Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 204)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB49
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Authorizes manufacturers of investigational drugs or biological products that are pending approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to make the drugs or products available to terminally ill patients under certain conditions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB490
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes the Kamaaina Homes Program to provide funding to the counties to purchase voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or homebuyers.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB491
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to be administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to allocate funds to the counties for the purchase of equity for eligible homeowners or homebuyers to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on such property. Exempts the conveyance tax for certain properties for taxable years beginning on 1/1/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB492
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045, at the same rates, if the county does so before 1/1/2028. Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019, or after 12/31/2045. Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges for housing infrastructure costs. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB493
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Fee to support recruitment and retention of veterinarians in the State. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program to support qualified veterinarians committed to or currently working in veterinary medicine in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB494
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Requires the Auditor to conduct a financial audit of each charter school under the State Public Charter School Commission. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to take action based on the Auditor's recommendations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB495
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop, construct, and support facilities that can accommodate shock aging processes for meat products. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund for programmatic funding relating to facilities using shock aging processes for meat products. Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corporation to contract with existing and future slaughterhouses in the State.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB496
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB497
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires the Department of Education to require the teaching of financial literacy to be included in the existing personal transition plan requirement for each student.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB498
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB499
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to develop a succession planning education program to educate and assist farmers and ranchers in the process of transitioning agricultural businesses to new owners. Requires the program to connect individuals interested in entering farming or ranching, or existing farmers or ranchers interested in expanding their business, with farmers and ranchers who have not yet identified a successor owner. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB5
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Establishes that if a state legislative vacancy occurs due to the death or permanent incapacitation of the prior incumbent before a primary election, but after the close of filing for that election, and the prior incumbent was the only person whose name appeared on any ballot for that seat for that election, the Governor's appointment of a replacement shall be valid for both the unexpired term and the next succeeding term. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB50
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Establishes as a deceptive practice advertising, displaying, or offering a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, subject to certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB500
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines regional origin. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB501
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Requires the Department of Health, to the extent allowable under federal law, to prioritize the use of Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund moneys for projects by homeowners to upgrade cesspools to director-approved wastewater systems or connect homeowners' properties to sewerage systems, including projects for the installation of cluster systems or community package plants. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)