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Legislator > Lynn DeCoite
State Senator
Lynn DeCoite
(D) - Hawaii
Hawaii Senate District 07
In Office - Started: 06/17/2021
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State Capitol
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-587-7225
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB1252 | Relating To Dementia. | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Geriatric Medicine to coordinate and incorporate training on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia for health care providers into existing University of Hawaii programs; and review, update, and develop a dementia curriculum to be incorporated into existing University of Hawaii programs with the goal of establishing a local, informed dementia workforce. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB850 | Relating To Disability Health Disparity. | Requires the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to collect data and submit to the Legislature a report focused on the health disparities experienced by individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in the State prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB119 | Relating To Nursing. | Appropriates funds to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB292 | Relating To Sexual Exploitation. | Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB423 | Relating To The Early Learning Board. | Requires one voting member of the Early Learning Board to have experience as a local provider of early childhood education and development services. Adds the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the Early Learning Board. Requires the Early Learning Board to invite the President of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or their designee, to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Board. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB330 | Relating To Invasive Species Prevention. | Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to enforce federal quarantines. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1567 | Relating To The Classification And Compensation Systems. | Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to complete a comprehensive review of the classification and compensation systems for all civil service positions under its jurisdiction by 10/31/2026. Allows the Department to contract with a third party, in accordance with the Hawaii Public Procurement Code, to assist with the timely completion of the review. Requires reports to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1298 | Relating To Recycling. | Expands the types of electronic devices subject to the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to include electronic device peripherals and certain legacy devices. Excludes manufacturers of only electronic device peripherals and no other electronic devices. Allows, rather than requires, the Department of Health to determine additional penalties. Requires manufacturers' recycling plans to describe communication efforts with the State and counties to facilitate consumer education efforts. Repeals the requirement that recycling plans be implemented and fully operational by 1/1/2023 in order for manufacturer collaboration authority to apply. Establishes additional manufacturer recycling goals beginning on 1/1/2026 and 1/1/2027. Requires additional information to be included in manufacturers' reports containing information for calendar years 2025, 2026, and 2027. Requires collectors to report certain information regarding recyclers and refurbishers and allows the Department of Health to require submission of bills of lading and recycler receiving reports. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1571 | Relating To Tourism. | Exempts all positions filled by the Hawaii Tourism Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism from the state civil service law. Amends the definition of "convention center facility" for purposes of chapter 201B, HRS, to clarify that the facilities must reflect a Hawaii sense of place. Designates the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors (Board) as an advisory board. Removes the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as a member of the Board. Requires a member of the Board to represent a tourism-impacted entity. Provides that the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives each appoints a member of the Board. Makes the President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority a position appointed by the Board, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to report to the Governor. Amends the eligibility requirements to serve on the Board. Provides that the President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority's length of term of service shall be set by written contract by the Board. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB295 | Relating To Domestic Abuse Protective Orders. | Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violations of temporary restraining orders and orders for protection. Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a domestic abuse protective order if the court makes an on-the-record determination that the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine. Specifies that any conviction for violation of a temporary restraining order issued under the same judicial case number as an order for protection shall be treated as a prior violation of an order for protection. Clarifies when the court may suspend certain jail sentences for violations of domestic abuse protective orders. (HD2) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR216 | Regarding Completion Of The Work Of The Thirty-third Legislature, Regular Session Of 2025, Subsequent To Adjournment Thereof. | RESOLUTION REGARDING COMPLETION OF THE WORK OF THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION OF 2025, SUBSEQUENT TO ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR217 | Informing The House And Governor That The Senate Is Ready To Adjourn Sine Die. | RESOLUTION INFORMING the HOUSE AND GOVERNOR THAT THE SENATE IS READY TO ADJOURN SINE DIE. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR121 | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Convene A Tourism And Gaming Working Group. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A TOURISM AND GAMING WORKING GROUP. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB177 | Relating To Aquaculture. | Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB732 | Relating To The Film Industry. | Requires counties to waive permitting fees for certain film activity. Exempts entertainment payroll companies from the GET. Repeals an income tax exemption for persons engaged in the business of motion picture and television film production for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2023. Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by providing an additional credit to qualified productions with a workforce of at least eighty percent local hires; requiring productions to contact all local labor unions servicing Hawaii's film industry to qualify for the credit; requiring qualified production costs of a taxpayer that exceed $1,000,000 to be certified by a CPA, rather than via tax opinion; increasing the aggregate cap amount on credits allowed in any given year, ramped down by one-sixth over five years beginning on 1/1/2028; and including broadcast and streaming platform productions under the credit. Applies the GET rate for manufacturers to productions. Exempts from the GET amounts received by a motion picture project employer from a client equal to amounts that are disbursed by the motion picture project employer for employee wages, salaries, payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and employment benefits and payments to loan-out companies. Repeals certain tax exemptions and the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit on 1/1/2033. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB989 | Relating To Economic Development. | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist small businesses with technology enablement and develop project management software to simplify the facilitated application process for small businesses. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB125 | Relating To State Enterprise Zones. | Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for State Enterprise Zone Program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone to the final consumer, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health-care-related sectors, the use of advanced manufacturing to produce products, or the development of cybersecurity technology. Extends the eligibility period of the state business tax credit and general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones from 7 years to 9 years. Extends the eligibility period of the general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones engaged in the manufacturing of tangible personal property or the producing or processing of agricultural products from 10 years to 12 years. Makes the extension of the state business tax credit eligibility period applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Makes the extension of the general excise tax exemption eligibility period take effect on 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB298 | Relating To Human Services. | Appropriates funds to be expended by the Department of Human Services to increase funding for Medicaid in-home services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SCR40 | Requesting The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation To Increase Its Focus On Advanced Manufacturing And Cybersecurity To Allow Local Manufacturers To Expand Production, Lower Costs, And Create New Products. | RESOLUTION requesting the hawaii technology development corporation to increase its focus on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity to allow local manufacturers to expand production, lower costs, and create new products. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1638 | Relating To Air Carriers. | Establishes within the Department of Transportation a three-year Molokai Air Carrier Subsidy Pilot Program to provide subsidies to airlines operating out of Molokai Airport. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB328 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes an income tax credit for capital infrastructure costs incurred in the conversion of a dairy farm to a hog farm. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SCR50 | Urging The University Of Hawaii President And Board Of Regents To Establish A Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Program At The University Of Hawaii Maui College. | RESOLUTION Urging the university of Hawaii president and board of regents to establish a bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Hawaii maui COLLEGE. | Crossed Over |
| SB1641 | Relating To The State Of Hawaii Film Commission. | Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii Film Office to the Authority. Establishes the Hawaii Film Authority Board within the Hawaii Film Authority. Establishes the Film Industry and Development Special Fund. Renames the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund as the Hawaii Creative Industries Development Special Fund and excludes media and film from the definition of creative industries. Allows the Creative Industries Development Special Fund to be used for the support and development of facilities and other initiatives to grow the State's creative industries. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SR24 | Requesting The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation To Increase Its Focus On Advanced Manufacturing And Cybersecurity To Allow Local Manufacturers To Expand Production, Lower Costs, And Create New Products. | RESOLUTION requesting the hawaii technology development corporation to increase its focus on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity to allow local manufacturers to expand production, lower costs, and create new products. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR160 | 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. | RESOLUTION 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. | In Committee |
| SR32 | Urging The University Of Hawaii President And Board Of Regents To Establish A Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Program At The University Of Hawaii Maui Campus. | RESOLUTION Urging the university of Hawaii president and board of regents to establish a bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Hawaii maui campus. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1100 | Relating To Biosecurity. | Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture to the "Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity". Renames the Board of Agriculture to the "Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity" and amends the composition of the Board. Part II: Establishes and appropriates funds for a Deputy Director of Biosecurity. Part III: Changes references to the plant and animal declaration form to the "biosecurity form". Part IV: Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Authorizes the Chairperson of the Board to quarantine an area under certain conditions. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. Part V: Requires the Department to establish and regularly update an invasive species dashboard. Authorizes pest management plans to address, contain, or eradicate pests. Part VI: Appropriates funds for positions for the Department. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB371 | Relating To Property Damage Of Critical Infrastructure Facilities. | Establishes the offense of criminal property damage to critical infrastructure facilities in the first and second degree. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB327 | Relating To Internships. | Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Provides that the State shall be the responsible employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job-training work experience program, subject to certain limitations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB558 | Relating To Value-added Products. | Establishes a Food and Product Innovation Network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for the development of Food and Product Innovation Network facilities. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB329 | Relating To Water Pollution. | Requires at least fifty per cent of treatment works effluent to be R-1 recycled water by January 1, 2045. Requires each county to report to the Department of Health by 1/1/2027 on the feasibility of recycling treatment works effluent that meets certain standards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB137 | Relating To Electric Utilities. | Requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider whether approving a proposed merger or acquisition would or would not further the State's renewable energy goals. Prohibits the acquiring entity of an electric utility company from terminating or attempting to renegotiate any existing and valid power purchase agreements and requires the acquiring entity to assume and be bound by existing collective bargaining agreements and retain all covered employees. Establishes a process to ensure that when an electric utility is subject to an application for a proposed acquisition, merger, or consolidation by a potential acquiring entity that is an investor-owned utility and seeks approval of the application from the Public Utilities Commission, the electric utility shall demonstrate that it solicited bids from potential acquiring entities that operate under a non-investor-owned utility ownership model. Requires the electric utility to submit acceptable bids from a potential acquiring entity operating under a non-investor-owned utility ownership model concurrently with an application by a potential acquiring entity that is an investor-owned utility and the Public Utilities Commission to review those applications concurrently. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB841 | Relating To Marine Life Conservation Districts. | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and conduct a Marine Life Conservation District Carrying Capacity Program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report to the Legislature and adopt administrative rules. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB1043 | Relating To Taxation. | Reduces the general excise tax rate imposed on nonprescription drugs by one half. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB984 | Relating To Water Pollution. | Requires a landowner in possession of ten thousand or more acres in the State to be liable for damages and fines arising from runoff originating on the land and entering into state waters. Requires the Department of Health to prioritize enforcement of water pollution control regulations in rural areas where there are existing reports of runoff and other terms of water pollution. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB838 | Relating To Health Insurance. | Beginning 1/1/2026, requires all health insurers in the State, excluding Medicaid managed care programs, to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB1494 | Relating To Hearing Aids. | Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 1/1/2026 to provide optional coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB867 | Relating To Affordable Housing. | 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) | Crossed Over |
| SCR87 | Strongly Urging The Real Estate Commission To Allow For The Administration Of The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination In The Japanese Language For Purposes Of Issuing A Full Real Estate Salesperson's License, Limited To The Sale Of Timeshare Products In Hawaii, To Promote The Sale Of These Products To Japanese-speaking Visitors And Enhance Japan's Involvement In And Support Of The Hawaii Tourism Industry. | RESOLUTION strongly URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON's EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF issuing A FULL REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, LIMITED TO THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO promote THE SALE OF these PRODUCTS TO JAPANESE-SPEAKING VISITORS AND ENHANCE JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT in AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY. | In Committee |
| SR70 | Strongly Urging The Real Estate Commission To Allow For The Administration Of The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination In The Japanese Language For Purposes Of Issuing A Full Real Estate Salesperson's License, Limited To The Sale Of Timeshare Products In Hawaii, To Promote The Sale Of These Products To Japanese-speaking Visitors And Enhance Japan's Involvement In And Support Of The Hawaii Tourism Industry. | RESOLUTION strongly URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON's EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF issuing A FULL REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, LIMITED TO THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO promote THE SALE OF these PRODUCTS TO JAPANESE-SPEAKING VISITORS AND ENHANCE JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT in AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY. | In Committee |
| SB1619 | Relating To The Cosmetology Licensure Compact. | Authorizes the Governor to enter into a Cosmetology Licensure Compact on behalf of the State to provide a streamlined process that allows cosmetologists to obtain a multistate license enabling them to practice cosmetology in another state without obtaining a separate license under the laws of that state. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Authorizes the Governor to enter into the Compact. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB1620 | Relating To Natural Hair Braiding. | Exempts natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. | Crossed Over |
| SB871 | Relating To Arson. | Authorizes periods of imprisonment for individuals with previous arson convictions. Authorizes additional penalties for arson crimes that endanger vulnerable areas. Requires restitution for victims of arson who experienced property damage. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB1543 | Relating To Government Accountability. | Requires each purchasing agency to provide justification for hiring external consultants. Caps the amount each agency can spend on external consultants. Requires each agency to seek approval from the Legislature for consulting contracts exceeding a certain dollar amount. Requires each agency to disclose new contracts with external consultants. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Compliance Audit Unit to conduct regular audits of agency consultant contracts to assess cost-effectiveness and compliance. Requires each chief procurement officer to ensure that inherent government functions are not delegated to a contractor. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB145 | Relating To Declaration Of Water Shortage And Emergency. | Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. | Crossed Over |
| SB129 | Relating To Labeling Requirements. | Prohibits the sale of raw ahi, including ahi poke or processed ahi, in retail establishments without a label that states the country where the ahi was landed. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB1621 | Relating To Nail Technicians. | Exempts nail technicians from licensing requirements. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB534 | Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. | Clarifies the process by which the Hawaii Community Development Authority may approve residential development on certain parcels of Kakaako Makai. Raises the building height limit and the maximum floor area ratio on certain parcels in the area. Requires a certain percentage of the residential units developed on certain parcels to be allocated to households at or below a certain income level in perpetuity, with priority given to certain essential workforce in the area. Limits the sale of residential units developed in certain residential developments to prospective owner-occupants. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to determine a Kakaako Makai association fee to be collected from residents, tenants, and lessees of certain parcels to be deposited into a special account in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Special Fund to fund various services and projects in the Kakaako Makai area. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1569 | Relating To Sports Wagering. | Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Specifies that sports wagering shall not be considered games of chance or gambling. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1255 | Relating To Government Records. | Amends the Uniform Information Practices Act to require each contract to perform a government function to expressly require the contractor to retain records in accordance with the retention schedule of the agency and provide the agency with access to all records subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act; define "government function" and "trade secret"; clarify that "government record" includes information that is created, received, maintained, or used by a private person in performance of a government function contract; and prohibit agencies from denying a request for access to records of a contractor used in the performance of a government function on the basis of trade secret or other proprietary information. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB983 | Relating To Small Business Loans. | Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program within the Business Development and Support Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Hawaii Start-Up Business Loan Program Special Fund. Requires DBEDT to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes one full-time equivalent business loan officer position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB451 | Relating To Persons With Disabilities. | Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB297 | Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Protect The Right To Reproductive Freedom. | Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives. | In Committee |
