Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 74)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB973
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires and appropriates funds to pay salary differentials to English language educators as an incentive to attract and retain these educators. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB575
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Provides an income tax deduction for tips received by tipped employees.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB649
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Establishes the Small Boat Harbor Commercial Vessel Special Fund. Increases moorage fees for commercial vessels. Requires that revenue from the fee increase be used by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for improvements that primarily benefit commercial vessels that utilize state small boat harbors. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds with debt service to be paid from special funds, for repairs of various harbors. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB565
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
For contracts entered into on or after 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and a disclosure that the person has thirty days to claim the precious metals after receipt of the notice. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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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 SB1195
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
6/3/25
Passed
6/3/25
Prohibits any vehicle from parking within certain distances of crosswalks and intersections, regardless of the presence or absence of official signs or curb markings, with certain exemptions. Deposits fines collected from street parking restrictions into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund. Takes effect 1/1/2026. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1111
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Establishes the Agricultural Statistics Program in statute. Appropriates funds for the Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1146
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
Report Pass
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Refer
3/20/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
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 University of Hawaii for the development of an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to help with debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai watershed and establishment of two graduate assistant positions to assist with the action plan and pre-engineering concept plan. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB700
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
2/28/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Refer
3/19/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
7/3/25
Passed
7/3/25
Establishes, with certain exceptions, standardized cognitive assessments for qualified Medicare beneficiaries. Establishes a two-year Dementia Data Pilot Program within the Executive Office on Aging to collect and analyze cognitive assessment data. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB543
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with, possession, purchase, installation, sale, offer for sale, or distribution of license plate flipping devices. Establishes a minimum fine of $250 and a maximum fine of $2,000 for each separate violation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB734
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Refer
3/19/25
Requires the Department of Health, in consultation with various agencies and professionals, to review rules and practices and propose changes that have the potential to make wastewater systems and cesspool upgrades more affordable without compromising water quality. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB712
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Refer
4/17/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Report Pass
4/25/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Chaptered
5/30/25
Passed
5/30/25
Prohibits drug manufacturers from denying, restricting, or prohibiting the acquisition, shipping, or delivery of a 340B drug to pharmacies contracted with 340B covered entities under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. Authorizes 340B covered entities and the Attorney General to bring a civil action for enforcement within four years of a violation. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires each 340B covered entity in the State to report certain information annually to the hospital trade association operating in the State and requires the hospital trade association to prepare and publicly post an aggregate report of reports submitted by each 340B covered entity. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB777
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate another agency, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, or Agribusiness Development Corporation, to monitor compliance with any restrictions imposed in a special permit.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1133
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Refer
1/31/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Authorizes certain counties to establish a rental unit price ceiling ordinance that prohibits a landlord from increasing the rental price of a dwelling unit at a rate that exceeds the percentage calculated and published by the county based on changes in the applicable Consumer Price Index. Beginning 8/1/2025, requires certain counties to annually calculate and publish the maximum rate at which a landlord may increase the rental price of a dwelling unit during the immediately succeeding twelve-month period. Establishes a nonrefundable Long-Term Residential Lease Tax Credit for taxpayers who own and lease a dwelling unit located in a county that has adopted a rental unit price ceiling ordinance to a person as the person's principal residence in the State pursuant to a lease agreement of a term of one year or longer. Allows the tax credit to be carried forward for up to three taxable years. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SR156
Introduced
3/7/25
Refer
3/12/25
Report Pass
4/2/25
Passed
4/3/25
Urging All Boards And Commissions To Conduct Annual Performance Reviews Of Their Executive Directors Or Persons Holding Equivalent Positions Exempt From Civil Service Law.