HB 159

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 28, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 08, 2025
  • Became Law Jun 25, 2025

Relating To Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs.

Abstract

Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $3,000,000, in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. (CD1)

Bill Sponsors (3)

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Jun 25, 2025

Senate

Act 213, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315).

House

Act 213, on 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315).

May 02, 2025

Senate

Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).

May 01, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor.

House

Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).

Apr 30, 2025

House

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).

Senate

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

Apr 25, 2025

Senate

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

Senate

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 163).

House

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

House

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 163) as amended in (CD 1).

Apr 24, 2025

Senate

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) Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.

House

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

Apr 23, 2025

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

Apr 21, 2025

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

Apr 17, 2025

House

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

Apr 15, 2025

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.

Senate

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

Apr 14, 2025

House

House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

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

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 600) in amended form (SD 1).

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

One Day Notice 04-08-25.

Senate

Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1779) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

Apr 03, 2025

Senate

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.

Apr 01, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Mar 18, 2025

Senate

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

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Ways and Means

Senate

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1098) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Mar 12, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

Mar 07, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

Mar 04, 2025

Senate

Referred to LBT, WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Labor and Technology Ways and Means

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 86).

Feb 28, 2025

House

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 909), recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 21, 2025

House

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.

Feb 19, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 12, 2025

House

Passed 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, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 481) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 06, 2025

House

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 03, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Labor Finance

Jan 16, 2025

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 14, 2025

House

Prefiled.

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