| SB985 | Relating To Consumer Protection. | 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) | In Committee |
| SB1639 | Relating To Hawaii Beach Day. | Establishes Hawaii Beach Day. Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to organize and support events and activities to celebrate and observe Hawaii Beach Day. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1640 | Relating To Emergency Charter Air Services. | Requires the Air Carrier Commission to enter into a contract with a qualified charter air service provider to secure emergency air transportation services in cases of emergency when no other air service is available. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1570 | Relating To Emergency Management. | Requires the Department of Transportation to plan and design an expansion of the runway at Molokai Airport to accommodate larger aircraft. Requires the Department of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1495 | Relating To Hearing Aids. | Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual, from the sale of hearing aids. Effective 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2027. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB249 | Relating To Local Agricultural Products. | Clarifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB152 | Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. | Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund as collateral when DHHL is an eligible borrower of a loan guaranteed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, subject to approval of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Appropriates funds. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB216 | Relating To Farm Dwellings. | Prohibits residing on agricultural park lots unless within a farm dwelling permitted by the Board of Agriculture. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of agricultural park lots for unpermitted farm dwellings during fiscal year 2025-2026. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB829 | Relating To Health Care. | Authorizes physicians to practice at organized ambulatory health care facilities even if the physician does not have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographic location as the ambulatory facility. Provides that a written transfer agreement is not required to transfer a patient from an organized ambulatory health care facility to a licensed hospital. | In Committee |
| SB556 | Relating To Rural Emergency Hospitals. | Creates a framework for the licensure of rural emergency hospitals by the Department of Health. Provides for the continuation of Medicaid policy protections for hospitals transitioning to a rural emergency hospital designation. | In Committee |
| SB421 | Relating To Literacy. | Requires the Department of Education to administer a general dyslexia screening to all students in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the Department of Education to continue to administer the general English language arts universal screening for students in kindergarten through grade nine. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with teacher training programs to ensure prospective candidates are trained on literacy instruction, including evidence-based intervention, to support all students. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB986 | Related To Tourism. | Amends the types of occurrences for which the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors may request the Governor to declare a tourism emergency. Reduces the minimum balance to be maintained in the Tourism Emergency Special Fund through an allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1492 | Relating To Mobility Management. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Mobility Management, established pursuant to Act 214, SLH 2013, in consultation with the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Executive Office on Aging and other stakeholder groups. | In Committee |
| SB527 | Relating To Education. | Appropriates funds for the establishment of five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Civil Rights Compliance Branch of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB557 | Relating To Health. | Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to serve the island of Molokai. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB526 | Relating To The Women's Court. | Establishes a temporary three-year Women's Court Pilot Program within the second, third, and fifth circuits. Establishes temporary positions. Requires a report. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB496 | Relating To Agriculture. | Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB504 | Relating To Agriculture. | Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Program within the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers a portion of their costs to transport livestock, livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain supplies, under certain conditions. Establishes a position to administer the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB730 | Relating To Allowance On Service Retirements. | Adds definitions for certain Department of Law Enforcement employees. Establishes guidance for the computation of retirement benefits for the Director of Law Enforcement, Deputy Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, Sheriff Division Investigator, Sheriff, and Department of Law Enforcement Investigator. | In Committee |
| SB992 | Relating To The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. | Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish state goals and implement projects to promote economic diversification through innovation and technology. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Manufacturing Assistance Program, and Accelerator and Small Business Training Programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB870 | Relating To Telecommunication. | Requires the Comptroller and State Librarian to identify state office buildings, including state libraries, that can provide equitable telecommunication access to allow certain residents, including residents with disabilities, to participate remotely in legislative hearings and estimate the costs and resources, including additional staffing, to effectuate this purpose. Allows the Comptroller and State Librarian to partner with the University of Hawaii in performing these tasks. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB981 | Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism. | Requires the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and other employers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB296 | Relating To Minors. | Authorizes a physician, upon consultation with a minor patient who indicates that the minor was the victim of a sexual offense, with the consent of the minor patient, to perform customary and necessary examinations to obtain evidence of the sexual offense and may prescribe for and treat the patient for any immediate condition caused by the sexual offense. Provides that the consent of the parent, parents, or legal guardian of a minor offender who has been committed to the Hawaii youth correctional facilities is not necessary in order to authorize hospital, medical, mental health, dental, emergency health, or emergency surgical care. | In Committee |
| SB130 | Relating To Search And Rescue. | Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and there is a sign giving notice of the closure. | In Committee |
| SB1204 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii. | Reestablishes the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii as an organized research unit within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) that is administered by a director appointed by the University of Hawaii's board of regents with direct lines of reporting to the chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, provost of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and dean of JABSOM. Requires funds expended from the Research and Training Revolving Fund for JABSOM and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii to be used for research and research-related purposes only. Repeals provisions that required the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii to be administratively affiliated with JABSOM. | In Committee |
