Bill Commons

HI SB 125

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 125 pass?

No. HI SB 125 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 (2026-03-20): Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

What is HI SB 125 about?

Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for State Enterprise Zone Program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone to the final consumer, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health-care-related sectors, the use of advanced manufacturing to produce products, or the development of cybersecurity technology. Extends the eligibility period of the state business tax credit and general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones from 7 years to 9 years. Extends the eligibility period of the general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones engaged in the manufacturing of tangible personal property or the producing or processing of agricultural products from 10 years to 12 years. Makes the extension of the state business tax credit eligibility period applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Makes the extension of the general excise tax exemption eligibility period take effect on 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 125?

DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 125, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for State Enterprise Zone Program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone to the final consumer, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health-care-related sectors, the use of advanced manufacturing to produce products, or the development of cybersecurity technology. Extends the eligibility period of the state business tax credit and general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones from 7 years to 9 years. Extends the eligibility period of the general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones engaged in the manufacturing of tangible personal property or the producing or processing of agricultural products from 10 years to 12 years. Makes the extension of the state business tax credit eligibility period applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Makes the extension of the general excise tax exemption eligibility period take effect on 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DECOITEprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • Kidanicosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-20

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

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  2. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  4. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863).

    receipt

  5. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Kim, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Awa.

  6. 2025-04-04

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

    receipt

  7. 2025-04-04

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  8. 2025-04-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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  9. 2025-04-03

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  10. 2025-04-03

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1900), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. 2025-03-28

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

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  12. 2025-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

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  14. 2025-03-21

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1407), recommending referral to FIN.

  15. 2025-03-19

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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  16. 2025-03-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2025-03-14

    Re-referred to ECD, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 23

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  18. 2025-03-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR/HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

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  19. 2025-03-14

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1238) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR/HLT.

  20. 2025-03-12

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

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  21. 2025-03-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2025-03-06

    Referred to ECD, AGR/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 19

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  23. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

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  24. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 93) in amended form (SD 2).

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  25. 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.

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  26. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  27. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 827) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  28. 2025-02-18

    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, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

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  29. 2025-02-14

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2025-02-10

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

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  31. 2025-02-10

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. 2025-01-30

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Awa.

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  33. 2025-01-27

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  34. 2025-01-17

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

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  35. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  36. 2025-01-10

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2025-02-18 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting

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

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-12 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Holt: not voting

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

    2025-03-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting

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

    2025-03-28 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: 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
    • Hussey: not voting
    • Ward: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=125&year=2026

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