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This summary lists each bill that the committee approved in the transcript, with the committee’s stated recommendation and the material details recorded on the floor. Vote counts are taken from the committee record; where individual vote names were listed on the transcript they are included. If a vote or detail was not specified in the transcript, the entry notes that it was not specified.

Votes at a glance

- SB 8-25 SD2 HD2 (relating to eviction mediation): Recommendation—pass with amendments. Senate members recorded ayes from the chair, Co-Chair Hashimoto and Co-Chair Rhodes; Senator Fukunaga voted aye; Senator McKelvey was excused. On the House side, Chair Matayoshi voted aye; Co-Chair Poipoi was excused; Representative Chun voted aye; Representative Puric was recorded as voting no. The committee announced the bill as passed with amendments on the record.

- SB 13-67 SD1 HD1 (relating to installment loans): Recommendation—pass with amendments. The conference draft noted inclusion of a five-year time frame and an $11 convenience fee; the effective date was corrected on the record. Senate and House chairs recorded ayes and the committee recorded the measure as passed with amendments.

- SB 12-20 SD2 HD1 (relating to a renewable gas tariff): Recommendation—pass with amendments. Committee members recorded agreement and a ways-and-means/FIN release on both sides; the committee described the bill as creating an expedited process to establish a renewable gas tariff and recorded passage with amendments.

- SB 1,500 SD2 HD1 (relating to electric utilities): Recommendation—pass with amendments. The transcript shows multiple rollings and releases during the day; when taken up later the committee recorded passage with amendments.

- HB 1,370 (relating to taxation — draft-beer definition for liquor tax): Recommendation—pass (conference draft). Committee members voted aye on the record; the CD updated the definition of draft beer to mean beer in an individual container of 5 gallons or more effective Jan. 26 (effective date text recorded as part of the CD on the record).

- HB 9-39 HD1 ST2 (relating to alcohol/liquor tax): The transcript shows the committee reviewed a conference draft and waited for release; the item was rolled multiple times to later agendas and then deferred. Final disposition recorded in the transcript: deferred/not acted on at that time.

- HB 10-52 HD1 SD2 (Universal Service Program): Recommendation—pass (CD). The committee recorded a passage of a CD that clarifies the Public Utilities Commission may use funds to provide free telecommunications access to individuals with print disabilities; a $150,000 cap was recorded for fiscal impact.

- HB 8-30 HD2 SD2 (relating to historic preservation reviews): The transcript shows the committee reconvened on this bill and rolled it to a later agenda (04:30 in Room 225) while waiting for FIN release; no final committee vote was recorded in the transcript.

- SB 10-44 SD2 HD2 (relating to stabilization of property insurance): Recommendation—pass with amendments. See separate article for detailed appropriations adopted on the record (30M GO reimbursable to HHRF; 20M GO reimbursable to HGIA; 5M transfer from HHRF to HGIA; 36-month assessment periods; temporary recording fee up to $44 subject to Insurance Commissioner approval).

Rolls and deferrals noted on the record

Several measures were repeatedly rolled during the day to later time slots (03:50, 03:55, 05:30, 05:56, or 06:15) while the conference committee awaited FIN or WAM releases or the circulating conference draft. The transcript records that the committee deferred or rolled the following items at various points in the day: SB 1,500 (at times), HB 9-39, HB 8-30, and other items listed on the agendas noted in the transcript.

Limitations: This summary relies on the committee’s spoken record in the transcript. For some bills the committee recorded only a recommendation (for example, “pass with amendments”) and did not read full statutory text into the record; specific statutory language and exact vote tallies beyond the named ayes/absences in the transcript are not available in the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Room 224 Conference PM - 04-25-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee convened on April 25, 2025, and recorded actions on multiple conference measures with several bills passed with amendments and others rolled pending release.","taxTitle","Joint House and Senate Conference, Joint, Legislative , Hawaii","taxId",76381,"location","Hawaii","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6259298,"Conference committee approves SB 10-44 with multimillion-dollar appropriations to stabilize property insurance",120,1089000,1209000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3142198-91faacf6f477ec95721bd77229d99658&start=1089&end=1209","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3142198-91faacf6f477ec95721bd77229d99658/thumbnail_1089000.jpg","/articles/6259298/Hawaii/Conference-committee-approves-SB-10-44-with-multimillion-dollar-appropriations-to-stabilize-property-insurance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6259298-3bd4c9af0c978b58c34dfec5c37b4cea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165405&Signature=mMwuO6P9R~uDAbBXyVZRUguTHnuoKW0lYjQOzfd~7MCpULcRNsbW5mdxJRaRmrVUE9mHXoVv2Z6oc2G3Swo9Gi~elCGUcVg6704Frtlzg4AYCqXyCrkMgaChPRB3xbhaFGRHlHV9LmKL7V-Nqo~lBM-r2ANKAphnCOe~fPNgbX3LWD~n57tTs0kAv-gszTTCKeVwxwDhUp26oYF8-WW4q2j2BYY3Pu5f3tDq0JoSWF0vO3Qs3iknywm0pa28ExJ4IuiQqL7h7ysBgntT6mONTkHmiNKWq6pjobycMuemYdufI60CWyIpp1MZBpLQDDGZpk63Up~-M-nRvnpAscKlOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee approved Senate Bill 10-44 (Senate Draft 2, House Draft 2) on April 25, 2025, in Conference Room 224 by a voice vote, adopting amendments that include multiple multimillion-dollar appropriations to support a property-insurance stabilization program.

Committee members passed amendments that, as described on the record, include a $30,000,000 reimbursable general-obligation bond appropriation to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund (HHRF) to support a loan facilitated by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division to the Hawaii Property Insurance Association (HPIA); a $20,000,000 reimbursable general-obligation bond appropriation to the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) to facilitate a condominium loan program; and a $5,000,000 transfer from the HHRF to HGIA to serve as gap reserves for that loan program. The committee also inserted 36-month assessment periods for provisions affecting HHRF and HPIA and set a temporary recording fee “up to $44” subject to Insurance Commissioner approval.

Why it matters: the appropriations and program language are intended to create financing and reserve capacity to support new insurance programs and condominium financing tools described in the bill. Committee discussion noted the appropriations are reimbursable general-obligation bonds and that a $100,000 study item in earlier drafts was already accounted for.

Committee action and next steps: Members voting in favor on the Senate side included the Senate conference chair (recorded as voting “aye”), Co-Chair Moriwaki (aye), Senator Fukunaga (aye) and Senator McKelvey (aye); Senator Awa was recorded as excused. On the House side, Chair Matayoshi voted aye; Co-Chair Yamashita, Representative Chun, Representative Tam and Representative Peirce voted aye. The committee recorded the measure as passed with amendments. The transcript does not specify subsequent procedural steps or an enrollment timeline.

Discussion versus decision: the transcript records a brief explanatory presentation of the key amendments by the member speaking for the committee, who summarized the three major appropriations, the 36-month assessment insertion, and the temporary recording fee provision. The committee then moved to and took a recorded vote approving the measure with amendments. The transcript does not record any formal motions to change the appropriations amounts or conditions beyond those described on the record.

Implementation and dependencies: the measure, as amended on the record, depends on (1) the issuance and structure of reimbursable general-obligation bonds, (2) DCCA Insurance Division actions to facilitate loans to HPIA, and (3) HGIA administration of a condominium loan program that would use gap reserves. The temporary recording fee is subject to insurance-commission approval as stated on the record.

Limitations of the record: the committee discussion did not include full statutory text on assessment mechanics, the precise legal mechanism for the ‘‘up to $44’’ recording fee, or a detailed disbursement schedule for the appropriations; those details are not specified in the transcript and are therefore not reported here.

Ending: The committee approved SB 10-44 with the amendments described on the record and adjourned. The transcript does not specify further scheduling for final enrollment or floor action.","The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee passed SB 10-44 on April 25, 2025, approving amendments that include reimbursable general-obligation bond appropriations and transfers from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to support an insurance program and a condominium loan program.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: conference committee advances multiple bills April 25, 2025

Conference committee approves SB 10-44 with multimillion-dollar appropriations to stabilize property insurance