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HB20 HD1 SD2
DCCA; Insurance Division; Study; Homeowners Insurance; Lava Zones; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LAVA ZONE INSURANCE.
Requires the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct a study on the homeowners insurance market for lava zones 1 and 2. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ILAGAN |
CPN, WAM |
SB707 |
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HB48 HD2 SD1
Consumer Protection; Coffee Labeling; Hawaii-Grown and -Processed Coffee; Geographic Origin; Regional Origin
RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.
Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines "regional origin". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KAHALOA, KUSCH, LOWEN |
AEN, CPN |
SB500 |
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HB54 HD2 SD2
Excessive Speeding; Vehicle; Property Forfeiture; Penalties
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Increases penalties for a third or subsequent offense within five years of excessive speeding to a misdemeanor. Increases penalties for a second offense within five years of excessive speeding. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that the vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense be subject to forfeiture. Requires individuals convicted of excessive speeding to be subject to identification processing procedures. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS, JDC. |
KITAGAWA |
TRS, JDC |
SB97 |
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HB86 HD2 SD1
DLNR; Makai Watch; Marine Resources; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the establishment of full-time equivalent permanent Makai Watch Coordinator positions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to WLA, WAM. |
POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SOUZA |
WLA, WAM |
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HB127 HD1 SD1
Pretrial Release; Bail
RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TARNAS, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA |
JDC |
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HB139 HD2 SD1
Insurance; Mandatory Coverage; Standard Fertility Preservation Services; Iatrogenic Infertility; Medically Necessary Treatment
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
For policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2025, requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons undergoing medically necessary treatment that may cause iatrogenic infertility. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
QUINLAN, AMATO, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAM |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
SB642 |
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HB177 HD1 SD1
Department of Transportation; Civil Identification Card; Free of Charge; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
Makes the issuance or renewal of a civil identification card free of charge. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS, WAM. |
LAMOSAO, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, KILA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI |
TRS, WAM |
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HB202 HD1 SD2
DLIR; Employment Security Law; Adequate Reserve Fund; Actuarial Study; Report
RELATING TO THE ADEQUATE RESERVE FUND.
Amends the definition of "adequate reserve fund" by increasing the multiplier used to calculate its amount from the existing factor of 1, to unspecified amounts for calendar year 2026 and for calendar year 2027 and thereafter. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct an actuarial study and report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
SAYAMA, LEE, M., TAKENOUCHI, YAMASHITA |
LBT, WAM |
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HB212 HD2 SD1
OHHS; Homelessness; Return-to-Home Program; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home Program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAM, IWAMOTO, KILA, KUSCH, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD |
HHS, WAM |
SB360 |
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HB214 HD1 SD2
DLE; ATG; Retirees; ERS; EUTF; Benefits; School Resource Officers; Investigators; Counties; Report
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of benefits under the System or the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund if the retirant is employed in a position needed for succession planning, as a law enforcement officer stationed at a public school as a resource officer, as an investigator, or in a management position excluded from collective bargaining, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAKAYAMA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, SOUZA, TARNAS, TODD |
LBT, WAM |
SB99 |
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HB244 HD1 SD1
DHS; Community-based Organizations; Social Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to collaborate with contracted community-based organizations to address the need for social services in the State. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MARTEN, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KILA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM |
HHS, WAM |
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HB256 HD2 SD1
Waste-to-energy Facility; Emissions; Standards; Air Pollution Control Permit
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Requires an owner or operator of a waste-to-energy facility to comply with certain United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations for emission limitations as they existed on 12/31/2024, unless emission limitations are made more stringent by federal regulations or by the state air pollution control permit issued to that owner or operator by the Department of Health. Sunsets 6/30/2027. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MATAYOSHI, CHUN |
HHS/AEN, CPN |
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HB286 HD2 SD1
Individual Housing Account; Pre-tax Savings; Maximum Annual Deduction; Increase
RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNT PROGRAM.
For taxable years, beginning 1/1/2026, increases the maximum annual deduction for contributions to, and maximum account levels for, individual housing accounts. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MATSUMOTO, ALCOS, GARCIA, MURAOKA, PIERICK, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, WARD |
HSG, ECD, FIN |
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HB303 HD2 SD2
Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit; Dietitians; Physician Assistants; Social Workers; Residency Programs; Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee; Director of Health
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS.
Expands the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors, including removing "primary care" from the criteria to qualify as a preceptor. Adds dietitians, physician assistants, and social workers to the list of preceptors and eligible students. Expands eligibility for the tax credit to include accredited residency programs that require preceptor support. Adds the Director of Health and representatives of residency programs with eligible students to the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
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3/20/2026- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). |
TAKAYAMA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, PIERICK, SAYAMA, TODD |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
SB1070 |
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HB306 HD2 SD1
State Water Code; CWRM; Penalties
RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
Adds a minimum penalty and maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code and authorizes the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Establishes factors the CWRM must consider when determining the amount of the penalty. Increases maximum fines every five years from 2030 to 2045. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to WLA, JDC/WAM. |
POEPOE, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TARNAS, TODD |
WLA, JDC/WAM |
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HB309 HD1 SD1
UH; Fishponds; Working Group; Inventory; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FISHPONDS.
Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to WLA/EDU, WAM. |
POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD |
WLA/EDU, WAM |
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HB344 HD1 SD2
HSEO; DOT; DAGS; Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure; State Buildings; Retrofitting; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that a number of the parking stalls, as determined by the Department of Accounting and General Services, shall be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LOWEN, EVSLIN, KAHALOA, KILA, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TODD |
EIG/GVO, WAM |
SB1089 |
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HB348 HD1 SD1
Personal Care Products; Small Plastic Containers; Lodging Establishments; Prohibition; Fines
RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
Beginning 7/1/2026 for lodging establishments with more than fifty sleeping room accommodations, and beginning 1/1/2028 for lodging establishments with fifty or fewer sleeping room accommodations, prohibits the provision of personal care products in small plastic containers within sleeping room accommodations, any space within sleeping room accommodations, or bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
LOWEN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TODD |
EDT/AEN, CPN/JDC |
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HB369 SD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Cash Contribution Limits; Return of Contribution; Escheat
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Amends section 11-364, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide that an excess contribution of more than $100 in cash, in the aggregate, from a single person during an election period to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund if not returned to the contributor within 30 days. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
SB255 |
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HB370 HD2 SD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; OHA; Maximum Amount of Public Funds Available; Minimum Qualifying Contribution Amounts; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.
Increases the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program and staff. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB256 |
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HB371 HD1 SD1
CSC; State or County Contractors; State or County Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Prohibits state or county grantees and officers and immediate family members of state or county contractors or grantees from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the contract. Requires any unlawful contribution to be returned to the contributor or it will escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Requires disclosures of the names of any officers and immediate adult family members of a state or county contractor or grantee for contracts exceeding a certain amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JHA, FIN |
SB257 |
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HB389 HD1 SD1
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Uncrewed Aircraft; Criminal Offenses
RELATING TO UNCREWED AIRCRAFT OFFENSES.
Clarifies the applicable felony offenses for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony. (SD1) |
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4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS, JDC |
SB282 |
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HB395 HD1 SD1
Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB261 |
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HB423 HD2 SD1
Workers' Compensation; Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Certified Providers; Automatic Approval
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of rehabilitation services. Requires providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational plan no later than ninety days after submitting an initial evaluation report, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MATAYOSHI, CHUN, KITAGAWA, SAYAMA, TARNAS |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB428 HD1 SD1
Department of Agriculture; Hawaii Farm to Families Program; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FARM TO FAMILIES.
Establishes the Hawaii Farm to Families Program to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature before the Regular Sessions of 2026 and 2027. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KONG, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
AEN, WAM |
SB1250 |
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HB429 HD1 SD1
Department of Education; Executive Office on Early Learning; Public Preschools; Teachers; Teacher Assistants; Equipment; Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Appropriates funds to hire teachers and teacher assistants and for equipment and services for public preschools. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KONG, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
EDU, WAM |
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HB432 HD1 SD2
HHFDC; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Mixed-Income Subaccount; Workforce Rental Housing; For-Sale Housing; Rules; Prioritization; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to prioritize development of workforce rental and for-sale housing projects for qualified residents. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to adopt administrative rules. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KONG, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA |
HOU, WAM |
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HB433 HD1 SD1
DCR; Reentry Services; Community-Based Services; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for reentry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HOLT, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KONG, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, TODD, WOODSON, YAMASHITA, Lamosao |
PSM, WAM |
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HB437 HD1 SD1
Filipino Caucus; DBEDT; Out-of-state Office; Republic of the Philippines; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE OFFICES.
Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Republic of the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM. |
ILAGAN, COCHRAN, GARRETT, HASHEM, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, KILA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, MIYAKE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAM, TEMPLO, WOODSON |
EDT/WLA, WAM |
SB817 |
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HB448 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Small Businesses; Technology Enablement; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT.
Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist small businesses, including those related to the tourism sector, with technology enablement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAM, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
EDT, WAM |
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HB454 HD2 SD1
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Economic Diversification; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Establishes state goals related to economic diversification. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology and Development Corporation to meet those goals. Requires the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to submit annual reports over three years to the legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ILAGAN |
EDT, WAM |
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HB455 HD1 SD2
DBEDT; Start-Up Business; Financing; Support; Contracted Services; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the contracting of services for start-up business financing and support. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ILAGAN, EVSLIN, GARCIA, ICHIYAMA, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KONG, LA CHICA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, WARD |
EDT, WAM |
SB132 |
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HB458 HD2 SD1
Brother Joseph Dutton Day; Day of Observance
RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY.
Designates April 27 of every year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day. Effective 4/27/2843. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to WLA. |
ILAGAN |
WLA |
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HB463 HD3 SD2
Judiciary; Eviction Records; Disassociations; Study; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EVICTION RECORDS.
Requires the Judiciary to conduct a study to determine the ability, best approaches, various issues, and potential impacts of requiring courts to disassociate a residential tenant from an eviction proceeding brought by a landlord in certain circumstances. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
GRANDINETTI, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TAM, TODD |
HSG, CPC, JHA, FIN |
SB154 |
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HB469 HD2 SD2
DCAB; Disability Travel Placard; Disabled Persons Parking
RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Requires the Disability and Communication Access Board to issue a disability travel placard to an applicant who has a valid removeable windshield placard or disabled paid parking exemption permit but does not have a valid special license plate, and provides proof of travel. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
GRANDINETTI, AMATO, BELATTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, LA CHICA, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, TODD |
HHS, JDC |
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HB472 HD1 SD2
Digitized Identification Cards; Valid Identification
RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION.
Allows digitized identification cards to be accepted as a valid form of identification, under certain conditions. Authorizes state and county law enforcement agencies to accept a digitized identification card as proof of a person's identity beginning 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LEE, M., AMATO, BELATTI, HASHEM, HOLT, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, PIERICK, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TODD, Tam |
PSM/CPN, JDC |
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HB480 HD1 SD1
Workers' Compensation; Functional Capacity Examination; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
MATAYOSHI, CHUN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KITAGAWA, LEE, M., SAYAMA, TARNAS, TODD |
LBT, CPN/WAM |
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HB504 HD2 SD2
DLNR; DOA; HTA; Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Transportation; Transient Accommodations Tax; Minimum Tax; Increase; Natural Resources; Working Group; Fees; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
Amends the transient accommodations tax rate beginning on 1/1/2027. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires collection of a monthly tax of $20 per passenger per port entry or any commercial passenger vessel at any port facility under the jurisdiction of the department of taxation. Establishes a Transient Accommodation Tax Enforcement Working Group. Requires the transfer of all agricultural leases under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for certain environmental stewardship projects. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Tourism Authority for its operating budget request. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM. |
ICHIYAMA |
EDT/WLA, WAM |
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HB510 HD1 SD2
CWRM; Water Shortage and Emergency; Water Shortage Declaration; Notice
RELATING TO DECLARATION OF WATER SHORTAGE AND EMERGENCY.
Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. Limits the duration of a water shortage declaration to ninety days. Limits water usage restrictions imposed on a permittee or owner and operator to twenty per cent of the permittee's or owner and operator's last reported monthly use. Requires CWRM to maintain a list of names and postal or email addresses of persons who request notification of a water shortage declaration and send them a copy of a notice of a water shortage declaration whenever water shortage is declared. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to WLA, JDC. |
ICHIYAMA, HASHEM, TARNAS |
WLA, JDC |
SB145 |
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HB549 HD3 SD1
UH; Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program; Childcare; Early Learning Opportunities; Professions and Occupations; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
Establishes an Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program to be administered by the University of Hawaii to provide financial support for early learning program service providers in the State to participate in state- or federally-approved early learning apprenticeship programs. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. |
GARRETT, CHUN, EVSLIN, KILA, LA CHICA, LEE, M., MARTEN, OLDS, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI |
EDU, WAM |
SB426 |
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HB563 HD1 SD1
UH; Institute for Astronomy; Space Sciences and Engineering Initiative; Workforce Development Program; Maunakea Scholars Program; Internship Program; Equipment and Supplies; Stipends; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INITIATIVE.
Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Space Science and Engineering Initiative Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Internship Program. Appropriates funds for office equipment and supplies, operational costs, and stipends for high school and college students. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. |
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, GARRETT, KAHALOA, LOWEN, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA |
EDU, WAM |
SB767, SB1268 |
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HB596 HD1 SD1
Emergency Management; Disasters; Emergencies; Definitions
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
POEPOE, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI |
PSM, WAM |
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HB606 HD1 SD1
DHHL; Repair and Maintenance; Mercantile Projects; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS.
Appropriates funds to be used by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for mercantile projects, as well as lump sum repair and maintenance, in fiscal year 2025-2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARCIA, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAHALOA, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS |
HWN/HOU, WAM |
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HB620 HD1 SD1
DOE; Braille; Low Vision or Blind Students; Individualized Educational Programs; Section 504 Plans; Braille Instruction; Print Instructional Materials; Braille Literacy Resource Center; Rules; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
WOODSON, AMATO, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAHALOA, KILA, LA CHICA, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
EDU, WAM |
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HB643 HD2 SD1
Department of Agriculture; University of Hawaii; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Prevention; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE PROGRAM.
Establishes short-term management initiatives for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Appropriates funds for activities and positions related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, QUINLAN, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TODD, WARD |
EDU/AEN, WAM |
SB686 |
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HB649 HD1 SD1
Department of Land and Natural Resources; Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; State Small Boat Harbors; Permits; Fees
RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.
Revises provisions relating to state small boat harbors fees and permits. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
HASHEM |
WLA, WAM |
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HB664 HD1 SD2
AG; DLE; Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission; Office of Gun Violence Prevention; Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund; Gun Violence Resource Bank; Gun Establishment; Grants; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Establishes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to conduct community outreach on gun violence prevention, develop and administer a grant program for gun violence prevention, and develop and administer a gun violence resource bank. Moves the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission from the Office of the Attorney General to the Department of Law Enforcement. Replaces the Attorney General with the Director of Law Enforcement as Chair of the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission and includes the Attorney General as a commission member. Establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund and appropriates funds into and out of the special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KILA, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM |
PSM, WAM/JDC |
SB774 |
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HB697 HD2 SD1
DLE; DOT; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems; Violations; Evidence; State Highway Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Allows authorized employees of the Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to county police departments, to perform certain actions in reviewing recorded images produced by automated speed enforcement systems. Appropriates funds from the State Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation to establish and implement the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, WAM/JDC. |
KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, TAKAYAMA |
TRS/PSM, WAM/JDC |
SB1208 |
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HB698 HD1 SD2
Penal Code; Animal Cruelty; Pet Animals; Service Animals; Law Enforcement Animals; Penalties
RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.
Increases the criminal penalties for the offenses of cruelty to animals in the first and second degree that involve pet animals. Increases the criminal penalty for a second or subsequent offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KILA, AMATO, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, OLDS, TAM, TODD |
JDC |
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HB701 HD3 SD2
Kupuna Caucus; DOTAX; Executive Office on Aging; Family Caregiver Tax Credit; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a family caregiver tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys to the Executive Office on Aging. The tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM |
HHS, WAM |
SB879 |
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HB706 HD1 SD1
Skateboards; Helmet Requirement; Minors
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS, JDC. |
TAKENOUCHI |
TRS, JDC |
SB344 |
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HB714 HD1 SD1
DBEDT; Education; Health Care Workforce; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Appropriates funds to support educational training programs to expand the State's health care workforce, including funding to support health care certification programs offered in public high schools and education programs that support certified nurse assistants in becoming licensed practical nurses. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD, WARD |
HHS/EDT, WAM |
SB294 |
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HB716 HD1 SD1
Health Infrastructure Grant Program; Health Information Technologies; State Health Planning and Development Agency; FQHCs; Rural Health Clinics; Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Centers; Native Hawaiian Health Centers; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes the Health Information Technology Infrastructure Grant Program within the Department of Health, to be administered by the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to support health information technology infrastructure and the implementation of interoperable health information technologies in federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program centers, and Native Hawaiian health centers. Appropriates funds for the grant program. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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3/20/2026- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, IWAMOTO, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
SB959 |
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HB740 HD2 SD2
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Counties; Accessory Dwelling Units; Purchase of Equity; Voluntary Deed Restrictions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to allocate funds to the counties for the purchase of equity in an accessory dwelling unit by the State. Specifies eligible homeowners or homebuyers for the Program to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on the property. Appropriates moneys for infrastructure projects. Sunsets 1/1/2031. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
EVSLIN, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAHALOA, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, SOUZA, TARNAS, WARD |
HOU, WAM |
SB491 |
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HB773 HD1 SD1
Department of Agriculture; Grant Specialist; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions to assist farmers and ranchers in meeting the requirements to receive grants offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, State, counties, or private entities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, HOLT, HUSSEY, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE |
AEN, WAM |
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HB782 HD1 SD1
DOA; Working Group; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture a working group to review and make recommendations on amending or repealing unnecessary or obsolete laws pertaining to agriculture. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, EVSLIN, HASHEM, KAPELA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA |
AEN, WAM |
SB1185 |
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HB784 HD1 SD1
Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Department of Health; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Makes an appropriation for the operation of an additional ambulance for the island of Hawaii to be based in Makalei. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
LOWEN, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, TODD |
HHS, WAM |
SB569 |
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HB833 HD1 SD1
HHFDC; DURF; Community Land Trust Equity Pilot Program; Affordable Housing; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a five-year Community Land Trust Equity Pilot Program to provide community land trusts with a line of credit to fund the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, or construction of housing for certain households. Requires reports to the Legislature regarding the pilot program. Appropriates funds from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for establishment of the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot program on 6/30/2030. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GRANDINETTI, BELATTI, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAM, Kila |
HOU, WAM |
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HB850 HD1 SD1
Condominium Associations; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting; Mail Voting; Cumulative Voting
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies an association board's authority with respect to calling electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting. Clarifies that, in condominium elections, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates regardless of whether they are nominated. Clarifies that individual votes are used in cumulative voting. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
ICHIYAMA |
CPN |
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HB904 HD1 SD1
BOE; State Public Charter School Commission; Public Charter Schools; Annual Report; Review
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to submit an annual report on public charter schools before the opening day of each Regular Session of the Legislature. Requires the Board of Education to review and approve the annual report before the report is issued to the Governor, Legislature, and the public. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
WOODSON, AMATO, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, SOUZA, TODD |
EDU |
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HB918 HD2 SD1
DOH; Labeling Requirements; Do Not Flush; Premoistened Nonwoven Disposable Wipes; Consumer Protection; Waste; Environmental Protection; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO LABELING.
Establishes labeling requirements for certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes. Requires certain manufacturers of covered products to submit for approval, their "DO NOT FLUSH" label notices and symbols to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by 1/1 2026. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HOLT, KAHALOA, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, POEPOE, TODD |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
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HB939 HD1 SD2
Alcohol; Liquor Tax Law; Low Alcohol by Volume Spirits Beverage; Definition; Rate
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
Defines "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume spirits beverages at a rate of $0.93 per wine gallon. Increases small craft producer production limits. Sunsets 12/31/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
TODD, QUINLAN |
CPN, WAM |
SB641 |
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HB963 HD2 SD2
Assault in the First and Second Degrees; Strict Liability; Attendant Circumstances; Elders
RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST ELDERS.
Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was seventy years of age or older. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
TAKENOUCHI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, HOLT, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, POEPOE, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TODD |
HHS, JDC |
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HB988 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Protest; Debriefing; Disclosure of Competing Proposals
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation scores, except the summary of scores, during a debriefing requested by a non-selected offeror. Authorizes the disclosure of a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation scores after a protest is resolved and the contract is executed. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
GVO, WAM |
SB1307 |
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HB1020 HD1 SD2
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Carbon Sequestration; Water Resources; Geothermal Exploration; Report; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO A PROGRAM TO CHARACTERIZE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL AND UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES STATEWIDE.
Establishes a Carbon Sequestration, Underground Water, and Geothermal Exploration Resource Characterization Program via slim hole bores and requires a related statewide environmental assessment. Requires a report to the Legislature. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EIG/AEN, WAM |
SB1339 |
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HB1036 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-10; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Unit (10) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1355 |
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HB1037 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-11; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1356 |
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HB1039 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-14; Appropriations; Expenditure Ceiling ($)
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Provides appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Bargaining Unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB1358 |
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HB1050 HD1 SD1
Insurance; Net Solvency Report; Mutual Benefit Societies; Health Maintenance Organizations; Dental Insurers
RELATING TO TITLE 24, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Provides amendments to net solvency report filing requirements for mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and dental insurers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN |
SB1369 |
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HB1059 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Civil Service; Exempt Positions
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
Converts the Emergency Management Specialist series positions at level V and higher in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeal on 7/1/2027. (SD2) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB1378 |
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HB1079 HD1 SD1
DHS; Office of Wellness and Resilience; Trauma-informed Care; Child Welfare Services; Assessment; Training; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.
Directs the Office of Wellness and Resilience to collaborate with the Department of Human Services to, either directly or by contract, design, administer, and implement a program for trauma-informed organizational assessments and a training curriculum for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare Services Branch staff. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, WAM |
SB1398 |
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HB1141 HD1 SD2
BLNR; Public Land; Lease Terms and Conditions; Lease Extensions
RELATING TO UPDATING PUBLIC LAND LEASES ISSUED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 171, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Requires that lease extensions approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources be drafted on forms that reflect contemporary leasing practices and policies of the Board, and which shall control over conflicting or inconsistent provisions in the lease being extended. Takes effect 7/1/2040. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Re-Referred to WLA, JDC/WAM. |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WLA, JDC/WAM |
SB1460 |
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HB1145 HD1 SD1
Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2024; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax; Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023
RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2024. (SD1) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB1464 |
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HB1155 HD1 SD2
Procurement; Ethical Public Procurement; DOT; Project Management; Government Bodies
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Prohibits all governmental bodies and public employees from procuring services for project management through non-governmental third-party contracts, except for certain procurements of independent verification and validation contracts for information technology services. Temporarily authorizes, until 6/30/2027, outside contractors who prepared specifications and work statements in the development of a Department of Transportation solicitation to bid on those projects if certain requirements are satisfied. Requires a report by the Department of Transportation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM/GVO |
SB1474 |
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HB1161 HD2 SD1
DOT; Electric Vehicles; State Mileage-Based Road Usage Charge; County Mileage-Based Road Usage Charge; State Highway Fund; Highway Fund; Disposition of Funds; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Beginning 7/1/2028, authorizes a county to impose a mileage-based road usage charge on electric vehicles. Provides and requires a county to establish the rate of the road usage charge. Repeals the requirement for the Department of Transportation to establish county subaccounts within the State Highway Fund. Clarifies the disposition of funds for state mileage-based road usage charge. Clarifies the rate and calculation of the state mileage-based road usage charge. Specifies that rental motor vehicle companies may visibly pass the costs of the mileage-based road usage charges to the consumer. Expands allowable uses of the State Highway and Highway Funds. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM. |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS/EIG, WAM |
SB1480 |
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HB1163 HD1 SD2
Department of Transportation; Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver's Licenses and Non-Domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING.
Amends requirements to commercial driver's license qualification standards to meet current federal regulations to allow the State to issue a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non‑domiciled commercial driver's license for applicants who are unable to provide proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS, JDC |
SB1482 |
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HB1164 HD1 SD1
DOT; Budget Provisions; Highway Revenue Bonds; Bond Authorization
RELATING TO HIGHWAY REVENUE BONDS.
Restores the revenue bond authorization for the Department of Transportation to issue Highway Revenue Bonds for highway capital improvement projects authorized in Act 164, SLH 2023, as amended by Act 230, SLH 2024. Takes effect 1/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS, WAM. |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS, WAM |
SB1483 |
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HB1166 HD1 SD1
Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program; State Highway Fund; Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS PROGRAM.
Appropriates funds out of the State Highway Fund for deposit into the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund and appropriates funds out of the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS, WAM |
SB1485 |
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HB1167 HD1 SD1
Emergency Appropriation; State Highway Fund; Department of Transportation; Motor Carrier Law ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Makes an emergency appropriation out of the State Highway Fund to provide funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the Department of Transportation to enforce the Motor Carrier Law. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS, WAM. |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS, WAM |
SB1486 |
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HB1187 HD1 SD1
Procurement; State Agencies; Lei; Plant Material Grown and Harvested Outside the State; Restriction
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Phases in a ban on state departments and administratively attached agencies from purchasing lei that contain plant material grown and harvested outside the State. (SD1) |
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3/20/2026- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). |
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, AMATO, KILA |
GVO, WAM |
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HB1260 HD1 SD2
DOT; Counties; Summer Streets Pilot Program; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires each county, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, to establish a Summer Streets Pilot Program that closes vehicular traffic and repurposes roads for pedestrian and cyclist use, outdoor events, and other community-driven activities. Requires each county to submit an initial proposal to the Director of Transportation. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to TRS, WAM. |
TODD |
TRS, WAM |
SB1666 |
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HB1294 HD2 SD1
DOA; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.
Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
KAHALOA |
AEN/HOU, WAM |
SB498 |
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HB1295 HD2 SD1
Clean Energy; State and County Agencies; Renewable Energy Projects; Zero-Emission Vehicles; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY.
Requires all state and county agencies to utilize applicable federal clean energy tax credits, pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, for the purchase and financing of capital improvement projects that use clean energy technology and zero-emission vehicles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
YAMASHITA |
EIG, WAM |
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HB1297 HD1 SD1
Procurement Code; Protests; Bonds
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Sets a time limit for submitting bid protests. Makes the seventy-five-day limit for issuing a written decision on protests apply to any contract awarded by competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal. Caps the protest bond amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
YAMASHITA |
GVO, WAM/JDC |
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HB1308 HD3 SD2
DLE; DOH; Gambling; Sports Wagering; Fantasy Sports; General Excise Tax; Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund
RELATING TO SPORTS WAGERING.
Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Establishes a general excise tax to be levied on sports wagering operator licenses. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund to be administered and expended by the Department of Health. Specifies that legal sports wagering and fantasy sports contests shall not be considered contests of chance or gambling. Authorizes DLE to perform criminal history record checks on applicants and licensees relating to sports wagering. (SD2) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
HOLT, KILA, TODD |
EDT/CPN, WAM |
SB1569 |
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HB1320 HD1 SD1
UH; Higher Education; Graduate Outcomes; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the University of Hawaii System to collect, analyze, and publicly report certain graduate outcome data. Requires and appropriates funds for the development and maintenance of a graduate outcomes dashboard. Appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii's Office of the Vice President of Academic Strategy. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. |
GARRETT, AMATO, BELATTI, IWAMOTO, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TARNAS |
EDU, WAM |
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HB1325 HD3 SD1
HHFDC; Affordable Housing Projects; Tenants; Right of First Refusal; Relocation Assistance
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Requires developers developing an affordable housing project under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to assist certain tenants who are subject to displacement or eviction by the proposed project by: granting those tenants the right of first refusal of a comparable unit in the housing project or establishing a fund to provide relocation benefits and offer assistance; providing information, either directly or through a contracted service, on how to obtain assistance and exercise the right of first refusal; and establishing procedures to track and maintain communication with those tenants. Establishes consequences for a developer's noncompliance. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
GRANDINETTI, AMATO, EVSLIN, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, PERRUSO |
HSG, CPC, JHA, FIN |
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HB1334 HD3 SD2
Department of Agriculture; Department of Health; Food Donation; Charitable, Religious, or Nonprofit Organizations; Wild Game; Axis Deer
RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.
Exempts the donation of wild game meat or meat products, including axis deer, to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of meat. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
MIYAKE, COCHRAN, KILA, KUSCH, LAMOSAO, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, Matayoshi |
HHS, JDC/CPN |
SB1230 |
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HB1345 HD1 SD2
DOE; UH; Four-year College; Tuition Subsidy; Mandatory Fee Subsidy; State-Approved Teacher Education Program; Teacher Education; Resident Student; Service Requirement
RELATING TO TEACHER EDUCATION.
Authorizes the Department of Education to subsidize all tuition and mandatory fees for a resident student enrolled in a 4-year college campus of the University of Hawaii System with an education program or that offers an education degree for the semester or term that the student enrolls in a State-Approved Teacher Education Program under certain conditions. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. |
WOODSON, AMATO, COCHRAN, GRANDINETTI, KILA, KUSCH, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS |
EDU, WAM |
SB1524 |
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HB1391 HD1 SD1 CD1
DBEDT; Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission; Reports; Out-of-state Relations Activities; Appropriations
RELATING TO TRADE.
Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to fund out-of-state relations activities. (CD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
QUINLAN |
EDT/WLA, WAM |
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HB1427 HD1 SD1
DOH; DOA; Avian Influenza; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AVIAN INFLUENZA.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Department of Agriculture to prevent, monitor, and respond to avian influenza in Hawaii. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) |
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4/2/2026- Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
NAKAMURA |
HHS/AEN, WAM |
SB1591 |
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HB1450 HD2 SD1
DOA; Climate-Resilient Food Systems Grant Pilot Program; Reports; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE RESILIENCY.
Establishes a three-year Climate-Resilient Food Systems Grant Pilot Program, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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3/20/2026- Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). |
QUINLAN |
AEN, WAM |
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HB1481 HD2 SD1
DOH; Disposition of Remains; Burial-transit Permit; Cemetery; Crematory; Funeral Establishment; Hydrolysis Facility; Mortuary
RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
Requires any cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, hydrolysis facility, or mortuary to dispose of the remains of a dead human body no later than sixty days from the later of either the date a burial‑transit permit has been issued or the date of an affidavit for amendment of the permit has been submitted. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAKENOUCHI |
CPN |
SB1630 |
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HB1494 HD3 SD1
Department of Accounting and General Services; Stadium Authority; Stadium Development Special Fund; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO SPORTS FACILITIES.
Requires conditions placed on appropriations to the Stadium Development Special Fund to be met before expenditure. Restricts private donations to the Stadium Authority to use on stadium infrastructure and stadium development costs. Appropriates funds out of the Stadium Development Special Fund, subject to the completion of specific project readiness conditions. Requires certain moneys expended to be from private sources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Re-Referred to EDT/EDU, WAM. |
GARRETT, YAMASHITA |
EDT/EDU, WAM |
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HB1509 HD2 SD1
Workers' Compensation; Treatment Plan; Response; Penalty
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Repeals the authorization of a physician to transmit a treatment plan by mail or facsimile to an address or facsimile number provided by the employer. Requires employers denying a treatment plan to file a written denial with the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations within seven days of receipt. Places the burden of proof on the employer to establish by a preponderance of medical evidence that the denial of the treatment plan is justified. Establishes a presumption that a denial of a treatment plan not supported by a medical opinion or relevant medical records existing at the time of denial shall be without reasonable grounds. Clarifies that a treatment plan is deemed accepted if an employer fails to file a written denial within the seven-day period. Requires employers to pay the appropriate health care provider for any medical care set forth in a treatment plan that is accepted or deemed accepted. Establishes penalties for employers whom the Director found to have denied a treatment plan without reasonable grounds, frivolously, or primarily for purposes of delay, or to have failed to pay for an injured employee's medical care under an accepted treatment plan. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
SB2393 |
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HB1510 HD2 SD1
Certificates of Inspection; License Plates; Obstruction; Enforcement
RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES.
Conditions the issuance of a certificate of inspection upon a vehicle not being equipped with any cover or shield installed over the license plate. Amends the penalty for obstruction of a license plate. Allows state or county parking enforcement officers and persons authorized by a state or county law enforcement agency to issue citations for vehicles with a cover or shield obstructing the license plate. Repeals the requirement that a cover or shield be intended to alter or interfere with the visibility, legibility, or identification of a license plate by law enforcement or traffic enforcement systems. Effective 1/1/2027. (SD1) |
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4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
MATAYOSHI, KILA |
TRS, JDC |
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HB1511 HD2 SD1
Consumer Protection; Unsolicited Mail and Electronic Mail; Prohibitions
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Prohibits entities from distributing unsolicited mail or electronic mail that employs high pressure tactics or is reasonably likely to cause a consumer to believe that the sender is affiliated with another entity that the sender is not actually affiliated with and the entity is asking the recipient to pay for goods, services, or forms of legal authorization, unless certain disclosures are met. Makes contracts that fail to meet disclosure requirements voidable at the option of the consumer. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
MATAYOSHI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
CPN, JDC |
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HB1514 HD2 SD1
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Workers' Compensation; Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Certified Providers; Automatic Approval
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of vocational rehabilitation services. Requires certified providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment and the initial evaluation report finds the injured employee feasible to participate. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational rehabilitation plan no later than one hundred twenty days after submitting an initial evaluation report, unless extended by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. Clarifies the process for an employer to object to a vocational rehabilitation plan. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KILA, KITAGAWA, LEE, M., MARTEN, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TAM, TARNAS |
LBT, CPN |
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HB1515 HD2 SD1
Workers' Compensation; Functional Capacity Examination; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KILA, KITAGAWA, LEE, M., MARTEN, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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HB1516 HD1 SD1
Pretrial Release; Bail
RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
Requires certain factors to be considered when determining a defendant's financial ability to afford bail. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TEMPLO |
JDC |
SB2732 |
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HB1518 HD1 SD1
DHS; SNAP; Incarcerated Individuals; Felony Drug Offenders
RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
By 2/28/27, requires the Department of Human Services, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to establish a pre-release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application process for inmates nearing release. Allows all individuals convicted of an offense involving the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance to apply for SNAP benefits, regardless of treatment status. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA |
HHS, JDC/WAM |
SB2417 |
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HB1519 HD1 SD3
CSC; State Procurement Office; State and County Contractors; State and County Grantees; Officers of Contractors and Grantees; Third-Party Payment Processor Website Contributions; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Requires disclosure of the names of compensated officers of state and county contractors and grantees. Prohibits the compensated officers of certain state and county contractors and grantees from making, promising, or soliciting certain campaign contributions for the duration of the contract or grant. Provides that, for contributions received through a third-party payment processor website, whether received by check or directly deposited to the candidate or noncandidate committee, the date the contributor executes the transaction on the third-party payment processor website shall be deemed the date of receipt and the date of acceptance for campaign finance reporting and compliance requirements. Clarifies that monetary contributions and other campaign funds shall be deposited within 14 days of their physical receipt in a depository institution. Requires unlawful contributions to be returned to the contributor within 30 calendar days of receipt or escheat to the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund. Clarifies that where a violation of the prohibition against contributions and expenditures by lobbyists during legislative session occurs because of the acceptance or agreement to accept a prohibited contribution, and the contribution is by check, the date of violation shall be the date of the receipt of the check and not the date of deposit. Appropriates moneys. (SD3) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KILA, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TEMPLO |
JDC, WAM |
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HB1523 HD1 SD1
Pedestrian-control Signals; Traffic Code; Countdown Timer
RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
Removes references to countdown timers as it relates to pedestrian-control signals, including the requirement that pedestrians must begin crossing a roadway before a countdown timer begins. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TODD, Matsumoto |
TRS, JDC |
SB3044, SB3209 |
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HB1524 HD2 SD1
Pedestrian; Violations; Fines; Limitation
RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.
Establishes that fines for pedestrian violations under chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not exceed $25. Requires state and county agencies to revise applicable schedules of fines, rules, and procedures to comply with the monetary limit. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TODD |
TRS, JDC |
SB2445 |
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HB1541 HD2 SD1
Department of Health; Developmental Disabilities Division; Hawaii State Hospital; Positions; Civil Service Exemptions
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Exempts certain positions in the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital from civil service. Authorizes the Director of Health to appoint two additional associate administrators and two project managers for the Hawaii State Hospital or a secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
TAKAYAMA |
HHS/LBT, WAM |
SB3273 |
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HB1546 HD1 SD2
DHS; DCCA; Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program; Medicaid; Subsidies; Waivers; Vouchers; Portability; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Establishes a 3-year Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program within the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to assist individuals who have lost Medicaid health insurance coverage and lack access to other health insurance options. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to contract with a nonprofit health insurer or community-based organization to operate the Pilot Program under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to issue premium subsidies in certain circumstances. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
CPN, WAM |
SB2087 |
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HB1548 HD1 SD1
Penal Code; Misdemeanors; Sentencing; Nonviolent Offenses
RELATING TO SENTENCING.
Limits the maximum term of imprisonment for misdemeanors that are not crimes of violence, or for offenses that are not crimes of violence punishable by up to or not exceeding one year, to three hundred sixty-four days. Allows individuals previously sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment for an offense that is not a crime of violence to apply to the court for a sentence modification to conform to the new limit. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, Reyes Oda |
JDC |
SB2731 |
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HB1550 HD2 SD2
Uniform Controlled Substances Act; Drug Paraphernalia; Drug Testing Products
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Excludes drug testing products from the definition of drug paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
TARNAS, AMATO, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, PERRUSO, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, Poepoe |
HHS, JDC |
SB2419 |
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HB1553 HD1 SD1
Habitat Conservation Plans; Emergency Medical and Rehabilitation Services Agreement
RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS.
Requires any existing habitat conservation plan that does not include an agreement for emergency medical and rehabilitation services for affected native wildlife to be amended to include the services in the agreement. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, SOUZA, TAM |
WLA/AEN, JDC |
SB2988 |
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HB1573 HD3 SD1
AG; Electronic Smoking Devices; E-Liquids; Marketing Granted Order; Directory; Penalties
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to certify to the Department of the Attorney General annually that the manufacturer received a Marketing Granted Order from the federal Food and Drug Administration and that the manufacturer is in compliance with federal regulations and state laws. Requires the Department to compile and make public a directory of all electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers and products duly certified. Establishes penalties for manufacturers that fail to comply with the certification requirements and for other parties that acquire, possess, transport, keep, sell, or offer for sale products that are not in the directory. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, ILAGAN, KILA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM |
SB2410 |
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HB1574 HD2 SD2
Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program; Healthcare Professionals; Minimum Service Requirements
RELATING TO THE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Formally codifies the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program. Requires a participant in the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program who receives a new award on or after July 1, 2027, to remain and work in the State for a certain number of years based on the amount of financial assistance received. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, GARRETT, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
SB2409 |
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HB1576 HD1 SD1
DBEDT; BLNR; Film Permits; Tax Credit; Information; Public Notice; Film Studio; Public Lands; Exemption
RELATING TO FILMING.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production obtains a permit or enters into a memorandum of agreement or understanding with DBEDT to film a visually recorded production at certain locations. Requires DBEDT to provide public notice of certain information whenever a production registers for pre-qualification or is determined to qualify for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit and simultaneously post notice on a publicly accessible part of its website. Allows individuals to sign up to receive the public notice by electronic mail or postal mail. Provides an exemption for dispositions of lands set aside for filming and film studio operation from prior approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TEMPLO, AMATO, CHUN, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KILA, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, TAM |
EDT, WAM |
SB2574 |
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HB1588 HD1 SD1
DOT; Noise Detection Camera Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes the Noise Detection Camera Program in the Department of Transportation for the installation of noise detection cameras for the enforcement of noise control laws. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAM, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, QUINLAN, TAKAYAMA, WOODSON, Amato, Morikawa |
TRS, WAM/JDC |
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HB1591 HD1 SD2
Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit; Physician Assistants; Dietitians; Social Workers; Residency Programs; Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee; Director of Health
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Expands the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer‑based supervised clinical training rotation" applicable to the Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors, including removing "primary care" from the criteria to qualify as a preceptor. Adds physician assistants, dietitians, and social workers to the list of preceptors and eligible students. Expands eligibility for the tax credit to include accredited residency programs that require preceptor support. Adds the Director of Health and representatives of residency programs with eligible students to the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
SAYAMA, GARRETT, HOLT, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
HHS, CPN/WAM |
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HB1605 HD1 SD1
UH; CTAHR; Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience for the development of its human and community resilience institute. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
CHUN, GARRETT, KAHALOA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, PERRUSO |
EDU, WAM |
SB2705 |
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HB1618 HD1 SD1
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.