| SB1253 | Relating To Boards And Commissions. | Clarifies that the prohibition against board and commission holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office takes precedence over any conflicting statutes. | In Committee |
| SB127 | Relating To Agricultural Grants. | Establishes the Conventional Farming Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to small and midsized farmers who practice conventional farming. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB251 | Relating To Invasive Species. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and carry out an Invasive Species Placard Program for plant nurseries. Allows a county to adopt an Invasive Species Placard Program if the Department does not adopt the Program within a certain number of years. | In Committee |
| SB580 | Relating To The School Facilities Authority. | Clarifies that the School Facilities Authority is responsible for certain development, planning, and construction projects for prekindergarten, preschool, and child care facilities, as well as workforce housing. Allows the School Facilities Authority to use the Department of Education for certain recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Allows the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private development agencies to develop prekindergarten facilities. Exclude School Facilities Authority Board workgroups and subcommittees from the Sunshine Law, except as it relates to permitted interactions. | In Committee |
| SB868 | Relating To The School Bus Driver Certification Subsidy Pilot Program. | Establishes a one-year School Bus Driver Certification Subsidy Pilot Program within the Department of Education for the 20252026 school year. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates fund. | In Committee |
| SB846 | Relating To Emergency Powers. | Prohibits the Governor or a Mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Allows for a reasonable delay in an agency's response to a request as a result of extenuating circumstances. | In Committee |
| SB729 | Relating To Enterprise Zones. | Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for enterprise zone program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone that is to be used or consumed by the purchaser and not for resale, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, and the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health care related sectors. | In Committee |
| SB131 | Relating To Procurement. | Requires the Procurement Policy Board to adopt rules requiring contracts to impose mandatory fines or provide for termination of a contract for default if a contractor fails to perform the contractor's duties or if there is a major delay in a deliverable. Requires each contract to establish a schedule of deliverables and to specify what constitutes a "major delay". | In Committee |
| SB143 | Relating To Special Number Plates. | Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate the island of Kahoolawe. | In Committee |
| SB1203 | Relating To Cognitive Assessments. | Requires all health care providers who accept Medicare to provide a cognitive assessment as part of the Medicare Part B annual wellness visit for Medicare beneficiaries sixty-five years of age or older, with certain exceptions. Requires health care providers to submit certain information to the Executive Office on Aging and the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature on an annual basis. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB1297 | Relating To Vegetative Burning. | Prohibits the Department of Health from issuing permits for commercial burning of green waste products in residential areas or within one thousand feet of a residential property. | In Committee |
| SB1299 | Relating To Tourism. | Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish and implement projects to assist small businesses related to the tourism sector with technology enablement. Requires HTDC to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB1518 | Relating To Energy. | Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish a two-year Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program to provide 50 per cent matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Department of Defense Office of Naval Research. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to adopt administrative rules to implement the Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program. Establishes the Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB1572 | Relating To Sports Wagering. | Establishes the Hawaii State Sports Wagering Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators. Establishes penalties for violations. Specifies that sports wagering shall not be considered games of chance or gambling. Allows the commission to conduct background checks on applicants for a sports wagering operator license and persons in control of applicants for a sports wagering operator license. Requires tax revenue collected from sports wagering to fund certain initiatives, including 50 per cent for public education programs and 25 per cent for affordable housing. Requires the commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB1542 | Relating To Age Verification For App Developers And App Stores Act. | Beginning 7/1/2027, requires app store providers to determine the age category for each of their users in the State and verify their age; provide a mechanism for parents to block minors from downloading unsuitable apps; and obtain parental consent before allowing a minor to use their app store or download and purchase apps. Requires certain app store providers to provide parents with a mechanism to set filters and usage limits for minors. Requires certain app store providers to display age ratings and content description for each app available in their app store. Establishes age verification and parental consent requirements for certain app developers. Establishes violations as unfair or deceptive act or practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules no later than 7/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB1642 | Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For The Benefit Of The Seventh Senatorial District. | Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 7th senatorial district. | In Committee |
| SB1618 | Relating To Journalism. | Establishes a Journalistic Ethics Commission within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes a Journalistic Code of Ethics. Requires news media outlets to provide training in the ethics of journalism to journalists and editors in their employ. Establishes a Journalistic Ethics Review Board to be administratively attached to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Requires the Journalistic Ethics Review Board to handle complaints and appeals regarding violations of the Journalistic Code of Ethics. Requires the Journalistic Ethics Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes penalties for violations. Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to conduct an analysis of the journalism program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Social Sciences. Requires the Board of Regents to report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB1143 | Relating To Tourism. | Requires annual submission of an updated tourism functional plan by the Hawaiian Tourism Authority, subject to available funding. | In Committee |
| SB864 | Relating To Student Transportation. | Establishes and appropriates funds for student transportation coordinators positions within the Department of Education to strengthen student transportation services across the State. | In Committee |
