Hawaii 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 27)

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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB924

Introduced
1/17/25  
Relating To Public Safety. Short form bill.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1031

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Authorizes the Legislature to adopt any Concurrent Resolution to propose a non-binding advisory referendum question concerning the issuance of general obligation bonds to the people, who may vote on the question during any general election. Imposes notice, certification, and reporting requirements on the Chief Election Officer. Requires a written explanation for any legislative acts that are contrary to the reported majority vote on the advisory referendum question to be reflected in the legislative record. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB534

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
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
6/27/25  
Prohibits the sale of any raw processed ahi by retail establishments without a label that states the country where the ahi was landed. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB985

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Establishes a new gift card fraud law, under the scope of unfair and deceptive practices law, which requires merchants and third-party gift card resellers to take certain steps to prevent gift card scams. Requires the conspicuous provision of information regarding terms and conditions of gift certificates, regardless of whether the cards are sold in person, electronically, or telephonically. Extends the minimum redemption period for paper gift certificates to four years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB695

Introduced
1/21/25  
By 1/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2028, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB922

Introduced
1/17/25  
Relating To Technology. Short form bill.
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Hawaii House Bill HB502

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/10/25  
Temporarily allows each county, by resolution of its county council, to petition for the redistricting of land from an agricultural district to a rural district through the Land Use Commission's declaratory ruling process. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1014

Introduced
1/17/25  
Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to adopt certain federal regulations as they existed on 1/1/2025, that it deems to be in the public interest.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB618

Introduced
1/21/25  
Appropriates funds for a one-time hazard pay bonus to state officers and employees in bargaining units 5, 6, and 7, and their excluded counterparts under certain conditions.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB676

Introduced
1/21/25  
Requires the State's youth and adult correctional facilities to provide free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated persons in state correctional facilities. Prohibits any state agency from deriving revenue or financial benefit from the provision of communication services to persons confined in state correctional facilities. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish service quality standards and rules for the free voice communication services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB853

Introduced
1/17/25  
Establishes the Immigration Services Trust Fund to support immigration-related matters within the Office of Community Services. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit annual reports to the Legislature on the accounting of expenditures of the Fund. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB638

Introduced
1/21/25  
Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a certified copy of a criminal background check or credit report. Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee if a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report is available. Requires a landlord or the landlord's agent to provide, upon request, a certified copy of an applicant's criminal background check or credit report.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB898

Introduced
1/17/25  
Relating To Energy. Short form bill.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB582

Introduced
1/21/25  
Proposes a constitutional amendment that would establish a school board comprised of five members appointed by the governor and four members elected by the voters and representing each county. Prohibits board members from serving more than twelve years as a member.
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Hawaii House Bill HB655

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Limits the required payment of certain unpaid motor vehicle taxes and fees and accompanying financial penalties to those incurred during the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)