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SB 304 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

SB 304 establishes new staff positions and allocates funding for the Adult Client Services Branch within the First Circuit Court. This bill directly affects the court's operations by providing resources to support its services for adult clients. The key provision is the creation of specific roles and the appropriation of state funds to cover these positions' salaries and operational costs.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates state funds for court staff positions, directly increasing budget allocation for judicial services.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAllocates state funds for Adult Client Services Branch staff and operations, directly supporting court services within criminal justice system operations.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons

What changed between versions

SB304_HD2 → SB304_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was converted from a House Draft version to a Senate Draft version, primarily changing the effective date from July 1, 3000 to April 23, 2057. The substantive policy content regarding funding amounts, staffing positions, and legislative findings remained unchanged between the two versions.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000 to April 23, 2057.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'Judiciary; Adult Client Services Branch' to 'Judiciary; Adult Services Probation'.

The bill description was updated to reflect the new effective date and version designation.

The bill version changed from House Draft (HD2) to Senate Draft (SD1).

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
18
Committee
18
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 121) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 121).
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Belatti, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 636).
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1462) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 127) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:04AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 30, 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 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Karl Rhoads
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
HI
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