HB 449 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Summary

Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to prioritize funding for certain Hawaii-based businesses. Appropriates funds to assist in the development and promotion of Hawaii-manufactured products through the INNOVATE Hawaii program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB449_HD1 → HB449_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Draft (HD1) to a Senate Draft (SD1) with substantive policy additions. New requirements were added for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to submit annual reports detailing program performance and to prioritize funding for small manufacturers (fewer than 100 employees). The appropriations section was clarified to specify that funds must be used for technological upgrades, workforce training, marketing, and research.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include specific reporting requirements and eligibility criteria for funding recipients.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to submit an annual report to the legislature detailing the number of businesses assisted, funding amounts, economic impacts, challenges, and recommendations.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that funding be prioritized for Hawaii-based manufacturers with fewer than 100 employees that focus on local product development and workforce training.

FISCAL

Modified the appropriation section to specify that funds must be used exclusively for technological upgrades, workforce training, marketing of Hawaii-made products, and research and development.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill version from House Draft (HD1) to Senate Draft (SD1) and updated metadata fields.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1326) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 239).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 157) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to TOU, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors