Rep. David Tarnas

Allows bidders to clarify or correct immaterial or technical information required as part of a bid submission for up to twenty-four hours after the bid submission deadline. Requires that bids for construction be opened no sooner than twenty-four hours after the deadline for the submission of bids. Defines "immaterial or technical information". Repeals 6/30/2027.

Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Amends the definition of "employer" in state law that governs payment of wages and other compensation to include the State and counties when a provision in that law has no comparable provision in state law that governs public officers and employees.

Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage and requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted tip credit amount.

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)

Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Establishes a working group within the Department of the Attorney General to study the issue of squatting in Hawaii and provide recommendations. Requires reports to the legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Maddy summaryHB 149 requires domestic and foreign corporations operating in the state to provide shareholders with annual reports detailing the corporation's independent political expenditures and contributions. This directly affects corporations that make political spending and their shareholders, who gain transparency into how company funds are used in political activities. The key provision mandates that corporations disclose specific details about political spending to shareholders annually, rather than reporting to government agencies. The bill focuses on increasing shareholder oversight of corporate political spending without altering campaign finance rules for candidates or political committees.

Maddy summaryBased solely on the provided context, a detailed summary of HB 585 cannot be generated. The official abstract describes it only as a "Short form bill relating to Hawaiian affairs" with no specific provisions, mechanisms, or affected parties identified. The bill's recent actions show it was introduced in January 2025 and carried over to the next session, but no substantive details about its content or policy changes are included in the available information. Without concrete legislative text or specific descriptions of its provisions, a factual summary cannot be created.