| SB1144 | Relating To Transient Accommodations. | Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to offer, list, advertise, or display a transient accommodations rental rate that includes all resort fees required for the furnishing of transient accommodations. Requires transient accommodations brokers and any other persons or entities to include all applicable taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay in the total price to be paid before the consumer reserves the furnishing of transient accommodations. Establishes penalties. Effective 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB990 | Relating To Sentencing. | Requires the court to impose a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without possibility of parole or probation for a person convicted of a sexual assault offense. | In Committee |
| SB991 | Relating To Long-term Care. | Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the adequacy of long-term care on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB982 | Relating To A State Hotel. | Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to collaborate to actively plan for the design, construction, and operations and management of a state hotel. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB988 | Relating To The Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs. | Transfers the Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs Agency from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and codifies its establishment. Establishes a grant program to be administered by the Agency to support the funding of certain initiatives for the State's public schools. Appropriates funds for grants. | In Committee |
| SB731 | Relating To The Employees' Retirement System. | Allows a retirant employed as an investigator identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill position to be rehired without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without a loss or interruption of retirement benefits, subject to certain conditions. Requires annual reports to the Legislature to include details on the employment of retirants as investigators. | In Committee |
| SB643 | Relating To Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards. | Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Authorizes the public utilities commission to adjust the 2045 and interim standards. | In Committee |
| SB577 | Relating To Rental Housing Project Disaster Recovery Permits. | Authorizes departments to issue permits for the development of multi-family rental housing projects on state or county land that was used for a multi-family rental housing project before a state emergency. | In Committee |
| SB866 | Relating To Emergency Medical Services. | 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. | In Committee |
| SB987 | Relating To Recycling. | Allows manufacturers to coordinate activities directly related to the recycling of covered electronic devices. Expands the scope of covered electronic devices to include electronic device peripherals and certain legacy devices. Requires manufacturers to provide free collection service locations and collection events. | In Committee |
| SB835 | Relating To Pupil Transportation. | Authorizes individuals who possess a commercial driver's license with a passenger "P" endorsement to provide pupil transportation student services without also possessing a school bus "S" endorsement in certain circumstances. | In Committee |
| SB840 | Relating To Environmental Protection. | Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract or form a partnership with private parties to assist with the maintenance and management of sunscreen dispensers at all state beaches, as well as publicize that the mineral-based sunscreen in these dispensers is more protective of the coral reefs of the State. Appropriates funds for the installation, maintenance, management, and operation of non-chemical sunscreen dispensers on all state beaches. | In Committee |
| SB567 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes an income tax credit for medically-related travel expenses not covered by insurance. | In Committee |
| SB560 | Relating To Marriage Of Minors. | Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. | In Committee |
| SB555 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Creates a presumption for workers' compensation purposes that diseases of the heart in firefighters and law enforcement officers were proximately caused by and resulted from the nature of the person's employment if certain conditions are met. Exempts injuries caused by disease of the heart from certain time limitations applicable to workers' compensation claims. Establishes a process for regular physical examinations of firefighters and law enforcement officers to reduce heart disease risks. | In Committee |
| SB505 | Relating To The Minimum Wage. | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation. | In Committee |
| SB528 | Relating To Marriage Of Minors. | Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. | In Committee |
| SB554 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Requires claims of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by first responders to be compensable under workers' compensation under certain conditions if the post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from the first responder acting within the course and scope of the first responder's employment. Defines "first responder." Exempts injuries caused by post-traumatic stress disorder from certain time limitations applicable to workers' compensation claims. | In Committee |
| SB508 | Relating To Search And Rescue. | Establishes the hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Exempts persons who possess a hike safe card from search and rescue cost reimbursement, under certain conditions. Requires counties and the State Fire Council to adopt ordinances or rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements. Raises the penalty for criminal trespass from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. Makes appropriations. | In Committee |
| SB369 | Relating To Resiliency. | Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for food and beverage supply chain activities. | In Committee |
| SB377 | Relating To Taxation. | Exempts medical services from the general excise tax. | In Committee |
| SB294 | Relating To Health Care Workforce Development. | Appropriates funds to support educational training programs to expand the State's health care workforce. Allocates funds to the Department of Education for health care certificate programs and classroom renovations for health care training in public high schools. Allocates funds to the University of Hawaii for education programs that support certified nurse assistants in becoming licensed practical nurses. | In Committee |
| SB226 | Relating To Prescription Drugs. | Establishes requirements for the clinical review criteria and clinical practical guidelines used to establish step therapy protocols. Provides a process for a patient to request an exception to using step therapy protocols. Establishes insurance coverage requirements relating to the use of step therapy protocols and standards to appeal an adverse step therapy exception determination. | In Committee |
| SB126 | Relating To Neonicotinoids. | Requires the Department of Agriculture and University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to conduct a study on the effects of neonicotinoids on Hawaii beehive and apiary operations, including beekeeping activities at solar energy facilities. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB128 | Relating To Trespass. | Establishes the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land. Prohibits persons being prosecuted for or convicted of the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition. | In Committee |
| SB134 | Relating To Elections. | Requires the Office of Elections to establish three additional voting centers in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Requires a report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB205 | Relating To The Commission On Water Resource Management. | Adds the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, or the chairperson's designee, to the Commission on Water Resource Management. | In Committee |
