SB 325 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE GENERAL FUND.

Summary

Provides a tax credit to taxpayers and makes deposits to the emergency and budget reserve fund and other post-employment benefits trust fund pursuant to article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics: State Budget

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB325_HD1 → SB325_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Draft (HD1) to a Senate Draft (SD1) version, which primarily involves formatting adjustments and metadata updates rather than substantive policy changes. The core legislative content regarding tax credits, fund deposits, and appropriations remains identical between versions.

TECHNICAL

Header metadata changed from House Draft (HD1) to Senate Draft (SD1) with updated timestamps and revision numbers.

Page numbering and formatting markers were adjusted to reflect Senate Draft conventions.

Metadata fields including author names, timestamps, and template revision numbers were added to the Senate Draft version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

14–0

Passed

Total votes 14

Feb 12, 2025

D Democratic13

13 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 638).

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 21) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 27, 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 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (14-0)

senate

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors