Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 45)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB38
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
7/3/25
Passed
7/3/25
Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide counties with an opportunity to comment on certain housing development projects. Prohibits the legislative body of a county from imposing stricter conditions than the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, stricter area median income requirements, or a reduction in fee waivers to housing development proposals that would increase the cost of the project. (CD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB53
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Short form bill relating to the University of Hawaii.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB52
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Short form bill relating to higher education.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB49
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Bans the keeping or breeding of cetaceans in captivity except in certain circumstances.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB83
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of service disruptions to third-party vendors and prospective and current guests under certain conditions. Prohibits hotelkeepers from imposing any fee, penalty, or other charge and from retaining any deposit of a guest who cancels a reservation if a service disruption is likely to exist during the period of the reservation. Requires any hotelkeeper that violates or causes another person to violate this Act to forfeit to the injured party three times the amount of the sum charged in excess of what the hotelkeeper is entitled to. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB66
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
7/3/25
Passed
7/3/25
Establishes procedures and requirements for single-family and multi-family housing project applicants to apply for an expedited permit, including requirements for completeness of expedited permit applications, duties of licensed professionals and the counties during construction, and applications for owner-builder exemptions. Takes effect 7/1/2026. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB8
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Short form bill relating to environment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB347
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Authorizes a tenant to change the date on which the tenant's rent is due by making a one-time payment to cover the period between the original due date and the newly established due date. Clarifies that a landlord may only assess a late fee on any unpaid rent and not the entire monthly rent. Reduces the maximum amount of a late charge for unpaid rent from 8% of the unpaid amount to 5% of the unpaid amount. Specifies that if rent is increased, the landlord may also proportionately increase the amount due as a security deposit; provided that a continuing or renewing tenant shall have at least 30 days to pay the additional amount due. Makes conforming amendments.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB314
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires corporations to include the income of all foreign subsidiaries to the State. Applies the State's apportionment formula to determine the share of reported profits subject to the appropriate tax. Effective 1/1/2026.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB336
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
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
Requires the Attorney General, on behalf of the State, to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the Attorney General declines to defend the employee. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB281
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/30/25
Passed
5/30/25
Defines and prohibits the offense of torture. Makes torture a class A felony. (CD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB92
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Includes agricultural businesses as a qualified high technology business to receive tax credits for certain research activities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB80
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Short form bill relating to homelessness.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB95
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Short form bill relating to agriculture.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB454
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Requires the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to be pro-rated if the vehicle is rented or leased for a portion of the day. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)