HB615 |
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SB1151
Equality Caucus; Assisted Reproduction Agreements; Determinations of Parentage; Procedure
RELATING TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.
Establishes a streamlined procedure for determining parentage in cases of assisted reproduction. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC. |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
HHS/CPN, JDC |
HB611 |
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SB1152
Department of Agriculture; Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program; Hawaii Food Assistance Program Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM.
Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Food Bank Program and Hawaii Food Assistance Program Special Fund to alleviate food shortages in the State. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii Food Assistance Program Special Fund. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM |
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SB1153
Small Business Caucus; Income Tax; Tips; Tipped Employees
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Excludes from state income taxes the gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income derived from tips received by employees. |
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1/23/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, San Buenaventura |
LBT, WAM |
HB520 |
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SB1154
UH; JABSOM; Disease and Environmental Toxins Testing Laboratory; Report; CIP; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine to construct, establish, and operate a disease and environmental toxins testing laboratory to test samples submitted by the public for diseases; water, air, and soil quality; and complex testing. Requires a report to the Legislature. Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds. Appropriates funds. |
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2/4/2025- The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, RHOADS |
HRE/AEN, WAM |
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SB1155
DOA; Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund; Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax; State Budget; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund. Requires a portion of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to be deposited into the special fund. Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture in an amount equal to three per cent of the State Budget. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, RHOADS |
AEN, WAM |
SB973 |
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SB1156
Deepfakes; Creation; Distribution; Prohibition; Sexual Offenses
RELATING TO DEEPFAKES.
Establishes the crime of unlawful creation or distribution of a sexually explicit deepfake. |
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2/7/2025- The committee on LBT deferred the measure. |
GABBARD, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
LBT, JDC |
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SB1157
LUC; Counties; State Land Use District; Boundary Amendments; Transit-Oriented Development
RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.
Allows the counties to amend district boundaries involving land areas greater than fifteen acres without appearing before the Land Use Commission if the affected lands are included in the County General Plan or County Development Plan. Requests the LUC to update the digital state land use district maps and to encourage transit-oriented development that preserves the character of the State's rural areas. |
(S)
1/23/2025- Referred to WTL/EIG, WAM. |
GABBARD, San Buenaventura |
WTL/EIG, WAM |
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SB1158 SD1
UH; CTAHR; Controlled-environment Agriculture; Research and Demonstration Facility GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CONTROLLED-ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the development of a controlled-environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Magoon research and teaching site in Manoa, Oahu. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY |
HRE/AEN, WAM |
HB1184 |
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SB1159
Octopus Aquaculture; Prohibition
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
Prohibits certain octopus aquaculture. |
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2/13/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY |
AEN, JDC |
HB365 |
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SB1160 SD2
Event Ticket Sales Practices; Ticket Scalping; Prohibited; Ticket Brokers; Repeal
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits the sale of tickets at higher price than the original price charged by the primary venue ticket provider for events held in the State. Repeals provisions relating to ticket brokers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 19 |
LEE, C., RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Inouye |
CPC, JHA |
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SB1161
Employment Covenants or Agreements; Non-Compete Clause; Labor; Employment Contracts; Non-Solicit Clause; Restaurants; Retail
RELATING TO NON-COMPETE CLAUSES.
Prohibits non-compete and non-solicit clauses in employment contracts for employees of restaurants and retail stores. Effective retroactive to 7/1/2015. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to LBT/CPN, JDC. |
LEE, C. |
LBT/CPN, JDC |
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SB1162
Cash-Only Transactions; Prohibition; Credit Cards; Debit Cards; Business Transactions; Convenience Fee
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits a business from requiring cash-only payments on transactions of $25 or more. Authorizes businesses to include any actual convenience fees for credit card or debit card transactions. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to CPN. |
LEE, C. |
CPN |
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SB1163
Privacy; Geolocation Information; Eavesdropping; Internet Browser Information
RELATING TO PRIVACY.
