Legislative Research: HI SB970 | 2025 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Session (Introduced) | 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... [SB970 2025 Detail][SB970 2025 Text][SB970 2025 Comments] | 2025-01-23 Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM. |
| 2024 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requires the Department of Education to establish zero-emission vehicle goals and plant-based food goals as part of the sustainable schools initiative. Requires annual report to the Legislature. [SB970 2024 Detail][SB970 2024 Text][SB970 2024 Comments] | 2023-12-11 Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. |
| 2023 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Requires the Department of Education to establish zero-emission vehicle goals and plant-based food goals as part of the sustainable schools initiative. Requires annual report to the Legislature. [SB970 2023 Detail][SB970 2023 Text][SB970 2023 Comments] | 2023-01-27 Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
| 2021 Regular Session (Passed) | Authorizes the establishment of a physician-patient relationship via a telehealth interaction if the physician is licensed to practice medicine in the State. (HD2) [SB970 2021 Detail][SB970 2021 Text][SB970 2021 Comments] | 2021-06-10 Act 034, 06/07/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134). |
| 2020 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a program with eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional development for computer science courses and content. (SB970 HD1) [SB970 2020 Detail][SB970 2020 Text][SB970 2020 Comments] | 2019-12-01 Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. |
| 2019 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to establish a program with eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional development for computer science courses and content. (SB970 HD1) [SB970 2019 Detail][SB970 2019 Text][SB970 2019 Comments] | 2019-03-22 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) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2). |
| 2018 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Extends exemption from civil service for medical marijuana dispensary program staff in the Department of Health hired after July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2020. Takes effect 6/29/2017. (SD2) [SB970 2018 Detail][SB970 2018 Text][SB970 2018 Comments] | 2018-01-17 Re-referred to HHS/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
| 2017 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Extends exemption from civil service for medical marijuana dispensary program staff in the Department of Health hired after July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2020. Takes effect 6/29/2017. (SD2) [SB970 2017 Detail][SB970 2017 Text][SB970 2017 Comments] | 2017-03-09 Referred to HLT/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27 |
| 2016 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Allows a portion of conveyance tax revenues dedicated to the rental housing trust fund to be monetized to increase the amount of funding for the rental housing trust fund. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the rental housing trust f... [SB970 2016 Detail][SB970 2016 Text][SB970 2016 Comments] | 2016-01-21 Re-Referred to HOU, WAM. |
| 2015 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Allows a portion of conveyance tax revenues dedicated to the rental housing trust fund to be monetized to increase the amount of funding for the rental housing trust fund. Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the rental housing trust f... [SB970 2015 Detail][SB970 2015 Text][SB970 2015 Comments] | 2015-03-02 The committee on WAM deferred the measure. |
| 2014 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibits any minor under the age of eighteen from possessing or smoking tobacco products. Takes effect 1/1/2014. [SB970 2014 Detail][SB970 2014 Text][SB970 2014 Comments] | 2013-12-18 Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. |
| 2013 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibits any minor under the age of eighteen from possessing or smoking tobacco products. Takes effect 1/1/2014. [SB970 2013 Detail][SB970 2013 Text][SB970 2013 Comments] | 2013-02-06 The committee on HTH deferred the measure. |
| 2012 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a minor is present. [SB970 2012 Detail][SB970 2012 Text][SB970 2012 Comments] | 2011-12-01 Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. |
| 2011 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Prohibits smoking in a motor vehicle in which a minor is present. [SB970 2011 Detail][SB970 2011 Text][SB970 2011 Comments] | 2011-01-24 (S) Referred to TIA, JDL. |
| 2010 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Amends section 353-20, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to permit the Director of Public Safety to direct the department to have one or more accounts for committed persons. Also states that the accounts are non-interest bearing and that no interest can be pa... [SB970 2010 Detail][SB970 2010 Text][SB970 2010 Comments] | 2009-05-11 Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Hawaii SB970] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Hawaii Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||
| [Senator Brandon Elefante HI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Senator Carol Fukunaga HI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Senator Karl Rhoads HI] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
HI SB970 | 2025 | Regular Session. (2025, January 23). LegiScan. Retrieved February 01, 2025, from https://legiscan.com/HI/bill/SB970/2025
MLA
"HI SB970 | 2025 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 23 Jan. 2025. Web. 01 Feb. 2025. <https://legiscan.com/HI/bill/SB970/2025>.
Chicago
"HI SB970 | 2025 | Regular Session." January 23, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed February 01, 2025. https://legiscan.com/HI/bill/SB970/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. HI SB970 | 2025 | Regular Session. 23 January 2025. https://legiscan.com/HI/bill/SB970/2025 (accessed February 01, 2025).
Subjects
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB577 | Same As | 2025-01-28 | Relating To Taxation. | 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=970&year=2025 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB970_.HTM |
