What does Hawaii Senate Bill SB 344 do?

May 02, 2025 | Senate
- Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
- Enrolled to Governor.
May 01, 2025 | House
- Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
Apr 30, 2025 | House
- Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Keohokalole). Excused, 0 (none).
Apr 24, 2025 | House
- Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 100) as amended in (CD 1).
- Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 100).
- 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Apr 23, 2025 | House
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Poepoe, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Muraoka.
Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.
Apr 15, 2025 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Elefante, Fevella.
Apr 14, 2025 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Takenouchi, Muraoka.
Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).
Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 576).
- Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1770) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.
Mar 28, 2025 | House
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1317) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
Mar 13, 2025 | House
- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.
Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Pass First Reading
- Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 19
Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 139) in amended form (SD 1).
Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1026) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- One Day Notice 03-04-25.
Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
Feb 14, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 128) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Jan 27, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to TCA, JDC.
Jan 15, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced and passed First Reading.
Jan 14, 2025 | Senate
- Pending Introduction.

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