HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2026
March 6, 2026
24th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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Received communications transmitting the following Senate Bills, all having passed Third Reading in the Senate:
S.B. No. 896, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2315, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2580, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2060, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2342, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2861, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2069, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2544, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 3123, S.D. 1 S.B. No. 2152, S.D. 2 S.B. No. 2577, S.D. 2 |
5. Reports of Standing Committees
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANT ADMINISTRATION. (DAB; Agricultural Grant Program; Revolving Fund; Annual Report; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO COFFEE PEST CONTROL. (DAB; Coffee Berry Borer; Coffee Leaf Rust; Pesticide Subsidy Program; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. (Molokai; Biosecurity; Quarantine Facility; Molokai Biosecurity Plan; DAB; GO Bonds; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (DAB; Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT. (DAB; Restorative Aquaculture Development Program; Demonstration Sites; Restorative Aquaculture Advisory Council; Reports; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. (DAB; Clean Plant Program; Establishment; Report; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (DAB; Insurance; Small Agricultural Producers; Study; Report; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Area-Wide Fruit Fly Suppression Program; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO REGIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION. (DAB; Agriculture; Regional Agriculture Feasibility; Food Systems Planning; Study; Working Group; Reports; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS. (DAB; Climate-Resilient Food Systems Grant Program; Climate Adaptation; Agriculture; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO THE FOOD AND PRODUCT INNOVATION NETWORK. (Food and Product Innovation Network; Agribusiness Development Corporation; Food Safety; Regulatory Integration; Performance Indicators; Market Access; Branding Initiatives; Reports; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (DOAB; Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals; State Noxious Weed List; Annual Review; State Noxious Weed Coordinator)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING. (DAB; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. (Agricultural Parks; Disposition; Commercial Activity; Swine; Swine Products)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL. (Spay and Neuter Special Fund; Cat Sterilization; Counties; Animal Control; Income Check-off; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM-EDUCATION PROGRAM. (University of Hawaii; College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Department of Health; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education Program; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. (Renewable Energy Technologies; Income Tax Credit; Income Restriction; Solar Energy Systems; Third-party Financed Systems)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Department of Education; Dyslexia Screening; Universal Screening; Evidence-based Interventions; Teacher Professional Development; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO STUDENT HEAT EXPOSURE. (BOE; DOE; Charter Schools; Heat Exposure; Physical Activities; Policy; Appropriations)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Department of Budget and Finance; Early Childhood Education Investment Special Fund; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO ROBOTICS. (DOE; Robotics; Interscholastic Sport; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. (State Public Charter School Commission; Prekindergarten-only Public Charter Schools; Funding; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS. (DOE; Hard-to-Staff Positions; Pilot Program; Employment; Retirants)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARIAN. (State Librarian; Salary Cap)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EDUCATOR STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT. (Department of Education; Charter Schools; Educator Student Loan Repayment Program; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. (DOE; Education; Student Services; Students Experiencing Homelessness; Program)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. (DOE; Student Transportation; School Bus Program; Fares; Report; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Department of Education; Mathematics; Numeracy; Numeracy Coaching Program; Establishment; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. (DOE; Student Transportation; Governor)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. (Teacher Housing Assistance Program; Teacher Recruitment and Retention; Teachers' Housing Revolving Fund; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY LITERACY LABS. (DOE; Community Literacy Labs; Pilot Program; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO LIBRARIES. (Board of Education; Hawaii State Public Library System; Public Library System Facilities; Land Use)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. (DOE Schools; Public Charter Schools; School Meals; Free)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. (DOE; School Meals; Student Prices)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (DOE; Braille Instruction; Braille Instruction Materials; Section 504 Plans; Individualized Education Programs; Braille Literacy Support Services; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CLIMATE EDUCATION. (Education; Climate Change; Climate Literacy Certificate Program; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. (Family-child Interaction Learning Programs; Executive Office on Early Learning; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. (Department of Education; Community Schools; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER. (Public Schools; DOE; Land Transfer)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (DOE; Veterans; High School Diploma)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT. (DOE; Procurement; Small Purchases; Local Produce and Packaged Food Products; Written Quotes; Parceling)
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RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (Public School Realignment and Closure Commission; Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Education; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (School Facilities Authority; Department of Education; Deferred Maintenance; Districts; Transfer; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (General Excise Tax; Tax Holiday; School Supplies)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Aggregate Cap; Sunset Date)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. (State Enterprise Zones; Eligible Business Activity; Recycling Facilities; Film Production; Film Studios)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Qualifications; Principal Photography; Post-production)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Commercial; Advertisement; Internet-only Distribution; Broadcast and Streaming Platforms)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Out-of-State Offices; Purposes; Republic of Korea; Establishment; Beijing; Philippines; Taipei; Made in Hawaii Products; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. (DLNR; State Historic Preservation Division; Commission on Water Resource Management; Civil Service; Exemptions)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO RED HILL. (Red Hill Remediation Special Fund; Remediation; Monitoring and Testing; Groundwater Modeling and Sampling; Water Data Testing and Verification; Appropriation)
