Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1014
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to adopt certain federal regulations as they existed on 1/1/2025, that it deems to be in the public interest.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB618
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds for a one-time hazard pay bonus to state officers and employees in bargaining units 5, 6, and 7, and their excluded counterparts under certain conditions.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB676
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires the State's youth and adult correctional facilities to provide free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated persons in state correctional facilities. Prohibits any state agency from deriving revenue or financial benefit from the provision of communication services to persons confined in state correctional facilities. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish service quality standards and rules for the free voice communication services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB853
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes the Immigration Services Trust Fund to support immigration-related matters within the Office of Community Services. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit annual reports to the Legislature on the accounting of expenditures of the Fund. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB638
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a certified copy of a criminal background check or credit report. Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee if a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report is available. Requires a landlord or the landlord's agent to provide, upon request, a certified copy of an applicant's criminal background check or credit report.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB898
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Relating To Energy. Short form bill.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB582
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Proposes a constitutional amendment that would establish a school board comprised of five members appointed by the governor and four members elected by the voters and representing each county. Prohibits board members from serving more than twelve years as a member.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB655
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Limits the required payment of certain unpaid motor vehicle taxes and fees and accompanying financial penalties to those incurred during the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB864
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes and appropriates funds for student transportation coordinators positions within the Department of Education to strengthen student transportation services across the State.
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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
Chaptered
5/15/25
Passed
5/15/25
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 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 House Bill HB698
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Refer
3/10/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Increases the criminal penalties for the offenses of cruelty to animals in the first and second degree that involve pet animals. Increases the criminal penalty for a second or subsequent offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1021
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Bans the keeping or breeding of cetaceans in captivity except in certain circumstances.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB531
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to recognize the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB535
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes a three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Repeals 06/30/2028.