| SB204 | Relating To State Water Code Penalties. | Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties. Makes the setting, charging, and collecting of administrative fines by the Commission on Water Resource Management mandatory, rather than discretionary. | In Committee |
| SB178 | Relating To Surfing. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to support the establishment of surfing as an interscholastic sport. | In Committee |
| SB218 | Relating To Tourism. | Replaces the Hawaii Tourism Authority with the Corporation for the Stewardship of Hawaii Tourism, a nonprofit entity to guide Hawaii's visitor economy in collaboration with public, private, nonprofit, and community stakeholders in achieving beneficial outcomes from tourism based on the principles of destination stewardship and regenerative tourism. | In Committee |
| SB217 | Relating To Transportation. | Authorizes the Director of Transportation to designate as a toll road, and impose toll charges for the use of, any existing state highway. Requires the Director of Transportation to designate as a toll road a certain portion of Hana Highway. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop a plan to exempt resident vehicle operators from the imposition of toll charges for the use of Hana Highway. | In Committee |
| SB219 | Relating To Inter-island Ferry Service. | Clarifies that harbor use fees shall not be waived for vessels engaging in inter-island ferry service within Maui county. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB97 | Relating To Travel Insurance. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB583 | Relating To Naming Rights. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB496 | Relating To Mmaki Tea. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB697 | Relating To Transportation. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB650 | Relating To Sea Salt Products. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB534 | Relating To Labeling Requirements. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB778 | Relating To Integrated Land Use. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB774 | Relating To Value-added Products. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1249 | Relating To Agriculture. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB934 | Relating To The Hawaii Broadband And Digital Equity Office. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1396 | Relating To Economic Development. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1571 | Relating To Tourism. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1578 | Relating To International Affairs. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB1391 | Relating To Trade. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1186 | Relating To Sustainable Food Systems. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1298 | Relating To Recycling. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1343 | Relating To The Small Business Regulatory Review Board. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1091 | Relating To Sewer Transmission Lines. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1304 | Relating To Pesticide Drift Monitoring. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1179 | Relating To Rural Emergency Hospitals. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1536 | Relating To The Hawaii Tourism Authority. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB727 | Relating To The Women's Court. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB300 | Relating To The State Budget. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| HCR205 | Urging The County Of Maui And The United States Army Corps Of Engineers To Prioritize And Expedite The Planning, Funding, And Construction Of A Permanent Replacement For The Kulanihakoi Bridge. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| HCR61 | Requesting A Study Examining How Certain Other Jurisdictions Produce Fiscal Notes. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HCR77 | Requesting The Agribusiness Development Corporation To Designate Kunia, Leilehua Plateau, And Poamoho As The Central Oahu Agricultural Corridor And Establish A List Prioritizing Potential Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Projects Statewide That Would Provide The Most Value To The State. | Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With Amendments | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HCR192 | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Establish A Native Hawaiian Economic Development Working Group. | Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With Amendments | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HCR183 | Requesting The Department Of Taxation And The Economic Research Organization At The University Of Hawaii To Collaborate And Develop Data Driven Analyses Of The Impacts Of Tax Policies On Economic Development, Migration Patterns, And Other Factors Affecting Public Policy. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HCR182 | Requesting That The Tax Review Commission Consider Certain Goals For An Equitable, Efficient, And Adequate Tax Policy Structure In Its Deliberations. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HCR130 | Urging Congress, The Counties Of The State, And Other Relevant Agencies To Provide Increased And Sustained Funding To The Invasive Species Committees And Hawaii Ant Lab Within The Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Of The University Of Hawaii At Mnoa. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments | 04/14/2025 | Absent |
| HCR25 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Include A Section On Desecration Laws In The State Of Hawaii Plant And Animal Declaration Form. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments | 04/11/2025 | Absent |
| HCR27 | Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Petition The United States Department Of Agriculture To Address The Lack Of Parity Between Hawaii And Other States And Territories Pertaining To The Export Of Agricultural Goods. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR27 | Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Petition The United States Department Of Agriculture To Address The Lack Of Parity Between Hawaii And Other States And Territories Pertaining To The Export Of Agricultural Goods. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR28 | Requesting The Reconvening Of The Working Group Established Pursuant To House Resolution No. 18, H.d. 1 (regular Session Of 2024) To Continue The Efforts To Address Issues Related To Water And Air Contamination And Remediation Arising From The Operation Of The Puuloa Range Training Facility. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended | 04/11/2025 | Absent |
| HCR42 | Encouraging Each County To Establish Its Own Biosecurity Plan That Prioritizes The Needs Of The County. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR42 | Encouraging Each County To Establish Its Own Biosecurity Plan That Prioritizes The Needs Of The County. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR67 | Requesting The Governor, State Building Code Council, Planning Departments Of Each County, Mayors Of Each County, And Chairs Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Standing Committees On Housing To Develop A Comprehensive Strategy For Adopting Updated Building Codes. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR200 | Urging The State Department Of Agriculture And The Department Of Agriculture Of The County Of Maui To Take Further Meaningful Action To Address The Axis Deer Overpopulation. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments | 04/11/2025 | Absent |
