SB 173 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Summary

Requires the Judiciary to establish a three-year pilot program to provide free child care services to minor children of parties and witnesses who are attending court hearings in the first circuit. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the 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 13, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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SB173 → SB173_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a legislative document into a structured system file format, with the most significant substantive change being the effective date of the Act. The original effective date of July 1, 2025 was changed to April 23, 2057, which appears to be a clerical error rather than an intentional policy change. All other policy provisions regarding the child care pilot program, funding amounts, and reporting requirements remain substantively unchanged.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025 to April 23, 2057, which is likely a clerical error as the date is over 30 years in the future.

TECHNICAL

The document format was converted from a standard legislative bill format to a structured system file format with metadata headers.

System metadata fields were added including author information, timestamps, and document tracking numbers.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 23) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 28, 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

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors