What does Hawaii Senate Bill SB 944 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 25, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.
Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 10:32AM in conference room 224.
Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 795).
Apr 21, 2025 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Pierick.
Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kanuha, Fevella.
Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 478).
- Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1911), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
Mar 28, 2025 | House
- 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.
Mar 27, 2025 | House
- The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25.
- Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1357) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
Mar 14, 2025 | House
- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.
Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-14-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Pass First Reading
- Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 19
Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 224) in amended form (SD 2).
Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- 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.
Feb 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-27-25 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 24, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:04AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 14, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.
Jan 31, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Jan 23, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to HOU, WAM.
Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Passed First Reading.
Jan 17, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced.

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