2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB1483: Relating To Fireworks.

Legislative Summary

Establishes various criminal offenses and penalties related to fireworks or articles pyrotechnic. Amends multiple definitions and penalties for fireworks offenses, including heightened penalties if another person suffers substantial bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death as a result of the fireworks offenses. Adds fireworks infractions to the existing adjudication of infractions process for traffic and emergency period infractions. (CD1)

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Bill History

1/23/2025

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

House of Representatives

1/27/2025

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

House of Representatives

2/3/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/6/2025

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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

House of Representatives

2/13/2025

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 629) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

House of Representatives

2/13/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

House of Representatives

2/21/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/25/2025

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward.

House of Representatives

2/28/2025

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 983), recommending passage on Third Reading.

House of Representatives

2/28/2025

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

House of Representatives

3/4/2025

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 178).

Senate

3/4/2025

Passed First Reading.

Senate

3/4/2025

Referred to PSM/JDC, WAM.

Senate

3/10/2025

The committee(s) on PSM/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

Senate

3/13/2025

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

3/13/2025

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

3/21/2025

Reported from PSM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Senate

3/21/2025

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Senate

4/2/2025

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Senate

4/4/2025

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.

Senate

4/4/2025

Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1831) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

Senate

4/4/2025

One Day Notice 04-08-25.

Senate

4/8/2025

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

Senate

4/8/2025

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 772) in amended form (SD 1).

House of Representatives

4/10/2025

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

House of Representatives

4/11/2025

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

Senate

4/14/2025

House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.

House of Representatives

4/15/2025

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

Senate

4/16/2025

Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads, Kim Co-Chairs; Wakai, Fevella.

Senate

4/16/2025

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

House of Representatives

4/17/2025

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 3:45PM in conference room 325.

House of Representatives

4/21/2025

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 3:30PM in conference room 325.

House of Representatives

4/22/2025

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 3:30PM in conference room 325.

House of Representatives

4/23/2025

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:30PM in conference room 325.

House of Representatives

4/24/2025

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:30PM in conference room 325.

House of Representatives

4/25/2025

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

House of Representatives

4/25/2025

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

4/25/2025

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 233) as amended in (CD 1).

House of Representatives

4/25/2025

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

House of Representatives

4/25/2025

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 233).

Senate

4/25/2025

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments

4/25/2025

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Absent

Result: PASSED

House Conference: Passed, With Amendments

4/25/2025

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Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended

4/4/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

3/13/2025

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Nay

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Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments

3/13/2025

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Nay

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Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Engrossed(2/28/2025)

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HB1483: Relating To Fireworks.

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