HI SB 1408
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did HI SB 1408 pass?
No. HI SB 1408 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 SB 1408 about?
Clarifies that Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, shall take effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification letter to the Congressional Committee Chairpersons that this Act meets none of the criteria in title 43 Code of Federal Regulations section 48.20, or on the date that the United States Congress approval becomes law. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 1408?
KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1408.
Description
Clarifies that Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, shall take effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification letter to the Congressional Committee Chairpersons that this Act meets none of the criteria in title 43 Code of Federal Regulations section 48.20, or on the date that the United States Congress approval becomes law. (SD1)
- 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
- KOUCHIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-18
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-18
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1336), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-03-14
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-12
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-04
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 323) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-04
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-02-28
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1029) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-21
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-02-13
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-13
Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 428) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2025-02-04
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-01-27
Referred to HWN, JDC.
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending Introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-04 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Richards: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Ihara: yes
- Keohokalole: yes
- DeCorte: yes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-21 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
- Gabbard: not voting
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-03-14 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Todd: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Cochran: not voting
- Garcia: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1089
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