SB 47 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

Summary

Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of each year as the Lunar New Year. Establishes the Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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SB47 → SB47_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a Senate document to a Senate Draft version, with the effective date changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050. The substantive policy content regarding Lunar New Year recognition remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the effective date was modified.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from upon approval to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting and metadata were updated from original Senate version to Senate Draft version.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors