Hawaii State Senator

Karl Rhoads Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR155

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Produce A Detailed Report Regarding The State Of The Private Property Insurance Industry In Hawaii.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR156

Introduced
3/7/25  
Requesting The University Of Hawaii Economic Research Organization To Conduct A Study On The Potential Impact Of The Use Of Taxation And Eminent Domain On The Price And The Availability Of Housing In The State To Address The Concentration Of Residential Property Ownership Among Owners Of Vacant And Surplus Housing And Institutional Investor Property Owners.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR157

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Urging The State To Adopt The Agreement Under The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea On The Conservation And Sustainable Use Of Marine Biological Diversity Of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction And Support Legislative, Administrative, And Policy Measures To Implement The Agreement At The State And County Levels.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR158

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Urging The President Of The United States, And All Members Of Any Current And Future Administration, To Abide By The Laws Of The United States Of America, Including By Complying With Orders Issued By The United States Courts.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR159

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
3/31/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Urging The Congress Of The United States To Continue To Provide Funding And Support To The Ukrainian Military In Its Defense Of Aggression From Russia.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR160

Introduced
3/7/25  
Requesting The Attorney General To Assess Whether There Has Been A Substantial Or Material Breach Of General Lease No. 231 Executed By And Between The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands And The National Park Service.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR203

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
4/11/25  
Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Explore The Feasibility Of Establishing An Alzheimer's Disease Research Center And Identify The Requirements For Receiving Federal Funding From The National Institute On Aging For Alzheimer's Disease Research.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR31

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
4/21/25  
Endorsing Taiwan's International Participation, Supporting The Signing Of A United States-taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement, And Commemorating The Relationships And Exchanges Between The State Of Hawaii And Taiwan.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR53

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
4/14/25  
Requesting The Comptroller To Cooperate With The Hawaii State Public Library System, Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development, And Hawaii Broadband And Digital Equity Office To Identify Rural And Underserved Communities In The State With A Need For Better Telecommunication Access For Residents To Participate In The State Legislative Process.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR54

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/4/25  
Report Pass
4/14/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Report Pass
4/17/25  
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Convene And Provide Administrative Assistance To A Desalination Planning Task Force To Determine Whether The Use Of Desalination For Large-scale Water Consumption In The State Is Feasible.