Relating To State Holidays.
Last status update Jan 15, 2025
What this measure contains
Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of each year as the Lunar New Year. Establishes the Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 8, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 11, 2025
Related measures
- HB554— Same As
- SB47— Carry Over
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Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- SD1by LBT
Companion measures: HB554, SB47. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Labor and Technology (LBT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
Senate members along the path
| Member | TCA Introduced | LBT Introduced | Change along the path |
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| Henry AquinoSD-019 | Aye | ||
| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | ||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Excused | ||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Excused | ||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Aye | ||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | ||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | ||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | |
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Pending Introduction.
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Introduced and passed First Reading.
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Referred to TCA/LBT, WAM.
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The committee(s) on TCA/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante.
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The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
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Reported from TCA/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.