SR 19 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.

Senate Resolution 19 requests the Hawaii Tax Review Commission to identify funding options for the state's Long-Term Care Financing Program, established under Act 245 (2002) but lacking implementation details. The resolution specifically asks the Commission to consider revising a previously vetoed tax credit proposal (S.B. 1088, 2003) and analyze cost-effective financing mechanisms. It requires the Commission to submit a report by August 2026, including potential implementation methods, costs, and recommended legislation. This resolution does not create new policy but directs a review to inform future program development.

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 3, 2025

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SR19 → SR19_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, requesting the Tax Review Commission to study implementation of Hawaii's Long-Term Care Financing Program. A new reference was added to a 1991 report on financing long-term care, and some formatting artifacts from document conversion were introduced.

TECHNICAL

Added reference to 'Financing Long Term Care: A Report to the Hawaii State Legislature, Executive Office on Aging, Office of the Governor, July 1991' as additional material for the Tax Review Commission to consider

Converted document from traditional Senate Resolution format to structured digital template with metadata fields, timestamps, and template identifiers

Removed original document metadata including file path, page numbers, and document versioning information

Added digital metadata including timestamps, template revision numbers, and document classification codes

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

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1587) 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