2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB325: Relating To The General Fund.
Legislative Summary
Provides a tax credit to taxpayers and makes deposits to the emergency and budget reserve fund and other post-employment benefits trust fund pursuant to article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/21/2025
Referred to WAM.
Senate
2/7/2025
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/12/2025
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.
Senate
2/18/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 678) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
2/18/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Senate
2/18/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.
Senate
2/27/2025
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
2/27/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 21) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 18
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1941) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2).
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 638).
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/10/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
Senate
4/21/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Moriwaki, Fevella.
Senate
4/21/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 848).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/12/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Donovan Cruz
Democrat