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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS."
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description: "Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $3,000,000, in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. (CD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 159"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 159 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Service", "Contracts", "Exemptions", "Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["LEE", "M.", "SAYAMA"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-14"
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last_action: "2025-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a5fb99-a20d-4dc1-9677-4169af84903e"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=159&year=2025"
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source_hash: "b8a95450ecf7716e1706f37359537271be9cb03a38b707312218ba3a2a225711"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii HB 159 (2025) — RELATING TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.
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Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $3,000,000, in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. (CD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB159** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB159_.HTM)
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2. **HB159_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB159_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **HB159_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB159_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **HB159_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB159_SD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–1** (pass) · upper
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- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- LEE — primary (person)
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- M. — primary (person)
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- SAYAMA — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-25** Act 213, on 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). `became-law`
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- **2025-06-25** Act 213, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1315). `became-law`
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- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 163).
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- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 163) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **2025-04-24** 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) Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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- **2025-04-23** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
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- **2025-04-21** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
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- **2025-04-17** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
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- **2025-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.
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- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
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- **2025-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-04-08** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 600) in amended form (SD 1).
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- **2025-04-08** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** One Day Notice 04-08-25.
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- **2025-04-04** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1779) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-04-03** 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`
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- **2025-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-18** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18** Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1098) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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- **2025-03-12** 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-10** The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. `deferral`
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- **2025-03-07** The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-04** Referred to LBT, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-04** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 86). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 909), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-02-21** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-02-12** 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, Sayama, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 481) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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- **2025-02-06** The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-01-21** Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-16** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Prefiled.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80a5fb99-a20d-4dc1-9677-4169af84903e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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