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HB1277Introduced in the House

Relating To Digital Financial Asset.

EngrossedSenate Labor and Technology

Introduced by Jenna Takenouchi, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Imposes a daily maximum of $1,000 on transactions through a digital financial asset transaction kiosk. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 4

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

  6. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 420) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa, Garcia, Shimizu.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1059) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 347).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to LBT, CPN.

  16. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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