RELATING TO PARENTAGE.
Summary
Repeals the Uniform Parentage Act of 1973 and updates laws relating to parentage, including enacting portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. (HD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Jul 7, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill text has been reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured data format, with no substantive policy changes to the Uniform Parentage Act itself. The content remains identical in terms of legal provisions, definitions, and procedures for establishing parentage in Hawaii.
TECHNICAL
Document format changed from traditional legislative text to structured data format with metadata headers.
Page numbers and line numbers removed from the document structure.
Header information changed from Senate bill format to SD (Senate Data) template format.
All legal text preserved identically with only formatting and markup changes.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fevella, Ihara).
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-08-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 599).
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 281) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Awa.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to JDC.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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