All Bills - Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB99
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as a school resource officer or investigator in positions identified by the Department of Education or the Department of the Attorney General, respectively, as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB990
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the court to impose a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without possibility of parole or probation for a person convicted of a sexual assault offense.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB991
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the adequacy of long-term care on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB992
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish state goals and implement projects to promote economic diversification through innovation and technology. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Manufacturing Assistance Program, and Accelerator and Small Business Training Programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB993
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
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 the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB994
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain assistants to recipients of the program. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB995
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes the sustainable aviation fuel import tax credit. Increases the renewable fuels production tax credit amount. Repeals the: (1) cap amount of claimable renewable fuels production tax credit; (2) requirement that the tax credit be claimed for fuels with lifecycle emissions below fossil fuels; and (3) prohibition on claiming other tax credits for the cost incurred to produce renewable fuels. Specifies that the renewable fuels production tax credit can only be claimed for fuels that meet the certain thresholds. Adds an additional tax credit value. Clarifies that a taxpayer who previously claimed a renewable fuels production tax credit may claim another one for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024. Clarifies and expands required information in the certified statement for the tax credit. Repeals the requirement that the Hawaii State Energy Office provide the taxpayer with a determination of whether the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for each type of qualified fuel produced is lower than that of fossil fuels.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB996
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Refer
2/3/25
Clarifies that adjustments linked to premium interest rates for high yield credit are just and reasonable. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to include these incremental adjustments to the rate for electricity generated from nonfossil fuels. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB997
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Requires an attestation or declaration regarding project labor standards, including adherence to state-approved apprenticeship programs and prevailing wage requirements, for covered large-scale renewable energy generation projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB998
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
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.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB999
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Repeals all permissible uses of consumer fireworks by minors. Establishes civil penalties for the use and sale of consumer fireworks, including nuisance abatement proceedings and forfeiture of assets used in the commission of the illegal use or sale of consumer fireworks. Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to provide for community safety education programs. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SCR1
Introduced
1/15/25
Engrossed
1/15/25
Requesting The Chief Justice Of The Hawaii Supreme Court To Address The Legislature Assembled In Joint Session For The State Of The Judiciary Address.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SCR10
Introduced
1/31/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Engrossed
4/3/25
Refer
4/4/25
Urging The Administrator Of The State Health Planning And Development Agency 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 Health Care In The State.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SCR100
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/11/25
Encouraging The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Rename Kalopa State Park On The Island Of Hawaii The Mark Nakashima Kalopa State Park.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SCR101
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/11/25
Urging The Director Of Health And The Director Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Encourage Hospitals And Prisons To Offer More Healthy Food Options That Consist Of Minimallyprocessed Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains, Legumes, Nuts And Seeds, Herbs And Spices, And Non-dairy Beverages, Rather Than Ultra-processed Foods.