SB 938 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Summary

Requires the Department of Taxation to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing an organizational chart and staffing plan and requirements for the Information Technology Services Office. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB938_SD1 → SB938_SD1_PROPOSED · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to align with proposed legislative standards, changing the version label from 'SD1' to 'Proposed SD1' and updating the header to reflect the Senate's markup status. The substantive policy content regarding the Department of Taxation's requirement to submit an annual IT staffing report remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and version identifier to '2025-1431 SB938 SD1 SMA' and changed the status label from 'Bill SD' to 'Proposed' to indicate the document is in a proposed state.

Reformatted the statutory text by removing the explicit instruction that new material is underscored and adjusting spacing and line breaks for consistency with the proposed format.

Updated the bill description to reflect the new 'Proposed SD1' status while keeping the core requirement for the Department of Taxation to submit an annual organizational and staffing report.

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 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 48) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to WAM.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 549) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. 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 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors