HB 194 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO MARITIME DAY.

This bill designates May 22 of each year as "Maritime Day" in the state. It does not create new regulations or affect specific groups, but formally recognizes this date for commemorative purposes. The bill would take effect on July 1, 3000, as specified in the official abstract. As a purely procedural designation, it has no direct policy or financial impact on residents or state operations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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HB194 → HB194_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to explicitly designate May 22 as Maritime Day, correcting a previous version that left the date blank. Additionally, the effective date of the law was changed from upon approval to a distant future date of July 1, 3000, and the bill title was updated to reflect the observance nature of the act.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was clarified to include a specific date (May 22) for observance, and the temporal applicability was altered to delay the law's effectiveness until July 1, 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', meaning the law will not take effect until that specific future date.

REQUIREMENT

The specific date for Maritime Day was filled in as 'May 22' in both the findings section and the new statutory section, whereas the original text left this blank.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'Maritime Day' to 'Maritime Day; Day of Observance' to better describe the legislation's purpose.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to WLA.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 197).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd.

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 296) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors