What does Hawaii Senate Bill SB 3253 do?

Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 873).
Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 9:01AM; Conference Room 229.
Apr 28, 2026 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Lowen, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
Apr 24, 2026 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742).
Apr 23, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Gabbard, Richards Co-Chairs.
Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
Apr 16, 2026 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 769).
- Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2147-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 07, 2026 | House
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
Apr 02, 2026 | House
- The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
- Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1436-26), recommending referral to FIN.
- Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
Mar 24, 2026 | House
- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.
Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1303-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 19, 2026 | House
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Pass First Reading
- Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 17
Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 393) in amended form (SD 2).
Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2951) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2625) 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 11, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
- The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to WLA/AEN, WAM.
Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced.
- Passed First Reading.

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