| HI | SB871 | Intro
25% | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB8 | Intro
25% | 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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB1567 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to complete a comprehensive review of the classification and compensation systems for all positions within the State's executive branch. Allows the Department to contract with a third-party, with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB19 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB15 | Intro
25% | 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 wi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB147 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 9:46 am]
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | SB177 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB227 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division within the Department of Law Enforcement. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB371 | Intro
25% | Establishes the offense of criminal property damage to critical infrastructure facilities in the first and second degree. Adds commitment of the offense of criminal damage of critical infrastructure facilities that causes the death of another person ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB420 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella. |
| HI | SB423 | Intro
25% | 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 Hawa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB561 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds for equipment for the Oahu Branch of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
[Hearing: Feb 10 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB839 | Intro
25% | 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 explosive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB1084 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB1083 | Intro
25% | Makes appropriations to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB1596 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Health to identify one facility in each of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui that has the capability to establish a Pearson VUE Authorized Test Center as a test site to administer a NCLEX for nurses; equip each facili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. |
| HI | SR12 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2025-02-05
Offered. |
| HI | SCR16 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2025-02-05
Offered. |
| HI | SB18 | Intro
25% | Makes appropriations into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund to the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 1:16 pm]
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB4 | Intro
25% | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer the stewardship of the Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm]
To Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB328 | Intro
25% | Establishes an income tax credit for capital infrastructure costs incurred in the conversion of a dairy farm to a hog farm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB421 | Intro
25% | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 3:08 pm]
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | SB422 | Intro
25% | 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 ed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | SB443 | Intro
25% | Requires that lands within the agricultural district that have solar energy facilities must also obtain certification from the Board of Land and Natural Resources that the lands are also used for a farming operation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 1:11 pm]
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB557 | Intro
25% | Requires University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) to direct Huli Au Oli to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to serve the island of Molokai. Appropriates moneys.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 3:05 pm]
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| HI | SB525 | Intro
25% | 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 sal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee |
| HI | SB722 | Intro
25% | 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 mon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB819 | Intro
25% | Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish an international teacher license for certain visa holders. Establishes criteria for obtaining an international teacher license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 3:08 pm]
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | SB993 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB952 | Intro
25% | Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to design, implement, and administer a two-year Child Welfare System Diversion and Intervention Pilot Program to support families and children involved, at risk of involvement, or at risk of reinvolvemen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 10 @ 1:20 pm]
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SB1081 | Intro
25% | Establishes the legislative budget office to produce fiscal analyses and reports on bills impacting state or county finances. Repeals the joint legislative budget committee and the office of the legislative analyst. Appropriates funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella. |
| HI | SB1266 | Intro
25% | Establishes an inter-division program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources consisting of certain agencies to address the location, movement, and restoration of Hawaiian burial sites or iwi, exposed or likely to be exposed by coastal er...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 1:16 pm]
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB1269 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for continued exploration and identification of geothermal resources and commercial viability for utility-scale geothermal production in counties with a population of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB1253 | Intro
25% | Clarifies that the prohibition against board and commission holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office takes precedence over any conflicting st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| HI | SB1496 | Intro
25% | Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for places of public accommodation to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of information related to their services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 1:05 pm]
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SB1493 | Intro
25% | Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals to provide written notice to the buyers or recipients that the animal does not have the special training required to qualify as a service animal; the animal is not entitled to the rights and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. |
| HI | SB1653 | Intro
25% | Increases the limit of the State's liability from $100,000,000 to $500,000,000 for moneys borrowed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands or loans made to lessees that are guaranteed by the Department.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB3 | Intro
25% | Authorizes the Commission of Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel. Repeals the position of First Deputy to the Chairperson of the CWRM and establishes the position of Executive Director of the CWRM. Authorizes entities to cha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Rhoads. |
| HI | SB21 | Intro
25% | Establishes a Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index Mechanism. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to grant exemptions to any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "automatic adjustment mechanism".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
[Hearing: Feb 6 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | SB1296 | Intro
25% | Exempts certain reconstructions of all or a portion of a structure in the Lahaina National Historic Landmark District that was destroyed by wildfire on 8/8/2023, from the requirements of a special management area minor permit or a special management ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB1494 | Intro
25% | Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 1/1/2026 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. |
| HI | SB11 | Intro
25% | 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. Authorizes el...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 9:30 am]
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB145 | Intro
25% | Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB440 | Intro
25% | 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 teachers in Hawaii public schools. Appropriates fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. |
| HI | SB846 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB1612 | Intro
25% | Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Department of Health, to establish and implement a 5-year fitness to proceed pilot program. Requires an interim report and final report t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
[Hearing: Feb 7 @ 3:10 pm]
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB5 | Intro
25% | Provides 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. |
| HI | SB311 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB865 | Intro
25% | Appropriates funds to establish a permanent Educational Support Associate position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' Kona Cooperative Extension.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani. |
| HI | SB1160 | Intro
25% | Prohibits the sale of tickets at higher price than the original price charged by the primary venue ticket provider. Repeals provisions relating to ticket brokers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
