SB 1616 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CARE CENTERS.

Summary

Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a feasibility study on establishing dedicated child care centers in state buildings. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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SB1616 → SB1616_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a Senate bill (SB) to a Senate Draft 1 (SD1) version with metadata and formatting changes. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, requiring state buildings over $5 million to include child care or adult care spaces, but the effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to January 1, 2491 (likely a placeholder or error). The bill also adds a requirement for the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a feasibility study on establishing child care centers in state buildings and submit a report to the legislature by 2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on state buildings with budgets of $5,000,000 or more, but the effective date was significantly altered from immediate effect to January 1, 2491, which may indicate a placeholder or error in the draft version.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to January 1, 2491, which appears to be a placeholder or error and would likely need correction before enactment.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a feasibility study on establishing child care centers in state buildings and submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2027.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata, formatting elements, and document control information typical of a draft version (SD1) including author names, timestamps, and revision numbers.

Changed document type from Senate Bill (SB) to Senate Draft 1 (SD1) with corresponding header and footer formatting updates.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 412) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors