2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB934: Relating To The State Budget.
Legislative Summary
Appropriates funds out of the Mass Transit Special Fund for fiscal year 2025-2026, for a preliminary analysis of financing options for the planning, design, and construction for a park-and-ride facility adjacent to the Pearl Highlands rail transit station. Establishes a project priority list for use of remaining Mass Transit Special Fund balance after the minimum operating segment of the rail project is completed. (CD1)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Introduced.
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/23/2025
Referred to WAM.
Senate
2/14/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
Senate
2/19/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 707) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to WAM.
Senate
2/19/2025
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to WAM.
Senate
2/20/2025
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/26/2025
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
2/28/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 823) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/28/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Chang). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 221) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1377) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
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, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1926), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 477).
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/4/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Chun, Grandinetti, Muraoka.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
Senate
4/17/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Elefante, Fevella.
Senate
4/17/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 829).
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Senate
4/22/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Senate
4/23/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Senate
4/24/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.
Senate
4/25/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
4/25/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Yamashita, Chun, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 160).
Senate
4/25/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Senate
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 160) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
2
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/26/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments And Be Recommitted
2/18/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Dru Kanuha
Democrat