What does Hawaii Senate Bill SB 298 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 22, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 3:30PM; 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: San Buenaventura Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.
Apr 14, 2025 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Kapela, Olds, Alcos.
Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 461).
- Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1905), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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 HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1339) 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; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
Mar 13, 2025 | House
- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 07, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Pass First Reading
- Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 19
Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 124) in amended form (SD 1).
Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. 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. 938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- One Day Notice 03-04-25.
Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 21, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 14, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 565) 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 12, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 02-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to HHS, WAM.
Jan 15, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced and passed First Reading.
Jan 14, 2025 | Senate
- Pending Introduction.

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