HI HB 939

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1. 2026-04-23

   Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

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2. 2026-04-23

   House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Pierick.

3. 2026-04-02

   Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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4. 2026-04-01

   House Conferee(s) discharged.

5. 2026-03-20

   Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

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6. 2026-03-20

   Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

7. 2025-12-08

   Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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8. 2025-04-25

   Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

9. 2025-04-25

   Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:50 PM; Conference Room 224.

10. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

11. 2025-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

12. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

13. 2025-04-21

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 2:30PM in conference room 224.

14. 2025-04-17

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828).

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15. 2025-04-17

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; McKelvey, Richards, Fevella.

16. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

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17. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Pierick.

18. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

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19. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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20. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 691) in amended form (SD 2).

21. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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22. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

23. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1746) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

24. 2025-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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25. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

26. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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27. 2025-03-21

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

28. 2025-03-19

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

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29. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

30. 2025-03-04

    Referred to CPN, WAM.

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31. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

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32. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 131).

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33. 2025-02-28

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

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34. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 931), recommending passage on Third Reading.

35. 2025-02-21

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

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36. 2025-02-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

37. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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38. 2025-02-11

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 421) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

39. 2025-02-04

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

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40. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

41. 2025-01-23

    Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

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42. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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43. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

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

  2025-02-04 · pass · 8-0

  Member-level votes (10)

  • Matayoshi: yes
  • Chun: yes
  • Ilagan: yes
  • Ichiyama: yes
  • Marten: yes
  • Tam: yes
  • Pierick: yes
  • Iwamoto: yes
  • Kong: not voting
  • Lowen: not voting

• The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

  2025-02-21 · pass · 13-0

  Member-level votes (17)

  • Yamashita: yes
  • Takenouchi: yes
  • Grandinetti: yes
  • Holt: yes
  • Hussey: yes
  • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
  • Kitagawa: yes
  • Kusch: yes
  • Lamosao: yes
  • Miyake: yes
  • Morikawa: yes
  • Templo: yes
  • Reyes Oda: yes
  • Lee: not voting
  • M: not voting
  • Alcos: not voting
  • Ward: not voting

• The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

  2025-03-19 · pass · 3-1

  Member-level votes (5)

  • Keohokalole: yes
  • Fukunaga: yes
  • McKelvey: yes
  • Awa: no
  • Richards: not voting

• The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

  2025-04-02 · pass · 13-0

  Member-level votes (14)

  • Dela Cruz: yes
  • Moriwaki: yes
  • Aquino: yes
  • DeCoite: yes
  • Elefante: yes
  • Hashimoto: yes
  • Inouye: yes
  • Kanuha: yes
  • Kidani: yes
  • Kim: yes
  • Lee: yes
  • C: yes
  • Wakai: yes
  • Fevella: yes

• Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  2025-04-08 · pass · 23-2

• Companion bill: SB 641

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