SR 55 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

ENDORSING TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING THE SIGNING OF A UNITED STATES-TAIWAN AGREEMENT ON AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION, AND COMMEMORATING THE SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND TAIWAN.

This Senate Resolution from Hawaii endorses Taiwan's participation in international organizations, supports a proposed tax agreement between the United States and Taiwan, and commemorates their sister-state relationship. The bill encourages Taiwan's observer status in bodies like the International Civil Aviation Organization and International Criminal Police Organization, while urging the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate a double taxation avoidance agreement. It also highlights existing cooperation in trade, education, climate research, and disaster management between Hawaii and Taiwan. The resolution is a symbolic gesture that expresses support for these relationships without creating new legal obligations or changing existing laws.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2026 Last action May 12, 2026
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SR55 SR55_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated from a generic Senate Resolution template to a specific version for the State of Hawaii's 33rd Legislature, Session 1 (SD1). The text was revised to correct grammatical errors, adjust the scope of trade support to focus on a single agreement rather than two, and update the list of officials receiving the resolution to include the Senate Pro Tempore.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed to support only the first agreement under the US-Taiwan Initiative, removing support for the second agreement mentioned in the original draft.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and metadata to reflect the specific legislative session (SD1) and corrected the sponsor designation format.

Corrected grammatical errors in the text, such as changing 'mutually beneficiary' to 'mutually beneficial' and 'sister-state' to 'sister-state'.

REQUIREMENT

Revised the resolution text to support only the first agreement under the US-Taiwan Initiative, removing the reference to the second agreement.

Updated the list of recipients for the certified copies of the resolution to include the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3545) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 30, 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
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to WLA.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Offered.
upper
7 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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