Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1241
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires state agencies to offer individuals who resigned or were dismissed from employment for not complying with vaccination or testing requirements the option to be reinstated, with back pay, to the position that person held prior to their termination.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1242
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires the Department of Education to implement a plan for a Hawaiian language immersion school in Kapolei that shall be ready to educate students in grades kindergarten through 12 by the 2028-2029 school year. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1243
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriated funds for capital improvement projects in the 42nd representative district.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1244
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes certain minimum registered nurse-to-patient staffing requirements for hospitals. No later than 9/1/2025, requires hospitals to create hospital registered nurse staffing committees. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires hospitals to implement registered nurse staffing plans. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1245
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Expands the authority of the State and counties to develop adaptation pathways plans to modify and relocate infrastructure away from critically threatened areas to locations outside sea level rise and coastal flooding exposure areas. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1246
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Establishes the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to regulate all aspects of the cannabis plant. Beginning 1/1/2026, legalizes the personal adult use of cannabis. Establishes taxes on the retail sale of adult-use cannabis and the sale of medical cannabis. Adds new traffic offenses relating to the consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana concentrate. Makes conforming amendments related to the legalization of personal adult use of cannabis. Beginning 1/1/2026, decriminalizes certain drug offenses related to marijuana and marijuana concentrate. Transfers the personnel and assets of the Department of Health and assets of the Department of Agriculture relating to cannabis to the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office. Establishes various positions within state entities to regulate the personal adult use of cannabis. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1247
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Allows a party aggrieved by the judgment of a circuit court on a minimum term order to appeal to the Intermediate Appellate Court. Requires prisoners to continue to be represented by counsel in any petition challenging minimum term proceedings. Requires the Supreme Court to establish rules. Establishes grounds for challenging a minimum term order. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1248
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Refer
1/30/25
Requires, beginning 1/1/2026, vaping stores to register with the Department of Health and be subject to inspections for compliance with federal and state laws.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1249
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires each public school to develop a disaster and attack preparedness plan by 1/1/2026 that includes shelter-in-place drills. Requires each school to maintain emergency goods sufficient for at least 48 hours in its facilities.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB125
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
Chaptered
4/23/25
Passed
4/23/25
Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1250
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriated funds for capital improvement projects in the 18th representative district.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1251
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes a refundable income tax credit to offset the increase in real property insurance premiums for certain properties.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1252
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires DAGS and DPS, in consultation with the legislature and other entities, to plan and implement security improvements at the state capitol. Requires DAGS to remove all parking meters from the capitol parking facility and reallocate parking in the capitol district. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1253
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Program to be administered by the Judiciary.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1254
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Amends Act 205, SLH 2024, by: reducing undue burdens on charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities, including requirements related to good standing, reporting complaints, waivers of certain requirements, solicitation campaign records, and contracts; and extending its effective date until 6/30/2026. Effective 7/1/2026.