Prohibits the sale of geolocation information and internet browser information without consent. Prohibits the sale of data collected through eavesdropping or through an application operating in the background of a device that uses the device's microphone. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to LBT, CPN. |
LEE, C., CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
LBT, CPN |
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SB1164
DLNR; Environmental Stewardship Fees; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FEES.
Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through which the DLNR shall, after 7/1/27, collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Special Fund. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC. |
LEE, C. |
WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC |
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SB1165
DOH; DCCA; Nicotine Levels; Prevention of Addiction; Standards; Restriction of Sale; Rules
RELATING TO NICOTINE.
Requires the Department of Health to determine standards for safe levels of nicotine in products to ensure the prevention of addiction. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to restrict the sale of any products that contain levels of nicotine that exceed the standards determined by DOH. Authorizes DOH and DCCA to adopt rules. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
LEE, C. |
HHS, CPN |
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SB1166 SD2
HPIA; Property Insurance; Subrogation Claims; Property and Casualty Insurance Rate Regulation; Climate Change
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Allows the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to file and litigate subrogation claims against responsible parties for claims paid by the insurer for losses resulting from climate disasters and extreme weather attributable to climate change. Establishes a new, specific cause of action that allows insurers and injured parties to file claims against a responsible party for damages resulting from climate disasters, extreme weather attributable to climate change, and other long-term changes in the climate system. Requires insurance rates to account for any proceeds from subrogation or civil claims against a responsible party. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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3/6/2025- Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 |
LEE, C. |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
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SB1167
Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund; Insurance Rates; Subrogation Claims
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND.
Requires the plan of operation for the Hawaii hurricane relief fund to include the filing and litigation of subrogation claims against responsible parties for claims paid by the fund for losses attributable to climate change. Requires insurance rates for the fund to account for proceeds paid to the fund from subrogation claims. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM/JDC. |
LEE, C. |
CPN, WAM/JDC |
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SB1168
DAGS; DLNR; UH; Structural Integrity; Assessments; Inspections; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTS.
Establishes and appropriates moneys for the development of a structural integrity assessment program within the Department of Accounting and General Services to inspect certain multi-story structures. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to develop a standardized assessment methodology, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii and Department of Land and Natural Resources, for use in program inspections. Requires the program to begin with assessments of structures in South Maui and West Maui. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to PSM/GVO, WAM/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, RHOADS, Moriwaki, Wakai |
PSM/GVO, WAM/JDC |
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SB1169 SD1
HHFDC; DURF; Community Land Trust Equity Pilot Program; Affordable Housing; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a five-year community land trust equity pilot program to provide community land trusts with a line of credit to fund the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, or construction of housing for low- to moderate-income households and report to the Legislature regarding the pilot program. Appropriates funds from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the establishment of the pilot program. (SD1) |
(S)
2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY |
HOU, WAM |
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SB1170 SD2 HD1
Counties; County Planning Departments; Affordable Rental Housing; Special Management Area Use Permits; Experimental and Demonstration Housing Projects
RELATING TO THE EXPEDITIOUS REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.
Authorizes the director of a county planning department to issue a special management area use permit to redevelop permanent affordable multi-family rental housing that has been substantially destroyed as result of a disaster declared as a state of emergency and requires county planning departments to prioritize approving permits for these redevelopments. Permits county planning departments to amend or modify final plans and specifications for redevelopment of an existing experimental and demonstration housing project, with certain restrictions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Wakai |
WAL, HSG, JHA |
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SB1171 SD1
DOA; Rules; Fine Mesh Nets; Free Net Program; Monofilament Netting; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish rules allowing the sale and distribution of fine mesh nets in the State to protect plants from invasive species. Requires DOA to establish a program to provide certain monofilament netting free of charge to the public to slow the growth and spread of coconut rhinoceros beetles in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG |
AEN, WAM |
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SB1172
Health Insurance; Mandated Coverage
RELATING TO EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE REQUIREMENTS.
