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History
2025
Jun 9Act 202, 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303).Latest
Jun 9Act 202, on 06/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303).Major
May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 1Transmitted to Governor.
Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).Major
Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:50 PM; Conference Room 224.
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 25Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
Apr 25Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 882).Minor
Apr 25The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kanuha, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takenouchi, Iwamoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 166) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 8Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 721) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 4Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1712) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Apr 1The 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, 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 27The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 21Reported from CPN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1339) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Mar 19The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 19The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
Mar 14The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-19-25 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 13The committee(s) on CPN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 8:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 141).Minor
Mar 4Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 4Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM.Minor
Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 935), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 28Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Feb 21The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 19Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 11Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 422) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 11Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
Feb 4The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 31Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.