SB 100 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Summary

Provides that leaders of nonprofit organizations shall not be fingerprinted when applying for a liquor license in counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand. (SD2)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB100_SD1 → SB100_SD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amendment modifies how criminal history checks apply to nonprofit organization leaders in Hawaii. The key change is that county liquor commissions in counties with populations under 500,000 are now prohibited from requiring fingerprinting for nonprofit officers, directors, or board members. The original version exempted nonprofit leaders entirely from criminal history checks, while this version creates a population-based distinction for fingerprinting requirements.

Scope change

The bill's applicability now varies by county population size, creating different requirements for counties with under 500,000 residents versus larger counties.

REQUIREMENT

Added a population threshold (under 500,000) that exempts nonprofit organization leaders from fingerprinting requirements in smaller counties

ELIGIBILITY

Changed from complete exemption of nonprofit leaders from criminal history checks to conditional exemption based on county population size

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata including sponsor information, revision numbers, and document identifiers from SD1 to SD2 version

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

Mar 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 409).

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 81) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 212) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG, JDC.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors