SB 425 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.

Summary

Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB425 → SB425_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House version to a Senate District 1 version, changing the bill number and metadata. The substantive policy change involves the effective date of the act, which was moved from immediate approval to July 1, 2050. A minor punctuation correction was also made to the spending limit clause.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on funding limits for community rehabilitation services, but the timeline for implementation has been significantly delayed.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 2050'.

TECHNICAL

Added a period after the dollar amount in the spending limit clause and added an effective date note to the text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 354) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors