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HB43 • 2026

RELATING TO COMMERCE.

RELATING TO COMMERCE.

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Sponsor
MATAYOSHI
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify when or how the bill will take effect, only that it shall take effect upon approval.

A Bill About Commerce

This bill aims to align Hawaii's laws about commerce with its title.

What This Bill Does

  • The bill states that its purpose is to implement the title given for it.
  • It amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to conform to this stated purpose.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Businesses in Hawaii
  • People who work with or study commerce laws

Terms To Know

Commerce
Activities related to buying, selling, and trading goods and services.
Hawaii Revised Statutes
The official collection of laws in Hawaii

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide specific details about the changes it will make to commerce laws.
  • It is unclear what exact parts of the law will be changed until more information is provided.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-21 H

    Referred to CPC, referral sheet 1

  3. 2025-01-16 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-10 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO COMMERCE.
Commerce; Short Form
Short form bill relating to commerce.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
HB43

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

43

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO COMMERCE
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1.
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The purpose of this Act is to
effectuate the title of this Act.

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SECTION
2.
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The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended
to conform to the purpose of this Act.

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SECTION
3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Commerce;
Short Form

Description:

Short
form bill relating to commerce.

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