All Bills - Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1617
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Prohibits boards from beginning or continuing meetings after 9:00 p.m., excluding county council meetings.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1618
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes a Journalistic Ethics Commission within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes a Journalistic Code of Ethics. Requires news media outlets to provide training in the ethics of journalism to journalists and editors in their employ. Establishes a Journalistic Ethics Review Board to be administratively attached to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Requires the Journalistic Ethics Review Board to handle complaints and appeals regarding violations of the Journalistic Code of Ethics. Requires the Journalistic Ethics Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes penalties for violations. Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to conduct an analysis of the journalism program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Social Sciences. Requires the Board of Regents to report to the Legislature.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1619
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Authorizes the Governor to enter into a Cosmetology Licensure Compact on behalf of the State to provide a streamlined process that allows cosmetologists to obtain a multistate license enabling them to practice cosmetology in another state without obtaining a separate license under the laws of that state. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Authorizes the Governor to enter into the Compact. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB162
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
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.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1620
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/19/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Exempts natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1621
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Exempts nail technicians from licensing requirements. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1622
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Establishes and appropriates funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaii to develop, support, and advance artificial intelligence initiatives statewide. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1623
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires individual managing agents and employees of entity managing agents to be licensed and imposes certain duties on these individuals.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1624
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Requires the Board of Regents to expend funds appropriated to renew, improve, or modernize existing University of Hawaii facilities for only those purposes and not for current, ongoing, or anticipated capital improvement projects. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1625
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Adopts a uniform standard for landscape architecture licensure developed by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1626
Appropriates funds for the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1626
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Appropriates funds for the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1627
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
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. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1628
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Health to establish a homeless triage and treatment center program to serve homeless individuals and individuals at risk of homelessness with substance abuse issues or mental illness.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1629
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Increases the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit for qualified productions that utilize qualified production facilities located within the State. Changes the cap amount and aggregate cap amount of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit to unspecified amounts. Exempts from the general excise tax reimbursement to a motion picture project employer for employee wages, salaries, payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and employment benefits. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)