Repeals language that gives the Director of Finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE Program Manager. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund to provide incentive payments to ABLE account owners. Establishes a position within the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 479 (2025) — RELATING TO THE HAWAII ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Repeals language that gives the Director of Finance discretion to use moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund if the Director elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the ABLE Program Manager. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program Trust Fund to provide incentive payments to ABLE account owners. Establishes a position within the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
2025-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
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
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 136) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 136).
2025-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-04-25 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-23 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.
2025-04-10 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). receipt
2025-04-10 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2025-04-10 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 649). introduction, receipt
2025-04-08 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-04-04 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2002) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-28 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-21 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-21 Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1415), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-03-19 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. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-14 Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06 Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 19 referral-committee
2025-03-06 Pass First Reading reading-1
2025-03-04 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 163) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-02-28 One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 982) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-27 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
2025-02-21 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 566) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-12 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-10 The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 02-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. deferral
2025-02-04 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21 Referred to HHS, WAM. referral-committee
2025-01-17 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-01-17 Introduced. introduction
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c0f410c5-6297-4cb8-a6a1-6d16cc93ebf4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).