HI HB 596

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1. 2026-04-02

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

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2. 2026-04-01

   House Conferee(s) discharged.

3. 2025-12-08

   Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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4. 2025-04-15

   Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

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5. 2025-04-14

   House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Souza.

6. 2025-04-11

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

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7. 2025-04-10

   House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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8. 2025-04-08

   Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House.

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9. 2025-04-08

   Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 656) in amended form (SD 1).

10. 2025-04-04

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

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11. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1835) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

12. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

13. 2025-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

14. 2025-03-18

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

15. 2025-03-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

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16. 2025-03-12

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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17. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

18. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 111).

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19. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

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20. 2025-03-04

    Referred to PSM, WAM.

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21. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 941), recommending passage on Third Reading.

22. 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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23. 2025-02-24

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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24. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

25. 2025-02-13

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 545) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

26. 2025-02-13

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

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27. 2025-01-31

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

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28. 2025-01-29

    The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25.

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29. 2025-01-29

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

30. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

31. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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32. 2025-01-21

    Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2

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33. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

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

  2025-01-31 · pass · 9-0

  Member-level votes (10)

  • Belatti: yes
  • Iwamoto: yes
  • Hashem: yes
  • Ichiyama: yes
  • Lamosao: yes
  • Morikawa: yes
  • Poepoe: yes
  • Shimizu: yes
  • Souza: yes
  • Woodson: not voting

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

  2025-02-24 · pass · 15-0

  Member-level votes (17)

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

• The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

  2025-03-12 · pass · 5-0

  Member-level votes (5)

  • Elefante: yes
  • Wakai: yes
  • Fukunaga: yes
  • Rhoads: yes
  • DeCorte: yes

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

  2025-04-04 · pass · 12-0

  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
  • Wakai: yes
  • Fevella: yes
  • Lee: not voting
  • C.: not voting

• Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  2025-04-08 · pass · 24-0

  Member-level votes (3)

  • Moriwaki: yes
  • San Buenaventura: yes
  • Senator(s: not voting

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