Establishes and appropriates funds for a Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund, to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, to provide financial assistance, including low-interest or forgivable loans, to eligible homeowners for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
LOWEN, CHUN, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MORIKAWA, NAKAMURA, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, TARNAS, TODD |
AEN/HHS/WAM |
SB2770 |
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HB1619 HD2 SD1
Zero-Emissions Transportation Goals; Electric Vehicle Infrastructure; Special Management Areas; Exclusion
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Excludes from the definition of "development", as it applies to special management areas, the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of an electric vehicle charging system. Includes the Public Utilities Commission in the development and implementation of plans to meet the long-term goals for zero-emissions transportation in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
LOWEN, EVSLIN, KAPELA, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, WOODSON |
EIG/WLA, CPN |
SB2434 |
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HB1628 HD2 SD1
Hawaii Paroling Authority; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Compassionate Release; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMPASSIONATE RELEASE.
Establishes a protocol for compassionate release for certain ill or seriously debilitated incarcerated persons. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA |
PBS, JHA, FIN |
SB2688 |
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HB1642 HD1 SD1
Consumer Protection; Digital Financial Assets; Virtual Currencies; Kiosks; Limits; Purchases
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Establishes limits on transactions through digital financial asset transaction kiosks. Requires operators of digital financial asset transaction kiosks to use blockchain analytics and tracing software to prevent fraud; make certain disclosures; provide receipts to customers; provide full refunds under certain circumstances; hold new customer transactions for a period of at least forty-eight hours; and provide live customer service and a dedicated communications line for the Attorney General, Office of Consumer Protection, Department of Law Enforcement, and county police departments. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MATAYOSHI, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, MARTEN, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
CPC, JHA, FIN |
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HB1643 HD2 SD2
Pharmacy; Registered Pharmacists; Audits; Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Exclusion; Health Maintenance Organization; Integrated Delivery System
RELATING TO PHARMACY.
Specifies a framework for the administration of audits of records of registered pharmacists and pharmacies. Amends the definition of "pharmacy benefit manager" under chapter 431S, HRS, to exclude certain health maintenance organizations. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
MATAYOSHI, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KILA, MARTEN, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
HHS, CPN |
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HB1656 HD1 SD1
Indebtedness; Salary or Wage Overpayment; Overpayment Payroll Transactions; Deductions for Recovery; Notice
RELATING TO INDEBTEDNESS TO THE STATE.
Amends the amount that a disbursing officer may deduct from an employee's salary, wage, or compensation based on the employee's gross income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
SAYAMA, ILAGAN, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, OLDS, TAKAYAMA |
LBT, WAM |
SB2118 |
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HB1658 HD1 SD1
Collective Bargaining in Public Employment; Repricing of Classes; Negotiations; Impasse Procedures; Arbitration
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Amends the collective bargaining negotiation procedure on the repricing of classes within a bargaining unit for public employees. Establishes an impasse procedure to be applied when an employer fails to initiate the negotiation or the parties fail to reach an agreement within certain timeframes. Repeals existing law that requires a different impasse procedure to apply in those situations. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
SAYAMA, ILAGAN, KUSCH, LEE, M., MATAYOSHI, TARNAS |
LBT, WAM |
SB2115 |
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HB1661 HD1 SD1
Cafeteria Plans; Wage and Salary Reduction Benefit Programs; Flexible Spending Accounts; Public Service; Maximum Contributions; Carryover Limits
RELATING TO CAFETERIA PLANS.
Requires the maximum contribution and carryover amounts for a public service flexible spending account plan to be set annually in accordance with the maximum amounts allowed under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
SAYAMA, ILAGAN, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
LBT, WAM |
SB2122 |
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HB1663 HD2 SD1
Reimbursement; Public Employees; Travel Costs; Interest Owed
RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Requires the State or a county to reimburse an officer or employee for work-related travel costs that the officer or employee loaned to the State or a county within thirty calendar days of submitting an approved statement of completed travel. Requires the State or a county to pay interest on a loan not reimbursed within thirty calendar days until the loan is fully reimbursed. Obligates an officer or employee to request a complete refund from the travel vendor for travel not taken for good cause. Entitles an officer or employee to reimbursement from the State or a county when a travel vendor offers a partial refund or no refund. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
SAYAMA, GARRETT, ILAGAN, KILA, LEE, M., MIYAKE, OLDS, POEPOE, TAM, TARNAS |
LBT/GVO, WAM |
SB2119 |
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HB1664 HD1 SD1
EUTF; Collective Bargaining; Contributions; Disputes; Impasses; Arbitration
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.
Allows impasses and disputes relating to the amounts of State and county contributions to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) to be resolved by arbitration. Repeals the prohibition against strikes by members of bargaining units on the issue of the amounts of State and county contributions to the EUTF. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
SAYAMA, ILAGAN, KILA, LEE, M., MARTEN, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
SB2117 |
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HB1667 HD1 SD1
State Civil Identification Card; Lowering of Age to Obtain
RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION.
Lowers the age to obtain a state civil identification card without a signature from a parent or guardian from eighteen years old to sixteen years old. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
KILA |
EIG, JDC |
SB2895 |
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HB1678 HD1 SD1
Planned Community Associations; Condominium Associations; Cumulative Voting; Candidates
RELATING TO ASSOCIATIONS.
Clarifies that in planned community association and condominium association elections conducted by cumulative voting, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates, including write-ins, and that individual votes are used when allocating votes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ICHIYAMA |
CPN |
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HB1679 HD1 SD2
Condominium Associations; Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting at Electronic Meetings; Electronic Voting Without a Meeting; Mail Voting Without a Meeting; Proxies
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies an association board's authority with respect to calling and authorizing electronic meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, electronic voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Clarifies that proxies are only to be used for any voting conducted at a meeting. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ICHIYAMA |
CPN, JDC |
SB2561 |
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HB1682 HD1 SD2
Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images; Civil Remedies
RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES.
Enacts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act (Modified). Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
ICHIYAMA |
LBT, JDC |
SB2448 |
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HB1688 HD1 SD2
Taxation; General Excise Tax; Aircraft Service and Maintenance
RELATING TO A GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.
Provides a general excise tax exemption for the sale of material, parts, or tools used for aircraft service and maintenance or for the construction of an aircraft service and maintenance facility. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KILA, ILAGAN, TAM |
TRS, WAM |
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HB1692 HD2 SD2
Stationary Vehicles; Traffic Safety; Duty of Approaching Vehicle; Traffic Violations; Pickup Trucks; Passenger Restrictions
RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so or come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Prohibits the operation of a pickup truck with a passenger seated in the bed or load-carrying area on roadways with posted speed limits of forty-six miles per hour or higher and roadways with three or more lanes traveling in the same direction. Provides certain exemptions from passenger restrictions. Increases the minimum age to ride in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck while in operation from twelve years of age to eighteen years of age. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KILA, AMATO, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, TAM, TARNAS |
TRS, JDC |
SB2026 |
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HB1696 HD2 SD1
DOT; DLIR; Commercial Driver's Licenses; Minimum Age
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen. Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of a registered apprenticeship program as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations or a structured, on-the-job training program administered by the person's employer that meets certain requirements. Requires the Department of Transportation to amend its rules to lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KILA, MIYAKE, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI, Muraoka |
TRS, JDC |
SB2896 |
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HB1700 HD1 SD1
Counties; Individuals with Disabilities; Access and Functional Needs; Housing Projects; Expedited Permits; Reports
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Includes housing projects for individuals with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs as eligible projects to apply for expedited permits. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
EIG/HHS/HOU, JDC |
SB2270 |
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HB1705 HD1 SD2
Judiciary; Family Court; Child Custody Evaluators; Licensed Mental Health Counselors
RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.
Allows licensed mental health counselors to be appointed as child custody evaluators. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, AMATO, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, JDC |
SB2090 |
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HB1707 HD1 SD2
DAB; Transportation Costs; Shipping Costs; Reimbursements; Position; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers a portion of their costs to transport livestock, livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain necessary supplies, under certain conditions. Establishes a position to administer the Program. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, AMATO, BELATTI, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
AEN, WAM |
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HB1710 HD2 SD2
SHPD; Historic Preservation; Review; Historic Properties; Private Properties; Project Review; Review Period
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct a phased review of a proposed project on private property under certain circumstances. Amends the process and deadlines by which SHPD must provide written concurrence or non-concurrence for proposed projects on private property or certain projects that require state or county approval for entitlement for use. Clarifies when an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned residential property shall be subject to the requirements of section 6E-42, HRS. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MIYAKE, AMATO, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, PIERICK, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
WLA, JDC |
SB2341 |
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HB1711 HD1 SD2
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Housing; Rent-to-Own Program; Sales Price
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Amends, for purposes of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's Rent-to-Own Program, the period during which the sales price of a dwelling unit is required to remain fixed from 5 years to a period of up to 10 years. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MIYAKE, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, OLDS, SAYAMA, TARNAS |
HOU, WAM |
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HB1713 HD1 SD1
DOE; LUC; School Facilities Authority; School Impact Fees; Repeal; Fair Share Contribution Accounts; Impact Fee Accounts; Educational Contribution Agreements; Transfer; School Facilities Special Fund; Appropriation
RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
Prohibits the Land Use Commission from imposing exactions from a residential development for educational purposes. Repeals school impact fees. Abolishes school impact fee subaccounts within the School Facilities Special Fund and transfers unencumbered balances to the School Facilities Special Fund. Abolishes fair share contribution and impact fee accounts within the DOE Donations – Facilities Trust and transfers unencumbered balances to the School Facilities Special Fund. Provides that any existing educational contribution agreements executed with the Department of Education or School Facilities Authority before the repeal of school impact fees shall remain in effect. Transfers existing educational contribution agreements from the Department of Education to the School Facilities Authority. Repeals a requirement for the School Facilities Authority to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds from the School Facilities Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MIYAKE, AMATO, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
HOU/EDU, WAM |
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HB1716 HD1 SD1
Elections; Political Parties; Qualification; Ballot Placement
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
Establishes a process by which any political party continuously listed on the general election ballot for two consecutive general election cycles shall be deemed continuously qualified for ballot placement. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
POEPOE, GRANDINETTI, PERRUSO |
JDC |
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HB1718 HD1 SD1
HHFDC; Affordable Housing; County Powers; Sunset
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments that include housing along a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit system. Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds before 7/1/2033 for this purpose. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
EVSLIN, AMATO, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, MURAOKA, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TARNAS |
HOU/EIG, WAM |
SB2748, SB3036 |
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HB1721 HD2 SD2
Expedited Permits; Insurance; Additional Insureds; Indemnification; Certificates of Occupancy
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certain certificate of occupancy requirements for purposes of expedited permits. Requires state or county inspectors to inspect all projects with expedited permits. Repeals 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
EVSLIN, MIYAKE |
EIG/HOU, CPN |
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HB1728 HD1 SD1
DOH; Rainwater Catchment Systems
RELATING TO RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS.
Requires the Department of Health to allow for the installation and operation of rainwater catchment systems for potable and nonpotable uses on all properties. Requires the Department of Health to regulate and enforce standards for the use of rainwater catchment systems. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
EVSLIN, AMATO, BELATTI, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, Matayoshi |
EIG/WLA, JDC |
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HB1737 HD3 SD2
Agriculture; Agricultural Districts; Zoning; Farm Dwelling; Farm Employee Housing
RELATING TO FARM EMPLOYEE HOUSING.
Clarifies the allowable uses within agricultural districts with respect to farm dwellings and farm employee housing. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
EVSLIN, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TARNAS, TODD, Amato |
AEN/HOU, JDC |
SB2006 |
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HB1740 HD2 SD2
HHFDC; Qualified Residents; Affordable Housing; Housing Development; Exemptions; Owner-Occupancy; Deed Restrictions
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Repeals the prohibition against qualified residents for Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation-approved projects holding a majority interest in land and repeals the requirement that qualified residents demonstrate financial viability or ability to pay rent. Adds an eligibility requirement limiting total value of assets and property. Amends exemptions from statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules for certain housing projects developed by the Corporation that satisfy certain conditions, including requirements related to employment, owner-occupancy, and deed restrictions. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
EVSLIN, AMATO, BELATTI, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LOWEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, MURAOKA, OLDS, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TARNAS, TODD |
HOU, WAM |
SB2424 |
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HB1741 HD2 SD1
Inclusionary Mandate; Housing Affordability Impact Fee; Needs Assessment Study
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Deems a county inclusionary mandate as a form of development exaction and treats the mandate as a housing affordability impact fee, with certain exemptions. Prohibits a county from adopting, amending, or enforcing an inclusionary mandate or inclusionary mandates for residential or mixed-use development, under certain circumstances. Establishes additional requirements for a needs assessment study for a county-imposed inclusionary mandate. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
EVSLIN, AMATO, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TARNAS |
HSG, WAL, JHA, FIN |
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HB1749 HD2 SD1
Cesspools; Cesspool Disclosure Form; Penalties
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires sellers to provide buyers with a cesspool disclosure form before the execution of a real estate purchase contract. Establishes standards for the cesspool disclosure form by 11/1/2026. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
LEE, M., AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM |
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HB1752 HD1 SD1
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee; HI-EMA; Adjutant General; Administrator; Membership
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Replaces the Adjutant General on the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee with the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
BELATTI, SOUZA |
PSM, JDC |
SB2139 |
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HB1753 HD2 SD2
AG; Social Media Platforms; User Accounts; Personal Information; Sensitive Personal Information; Deletion; Deceptive Practices
RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
Requires certain social media platforms to provide an accessible mechanism for users to delete their accounts on the platform and permanently erase all personal information and sensitive personal information associated with deleted accounts. Prohibits certain deceptive practices by social media platforms that obstruct the deletion of user accounts. Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil actions and seek injunctive relief and penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TEMPLO, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GARCIA, GEDEON, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS |
CPN, JDC |
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HB1768 HD1 SD2
State and County Law Enforcement; Immigration Enforcement Actions; Prohibition
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Prohibits any law enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits state or county agencies to engage in immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officials from engaging in certain immigration-related actions, except under limited circumstances. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KAPELA, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS |
PSM/EIG, JDC |
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HB1769 HD2 SD1
Corrections; Private, Out-of-state Prisons; Return to In-state Correctional Facilities; Reports
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
Requires the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally return committed felons incarcerated in private, out-of-state correctional institutions to in-state correctional facilities. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
KAPELA, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TARNAS |
PSM, WAM |
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HB1782 HD3 SD2
Attorney General; Office of Consumer Protection; Artificial Intelligence; AI Companion Systems; Conversational AI Services; Minors; Regulation; Oversight; Penalties
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS.
