SCR 33 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE MEANS BY WHICH THE HAWAII LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING PROGRAM CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.

SCR 33 is a resolution requesting the Tax Review Commission to study how to fund and implement Hawaii's Long-Term Care Financing Program, which was established by law in 2002 but lacks a defined funding mechanism. The Commission must examine specific options like a revised tax credit for long-term care insurance (similar to a 2003 proposal) and review past reports, then submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by January 2026. This resolution does not create new law but directs the Commission to analyze financing options for a program intended to provide affordable long-term care for all eligible residents, regardless of income. It affects the Tax Review Commission (tasked with the study) and the Legislature (which will receive the report to inform future decisions).

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics: Long-Term Care

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025

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SCR33 → SCR33_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template with metadata headers, while preserving the core content requesting the Tax Review Commission to study the Hawaii Long-Term Care Financing Program. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, though the resolution text was slightly expanded to include additional reference materials in the findings request.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's purpose and applicability remain the same, only the document format and presentation changed

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including document identifiers, timestamps, and template information at the beginning of the document

Expanded the resolution text to include specific reference to 'Financing Long Term Care: A Report to the Hawaii State Legislature' from July 1991 in the findings request

Removed original document formatting including page headers, footer text, and file path references

Changed document structure from traditional legislative format to structured digital template format with standardized headers

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to FIN, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 488) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1586) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to HHS.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM .

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors