| HI | HB242 | Engross
50% | Establishes a working group within the Hawaii State Energy Office to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 11). |
| HI | HB624 | Engross
50% | Creates a School Psychologists Working Group to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 26). |
| HI | HB782 | Engross
50% | 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. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 38). |
| HI | SB1185 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
One Day Notice 03-04-25. |
| HI | SB103 | Intro
25% | 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 electri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB378 | Intro
25% | 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 affordabl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SB867 | Intro
25% | 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 dev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| HI | SCR10 | Intro
25% | Urging The Director Of Health To Establish A Working Group On Health Insurance Reform To Provide Recommendations For Reducing The Impact Of Prior Authorization Requirements On The Timely Delivery Of Healthcare In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
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 | SR6 | Intro
25% | Urging The Director Of Health To Establish A Working Group On Health Insurance Reform To Provide Recommendations For Reducing The Impact Of Prior Authorization Requirements On The Timely Delivery Of Healthcare In The State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
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 | SB891 | Intro
25% | 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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
[Hearing: Feb 28 @ 10:35 am]
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| HI | HB309 | Intro
25% | Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. |
| HI | HB900 | Intro
25% | Establishes a working group for legal services for youth in the child welfare system within the Judiciary. Appropriates funds for the working group. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB822 | Intro
25% | Authorizes a landlord to petition a district court for a temporary restraining order, permanent restraining order, or injunction to compel a tenant's compliance with section 521-51, HRS. Establishes a working group facilitated by the Judiciary to con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. |
| HI | SB1228 | Intro
25% | Establishes a working group for legal services for youth in the child welfare system within the Judiciary. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the working group. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB332 | Intro
25% | Establishes a lithium-ion battery recycling working group within the Department of Health to assess recycling methods for small and medium format lithium-ion batteries. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-14
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HB503 | Intro
25% | 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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | SB1514 | Intro
25% | Establishes a temporary working group to study the feasibility of transitioning the Legislature's regular session from one that meets for 3.5 months from mid-January to early May, to one that meets on a year-round basis. Requires the Legislative Refe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB998 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB1129 | Intro
25% | 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)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1425 | Intro
25% | Establishes a temporary working group to study the feasibility of transitioning the Hawaii State Legislature's Regular Session from one that meets for three and a half months from mid-January to early May, to one that meets on a year-round basis. Req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB418 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB225 | Intro
25% | Establishes a working group within the Department of the Attorney General to study the issue of squatting in Hawaii and provide recommendations. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SCR9 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Establishment Of A Working Group To Reform Or Eliminate The Land Court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SR5 | Intro
25% | Requesting The Establishment Of A Working Group To Reform Or Eliminate The Land Court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB75 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1381 | Intro
25% | Establishes a working group for legal services for youth in the child welfare system within the judiciary. Appropriates funds for the working group.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
To House Human Services & Homelessness Committee |
| HI | SB737 | Intro
25% | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SB949 | Intro
25% | Establishes a working group to reform or eliminate the land court in Hawaii.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Water and Land Committee |
| HI | SB316 | Intro
25% | 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 courtappointed or de...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB507 | Intro
25% | 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 s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SB564 | Intro
25% | 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 p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee |
| HI | HB514 | Intro
25% | Creates an offshore wind energy working group to generate a roadmap to define standards to consider in the developmental process for offshore wind energy. Requires the working group to submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2027 regular sess...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | HB788 | Intro
25% | Establishes a working group within the Hawaii State Energy Office to make recommendations for the reuse and recycling of electric vehicle batteries and requires a report to the Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee |
| HI | SB164 | Intro
25% | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Senate Housing Committee |