Requires all health insurers in the State, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover dental and vision treatment. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to HHS, CPN. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, RHOADS, Kanuha |
HHS, CPN |
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SB1173 SD1
Elections; Noncandidate Committees; Independent Expenditures; Fee
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Imposes a fee on the total amount of independent expenditures made by a noncandidate committee during an election period. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
(S)
2/10/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
JDC, WAM |
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SB1174
DLNR; Position; Archaeologist; Historic Preservation; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Appropriates moneys for one temporary full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) archaeologist position within the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to WTL, WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, San Buenaventura |
WTL, WAM |
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SB1175 SD1
Procurement; Past Performance Database; Project Performance Assessment; Annual Maintenance; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Adds state contractor's performance assessment to information required to be included in the past performance database maintained by the State Procurement Office. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIM, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, WAKAI, Richards |
GVO, WAM |
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SB1176
Official State Computer Language; Python
RELATING TO STATE COMPUTER LANGUAGE.
Adopts, establishes, and designates Python as the official computer language of the State. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to LBT, WAM. |
MCKELVEY |
LBT, WAM |
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SB1177
State Search and Rescue Coordinator; Search and Rescue; State Fire Marshal; New Position; Search and Rescue Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
Establishes within the Office of the State Fire Marshal the Office of the State Search and Rescue Coordinator. Provides for the authority and duties of the State Search and Rescue Coordinator. Establishes the search and rescue special fund. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to LBT/PSM, WAM/JDC. |
MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Wakai |
LBT/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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SB1178
DLNR; Carbon Sequestration; Hawaii Carbon Smart Land Management Assistance Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION INCENTIVES.
Codifies and makes permanent the Hawaii Carbon Smart Land Management Assistance Program under the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB975 |
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SB1179
Malama Care; Universal Health Care; Hawaii Health Authority; Single Payer Health Care System; Medicare; Medicaid; Prepaid Health Care Act
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Requires the Hawaii Health Authority to develop a comprehensive plan for the establishment of a universal, single payer health care system to replace all other health care coverage in the State, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Prepaid Health Care Act. Establishes a universal, single payer health care system to be known as the Malama Care program under the Hawaii Health Authority to take effect one hundred eighty days after the approval of waivers from certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the State's Medicaid plan. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD |
CPN/HHS, WAM |
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SB1180
Medicaid; Managed Care Organizations; Medicaid Health Care Insurance Contracts; Auditor; Management and Financial Audits; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE AUDITOR.
Requires the State Auditor to conduct management and financial audits of Medicaid health care insurance contractors at least once every two years, with the first audit report to be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates funds. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to CPN, WAM. |
GABBARD |
CPN, WAM |
HB1274 |
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SB1181
DOE; Ewa Moku Kula Kaiapuni; Hawaiian Immersion; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to implement a plan for a Hawaiian language immersion school in Kapolei that shall be ready to educate students in grades kindergarten through 12 by the 2028-2029 school year. Appropriates moneys. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to HWN/EDU, WAM. |
GABBARD |
HWN/EDU, WAM |
HB1242 |
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SB1182
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Integrated Land Use Study; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INTEGRATED LAND USE.
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct an integrated land use study for the use of lands within the agricultural districts and submit interim and final reports to the Legislature. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
HB778 |
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SB1183
Māmaki Tea; Labeling Requirements
RELATING TO MĀMAKI TEA.
Imposes labeling requirements for māmaki tea grown in the State. |
(S)
1/27/2025- Referred to EDT/AEN, CPN. |
GABBARD, AQUINO |
EDT/AEN, CPN |
HB496 |
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SB1184
Hawaii Agricultural Transportation Assistance Program; Reimbursement Program; Grant Program; Report
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT.
