What does Hawaii Senate Bill SB 253 do?

Apr 02, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Apr 01, 2026 | House
- House Conferee(s) discharged.
Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Dec 08, 2025 | legislature
- Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
Apr 17, 2025 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Todd Co-Chairs; Pierick.
Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811).
Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa.
Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 633).
- Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2035), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 02, 2025 | House
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 28, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1295) 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 none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
Mar 12, 2025 | House
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.
Mar 10, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Pass First Reading
- Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 19
Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 115) in amended form (SD 2).
Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
Feb 21, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 14, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 508) 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.
Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- 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, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-07-25 9:46AM; Conference Room 229.
Jan 31, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Jan 27, 2025 | Senate
- Re-Referred to CPN, JDC.
Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to CPN.
Jan 15, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced and passed First Reading.
Jan 13, 2025 | Senate
- Pending Introduction.

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