Establishes safeguards, protections, oversight, and penalties for interactions between minors and artificial intelligence companion systems or conversational artificial intelligence services. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
LA CHICA, AMATO, GARCIA, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
LBT/HHS, CPN/JDC |
SB2788 |
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HB1785 HD1 SD1
DOE; Superintendent; Student Transportation; Penalty; School Bus Fare Revolving Fund
RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.
Authorizes the Superintendent to hire a new contractor if a contractor under a student transportation contract fails to provide service on a contracted service capacity or designated service segment for five or more consecutive instructional days. Authorizes the Department of Education to assess a penalty if a contractor fails to provide service on a designated service segment without an approved justification. Authorizes the use of the School Bus Fare Revolving Fund to offset costs associated with procuring replacement services. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
LA CHICA, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
EDU, WAM |
SB2549 |
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HB1800 HD1 SD1
State Budget; Executive Supplemental Budget ($)
RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.
Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 2025‑2027 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. (SD1) |
(H)
4/21/2026- Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 1:00PM in conference room 309. |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB2500 |
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HB1801 HD1 SD1
DHS; Child Welfare Services; Domestic Violence; Training; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to contract with one or more organizations specializing in domestic violence to provide training and on-site staff in Child Welfare Services Branch offices to support all aspects of screening for and addressing domestic violence within a case. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MARTEN, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KILA, LEE, M., MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, Iwamoto |
HHS, WAM |
SB2898 |
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HB1802 HD1 SD1
DLNR; BLNR; Conservation Banks
RELATING TO CONSERVATION MITIGATION BANKS.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources and certain public or private entities to operate conservation banks, subject to approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, for situations where a person or entity is required to provide compensatory mitigation to offset adverse impacts to threatened, endangered, candidate, or proposed species as part of an approved incidental take license and habitat conservation plan. Adds the associate director of the United States Geological Survey, Ecosystem Mission Area, to the membership of the Endangered Species Recovery Committee. Requires the Endangered Species Recovery Committee to review applications and proposals for conservation banks and conduct subsequent reviews and oversight. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS |
WLA, WAM |
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HB1804 HD1 SD2
EOA; UH; Long-Term Care Financing; Long-Term Care Services and Supports; Home- and Community-Based Care; Appropriation; Report ($)
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING.
Requires the Executive Office on Aging to develop the framework and scope of work for a proposed study that examines the feasibility, impacts, and costs of different public and private financing options for long-term care services and supports. Authorizes the Executive Office on Aging to contract with the University of Hawaii. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MARTEN, AMATO, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
SB2554 |
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HB1810 HD2 SD2
Charitable Solicitation; Professional Solicitors; Non-Perishable Tangible Property; Donations; Payment; Financial Reports; Disclosures; Signage
RELATING TO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION.
Beginning 1/1/2027: establishes prompt payment and financial reporting requirements for professional solicitors that sell donated or collected non-perishable tangible property on behalf of charitable organizations and prohibits these professional solicitors from failing to visibly display certain signage; comply with prompt payment, financial reporting, and contract term requirements; or prominently disclose certain information on any collection bin, container, or receptacle used to receive donated or collected property. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
MIYAKE, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, POEPOE, REYES ODA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS |
CPN, JDC |
SB2436 |
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HB1815 HD1 SD1
SFCA; Performing Arts Grants Program; Grants
RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS.
Explicitly applies existing grant standards to Performing Arts Grants Program grants under the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Effective 7/13/2085. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801). |
KAPELA |
WLA, WAM |
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HB1823 HD2 SD2
Coastal Zone Management Act; Special Management Areas; Permitting; Requirements; Development; Excluded Activities; Public Infrastructure Improvement Projects; Exemption; Lahaina; Maui Wildfires
RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.
Amends the definition of "development," as it pertains to coastal zone management, to exclude any state- or county-funded infrastructure improvement project that is exempted from an environmental assessment or determined as a finding of no significant impact under chapter 343, HRS. Applies only to zones established in Lahaina in the aftermath of the 2023 Maui wildfires that have been designated for reentry by the State or County of Maui as of January 1, 2026, excluding lands owned by or under the control of the State or County of Maui. Effective 7/1/2050. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD2) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
HASHEM |
WLA, JDC |
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HB1824 HD1 SD1
Condominium Associations; Reserve Study; Waiver; Small Associations
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
Allows small condominium associations with a building or buildings of no more than two stories to waive the requirement for the reserve study to be reviewed by an independent reserve study preparer if a majority of unit owners at a meeting approve the waiver and certain other requirements are met, but prohibits associations from waiving this requirement for consecutive three-year periods. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
GARRETT |
CPN |
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HB1838 HD2 SD1
AG; U and T Visa Certification; Uniform Statewide Requirements; State and County Certifying Entities and Officials; Policies and Processes; Training; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO VISAS.
Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U and T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U and T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. Appropriates funds for the Department of the Attorney General to provide training to certifying entities and certifying officials on all federal and state requirements for U and T visa certifications. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ILAGAN, AMATO, BELATTI, GEDEON, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KUSCH, MARTEN, OLDS, POEPOE, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, Reyes Oda |
JDC, WAM |
SB2873 |
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HB1839 HD2 SD2
Immigration; Law Enforcement Agencies; Access to Detained Individuals; Civil Immigration Interviews; Due Process; Public Forums
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to notify an individual in the custody of a state or county law enforcement agency of their rights before any interview with federal immigration authorities pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations can commence. Designates all records relating to federal immigration authorities access to detained individuals provided by a state or local law enforcement agency as government records. Requires state and county law enforcement agencies that have provided federal immigration authorities access to a detained individual within the previous year to hold two public forums per year. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ILAGAN, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS |
ECD, JHA, FIN |
SB2874 |
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HB1840 HD2 SD1
DOE; HTSB; Charter Schools; Visiting International Educator Permit; Emergency Hires; Rules; Support
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to develop an alternative pathway for a visiting international educator permit aligned to the duration of the educator's J-1 visa program. Permits the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires HTSB to extend the five-year period in the case of a declared state of emergency. Requires the Department of Education to provide support to assist emergency hires in meeting the requirements of licensure and require the training be mandatory for emergency hires in their fourth and fifth years. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
ILAGAN, AMATO, BELATTI, GEDEON, HUSSEY, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA |
EDU, WAM |
SB2551, SB2875 |
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HB1842 HD2 SD1
DLNR; DAGS; HHFDC; Real Property; Public Lands; Transfer; City and County of Honolulu
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
Amends Act 289, SLH 2025, to replace the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, repeal the designation of affected parcels as public lands, change the transfer date for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, change the deadline for approval by the City and County of Honolulu to 12/31/2027, change the repeal date to 1/1/2028, and repeal reenactment language. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TAKAYAMA |
WLA, WAM |
SB3008 |
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HB1853 HD1 SD1
Executive office on Aging; Hanai Memory Network Program; Dementia Care; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO DEMENTIA.
Establishes the Hanai Memory Network Program within the Executive Office on Aging to create a network of dementia care specialists and support systems to assist individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GARCIA, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
SB2269 |
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HB1854 HD1 SD2
Department of Health; Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office; Oversight Board; Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances; State Council on Mental Health; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS.
Establishes the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office to certify and decertify community behavioral health clinics and provide technical assistance for clinics seeking certification. Establishes the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Oversight Board. Amends the composition of the Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances and State Council on Mental Health to include a member from the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office. Establishes decertification process. Limits state liability. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TAKAYAMA |
HHS, WAM |
SB3274 |
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HB1858 HD2 SD1
Vital Statistics; Fetal Death; Certificate of Fetal Death; Registration; Filing and Preparation; Permits
RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.
Amends the various requirements in the event of a fetal death, including registration of certain fetal deaths, filing and preparation of a certificate of fetal death, and issuance of a permit for removal, burial, or other disposition. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, HASHEM, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KUSCH, MARTEN, OLDS, SOUZA, TARNAS |
HHS, JDC |
SB2856 |
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HB1860 HD2 SD1
State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Designation; Funding; Reports
RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Designates the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Exempts state funds received by the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra from chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
QUINLAN |
WLA, WAM |
SB2603 |
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HB1864 HD2 SD2
Insurance; Mandatory Coverage; Standard Fertility Preservation Services; Iatrogenic Infertility; Medically Necessary Treatment
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
For policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2026, requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons undergoing medically necessary treatment that may cause iatrogenic infertility. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
QUINLAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, LOWEN |
HHS, CPN |
SB2899 |
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HB1870 HD2 SD1
AG; Civil Immigration Enforcement; State Actors; State Contractors; Protected Community Locations; Statewide Standards; Written Policies; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PROTECTED COMMUNITY LOCATIONS.
Establishes statewide standards for state and county agencies, officers, employees, and contractors, to limit participation in civil immigration enforcement in or near protected community locations. By 1/1/2027, requires all state and county agencies that operate protected community locations to adopt and post written policies, provide annual staff training, and maintain data privacy protections. Appropriates funds for implementation by the Attorney General. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ILAGAN, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ICHIYAMA, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KUSCH, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TARNAS, TEMPLO, Morikawa |
PSM/GVO, WAM/JDC |
SB3237 |
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HB1875 HD2 SD2
Gender-Affirming Health Care Services; Reproductive Health Care Services; Protections; Abusive Litigation; Medical Malpractice Insurance; Health Carriers; Protected Health Information; Covered Entities
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services, including clarifying permitted disclosures of protected health information to address changes in federal regulations. Establishes protections against abusive litigation. Prohibits medical malpractice insurers and health carriers from taking certain adverse actions against health care providers solely on the basis that the health care provider provides lawful reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TAM, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, MARTEN, PERRUSO |
HHS/CPN, JDC |
SB2868 |
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HB1878 HD2 SD1
Anti-discrimination; Prohibitions; Certain Characteristics; Intersectionality
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
Prohibits discrimination based on: (1) The perception that a person possesses certain characteristics; (2) The perception that a person is associated with a person who possesses, or is perceived to possess, certain characteristics; or (3) The intersection or combination of two or more specified characteristics in relation to a person. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
PERRUSO, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, KAPELA, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, TAM |
JDC |
SB2871 |
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HB1881 HD1 SD2
Land Use; Passenger Ropeways; Prohibition; Exemption
RELATING TO LAND USE.
Prohibits passenger ropeways on public property in all land use districts, with an exemption for a government entity or official government government-recognized corporation or nonprofit organization, subject to legislative approval. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
QUINLAN, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KILA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE |
WLA, JDC |
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HB1886 HD2 SD2
Law Enforcement; State and County Law Enforcement; Federal Law Enforcement; State and Federal Collaboration; Visible Identification; Facial Coverings; Criminal Offenses
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
Establishes provisions limiting state and federal collaboration for purposes of immigration enforcement operations. Establishes identification and facial coverings standards for state and federal law enforcement officers. Establishes criminal offenses for improper facial coverings and lack of visible identification and unauthorized civil immigration arrest or detention. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAM |
PSM/EIG, JDC |
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HB1888 HD3 SD2
DOE; AG; Public Charter Schools; Educational Workers; Sports Officials; Protection and Workplace Safety; Penal Code; Harassment; Intentional Bodily Injury; Felony
RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.
Part I: Requires the Department of Education and state public charter schools to take certain steps to better address the harassment of educational workers, including sports officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to assist educational workers, including sports officials at department of education or public charter school sporting events, who have been subject to harassment or intentional bodily injury in obtaining a temporary restraining order. Part II: Clarifies that a sports official's duties cover sports events at public schools and private schools. Makes intentional or knowing bodily injury of an educational worker or a sports official engaged in the lawful discharge of their duties a class C felony for the first offense and a class B felony for a second or subsequent offense within ten years. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TODD |
EDN, LAB, JHA, FIN |
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HB1890 HD3 SD2
Salaries; Teachers; Annual Increases
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Provides annual salary step increases for public schools and public charter school teachers who have completed one year's satisfactory service and comply with specified requirements, if negotiated into a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to section 89-9, HRS, and subject to funds appropriated by the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
LBT/EDU, WAM |
SB2391 |
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HB1891 HD1 SD1
DOE; Dyslexia Screening; Universal Screening; Evidence-Based Interventions; Teacher Professional Development; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to implement dyslexia sensitive linguistically appropriate universal screenings and evidence-based interventions, offer professional development on structured literacy and evidenced-based interventions, and support pre-teacher programs in training candidates in structured literacy instruction. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI, GARCIA, GEDEON, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS |
EDU, WAM |
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HB1894 HD1 SD1
DOE; Braille Instruction; Braille Instructional Materials; Section 504 Plans; Individualized Education Programs; Braille Literacy Support Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the Department of Education to include the instruction of braille and provision of braille instructional materials under certain circumstances; provide braille literacy support services; cooperate with the Department of Human Services when requested to submit information necessary to maintain a register of the blind in the State; provide comprehensive information about braille literacy services, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services, including educational programming options; and participate in the development of section 504 plans and individualized education programs. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
WOODSON, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD |
EDU/HHS, WAM |
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HB1897 HD1 SD1
Condominiums; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Facilitative Mediation; Evaluative Mediation; Binding Arbitration
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MATAYOSHI, ILAGAN, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., MARTEN, OLDS, SAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
CPN, JDC |
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HB1898 HD2 SD1
DOH; Insurance; Preventive Services Coverage; Recommendations; Standing Orders; Child Health Supervision Services; Immunization; Prevailing Medical Standards; Pharmacists; EUTF
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Specifies that no person is subject to liability for providing clinical preventive services in accordance with Department of Health recommendations. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and plans established by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust to provide coverage for clinical preventive services. Authorizes the Department of Health to make recommendations relating to clinical preventive services and issue standing orders for medications and immunizations. Clarifies that, for coverage for child health supervision services, the prevailing medical standards include recommendations by the Department of Health. Specifies that coverage for clinical preventive services shall not be denied on the basis of medical necessity or subject to prior authorization. Specifies that a registered pharmacist may order a vaccine in accordance with the recommendations from the Department of Health. Exempts this measure from an Auditor impact assessment report. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
MATAYOSHI, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
SB3057 |
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HB1920 HD1 SD2
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Extension; Partners; Limited Liability Companies; Allocation
RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Clarifies that, for tax credits issued after 7/1/2026, a partner or member that is a partnership or limited liability company that has been allocated a low-income housing tax credit may either further allocate the credit or transfer, sell, or assign all or a portion of the credit to any taxpayer. Extends the sunset date of Act 129, SLH 2016, relating to the low-income housing tax credit, until 12/31/2032. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
EVSLIN, MIYAKE |
HOU, WAM |
SB2675 |
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HB1929 HD1 SD2
DAB; Molokai; Biosecurity; Advisory Board; Quarantine Facility; Molokai Biosecurity Plan; Positions; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
Establishes a Molokai Biosecurity Advisory Board. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, with the advice of the Advisory Board, to develop a Molokai Biosecurity Plan to prevent the spread of invasive species found elsewhere in the State to the island of Molokai. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAKENOUCHI |
AEN, WAM |
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HB1946 HD2 SD2
Time Shares; Registration; Renewal; Amendments; Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF TIME SHARES.
Establishes that applications for registration renewals for time share developers, acquisition agents, plan managers, and exchange agents required by section 514E-10, HRS, shall be deemed approved thirty days after receipt of all required documents, unless the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs issues a deficiency letter within that period. Establishes that any amendment to a required time share plan registration shall be deemed approved by operation of law on the sixtieth day after the amendment is submitted to the Director, unless the Director issues a deficiency letter within that period. Effective 9/1/2026. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAM, ILAGAN, TEMPLO |
EDT, CPN |
SB2359 |
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HB1952 HD1 SD1
UH; CTAHR; Agricultural Research and Extension Station Kauai; Capital Improvements; GO Bonds; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvements for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Agricultural Research and Extension Station on Kauai. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
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4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
CHUN, KAHALOA, KUSCH, MATSUMOTO, PERRUSO |
EDU, WAM |
SB2708 |
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HB1959 HD2 SD1
Domestic Violence; Abuse of Family or Household Member; Deferred Acceptance of Guilty Plea; Penalties
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
ICHIYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, YAMASHITA |
HHS, JDC |
SB2843 |
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HB1960 HD2 SD1
AG; DLE; Human Trafficking Awareness; Transient Accommodations Sector; Training; Signage; Reporting; Penalties; Rules
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers or transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers, keep records of the training, post signage, and develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking. Establishes penalties. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TEMPLO, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, YAMASHITA |
TOU, LAB, JHA, FIN |
SB2841 |
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HB1961 HD2 SD1
Health Care Facilities; Interference; Disruption; Criminal Penalties; Civil Remedies; Attorney General
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Prohibits persons from interfering with another person's access to or from a health care facility or disrupting the normal functioning of a health care facility. Makes violations a petty misdemeanor. Establishes a private right of action. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive or other equitable relief. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KAPELA, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
HHS, JDC |
SB2845 |
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HB1962 HD2 SD1
Parentage Proceedings; Divorce Proceedings; Domestic Abuse; Mediation
RELATING TO FAMILY.
Establishes an exemption from mediation in parentage proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse. Clarifies the exemption from mediation in divorce proceedings as it relates to domestic abuse. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
HARTSFIELD, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, YAMASHITA |
HHS, JDC |
SB2842 |
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HB1969 HD2 SD1
DHS; Colorectal Cancer Screenings; Colorectal Cancer Treatment; State-Funded Public Assistance; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER.
Requires the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings and treatment for certain persons. Requires state-funded coverage for follow-up treatment for colorectal cancer for certain persons. Requires coverage to include a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive test result. Specifies that coverage is not subject to a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirements. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KONG, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, WOODSON |
CPN, WAM |
SB2859 |
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HB1970 HD2 SD1
University of Hawaii Cancer Center; Hawaii Tumor Registry; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.
Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center's Hawaii Tumor Registry. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, GARRETT, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, KONG, KUSCH, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, WOODSON |
EDU, WAM |
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HB1972 HD2 SD1
Kupuna Caucus; DOTAX; Family Caregiver Tax Credit; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a family caregiver tax credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TEMPLO |
HHS, WAM |
SB2863 |
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HB1973 HD1 SD1
DOH; KupunAloha Pilot Program; In-Home Care Services; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes within the Department of Health a one-year KupunAloha pilot program to provide in-home health care and support services to eligible participants who do not otherwise qualify for government assistance for these services. Appropriates funds for the program. Pilot program sunsets 6/30/27. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TEMPLO, YAMASHITA |
HHS, WAM |
SB2864 |
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HB1974 HD1 SD1
State Health Planning and Development Agency; State Plan on Hearing Loss; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO HEALTH.
Requires and appropriates funds for the State Health Planning and Development Agency to develop and publish a state plan on hearing loss. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAKAYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TODD, WOODSON |
HHS, WAM |
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HB1976 HD1 SD1
DOH; HIEMA; Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; First Responder Training; Executive Office on Aging; Counties; Law Enforcement Standards Board
RELATING TO DEMENTIA.
Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, fire chiefs, Law Enforcement Standards Board, and Department of Health to make available at least one hour of dementia‑specific training for first responders, including law enforcement officers, fire first responders, and emergency medical services personnel. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to take certain steps when reviewing and recommending dementia-specific training curricula. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
CHUN, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LA CHICA, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TEMPLO, YAMASHITA |
HHS/PSM, WAM |
SB2867 |
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HB2001 HD2 SD1
Love My Library Day; Observed Day
RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY.
Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
TAKENOUCHI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, TODD, WOODSON |
WLA |
SB2147 |
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HB2005 HD2 SD1
Filipino Caucus; UH; Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program; Positions; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.
Establishes a statewide Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii. Establishes positions and appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
ILAGAN |
EDU, WAM |
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HB2020 HD2 SD1
DOT; Traffic Safety; Driver's License; Renewal; Motor Vehicle Drivers
RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Requires certain applicants for driver's license renewal to complete an educational course that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation and a written examination. Authorizes the Department to develop and implement a system to randomly require applicants for renewal of a driver's license to complete a written examination. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KILA, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, MATAYOSHI, OLDS, SAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI |
TRS, JDC |
SB2134 |
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HB2021 HD2 SD2
Electric Bicycles; Electric Micro-mobility Devices; Regulation; Electric Mobility Devices; High-speed Electric Device; Electric Motorcycles
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Establishes safe riding behaviors for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of high-speed electric devices in certain locations. Requires all public schools in the State to prohibit high-speed electric devices on public school campuses. Prohibits electric bicycles on elementary and middle or intermediate school campuses. Authorizes public high schools to require county registration and decals for any electric bicycle brought onto its premises and deny entry or require parent retrieval for an unregistered electric bicycle. Establishes labeling and signage requirements for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of a moped or electric motorcycle in certain locations. Amends the definition of "bicycle" for purposes of county vehicular taxes. Defines "electric bicycle" in place of "low-speed electric bicycle". Authorizes the seizure of non-road-legal, nonconforming electric bicycles and high-speed electric devices. Defines "electric micro-mobility device" and requires the same regulations as electric foot scooters. Prohibits a person under the age of sixteen from operating a class 2 or class 3 electric bicycle without direct supervision. Authorizes a person to ride an electric bicycle on a sidewalk under certain circumstances. Prohibits a person from operating a bicycle or electric foot scooter under the age of eighteen without a helmet. Repeals the requirement that moped drivers use bicycle lanes. Substitutes the term "motor scooter" with the term "motor-driven cycle". Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KILA, ALCOS, CHUN, GARRETT, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, OLDS, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, WOODSON |
TRS/EIG, JDC |
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HB2022 HD1 SD1
County Annual Vehicle Registration Fee; Vehicle Weight Tax; Reports
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Specifies that the county annual vehicle registration fee shall not exceed the state annual motor vehicle registration fee for counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Specifies that counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more are required to spend a certain portion of the collected revenues from county motor vehicle registration fees and weight tax on roadway repair and maintenance. Specifies that the county annual vehicle weight tax shall not exceed the state annual vehicle weight tax for counties with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KILA |
EIG/TRS, WAM |
SB2894 |
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HB2023 HD2 SD1
DOT; Judiciary; Active Intelligent Speed Assistance Systems; Penal Code; Traffic Offenses
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Requires the Department of Transportation to administer a statewide program for certification of active intelligent speed assistance systems and select a vendor for the installation and maintenance of systems. Limits the civil liability of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for active intelligent speed assistance systems. Makes circumventing or tampering with an active intelligent speed assistance system a misdemeanor. Allows the Judiciary to impose the installation of active intelligent speed assistance systems as an additional penalty and as part of a license suspension or revocation for repeat offenders of certain traffic violations. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
KILA, CHUN, GRANDINETTI |
TRS, JDC/WAM |
SB2696 |
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HB2050 HD1 SD1
Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.
Increases the expenditure limit and the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the Partial Public Campaign Financing Program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the Program. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2528 |
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HB2062 HD1 SD2
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Temporary Restraining Orders; Gun Violence Protective Orders; Public Awareness Campaigns; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for the efficient processing of temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders. Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct public awareness campaigns on gun violence protective orders. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, WAM/JDC |
SB2504 |
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HB2078 HD1 SD2
Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition Package; Habitual Violent Offenders; Criminal Justice Research Institute; Reports
RELATING TO HABITUAL VIOLENT CRIME.
Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature. Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, by requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2031 and extending its sunset date to 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC |
SB2520 |
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HB2093 SD1
Judiciary Package; Uniform Probate Code; Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings; Sealing of Medical Records and Professional Evaluations
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE.
Provides for the temporary sealing of certain medical records and professional evaluations filed in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings pending a judicial determination on the need for continued sealing. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JDC |
SB2569 |
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HB2094 HD1 SD1
Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2571 |
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HB2095 HD2 SD2
Judiciary Package; Supplemental Budget; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB2570 |
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HB2096 HD2 SD1
Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Child Protective Proceedings; Aggravated Circumstances Hearings
RELATING TO AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES IN CHILD PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Clarifies and expands procedures for aggravated circumstances determinations in Child Protective Act proceedings. Authorizes the Family Court to make a finding of aggravated circumstances at any stage of a Child Protective Act proceeding before the termination of parental rights, rather than limiting these findings to the return hearing. Incorporates the definition of torture under the Penal Code for purposes of defining aggravated circumstances involving child torture under the Child Protective Act. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JDC |
SB2572 |
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HB2097 HD1 SD1
Judiciary Package; Administrative Drivers License Revocation Hearings; Interactive Conference Technology
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE DRIVERS LICENSE REVOCATION.
Authorizes administrative drivers license revocation hearings to be conducted using interactive conference technology, including teleconference, videoconference, and voice over internet protocol systems. Clarifies that evidence in hearings conducted via interactive conference technology may be submitted and exchanged electronically. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
TRS/LBT, JDC |
SB2573 |
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HB2101 HD1 SD1
DLNR; Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Aquatic Resources; Fishing Regulations; Commercial Aquarium Collection; Sustainability; Prohibition
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL AQUARIUM COLLECTION.
Prohibits the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection, in counties with a population greater than 500,000 and the consideration of rules for the issuance of permits for the harvest of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes. Repeals upon promulgation of certain rules by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for counties with a population greater than 500,000. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WLA/HWN, CPN/JDC |
SB2535 |
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HB2104 HD2 SD1
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Package; Historic Preservation; Island Burial Councils
RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS.
Extends the time to fill vacancies that occur during an Island Burial Council member's term. Provides per diem compensation in the form of a stipend for Island Burial Council members representing geographic regions. Adjusts the Island Burial Councils' quorum for business to be a majority of the appointed council members, but no fewer than three members. Effective 9/9/2129. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HWN, WAM |
SB2538 |
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HB2137 HD3 SD2
Artificial Intelligence; Realistic Digital Imitations; Protections for Individuals; Synthetic Performers; Advertising; Disclosure
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Part I: Prohibits certain harmful uses of and mandates disclosure for realistic digital imitations generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Establishes certain exemptions. Provides for civil actions and civil remedies for individuals injured by unauthorized AI-generated realistic digital imitations. Part II: Requires the disclosure of the use of synthetic performers in advertising. Establishes civil fines. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
LEE, M., AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GEDEON, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, TEMPLO, WOODSON |
LBT, CPN/JDC |
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HB2152 HD2 SD2
Dog Attacks; Livestock; Agricultural District; Liability
RELATING TO DOG ATTACKS.
