All Bills - Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB868
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a one-year School Bus Driver Certification Subsidy Pilot Program within the Department of Education for the 20252026 school year. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates fund.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB869
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Refer
3/7/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/16/25
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 neighborhood boards. Authorizes neighborhood board and community outreach board members to attend meetings or presentations related to official board business statewide. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB87
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB870
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Requires the Comptroller and State Librarian to identify state office buildings, including state libraries, that can provide equitable telecommunication access to allow certain residents, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings and estimate the costs and resources, including additional staffing, to effectuate this purpose. Allows the Comptroller and State Librarian to partner with the University of Hawaii in performing these tasks. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB871
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
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 7/1/2077. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB872
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
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.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB873
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Prohibits physicians and surgeons from performing certain procedures on individuals born with variations in their physical sex characteristics who are under one year of age, unless the procedure is a surgery required to address an immediate risk of physical harm.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB874
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarianclient-patient relationship. Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications prescribed by veterinarians. Authorizes the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine to establish penalties, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a license.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB875
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Reduces the general excise tax rate on the gross proceeds or income from the sale of groceries that are eligible under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) or special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC), regardless of the means of purchase and the program eligibility of the purchaser. Reduces the general excise tax rate on the gross proceeds or income from the sale of nonprescription drugs. Requires DBEDT to conduct an economic cost-benefit analysis on the GET reductions.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB876
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the Department of Education to establish a Korean Language Program. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB877
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Appropriates funds to increase the funding for Medicaid in-home services, conditioned on the Department of Human Services obtaining the maximum federal matching funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB878
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Extends the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to 6/30/2028.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB879
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a refundable Family Caregiver Tax Credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to report to the Legislature before the convening of each Regular Session.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB88
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
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)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB880
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a temporary Medi-Medi Project within the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program administered by the Executive Office on Aging to assist older adults, Medicare beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, and other underserved populations who may qualify for various low-income subsidy programs to gain access to their benefits. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.