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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | HI | SB 2557 | Authorizes a Court to Appoint an Attorney for the Subject of a Petition for Assisted Community Treatment | Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 6) |
| May 1, 2024 | HI | HB 1763 | Repeals the Power of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation | Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1) |
| May 1, 2024 | HI | HB 1640 | Establishes Certain Timetables Related to Negotiations for Repricing Classes Within Local Government Collective Bargaining Units | Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1) |
| April 19, 2024 | HI | HB 1936 | Requires All Work Tying Up Vessels to Commercial Docks and Facilities be Done by Unionized Labor | Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 2) |
| March 5, 2024 | HI | HB 2736 | Establishes the Shaka as the Official State Gesture | Bill Passed - House (49 - 0) |
| May 2, 2023 | HI | SB 1079 | Requires Courts Expunge Records of OWI Convictions if the Sentencing Occurred Before 1998 | Bill Passed - House (49 - 2) |
| May 3, 2022 | HI | SB 2670 | Establishes State LGBTQ+ Commission | Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 2) |
| May 3, 2022 | HI | SB 3289 | Establishes Retirement Savings Program | (50 - 1) |
| May 3, 2022 | HI | SB 2298 | Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony | Bill Passed - House (50 - 1) |
| March 8, 2022 | HI | HB 2405 | Prohibits Health Insurers from Applying Cosmetic or Blanket Exclusions to Gender Affirming Treatments | Bill Passed - House (49 - 2) |
| April 25, 2019 | HI | HB 664 | Prohibits Conversion Therapy | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3) |
| April 11, 2017 | HI | SB 501 | Requires Certain Disclosures from Limited Service Pregnancy Centers | (41 - 10) |
| May 5, 2015 | HI | HB 631 | Amends Procedure to Change Gender on Birth Certificates | Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 14) |
| March 10, 2015 | HI | HB 631 | Amends Procedure to Change Gender on Birth Certificates | Bill Passed - House (41 - 10) |
| March 4, 2014 | HI | HB 2580 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (48 - 3) |
| Nov. 8, 2013 | HI | SB 1 - HD 1 | Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage | Bill Passed - House (30 - 19) |
| April 12, 2011 | HI | SB 570 | Taxation of Certain Pension Incomes | Bill Passed - House (28 - 23) |
| Feb. 11, 2011 | HI | SB 232 | Civil Unions for All Couples | Bill Passed - House (31 - 19) |
| April 29, 2010 | HI | HB 444 | Legalizing Same-Sex Civil Unions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 20) |
| April 28, 2010 | HI | HB 2377 | Board of Education Selection Advisory Council | Conference Report Adopted - House (40 - 11) |
| April 27, 2010 | HI | HB 2376 | Requiring Board of Education Members be Appointed | Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 7) |
| March 10, 2009 | HI | HB 952 | Amending Unionization Requirements | Bill Passed - House (37 - 9) |
| Feb. 12, 2009 | HI | HB 444 | Legalizing Same-Sex Civil Unions | Bill Passed - House (33 - 17) |
| May 1, 2008 | HI | SB 2423 | Turtle Bay Acquisition | Conference Report Adopted - House (37 - 10) |
| March 30, 2006 | HI | SB 3008 | Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations | Bill Passed - House (34 - 9) |