Clarifies owner liability and increases penalties and enforcement mechanisms for dog attacks on livestock occurring on land or premises within the agricultural district. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
KUSCH, EVSLIN, HASHEM, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, OLDS, POEPOE, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TAM |
AEN, JDC |
SB2742 |
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HB2158 HD1 SD1
UH; Program Level Transparency; Online Dashboard; Reports
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Requires the University of Hawaii System to collect, maintain, and publish standardized program-level data for each academic program offered. Requires maintenance of an online dashboard with program-level data. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
GARRETT, AMATO, EVSLIN, KAPELA, KILA |
EDU, WAM |
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HB2165 HD2 SD1
DLIR; Hawaii Employment Security Law; Unemployment Benefits; Recovery of Benefits; Assessments; Records and Reports
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Amends the qualifications for unemployed individuals who are able to receive unemployment benefits. Beginning 4/1/2027, removes the two-year limitation on the recoupment of overpayments and limits the amount of overpaid amount and the penalty assessment amount that can be deducted from future benefits payable to the individual. Beginning 4/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to assess and collect a service charge for dishonored unemployment insurance assessments. Beginning 4/1/2027, specifies that employers must report separation and wage information within five calendar days of notice being sent, whether by mail or electronic notification. Beginning 4/1/2027, increases the penalty for failure to report separations or wages and for failure to file or for filing insufficient wage reports. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
SAYAMA, LEE, M. |
LBT, WAM |
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HB2171 HD1 SD1
UH; Enterprise-Related Activities; Counties; Zoning
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to engage in enterprise-related activities for educational purposes exempt from certain county zoning requirements, under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
WOODSON, AMATO, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, OLDS, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
EDU, WAM |
SB2674 |
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HB2207 HD2 SD2
DAB; Biosecurity Government‑Industry Working Group; Liability; Fine Mesh Nets; Monofilament Netting; Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle; Rules; Government-Industry Agreements
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish a Biosecurity Government-Industry Working Group. Clarifies that the Department and the counties, including officers, employees, and authorized agents of the Department and counties, shall not be liable for costs relating to the entering of private property to control and eradicate pests. Allows the use of certain monofilament netting for the protection of plants against invasive species. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules allowing the sale and distribution of fine mesh nets, including monofilament netting, in the State to protect plants from the coconut rhinoceros beetle. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
KAHALOA, BELATTI, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
AEN, WAM |
SB2942 |
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HB2208 HD1 SD1
DHS; Food Security; Hawaii Farm to Families Program; Grants; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.
Establishes and appropriates funds in the form of grants for the Hawaii Farm to Families Program under the Department of Human Services to alleviate food shortages in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, CHUN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SAYAMA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
HHS, WAM |
SB2427 |
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HB2218 HD2 SD2
DLNR; Community Co-Management Agreements; Public Lands
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements and establishes qualifications for eligible community co-managers. Authorizes the disposition of public lands by a community co-management agreement. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA, ICHIYAMA, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, QUINLAN |
WLA, WAM |
SB2685 |
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HB2241 HD1 SD2
Renewable Energy Technologies; Income Tax Credit; Income Restriction; Solar Energy Systems; Third-party Financed Systems
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Amends the Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit by: Limiting claims for certain solar energy systems that are not third-party financed systems and installed and placed in service on a single-family residential property to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $175,000 or less if filing as an individual, $262,500 or less if filing as a head of household, or $350,000 or less if filing jointly; increasing the maximum adjusted gross income an individual taxpayer must be below in order to be eligible to have any excess credits refunded and limiting credit refundability to systems that are not third-party financed systems; and prohibiting a taxpayer from claiming a credit for a renewable energy technology system installed and placed in service on a residential property where the taxpayer has claimed a credit in prior taxable years. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Sunsets 1/1/2029. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
LOWEN, PERRUSO |
EIG, WAM |
SB3183 |
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HB2246 HD1 SD1
DAB; Agricultural Grant Program; Revolving Fund; Annual Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANT ADMINISTRATION.
Establishes the Agricultural Grant Program and Agricultural Grant Revolving Fund for the purposes of grant application, execution, reporting, and auditing to be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Appropriates funds out of the Agricultural Grant Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, WAM |
SB3066 |
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HB2250 HD2 SD2
AG; Claims Against the State; Appropriations ($)
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
JDC, WAM |
SB3070 |
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HB2270 HD1 SD1
HHFDC; Downpayment Loan Assistance Program
RELATING TO THE DOWNPAYMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Amends the Downpayment Loan Assistance Program by: removing the prohibition on combined loan-to-value ratios; clarifying the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's authority to establish interest rates and allow payment waivers and interest forgiveness; authorizing financial institutions, mortgage lenders, and other loan originators to originate downpayment loans; and reducing the borrower's required personal contribution toward the downpayment. Authorizes borrowers to use a portion of a downpayment loan to pay for closing costs, prepaids, and reserves for the purchase of the residential property for which the downpayment loan is provided. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HOU, WAM |
SB3089 |
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HB2271 HD2 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-1 and BU-10; Emergency Appropriation ($)
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining units (1) and (10) and their excluded counterparts to resolve issues related to temporary hazard pay for fiscal year 2025-2026. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB3090 |
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HB2272 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-11; Emergency Appropriations ($)
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB3091 |
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HB2273 HD1 SD1
Public Employment Cost Items; BU-14; Emergency Appropriations ($)
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COST ITEMS.
Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB3092 |
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HB2275 HD1 SD2
Funds; Emergency Appropriations; Flood Disaster Relief; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
Appropriates general funds to various programs due to anticipated operating shortfalls because of the lack of authority to transfer funds between programs. Appropriates moneys to certain programs for operations in FY26-27. Lapses moneys from the State Risk Management Revolving Fund to the general fund. Appropriates moneys into and out of the major disaster fund to address flood disaster recovery and response costs. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB3094 |
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HB2276 HD1 SD1
Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Investment Office Staff Salary Determination
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND INVESTMENT OFFICE STAFF SALARIES.
Enables the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish appropriate salaries for the investment office staff of the Trust Fund after conducting a market analysis of commensurate salaries in the private sector. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT, WAM |
SB3095 |
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HB2279 HD1 SD1
Expungement Orders; Violations
RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT ORDERS.
Amends the expungement orders law to reflect that a person who is arrested for or charged with a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of their arrest record for that incident. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, JDC |
SB3098 |
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HB2282 HD1 SD1
Insurance Code; Premium Increase; Adjuster; Bill Reviewer; Producer; Disciplinary Licensing Action; Notice Requirements; Cancellation; Nonrenewal; Purchase Group
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Beginning 1/1/2027, requires insurers to provide explanation of premium increases upon request; clarifies grounds for denial, suspension, and revocation of an adjuster and bill reviewer license; clarifies procedures for denying, suspending, and revoking an insurance producer license; and amends the notice requirements for cancellation or nonrenewal of a property insurance policy. Clarifies the date on which purchase groups are required to pay an annual service fee. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
CPN, JDC |
SB3101 |
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HB2289 HD1 SD2
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Automated Victim Information and Notification System Special Fund; Expenditure Ceiling
RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE CEILING ON THE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM SPECIAL FUND.
Increases from $600,000 to $1,000,000 the annual expenditure ceiling on the Automated Victim Information and Notification System Special Fund to address rising program costs and growing victim service demands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
PSM, WAM |
SB3108 |
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HB2293 HD2 SD1
DOE; Harm to Students Registry; Employee; Definition; Exemption for Students
RELATING TO THE HARM TO STUDENTS REGISTRY.
Clarifies the scope of the Department of Education's harm to students registry by excluding K-12 students and by providing that contractors and volunteers are included only if their roles involves interaction with students. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, JDC |
SB3112 |
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HB2296 HD1 SD2
DOE; School Cafeteria Meals; Costs
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Requires the Department of Education to charge not less than one-quarter of the cost of preparing a school meal for each school meal. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, WAM |
SB3115 |
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HB2297 HD1 SD2
Department of Education; Adult and Community Education; Scope of Programs
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Updates Hawaii's statutory framework for adult and community education programs to ensure alignment with federal funding requirements and current best practices in those programs. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, WAM |
SB3116 |
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HB2300 HD1 SD1
DOE; Procurement; Small Purchases; Local Produce and Packaged Food Products; Written Quotes; Parceling
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT.
Adjusts the applicability of Act 134, SLH 2025, to clarify the threshold for Department of Education procurement of local edible produce and packaged food products. Prohibits the artificial division and parceling of DOE procurements of local edible produce and packaged food products. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, WAM |
SB3119 |
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HB2309 HD1 SD1
HHCA; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Eligible Transferees and Successors to Homestead Leases
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920.
Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include sibling's children as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HWN, JDC |
SB3128 |
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HB2310 HD1 SD1
DHS; Hawaii Emergency Food Assistance Program; Federal Government Shutdown; Emergency Appropriation ($)
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Provides an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services to replace general fund appropriations redirected to provide emergency food assistance during the 2025 federal government shutdown. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, WAM |
SB3129 |
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HB2314 HD2 SD1
Department of Health; State Emergency Medical Services System; Systems of Care
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF CARE.
Modernizes Hawaii's emergency medical services laws to align with current best practices. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS, JDC |
SB3134 |
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HB2315 HD1 SD1
DOH; Vacation Payout Pilot Program; Home Purchases; Down Payment Assistance; Reports
RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a vacation payout pilot program in which eligible Department of Health employees may defer unused vacation leave credits in favor of a pay out to provide home purchase down payment assistance. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HHS/LBT, WAM |
SB3135 |
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HB2319 HD2 SD1
DOH; SHPDA; Function and Responsibilities; Certificate of Need Exemption
RELATING TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
Amends the functions and responsibilities of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Adds a new definition of "health care" for chapter 323D, HRS. Amends the exemption threshold for bed changes to up to thirty per cent of existing licensed bed types. Exempts the Department of Health from certificate of need requirements. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
SB3139 |
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HB2329 HD1 SD1
Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2025; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
(H)
4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
WAM |
SB3149 |
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HB2335 HD1 SD2
DHRD; Workforce Development; Internships; Internal Recruitment; Civil Service Positions; Minimum Qualifications
RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes that certain participants in state-funded internship and workforce development programs are eligible for internal recruitment. Authorizes any state department, division, or agency to make certain determinations regarding an applicant's minimum qualifications in conducting a minimum qualification review. Repeals the requirement that a state department, division, or agency shall submit to the Department of Human Resources Development the applications for individuals who have met the minimum qualifications for a vacant position. Repeals the requirement that DHRD shall complete certain necessary tasks to facilitate the hiring of applications. Authorizes the director or head of a state department, division, or agency to directly hire an individual who meets the minimum qualifications for a civil service position. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
LBT/GVO, WAM |
SB3155 |
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HB2338 HD1 SD1
University of Hawaii; Hawaii Community College Promise Program
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.
Addresses the change in federal law regarding Pell Grants by amending the Hawaii Community College Promise Program (Hawaii Promise) to provide scholarships for ninety-five percent of a student's unmet direct cost need and exclude grants, scholarships, and other funding sources from the calculation of Hawaii Promise awards, thereby allowing students to apply such funds toward indirect costs, including housing, food, and other living expenses, to reduce financial barriers and support student success. Changes Hawaii Promise from being a last-dollar award. Authorizes Hawaii Promise to coordinate with federal student aid programs to maximize total financial assistance available to students. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, WAM |
SB3158 |
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HB2339 HD1 SD1
UH; Board of Regents; Authorization of Revenue Bonds; Capital Improvement Projects
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS.
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing qualifying priority capital improvement projects. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
EDU, WAM |
SB3159 |
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HB2343 HD1 SD1
Maui State Veterans Home; HHSC; Oahu Regional Health Care System; State Agency; Maui Affiliation; Transfer; Deadline
RELATING TO VETERANS.
Repeals the 6/30/2027 deadline by which the Maui State Veterans Home must be assimilated into a state agency having a Maui affiliation and instead requires the assimilation to be completed as soon as practicable. (SD1) |
(S)
4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
YAMASHITA, AMATO, MIYAKE, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI |
HHS, WAM |
SB2545 |
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HB2344 HD1 SD2
Governor; Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Education; Public School Realignment and Closure Commission; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Establishes a temporary, independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments, and closures based on the federal Base Realignment and Closure model. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires an expedited approval process by the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
YAMASHITA, CHUN, GARRETT, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, KONG, LEE, M., MARTEN, MIYAKE, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, WOODSON |
EDU, WAM |
SB2541 |
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HB2345 HD1 SD2
DOE; SFA; CIP; Districts; Transfer; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Requires the School Facilities Authority to establish geographically based capital improvement project districts for the localized management of capital improvement projects. Transfers all capital improvement project functions, funds, and vacant Facilities Development Branch positions from the Department of Education to the School Facilities Authority. Clarifies that general funds shall not be used for operations or management of the Authority. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
YAMASHITA, CHUN, GARRETT, HASHEM, ICHIYAMA, ILAGAN, LEE, M., MARTEN, MIYAKE, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS |
EDU, WAM |
SB2548 |
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HB2361 HD1 SD1
DLNR; Kaneohe Bay Regional Council; Administrative Support; Chairperson; Meeting Frequency
RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL.
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council. Requires the chairperson of the Council to be selected by the voting members from among all voting and nonvoting members on an annual and rotating basis. Requires the Council to meet quarterly. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KITAGAWA, IWAMOTO, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TEMPLO, Morikawa, Reyes Oda |
WLA, WAM |
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HB2385 HD3 SD1
HHFDC; Housing Development Projects; General Excise Tax Exemptions; County Housing Incentive Programs
RELATING TO HOUSING.
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions for certain housing development projects developed under county housing incentive programs. Sunsets 7/1/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
MIYAKE, AMATO, EVSLIN, GARCIA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, REYES ODA, TAM |
HOU, WAM |
SB2676 |
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HB2386 HD2 SD2
PUC; Water Carriers; Tariffs; Automatic Adjustment Mechanism; Rate Adjustments; Rules
RELATING TO WATER CARRIERS.
Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms by rules that include specified criteria. Grants Governor veto-authority over the rules. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Repeals 7/1/2032. (SD2) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
MIYAKE, CHUN, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LEE, M., MARTEN, MATAYOSHI |
CPN/TRS, WAM |
SB2694 |
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HB2395 HD2 SD1
DLNR; Taking of Marine Deposits; Permits; Approvals
RELATING TO THE TAKING OF MARINE DEPOSITS.
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to approve permits for research, education, management, or propagation purposes that include the taking of marine deposits seaward of the shoreline, as long as the resources will be returned to the beach if possible and that the taking poses no more than a minimal or negligible risk to the environment. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO |
WAL, JHA, FIN |
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HB2417 HD2 SD1
Administrative Driver's License Revocation; Notice; Disclosure
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION.
Clarifies administrative driver's license revocation procedures by specifying the effect of the notice of administrative revocation and conforming related administrative review and hearing provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
KILA, CHUN, EVSLIN, HARTSFIELD, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, MIYAKE, MURAOKA, POEPOE, TAKENOUCHI |
TRS, JDC/WAM |
SB3182 |
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HB2423 HD3 SD1
DBEDT; DOT; Biodiesel; Minimum Fuel Requirement; On-Highway Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicles; Report
RELATING TO BIODIESEL.
Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to implement a requirement that, no later than January 1, 2028, diesel fuel sold in certain counties for use in on-highway diesel-powered motor vehicles contains no less than five per cent biodiesel by volume, except in circumstances where the supply of biodiesel is insufficient. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit a report to the Legislature, including a comprehensive rollout plan. Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to consult with the Department of Transportation during the development and implementation of the biodiesel requirements and present DBEDT's comprehensive rollout plan to the public. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KUSCH, AMATO, CHUN, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, TAKENOUCHI, WOODSON, Lowen, Reyes Oda |
TRN, ECD, CPC, FIN |
SB2255 |
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HB2429 HD2 SD2
DBEDT; Department of Taxation; Taxation; Tax Expenditure Disclosure and Evaluation; Income Tax Credits; General Excise and Related Use Tax Exemptions
RELATING TO TAX EXPENDITURE EVALUATION.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the effectiveness of tax expenditures and prepare summary descriptive statistics. Requires annual reports. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism staff to access certain information on tax returns for the purpose of studying the effectiveness of tax expenditures. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
YAMASHITA |
EDT, WAM |
SB3278 |
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HB2433 HD1 SD1
Hawaiian Language; State Law; Public Documents
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
Requires that priority be given to the language of a law that aligns with the intent of the Legislature if there is a difference between the English and Hawaiian versions of the law that is material to its interpretation. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1) |
(S)
4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
POEPOE, AMATO, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HOLT, HUSSEY, ICHIYAMA, IWAMOTO, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, PERRUSO, Cochran |
HWN, JDC |
SB2314 |
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HB2443 HD1 SD1
Disaster Services; HIEMA; Emergency Preparedness; Emergency Communications; Limited English Proficiency; Language Access; Official Announcements; American Sign Language; Sign Language Interpreter; Program; Reports; Position; Appropriations ($)
RELATING TO DISASTER SERVICES.
Integrates the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs into emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. Establishes a Disability Integration Specialist position, to be located in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, who shall provide programming support for disability community projects that promote accessibility, inclusion, and equity in disaster management. Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide public education and communications program to promote household emergency preparedness consistent with the Agency's 14-day essential supplies recommendation. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official announcement broadcast via television or the Internet during a state of emergency. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a standardized pool feed that includes the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture‑in‑picture window not less than one quarter the size of the primary video and not blocked or covered by captions, graphics, or other on-screen tax. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/16/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
AMATO, BELATTI, COCHRAN, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
PSM/HHS, WAM |
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HB2452 SD1
State Bonds; State Budget
RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds. Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
TODD |
WAM |
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HB2455 HD2 SD1
Employment Practices; Administrative Leave of Absence; Workplace Violence
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
Requires certain employers to provide administrative leave of absence for victims of workplace violence or threat of workplace violence. Expands the type of certification an employee may provide to an employer if the leave exceeds five days per calendar year. Prohibits retaliation against employees for exercising rights related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or workplace violence or threat of workplace violence. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
LA CHICA, AMATO, HARTSFIELD, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, POEPOE, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA |
LBT, JDC/WAM |
SB3186 |
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HB2468 HD1 SD2
DLIR; DHRD; Internship Programs; Workforce Development; On-the-Job Training Work Experience Program; State Internship and Workforce Development Program; Minimum Qualifications; Civil Service; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.
Amends the private sector On-the-Job Training Work Experience Program to allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to contract with employers and trade organizations or apprenticeship program sponsors without regard to chapters 103D and 103F, HRS; establish that an intern may become an apprentice in a registered apprenticeship program under certain conditions; require employers to pay $20 per hour for a maximum of 40 hours per week for all interns; provide, subject to certain limits, for the reimbursement of 100% of an intern's wages for employers, trade organizations, and sponsors having fewer than 50 employees, and 50% of an intern's wages for employers, trade organizations, and sponsors having 50 or more employees; and requires sponsors to pay, supervise, and train interns. Amends the State Internship and Workforce Development Program to require experience gained by interns to be applied towards the experience needed to meet minimum qualifications for civil service positions; require the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Human Resources Development to develop guidelines for participation in the program; transfer certain program responsibilities from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Department of Human Resources Development. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
NAKAMURA, GARRETT, SAYAMA, TAM, TEMPLO |
LBT, WAM |
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HB2472 HD1 SD1
Hawaii EUTF; Assistant Administrator; Salary Determination ($)
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND STAFF SALARIES.
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish the salary for the Assistant Administrator. Requires the board to first conduct a market analysis of commensurate salaries in the private sector. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA, HARTSFIELD, HOLT, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, SAYAMA, TEMPLO |
LBT, WAM |
SB3264 |
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HB2474 HD1 SD2
Legislature; Governor; International Relations; International Cooperative Agreements; Sister-State or Province Partnerships; Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with foreign national governments, foreign subnational jurisdictions, and regional intergovernmental partners, under certain conditions. Clarifies the scope and process for sister-state relationships. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KAHALOA, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, GARRETT, HOLT, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KILA, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TEMPLO |
WLA/EDT, WAM |
SB3280 |
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HB2475 HD1 SD1
ʻŌkolehao; Distilled Spirits; Labeling Requirements
RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
Establishes labeling requirements for ʻōkolehao products. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KAHALOA, ILAGAN, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, LOWEN, TARNAS, TODD |
HWN, CPN |
SB3248 |
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HB2498 HD2 SD1
Central Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Care Homes; Structural and Operational Resilience Improvements; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO CARE HOMES.
Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2055. Sunsets on 6/30/2031. (SD1) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
CHUN, HARTSFIELD, KAHALOA, KILA, MIYAKE, POEPOE |
PSM, WAM |
SB3236 |
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HB2503 HD1 SD2
Fireworks; Civil Forfeiture; Criminal Enforcement; Air Delivery
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Authorizes civil asset forfeiture related to fireworks offenses that constitute felonies. Amends the definition of "aerial device". Clarifies that the offense of sending or receiving fireworks or articles pyrotechnic by air delivery applies regardless of whether the offender accompanies the air delivery. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, POEPOE |
PSM, JDC |
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HB2505 HD1 SD1
Assisted Community Treatment; Petitions; Involuntary Hospitalization; Community Mental Health Outpatient Programs
RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.
Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAM, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, KAHALOA, KILA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, OLDS, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA |
HHS, JDC |
SB2917 |
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HB2540 HD2 SD2
Law Enforcement Officers; Law Enforcement Agencies; Facial Coverings; Visible Identification; Civil Immigration Enforcement
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Prohibits with certain exceptions, the use of facial coverings and requires visible identification by law enforcement officers and their vehicles in the performance of their duties. Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to establish policies regarding state and county cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement officers from prolonging a stop to inquire about a person's civil immigration status. Establishes criminal offenses for use of a mask or facial covering by a law enforcement officer, lack of visible identification, and unauthorized civil immigration arrest or detention. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAM |
PSM/EIG, JDC |
SB3322 |
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HB2546 HD2 SD2
DBEDT; Tax Credit; Research Activities; Qualified High Technology Businesses; Annual Cap; Tax Credit Distribution; Certification
RELATING TO TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
Amends the tax credit for research activities by: allowing qualifying taxpayers to claim the credit for all qualified research expenses without regard to the amount of expenses for previous years; amending from March 31 to March 1 the deadline for qualified high technology businesses to submit to the Department of Business, Economic development, and Tourism written, certified statements identifying qualified expenditures and the tax amount of tax credits claimed in the previous taxable year; for any taxable year the annual aggregate cap is reached, requiring the credit to be divided between all qualified high technology businesses in proportion to the amount of qualified research expenses claimed; and requiring DBEDT to establish an annual application period and notify each qualified high technology business applicant of the credit amount certified. Applies to costs incurred beginning after 12/31/2025. Repeals the credit on 1/1/2029. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD2) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
NAKAMURA, HARTSFIELD, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TEMPLO |
EDT, WAM |
SB3213 |
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HB2547 HD1 SD1
Short-term Investment Grade Corporate Bonds; Director of Finance; State Moneys
RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS.
Authorizes the Director of Finance to invest certain state moneys in short-term investment grade corporate bonds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, TEMPLO |
WAM |
SB3177 |
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HB2551 HD1 SD1
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Area-Wide Fruit Fly Suppression Program; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Appropriates funds for the Area-Wide Fruit Fly Suppression Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). |
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) |
AEN, WAM |
SB2703 |
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HB2567 HD1 SD1
DOE; BOE; Superintendent-Level Positions; Cap; Complex Area Superintendents; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Establishes a cap on the total number of superintendent-level positions within the Department of Education, with certain exceptions. Defines "superintendent-level position". Authorizes the Board of Education to conduct a written performance evaluation of each Complex Area Superintendent every two years. Appropriates funds to establish two Deputy Superintendent positions within the Office of the Superintendent. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
WOODSON |
EDU/WAM |
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HB2576 HD2 SD2
DOH; Healthcare Facilities; Background Checks; Applicants; Operators
RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2) |
(S)
4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, HARTSFIELD, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, MARTEN, TAKAYAMA |
HHS, JDC |
SB3207 |
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HB2581 HD2 SD2
HIEMA; Emergency Management; Emergency Powers; Disasters; Emergencies; Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program; Preparedness; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Establishes the Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to support the development of community-based resilience hubs across the State and leverage federal, philanthropic, and private-sector funding for disaster preparedness and climate resilience. Requires the Agency to identify locations on each island that can be used as state disaster response and mitigation hubs when a state of emergency is declared. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2) |
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4/17/2026- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). |
POEPOE |
PSM, WAM |
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HB2583 HD1 SD1
DBEDT; Micro-Lending; Credit Enhancement; Loan Loss Reserve; Small Businesses; Special Fund; Reports; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to expand micro-lending capacity by providing state‑funded loan loss reserves or other credit enhancement that absorbs first losses on qualified micro-loans made by participating lenders to Hawaii small businesses. Allows borrower fees and state matching contributions to capitalize lender-held loan loss reserve accounts. Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU |
EDT, WAM/CPN |
SB3165 |
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HB2592 HD2 SD2
Mauna Kea; MKSOA; UH; Conservation District Use Permit; Transfer; Astronomical Observatories; Lease Transfer; Fee Transfer; BLNR; DLNR; Continuity of Plans and Administrative Rules; Sovereign Immunity; Extension; Reversion
RELATING TO THE MAUNA KEA STEWARDSHIP AND OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY.
Part I: Clarifies the powers of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority so that it may carry out its intended duties regarding land use on Mauna Kea. Part II: Adds reversion dates of 6/30/2028 and 12/31/2029 if timelines requiring the adoption of a management plan or sending of proposed administrative rules to the Governor are not met; extends the transition period to 12/1/2029; requires the University of Hawaii to transfer the various Mauna Kea astronomical observatory conservation district use permits to the astronomical observatories; clarifies that the oversight and interest of MKSOA in the Mauna Kea lands shall be no more than the University of Hawaii's leasehold interest in the Mauna Kea lands unless otherwise agreed to by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Part III: Provides that the existing plans and administrative rules adopted or developed by UH under which Mauna Kea is currently governed remain in effect until plans and administrative rules adopted by MKSOA take effect. Part IV: Clarifies that MKSOA has state sovereign immunity. Part V: Authorizes MKSOA to extend leases and subleases before the expiration of the transition for up to an additional ten-year term. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801). |
KUSCH, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, LOWEN, TARNAS |
WAL, HED, JHA, FIN |
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HB2599 HD1 SD1
DLNR; DAR; Aquatic Life; Herbivores; Coral-Reef Resilience; Reports
RELATING TO AQUATIC PROTECTION.
Requires the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to: manage the aquatic life and aquatic resources of the State, giving the highest priority to protecting, restoring, and maintaining ecosystem integrity and using the best peer-reviewed scientific data available; maintain reefs and each native species within them at levels no less than the best peer-reviewed science suggests is able to comfortably withstand the worst coral bleaching events and other likely threats to reef ecosystem health in the subsequent five decades; and set goals, make plans, and take action to substantially increase coral-reef resilience with annual reports to the Legislature. (SD1) |
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4/21/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). |
ICHIYAMA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, COCHRAN, GRANDINETTI, HARTSFIELD, HASHEM, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, YAMASHITA |
WLA, WAM |
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HB2606 HD2 SD1
State Building Code Council; Off-site Construction; Working Group; Report; Appropriation ($)
RELATING TO OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION.
Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Establishes a working group within the State Building Code Council to develop proposals for an off-site construction program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1) |
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4/20/2026- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). |
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, AMATO, COCHRAN, EVSLIN, HARTSFIELD, HUSSEY, KAHALOA, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS |
PSM, WAM |
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