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Hawaii Agricultural Transportation Assistance Program, to consist of a reimbursement program and grant program, to assist certain farmers and livestock producers with transportation costs for agricultural products, inputs, supplies, and production and distribution of agricultural commodities. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
AEN, WAM |
HB776 |
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SB1185 SD1
Department of Agriculture; Working Group; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture a working group to review and make recommendations on amending or repealing unnecessary or obsolete laws pertaining to agriculture. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
AGR, FIN |
HB782 |
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SB1186 SD2 HD1
DBEDT; ADC; Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team; Interagency Food Systems Working Group; Reports; Appropriation
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
Establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
GABBARD, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura |
AGR, ECD, FIN |
HB967 |
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SB1187 SD1
DOA; Biosecurity; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for permanent positions in agricultural biosecurity established by Act 231, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, and various biosecurity programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/11/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
AEN, WAM |
HB775 |
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SB1188
DLNR; DOH; Land Transfer; Advisory Committee; Reports
RELATING TO FEDERAL LAND.
Establishes an Advisory Committee convened by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Health to inventory lands owned by the United States government which may be reasonably transferred back to the State and to make recommendations on relevant land conditions and appropriateness of potential transfer. Requires reports to the Legislature. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to WTL/EIG/HHS, WAM. |
GABBARD, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
WTL/EIG/HHS, WAM |
SB748 |
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SB1189
Food Contracts; Local Agricultural Products; Benchmarks; Reporting Requirements; Farm-to-State Liaison Position; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Increases the percentages of local agricultural products that certain departments are required to purchase by certain deadlines. Expands annual reporting requirements to include the total spending by certain market channels. Requires certain departments and the University of Hawaii System to include a corrective action plan in their respective reports to the Legislature, should they not meet their benchmarks. Repeals the separate benchmark for the Department of Education that requires thirty per cent of food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Appropriates funds for the establishment of a farm-to-state liaison position within the Office of the Governor. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to EDU/HRE/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS |
EDU/HRE/AEN, WAM |
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SB1190
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to support its initiatives to control and eradicate invasive species in the State. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. |
GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA |
WTL/AEN, WAM |
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SB1191
DOA; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program; DA BUX; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the continued administration of the Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program and to provide matching funds to beneficiaries who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. |
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2/6/2025- The committee(s) on AEN/HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-07-25 2:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. |
GABBARD |
AEN/HHS, WAM |
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SB1192
DOE; School Meals; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Unpaid Account Balances; Zero or Negative Account Balances; Stigmatization; Public Identification; Prohibited; Notification
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Prohibits the denial of a school meal to a student based on the student's ability to pay. Requires the Department of Education and department schools to certify that all students eligible for certain programs receive free or reduced-price meals. Prohibits a department school from publicly identifying or stigmatizing a student. Requires the school to directly inform a parent or guardian regarding a student's unpaid meal fund account balance. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD |
EDU, WAM/JDC |
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SB1193
Land Restoration; Aloha Aina Land Trust; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAND RESTORATION.
Creates the Aloha Aina Land Trust to rehabilitate and manage lands transferred by the United States military to the State after the leases for those lands expires. Appropriates funds. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to WTL/PSM, WAM/JDC. |
GABBARD |
WTL/PSM, WAM/JDC |
HB305 |
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SB1194
Drivers; Pedestrian Duties; Public Property
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits any person from engaging in any activity that has the intent and effect of distracting drivers along streets, roadways, or other public property within one hundred feet of an intersection. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on TCA deferred the measure. |
LEE, C., CHANG |
TCA, JDC |
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SB1195 SD1
DOT; Street Parking; Restrictions; Pedestrian Safety; Exemptions
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes buffer zones that ban street parking within certain distances of crosswalks under certain posted speed limits. Authorizes the enforcement of prohibited parking regardless of signage or curb markings. Specifies that signs or curb marking shall not be required to restrict parking within twenty feet of a crosswalk or intersection. Designates exemptions. (SD1) |
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3/14/2025- Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
LEE, C. |
TRN, JHA |
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SB1196
Ridesharing Arrangements; Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund; Fees
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes a ridesharing fee. Deposits fees collected into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to TCA/CPN, WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, FUKUNAGA, Elefante, Hashimoto |
TCA/CPN, WAM |
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SB1197 SD1
DOT; Tour Aircraft Operations; Aircraft Liability Insurance; Rules
RELATING TO AIRCRAFT.
Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules that require tour aircraft operators to carry aircraft liability insurance coverage. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/4/2025- Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 18 |
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO, RHOADS |
TRN, CPC |
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SB1198
School Bus Contracts; Student Transportation; Service Disruptions
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to EDU/GVO, WAM. |
LEE, C., CHANG, RHOADS, WAKAI |
EDU/GVO, WAM |
HB861 |
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SB1199
Department of Transportation; Department of Education; State Public Charter School Commission; School Bus Services; Student Transportation; Small Buses, Motorcoaches, and Vans
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
Authorizes the use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services if certain conditions are met. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to TCA/EDU, WAM. |
LEE, C., KANUHA, WAKAI |
TCA/EDU, WAM |
HB862 |
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SB1200 SD1
HHFDC; Workforce Housing Regulatory Sandbox Program; Advisory Council; Workforce Housing; Permitting; Affordable Housing; Position; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING.
Establishes the Workforce Housing Regulatory Sandbox Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Establishes an Advisory Council within the Workforce Housing Regulatory Sandbox Program to advise on environmental and cultural practices within specific developments. Establishes a position. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2030. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KANUHA |
HOU, WAM |
HB1317 |
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SB1201 SD1
Wildfire Recovery Fund; Securitization
RELATING TO WILDFIRES.
Establishes the Wildfire Recovery Fund. Allows securitization for electric utilities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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2/14/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
KEOHOKALOLE, RICHARDS |
CPN/EIG, WAM |
HB982 |
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SB1202
Elections; Campaign Finance; Use of Campaign Funds; Child Care; Vital Household Dependent Care
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Allows campaign funds to be used for a candidate’s child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. |
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3/12/2025- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
KIM, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Dela Cruz, Richards |
JHA, FIN |
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SB1203
Cognitive Assessments; Medicare Beneficiaries; Annual Wellness Visits; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; Reporting Requirements; Executive Office on Aging; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS.
Requires all health care providers who accept Medicare to provide a cognitive assessment as part of the Medicare Part B annual wellness visit for Medicare beneficiaries sixty-five years of age or older, with certain exceptions. Requires health care providers to submit certain information to the Executive Office on Aging and the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature on an annual basis. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2026. |
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1/27/2025- Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
KIM, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura |
HHS/CPN, WAM |
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SB1204
UH; JABSOM; Cancer Research Center of Hawaii; Research and Training Revolving Fund
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Reestablishes the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii as an organized research unit within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) that is administered by a director appointed by the University of Hawaii's board of regents with direct lines of reporting to the chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, provost of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and dean of JABSOM. Requires funds expended from the Research and Training Revolving Fund for JABSOM and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii to be used for research and research-related purposes only. Repeals provisions that required the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii to be administratively affiliated with JABSOM. |
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2/6/2025- The committee on HRE deferred the measure. |
KIM, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, KIDANI, Dela Cruz, McKelvey, Richards |
HRE, WAM |
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SB1205 SD1
Executive Branch; State Departments, Offices, and Agencies; Organization; Reports
RELATING TO STATE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Requires state executive branch departments, offices, and other agencies to comply with directive number 19-02, Hawaii Administrative Directives, as extended by directive number 23-01, Hawaii Administrative Directives. Requires reports to the Legislature. (SD1) |
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2/12/2025- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
MORIWAKI |
GVO, WAM |
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SB1206
Condominium Associations; Planned Community Associations; Transient Vacation Rentals; Impact Fee
RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.
Authorizes condominium associations and planned community associations located in a zoning district that allows for transient vacation rentals to impose an impact fee on owners who use their units as transient vacation rentals. |
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