SB 609 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.

Summary

Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB609 → SB609_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a structured template format with metadata headers. The most significant substantive change is the effective date in Section 2, which was altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2077 - a 52-year delay that appears to be an error. The funding amount and core provisions regarding the Office of Veterans' Services remain unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the Office of Veterans' Services funding and duties remain the same.

TIMELINE

Section 2 effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2077, which is likely an error and would delay the bill's implementation by 52 years if enacted as written.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number, sponsor names, timestamps, and template revision information that were not present in the original format.

Removed original formatting elements including date stamps, document identifiers, and page markers from the standard legislative layout.

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Committee

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to PSM, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

9 primary · 2 co-sponsors