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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1447: RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1447 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS. Primary sponsor: Ron Kouchi (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2025): Act 015, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires any order to cease and desist issued by the Director of Health that is administratively appealed to remain in effect during the appeals process.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron KouchiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 015, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).
  2. Act 015, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).
  3. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1755), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  4. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 430).
  6. Enrolled to Governor.
  7. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.
  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1307), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  10. Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
  11. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-14-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source