| HCR164 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu, County Of Maui, County Of Hawaii, And County Of Kauai To Create And Maintain A Comprehensive List Of Hurricane Refuges And Shelters Electronically Accessible To The Public. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR180 | Requesting The Statewide Office On Homelessness And Housing Solutions, Department Of Law Enforcement, Homeless Coordinators Of Each County, County Law Enforcement, And Social Services Providers To Work Collaboratively And Effectively To Address Homelessness In Hawaii. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HCR57 | Urging The Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Conduct A Traffic Mitigation And Calming Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Certain Traffic Mitigation And Calming Devices In And Around Paiwa Street In Waipahu, Oahu. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR58 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Geothermal Energy Working Group To Evaluate The Regulatory And Policy Landscape Surrounding Geothermal Energy In Hawaii. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR68 | Requesting The Mayor Of The City And County Of Honolulu, Honolulu City Council, And Department Of Parks And Recreation Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Create A Dedicated Animal Education And Training Complex Within Kalaeloa Parklands. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR70 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Facilitate And Accelerate The Adoption Of Sustainable Aviation Fuels To Decarbonize Hawaii's Transportation Sector And Support The State's Climate Goals. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR72 | Urging The Ethics Commission Of Each County To Adopt Standards Similar To That Applicable To State Elected Officials And Officers As Adopted And Enforced By The State Ethics Commission. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR123 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Implement A Restricted Parking Zone Pilot Program In The Ko olina, Honokai Hale, Nanakuli, And Maili Neighborhoods. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR102 | Strongly Urging The Real Estate Commission To Allow For The Administration Of The Real Estate Salesperson's Examination In The Japanese Language For Purposes Of Issuing A Limited Real Estate Salesperson's License, For The Sale Of Timeshare Products In Hawaii, To Japanese National Visitors For The Purpose Of Enhancing Japan's Involvement In And Support Of The Hawaii Tourism Industry. | Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR112 | Strongly Urging The Honolulu City Council To Adopt A "pedestrian First" Policy Via Ordinance. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR177 | Encouraging The City And County Of Honolulu To Initiate A Summer Streets Pilot Program. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR203 | Urging The County Of Maui To Prioritize The Development And Planning Of The Northern Terminus Of The Kihei North-south Collector Road. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR142 | Urging The Hawaii Tourism Authority And Department Of Transportation To Expand The Khea Airport Greetings Program To Display Keiki Art In All Neighbor Island Airports. | Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HCR156 | Requesting The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation To Increase Its Focus On Advanced Manufacturing And Cybersecurity To Build A Stronger, Diversified Economy, Create High-wage Job Opportunities, And Position Hawaii As A Leader In Innovation And National Security In The Pacific. | Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, Unamended | 04/10/2025 | Yea |
| HB309 | Relating To Fishponds. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB344 | Relating To Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB423 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB596 | Relating To Emergency Management. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB750 | Relating To The Environment. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB833 | Relating To Community Land Trusts. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB988 | Relating To Procurement. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1161 | Relating To Transportation. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB987 | Relating To Procurement. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1001 | Relating To Settlement Of Claims Related To The Maui Wildfires. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1483 | Relating To Fireworks. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB159 | Relating To Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB244 | Relating To The Department Of Human Services. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB316 | Relating To The Green Jobs Youth Corps. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB280 | Relating To The Community Outreach Court. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB455 | Relating To Small Business Loans. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB606 | Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Homelands. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB504 | Relating To Environmental Stewardship. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB716 | Relating To Health. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB1295 | Relating To Clean Energy. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB1298 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB1369 | Relating To Taxation. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB1378 | Relating To The State Foundation On Culture And The Arts. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HCR33 | Requesting The Postmaster General Of The United States Postal Service To Relocate The Pearl City Post Office To The United States Navy Property On The Pearl City Peninsula. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HCR157 | Establishing The Task Force For Speed (simplifying Permitting For Enhanced Economic Development) To Identify Actions Needed To Expedite, Facilitate, And Coordinate State And Intergovernmental Permit Processes. | Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB86 | Relating To The Department Of Land And Natural Resources. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB133 | Relating To Surfing. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB110 | Relating To Local Agricultural Products. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB139 | Relating To Insurance. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB202 | Relating To The Adequate Reserve Fund. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB212 | Relating To Homelessness. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB303 | Relating To Healthcare Preceptors. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB242 | Relating To Electric Vehicle Batteries. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB345 | Relating To The State Shrimp. | Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB250 | Relating To Health. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB286 | Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB395 | Relating To Jury Duty. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB399 | Relating To District Court Judges. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB401 | Relating To District Court Judges. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB496 | Relating To Mmaki Tea. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB442 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB480 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB474 | Relating To Fall Prevention. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB563 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii's Space Science And Engineering Initiative. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB613 | Relating To Homeless Youth. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB650 | Relating To Sea Salt Products. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB549 | Relating To An Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program. | Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Hawaii Senate District 07 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 06/17/2021 | |
| HI | Hawaii House District 13 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 02/20/2015 | 01/16/2024 |