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HI HB 1425

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 1425 pass?

No. HI HB 1425 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 1425 about?

Establishes a temporary working group to study the feasibility of transitioning the Hawaii State Legislature's Regular Session from one that meets for three and a half months from mid-January to early May, to one that meets on a year-round basis. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to provide administrative support to the working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1425?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1425.

Description

Establishes a temporary working group to study the feasibility of transitioning the Hawaii State Legislature's Regular Session from one that meets for three and a half months from mid-January to early May, to one that meets on a year-round basis. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to provide administrative support to the working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

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  3. 2025-02-10

    Reported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 279) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-05

    The committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LMG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-27

    Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Holt: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1425&year=2026

Attribution

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