SB 3250 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LIBERTY AND JUSTICE DAY.

SB 3250 designates March 5 of every year as "Liberty and Justice Day" for public observance. This ceremonial bill does not create new laws, affect specific groups, or alter government programs. It simply establishes an annual date for recognizing liberty and justice themes. As a procedural resolution, it has no direct policy impact beyond the designated observance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3250_HD1 → SB3250_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from the House version (HD1) to the Senate version (SD1), updating authorship and revision numbers. Substantively, the text was modified to change the phrase 'held accountable' to 'held to account' in three locations, likely to align with specific legal terminology or stylistic preferences. Additionally, the capitalization of 'Kent State University' was changed to lowercase 'kent state university' in the historical background section.

TECHNICAL

The phrase 'held accountable' was changed to 'held to account' in the legislative findings and the new statutory section.

The capitalization of 'Kent State University' was changed to lowercase 'kent state university' in the historical context.

Metadata was updated to reflect the transition from House (HD1) to Senate (SD1), including changing the author name and revision numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1355-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 390) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 4 co-sponsors