| HI | SB869 | Pass | 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 neighbo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
Act 053, on 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1153). |
| HI | SB31 | Enroll
75% | Authorizes a person who discovers a recorded discriminatory restrictive covenant to take certain actions, without liability, to invalidate the covenant. Defines discriminatory restrictive covenant. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB66 | Enroll
75% | Establishes procedures and requirements for single-family and multi-family housing project applicants to apply for an expedited permit, including requirements for completeness of expedited permit applications, duties of licensed professionals and the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB88 | Enroll
75% | 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. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB97 | Enroll
75% | Part I: Increases the penalty for a third or subsequent offense within five years of excessive speeding to a misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum jail sentence of thirty days. Part II: Clarifying when a summons or citation is sent under an automated ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB65 | Enroll
75% | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of housing units. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB292 | Enroll
75% | Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB336 | Enroll
75% | Requires the Attorney General, on behalf of 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 emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB385 | Enroll
75% | Requires condominium associations to provide electronic copies of their governing documents, as amended or restated, to unit owners or their authorized agents, upon request, at no cost. Repeals the authority of condominium associations to charge a re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB423 | Enroll
75% | Requires one voting member of the Early Learning Board to have experience as a local provider of early childhood education and development services. Adds the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office as an ex officio, nonvoting mem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB532 | Enroll
75% | Authorizes 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 t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB662 | Enroll
75% | Authorizes county police officers to enforce the Statewide Traffic Code on all public streets, roadways, or highways within the State. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB693 | Enroll
75% | Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the Food Hub Pilot Program, including the awarding of grant moneys to qualifying food hubs. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB589 | Enroll
75% | Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish an installation goal for customer-sited distributed energy resources in the State. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish tariffs to achieve the installation goal and for grid servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB694 | Enroll
75% | Prohibits minors from being held in jails, lockups, or prisons for adults, except temporarily under certain circumstances. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB865 | Enroll
75% | Appropriates funds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation to support the Coffee and Orchard Crops Extension and Applied Research Program and Kona Research Station in the County of Hawaii, and to fund the establishment of one permanent Extension ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB951 | Enroll
75% | Requires mandatory written reports of child abuse or neglect to the Department of Human Services to include the military status of the child's parent or other persons responsible for the child's care, if known. Requires the Department of Human Servic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1186 | Enroll
75% | 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. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1281 | Enroll
75% | Extends the sunset date of Act 107, SLH 2023, which allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system, until 12/31/2027. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1252 | Enroll
75% | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Geriatric Medicine to coordinate and incorporate training on Alzheimer's disease and other...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1249 | Enroll
75% | Establishes the temporary Agricultural Enforcement Pilot Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands. Establishes clear distin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1298 | Enroll
75% | Expands the types of electronic devices subject to the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to include electronic device peripherals and certain legacy devices. Excludes manufacturers of only electronic device peripherals and no other electro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB1300 | Enroll
75% | Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students who currently qualify for reduced-price lunch. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students whose family income is not ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SCR60 | Pass | Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Develop A Plan To Produce Sufficient Housing To Meet The State's Demand.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 890). |
| HI | SCR115 | Pass | Affirming The Importance Of Marine Ecosystem Restoration To Achieve The State's Decarbonization Goals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 890). |
| HI | SB26 | Engross
50% | 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. Requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-25
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880). |
| HI | SB717 | Engross
50% | 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. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-25
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016. |
| HI | SB1547 | Engross
50% | Authorizes the Department of Budget and Finance to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Aloun Kauai Farming LLC, in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of an integrated dairy. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 2:40 PM; Conference Room 411. |
| HI | SCR54 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Convene And Provide Administrative Assistance To A Desalination Planning Task Force To Determine Whether The Use Of Desalination For Large-scale Water Consumption In The State Is Feasible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-25
Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 877). |
| HI | SCR53 | Pass | Requesting The Comptroller To Cooperate With The Hawaii State Public Library System, Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development, And Hawaii Broadband And Digital Equity Office To Identify Rural And Underserved Communities In The State With A Need...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-25
Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 877). |
| HI | SB952 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Office of Wellness and Resilience, to design a five-year Child Welfare System Diversion and Intervention Pilot Program to support families and children involved, at risk of involvem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 876). |
| HI | SB657 | Engross
50% | 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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:00PM in conference room 229. |
| HI | SB1279 | Engross
50% | Authorizes a registered pharmacist under contract with a covered entity for purposes of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to supervise the filling or receipt of a prescription via telehealth in certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329. |
| HI | SCR32 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Collaborate With The Department Of Transportation To Use Inmate Work Furlough Programs For State Roadway And Highway Maintenance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR58 | Pass | Urging The Counties Of The State To Install A Minimum Set Of Accessible Recreational Playground Equipment In Each Playground Located In A County Park And To Establish Comprehensive Maintenance Plans That Ensure The Long-term Safety, Cleanliness, And ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR117 | Engross
50% | Urging The Safe Routes To School Advisory Committee To Collaborate With The Department Of Education, Department Of Transportation, And The County Of Hawaii To Conduct An Inventory Of Bus Stops On Hawaii Island Utilized By Children To Travel To School...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 858). |
| HI | SB849 | Enroll
75% | Prohibits and imposes penalties for the intentional taking, harming, or killing of Io (Hawaiian hawk). Increases penalties and fees for taking and killing indigenous species of aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants that are native to the State. (HD...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 833). |
| HI | SB1582 | Engross
50% | Recognizes the coconut palm as a culturally significant plant and sustainable staple food source in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 851). |
| HI | SCR16 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Task Force To Identify And Develop Minimum Professional Standards For Community Health Worker Training Programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR22 | Pass | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Collaborate With Relevant Agencies To Develop Initiatives And Outreach Programs To Inform Kupuna About Emergency Preparedness.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR57 | Pass | Urging The Congress Of The United States To Enact A National Reinsurance Program To Address The Multi-state Insurance Crisis Resulting From Catastrophic Natural Disasters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR69 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Administrator Of The State Health Planning And Development Agency To Convene A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Working Group To Determine The Best Policies To Lower Drug Costs For Patient Consumers And Increase Access To Health Care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 846). |
| HI | SCR118 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Working Group To Assess The Feasibility Of Allowing Business Owners In The State To Utilize Filtered Water Collected By Water Catchment Systems For Business Activities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR111 | Pass | Declaring A Public Health Emergency Relating To Climate Change And Requesting Statewide Coordination To Identify, Plan For, And Create Cross-sector Solutions To Strengthen Hawaii's Public Health Response To The Climate Crisis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR21 | Engross
50% | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Make Available To Correctional Facility Staff Members Throughout The State Clinical Counseling Services That Are Separate And Distinct From The Existing Mental Health Resources Available ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-17
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB414 | Engross
50% | Requires the Department of Transportation 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-16
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). |
| HI | SB544 | Enroll
75% | 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 mand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-16
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SB691 | Enroll
75% | Establishes a minimum age of twelve for adjudication for any alleged or attempted violation of law. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-16
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | SCR24 | Pass | Strongly Urging The United States Department Of Defense To Maintain All References To The 100th Infantry Battalion And 442nd Regimental Combat Team On Its Websites For The Public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-16
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | SCR112 | Engross
50% | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Light Up City Hall With Purple Lights On August 7, 2025, In Honor Of National Purple Heart Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 808). |
