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SB 47STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

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)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

9 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 2/12/2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  3. 2/12/2025Reported from TCA/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  4. 2/10/2025The 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.
  5. 2/10/2025The 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.
  6. 2/6/2025The committee(s) on TCA/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  7. 1/16/2025Referred to TCA/LBT, WAM.
  8. 1/15/2025Introduced and passed First Reading.
  9. 1/8/2025Pending Introduction.