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Bill RELATING TO THE WOMEN'S COURT. Permanently establishes the Women's Court Program in the First Circuit. Establishes a temporary two-year Women's Court Pilot Program within the Kona division of the Third Circuit. Requires reports. Establishes a temporary position. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2027. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 HB 727 Hawaii HB 727 (2025)
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Women's Court Pilot Program
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AMATO
BELATTI
CHUN
COCHRAN
GRANDINETTI
ICHIYAMA
IWAMOTO
KAHALOA
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
KILA
KITAGAWA
LA CHICA
LAMOSAO
LEE
LOWEN
M.
MARTEN
MATAYOSHI
MATSUMOTO
MIYAKE
MORIKAWA
PERRUSO
POEPOE
REYES ODA
SAYAMA
SOUZA
TAKAYAMA
TAKENOUCHI
TAM
TARNAS
TEMPLO
TODD
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Hawaii HB 727 (2025) — RELATING TO THE WOMEN'S COURT.

Permanently establishes the Women's Court Program in the First Circuit. Establishes a temporary two-year Women's Court Pilot Program within the Kona division of the Third Circuit. Requires reports. Establishes a temporary position. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2027. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB727 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB727_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB727_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB727_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB727_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 130 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 250 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 60 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 20 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • BELATTI — primary (person)
  • CHUN — primary (person)
  • COCHRAN — primary (person)
  • GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
  • ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
  • IWAMOTO — primary (person)
  • KAHALOA — primary (person)
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • LA CHICA — primary (person)
  • LAMOSAO — primary (person)
  • LEE — primary (person)
  • LOWEN — primary (person)
  • M. — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
  • MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
  • MIYAKE — primary (person)
  • MORIKAWA — primary (person)
  • PERRUSO — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • REYES ODA — primary (person)
  • SAYAMA — primary (person)
  • SOUZA — primary (person)
  • TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
  • TAM — primary (person)
  • TARNAS — primary (person)
  • TEMPLO — primary (person)
  • TODD — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-06-26 Act 228, on 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). became-law
  • 2025-06-26 Act 228, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). became-law
  • 2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
  • 2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). passage
  • 2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
  • 2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 58).
  • 2025-04-24 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 58) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2025-04-22 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-22 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2025-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.
  • 2025-04-17 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.
  • 2025-04-16 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). receipt
  • 2025-04-15 Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; DeCoite Co-Chair; Awa.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
  • 2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu.
  • 2025-04-10 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). receipt
  • 2025-04-08 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-04 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 578) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2025-04-04 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2025-04-02 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
  • 2025-04-02 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1531) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2025-03-31 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-28 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-21 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1240) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2025-03-19 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-14 The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-11 Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Referred to JDC/HHS, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 273). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2025-02-28 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1142), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-02-25 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-02-13 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 624) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  • 2025-01-30 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-01-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-21 Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-21 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-17 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d6d2d5c-0472-4caf-82b1-52249ea813c4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).