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SB3225Introduced in the Senate

A Bill For An Act Relating To Statutory Revision: Amending Or Repealing Various Provisions Of The Hawaii Revised Statutes Or The Session Laws Of Hawaii For The Purposes Of Correcting Errors And References, Clarifying Language, Or Deleting Obsolete Or Unnecessary Provisions.

Passed

Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8

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Official description

Amends or repeals various provisions of the HRS or the SLH for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

Where it stands

Act 003, on 04/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103).

April 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · February 18, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Absent
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  6. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2891) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

  8. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  9. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  10. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 383).

  11. Pass First Reading

  12. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  15. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1564-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  16. Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  17. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 449).

  19. Enrolled to Governor.

  20. Act 003, 04/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103).

  21. Act 003, on 04/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1103).

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