Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 231)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB854
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Refer
2/4/25
Establishes a Universal Representation in Immigration Proceedings Program within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Office of Community Services to provide access to legal representation, under certain conditions. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB855
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/29/25
Passed
5/29/25
Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee opts out. Repeals the limit on the total fees and expenses that can be spent for the Program each year. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB856
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a standard for covered educational entities and certain health facilities when interacting with federal immigration authorities regarding civil immigration violations.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB857
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Prohibits the licensing of an adult residential care home, expanded adult residential care home, or developmental disabilities domiciliary home that is financed, managed, operated, supervised, directed, or owned in whole or in part by a person convicted of a gambling offense.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB858
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Replaces the five per cent bid preference for bidders for a public works contract with an estimated value of $250,000 or more, who is a party to an apprenticeship agreement registered with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with a five per cent earned credit that can be applied to certain future public works contract bids for a duration of three years after the chief procurement officer issues the earned credit certificate. Authorizes purchasing agencies to audit and have full access to the books and records of contractors or subcontractors relating to the contractor's compliance with requirements of the earned credit bid preference. Requires contractors and subcontractors to maintain relevant records for three years. Requires the contractor to submit reports as required by the Chief Procurement Officer.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB859
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB86
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Establishes a two-year pilot program that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free school lunch to all students enrolled at a department school. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2027.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB860
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Increases penalties for the offense of theft by means of shoplifting.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB861
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Authorizes the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit all expungement orders to the Judiciary to effectuate the purposes of Act 159, SLH 2023.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB862
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires retail sellers 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.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB863
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Provides for a waiver of fees in certain circumstances when the public interest is served by a government record's disclosure.
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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 SB865
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/28/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/17/25
Refer
3/17/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
6/6/25
Passed
6/6/25
Appropriates funds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation to support the Coffee and Orchard Crops Extension and Applied Research Program and Kona Research Station in the County of Hawaii, and to fund the establishment of one permanent Extension Agent position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Kona Cooperative Extension. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB866
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the Department of Health to establish and implement a program to improve and increase support for emergency medical services in the State. Requires the Department of Health to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB867
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Establishes a working group within the Office of the Governor for administrative purposes to ascertain the State's available water resources and water system source capacity and to streamline well permit approval processes to further plan for the development of affordable housing. Requires the working group to inventory all available water resources statewide and identify sources of aquifer replenishment in relation to affordable housing development. Requires an interim and final report to the Legislature. (SD2)