HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2026
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Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair |
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Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun |
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Lisa Marten |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
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Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto |
Rep. Elijah Pierick |
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Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 |
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2:00 PM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Requires the Condominium Education Trust Fund to be used for educational resources for condominium unit owners in condominium governance, including programs designed to improve owner understanding of association operations, reserve requirements, financial obligations, and governance rights. Requires the Real Estate Commission to ensure the interests of condominium unit owners are represented in certain activities funded by the Condominium Education Trust Fund and to adopt rules protecting the rights of condominium unit owners for purposes of condominium governance. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. Establishes certain requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, other than health maintenance organizations that own and operate their own pharmacies, that reimburse contracting pharmacies for drugs on a maximum allowable cost basis. Allows contracting pharmacies to reverse and rebill claims if a maximum allowable cost is denied on appeal. Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to assess fines for violations. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/30/2050. (HD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to honor a patient's written assignment of benefits to a substance use disorder treatment provider. Prohibits health insurance policies, plans, contracts, and agreements from including anti-assignment clauses that restrict or invalidate a patient's right to assign benefits. Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to adopt rules and take enforcement action to ensure compliance. Deems violations to be unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance. Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to furnish an explanation of benefits to the assigned provider upon request. Effective 1/30/2050. (HD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations in the State, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies under certain conditions. Allows the Departments of Health and Human Services to accept and expend funds from public and private sources to support the expansion of access to continuous glucose monitors. Effective 1/30/2050. (HD1)
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RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA. Requires a social media platform to take reasonable steps to verify the age of new and existing account holders on the social media platform. Prohibits a social media platform from allowing individuals under sixteen years of age from creating or maintaining an account or profile, absent the express consent from a parent or legal guardian. Makes violations an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce. Effective 1/1/2077. (HD1)
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RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Requires operators of conversational artificial intelligence services in the State to issue certain disclosures to account holders and users. Requires operators to develop protocols to prevent the production of suicidal ideations in account holders and users. Establishes protections for account holders and users of conversational artificial intelligence services. Establishes protections for minor account holders and users of conversational artificial intelligence services. Beginning 1/1/2028, requires operators to submit annual reports to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs containing certain information. Allows the Department of the Attorney General to bring a civil action against operators who violate certain requirements. Establishes that violations are to be considered unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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DECISION MAKING
The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS. Establishes it as an unlawful discriminatory practice for a place of public accommodation to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of information related to their services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations by requiring use of information and communication technology that is not accessible to the person. Beginning 7/1/2027, requires each place of public accommodation with 16 or more employees to ensure that all information and communication technology used is accessible to persons with disabilities. Beginning 7/1/2028, requires all places of public accommodations to each ensure that all information and communication technology used is accessible to persons with disabilities. Establishes exceptions. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)
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The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS. Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful business and charitable or organizational purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influence elections or ballot measures. Revokes all prior grants of corporate and entity powers and regrants only those powers that the State determines to be necessary or convenient to conduct lawful business under the constitution and laws of this State. Effective 1/1/2027. (SD2)
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi Chair |
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