SB 1514 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Summary

Establishes a temporary working group to study the feasibility of transitioning the Legislature's regular session from one that meets for 3.5 months from mid-January to early May, to one that meets on a year-round basis. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to provide administrative support to the working group. Requires report to Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1514 → SB1514_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft document to an official Senate Draft 1 version, updating the bill number to SB1514 SD1 and adding metadata fields like author name and timestamps. The substantive legislative text remains largely the same, establishing a temporary working group to study transitioning Hawaii's legislature to a year-round session. Key substantive changes include updating the reference to a 2024 House Concurrent Resolution number and clarifying the working group's composition and duties.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a working group to study a year-round legislative session, with no substantive changes to the core policy or applicability.

TECHNICAL

Bill number updated from SB1514 to SB1514 SD1 with added metadata fields including author name (Ainoa Naniole), timestamps, and document versioning information.

Added metadata fields including bill ID, author, creation and modification timestamps, and document version control information.

REQUIREMENT

Updated reference to the 2024 legislative resolution from 'House Concurrent Resolution No. 138, Senate Draft 1' to 'H.C.R. No. 138, S.D. 1 (2024)' for accuracy.

Minor formatting changes to section headers and subsection numbering while maintaining the same substantive requirements for the working group's composition and duties.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 360) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:25AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors