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HI SB 3255

enacted

RELATING TO CURRENCY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 3255 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3255 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 159, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).

What is HI SB 3255 about?

Authorizes cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, except for cash transactions that total $0.01 or $0.02, which are to be rounded up to $0.05. Exempts transactions in which payment is made by demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund transfer, check, gift card, money order, credit card, or other like instrument or method. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3255?

GABBARD, RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 3255.

Description

Authorizes cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, except for cash transactions that total $0.01 or $0.02, which are to be rounded up to $0.05. Exempts transactions in which payment is made by demand or negotiable instrument, electronic fund transfer, check, gift card, money order, credit card, or other like instrument or method. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 159, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • RHOADSprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 159, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 159, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Yamashita, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 76-26).

  11. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 76-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

  15. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Lamosao, Awa.

  17. 2026-04-20

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

  18. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 770).

    introduction,receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2151-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-24

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  28. 2026-03-24

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-17

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  31. 2026-03-12

    Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  34. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 395) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  35. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2879) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  36. 2026-03-06

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.

  38. 2026-03-04

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-03-02

    The committee on CPN will reconsider its previous decision on 02-25-26 and will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  41. 2026-02-20

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-26 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-02-02

    Referred to CPN.

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  43. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  44. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-25 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes

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

    2026-03-04 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes

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

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Lowen: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 2-1

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Awa: no

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Pierick: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 23-2

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