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passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1272: RELATING TO TOWING.

Requires towing truck operators to obtain a towing license. Establishes the Towing Authority within the Department of Transportation to issue towing licenses and regulate towing operations. Prohibits the act of vehicle mobilization without a valid towing license. Prohibits the counties from enacting ordinances that provide less consumer protections than state law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill creates DOT-regulated Towing Authority, mandates licensing for towing operations, and enhances consumer protections within transportation infrastructure framework.92% confidence
Kurt Fevella (R)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 722: RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.

Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for moneys in the Criminal Forfeiture Fund. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Amends the deadline for the Attorney General to report to the Legislature on the use of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Limits the transfer of certain forfeiture property to federal agencies. Establishes records requirements.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRestricts civil forfeiture to felony convictions with prior conviction, reducing overreach and protecting property rights per criminal justice reform principles.95% confidence
Karl Rhoads (D) Michelle Kidani (D) Lorraine Inouye (D) Mike Gabbard (D) Henry Aquino (D) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 986: RELATED TO TOURISM.

Amends the types of occurrences for which the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors may request the Governor to declare a tourism emergency. Reduces the minimum balance to be maintained in the Tourism Emergency Special Fund through an allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Stanley Chang (D) Lynn DeCoite (D) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 379: RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Requires that Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing projects include a restrictive covenant that states that the units designated as affordable housing, as described in the submitted project application, shall remain as affordable housing in perpetuity. Prohibits development of affordable housing in a special flood hazard area.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingRequires affordable housing units to remain affordable in perpetuity, directly strengthening long-term affordability protections in HHFDC projects.95% confidence
Carol Fukunaga (D) Michelle Kidani (D) Mike Gabbard (D) Angus McKelvey (D) Stanley Chang (D) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1352: RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.

Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (7) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Effective 7/1/2050. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. (SD1)
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for public employee bargaining costs and salary adjustments, exceeding expenditure ceiling, directly funding public employment within budget framework.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds collective bargaining cost items and salary adjustments negotiated between state and bargaining units, directly supporting workers' collective bargaining rights.95% confidence
Ron Kouchi (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 297: PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.

Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives.
Karl Rhoads (D) Sharon Moriwaki (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) Angus McKelvey (D) Stanley Chang (D) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 729: RELATING TO MARRIAGE OF MINORS.

Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Repeals exemptions for sexual assault of a minor if the perpetrator is married to the minor. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRepeals criminal exemption for marital sexual assault of minors, strengthening accountability in criminal justice by removing legal barriers to prosecution.85% confidence
Cory Chun (D) Adrian Tam (D) Mike Lee (D) Rachele Lamosao (D) Lisa Kitagawa (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 142: RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Allows an insured to authorize the insurer to electronically remit claim proceeds to the insured's mortgagee when a homeowners insurance policy that covers a mortgaged property allows for the payment of proceeds by issuing a check. Requires a mortgagee in receipt of electronic delivery of claim proceeds to deliver the proceeds of the claim to the insured in accordance with the mortgage agreement and the insurance policy. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Jarrett Keohokalole (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) Stanley Chang (D) Tim Richards (D) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1619: RELATING TO THE COSMETOLOGY LICENSURE COMPACT.

Authorizes the Governor to enter into a Cosmetology Licensure Compact on behalf of the State to provide a streamlined process that allows cosmetologists to obtain a multistate license enabling them to practice cosmetology in another state without obtaining a separate license under the laws of that state. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Authorizes the Governor to enter into the Compact. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Troy Hashimoto (D) Mike Gabbard (D) Henry Aquino (D) Stanley Chang (D) Lynn DeCoite (D) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1480: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Authorizes for a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge. Provides for disposition of funds of county mileage-based road usage charge. Clarifies the disposition of funds of state mileage-based road usage charge. Repeals the maximum amount a driver will pay in a state mileage-based road usage charge on June 30, 2028. Establishes a default state mileage-based road usage charge rate when missing, incomplete, or incorrect odometer reading information that will prevent the state mileage-based road usage charge from being calculated. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes mileage-based road usage charge as new revenue source for transportation funding, directly impacting tax collection and appropriations under Budget & Taxes.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAuthorizes county/state mileage-based road usage charges to fund transportation infrastructure, clarifies fund disposition, and repeals payment caps - directly advancing transportation funding mechanisms.90% confidence
Ron Kouchi (D)
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