Bill Commons

HI SB 109

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 109 pass?

No. HI SB 109 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI SB 109 about?

Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian and meets certain criteria. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 109?

RHOADS, SAN BUENAVENTURA are the primary sponsors of HI SB 109.

Description

Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian and meets certain criteria. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

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

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

    receipt

  5. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.

  6. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 570).

    introduction,receipt

  7. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  10. 2025-04-02

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1748) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  11. 2025-04-02

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  12. 2025-03-11

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2025-03-07

    Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 20

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  16. 2025-03-06

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-04

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  18. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 86) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  19. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 901) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  20. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  21. 2025-02-19

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

  22. 2025-02-14

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  23. 2025-02-11

    Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 207) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  24. 2025-02-11

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  25. 2025-01-28

    The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-01-24

    The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  27. 2025-01-16

    Referred to HWN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-01-09

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-28 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Richards: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Ihara: not voting
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-19 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-11 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

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