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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 289: RELATING TO ETHICS ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

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 289 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO ETHICS ADMINISTRATIVE FINES. Primary sponsor: Ron Kouchi (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2025): Act 013, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).

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Official summary

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

Establishes uniform provisions for the assessment of administrative penalties under the State Ethics Code and Lobbyist Law.

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 013, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).
  2. Act 013, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1113).
  3. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
  4. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 411).
  5. Enrolled to Governor.
  6. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1657), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  7. Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (3).
  8. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. Pass First Reading
  11. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18
  12. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.

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Sources

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