What does Hawaii House Bill HB 697 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 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.
Apr 25, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.
Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.
Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).
Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Wakai, Rhoads, DeCoite Co-Chairs.
Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Apr 14, 2025 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Tarnas, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Pierick.
Apr 11, 2025 | Senate
- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Apr 10, 2025 | House
- House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 662) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, McKelvey, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Apr 01, 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, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C..
Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from TCA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1309) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
Mar 10, 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.
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 07, 2025 | Senate
- The committee(s) on TCA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 116).
- Passed First Reading.
- Referred to TCA/PSM, WAM/JDC.
Feb 28, 2025 | House
- Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 930), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Kong, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 21, 2025 | House
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.
Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Souza voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
Feb 13, 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.
Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) 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) Garcia, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
Jan 28, 2025 | House
- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
Jan 24, 2025 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 21, 2025 | House
- Introduced and Pass First Reading.
- Referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
Jan 17, 2025 | House
- Pending introduction.

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