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO COASTAL RESILIENCE. (Maui County; DBEDT; SHPD; Coastal Resilience Pilot Program; Historic Preservation Review; Reports)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. (Historic Preservation; State Historic Preservation Division Review; Historic Properties; Private Properties; Project Review; Review Period)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (HTDC; Small Business Innovation Research Matching Program; STEM Education Outreach Program; Economic Diversification Strategic Plan; Appropriations)
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RELATING TO DEMENTIA. (Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; First Responder Training; Executive Office on Aging; HIEMA; Counties; Law Enforcement Standards Board; DOH)
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO AMBULANCES. (Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Central Maui; Statewide Air Ambulance Network System; Department of Health; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING. (Long-Term Care Financing Advisory Commission; Joint Legislative Committee; Auditor; Long-Term Care Services and Supports; Home- and Community-Based Care; Consultants; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (Keiki Caucus; Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices; Sale; Regulation; County Authority)
PASS THIRD READING |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING. (Consumer Protection; Coffee Labeling; Hawaii-Grown and ‑Processed Coffee; Geographic Origin; Regional Origin)
PASS THIRD READING |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE. (Zero-emissions Transportation Goals; Electric Vehicle Infrastructure; Special Management Areas; Exclusion)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS. (ʻŌkolehao; Distilled Spirits; Labeling Requirements)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. (DOE; School Psychologists; Working Group; Report)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS. (Employment; Job Listing; Disclosure; Wage Transparency; Exemption)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. (Health Care Facilities; Health Care Providers; Emergency Medical Services; Medical Debt; Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies)
PASS THIRD READING |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO SPEARFISHING SAFETY. (Spearfishing; Safety Warning; Requirements)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES. (Birth Certificates; Vital Statistics; Birth Registrants; Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
PASS THIRD READING |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO ISLAND BURIAL COUNCILS. (Island Burial Councils; OHA; Appointment Authority)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (Individuals with Disabilities; Access and Functional Needs; Housing Projects; Expedited Permits)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY. (Judiciary; Family Court; Child Custody Evaluators; Licensed Mental Health Counselors)
PASS THIRD READING |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO YOUTH PENALTIES. (Juvenile Justice; Minors; Fees; Fines; Court Costs; Penalties; Prohibited; Community Service)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (Condominiums; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Evaluative Mediation; Binding Arbitration)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (Consumer Protection; Digital Financial Assets; Virtual Currencies; Kiosks; Prohibition; Purchases)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. (Pedestrian-control Signals; Traffic Code; Countdown Timer)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO MAUNA KEA. (Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; Existing Leases and Subleases; Extension)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. (Employer-Union Trust Fund; Health Plans; Prepaid Health Care Act)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. (Collective Bargaining; Scope of Negotiations; Exclusions; Retirement Benefits)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO STUDENT BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. (University of Hawaii; Basic Needs Pilot Program; Housing Stability Pilot Project; Appropriation)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. (HHFDC; Counties; Kamaaina Homes Program; Voluntary Deed Restrictions)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (DLNR; DAGS; HHFDC; Real Property; Public Lands; Transfer; City and County of Honolulu)
PASS THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION. (Counties; Housing Infrastructure Growth Bonds; Constitutional Amendments)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO BONDS. (Housing Infrastructure Growth Bonds; Counties; County Debt Limit Statements)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. (County Annual Vehicle Registration Fee; Vehicle Weight Tax)
PASS THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. (DOT; Noise Detection Camera Program; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (DOTAX; General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Rental Motor Vehicles; Appropriation)
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING. (Department of Transportation; Limited-Term Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver's Licenses and Non-Domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. (DLE; Kūpaʻa Law Enforcement Retention Bonus Program; Retention Bonuses; Law Enforcement Officers; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE. (Campaign Funds; Permitted Uses)
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. (CSC; State Contractors; State Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation)
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. (Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Appropriation)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920. (HHCA; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Eligible Transferees and Successors to Homestead Leases)
PASS THIRD READING |
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES VIII AND X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A SURCHARGE ON RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. (Constitutional Amendment; Public Education; Residential Investment Property Surcharge)
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. (Conformity to the Internal Revenue Code for 2025; Income Tax; Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS. (Funds; Emergency Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS. (Short-term Investment Grade Corporate Bonds; Director of Finance; State Moneys)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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FINANCE
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RELATING TO FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS. (Funds; Emergency Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO STATE BONDS. (State Bonds; State Budget)
PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO INCOME TAX. (Income Tax; Income Tax Brackets; Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit; Disallowance Period; Earned Income Tax Credit; Food/Excise Tax Credit)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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RELATING TO THE ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX. (Taxation; Unrealized Gains Surcharge; Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax; Exclusion Amount)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO ADOPTIONS. (Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Adoptions; Consent; Notary)
(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 891-26)
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RELATING TO CERTIORARI REVIEW BY THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT. (Judiciary Package; Hawaii Supreme Court; Certiorari Review; Disposition Deadline)
(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 892-26)
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS FOR PROTECTION. (Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Domestic Abuse; Temporary Restraining Orders; Protective Orders; Public Inspection)
(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 893-26)
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JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE. (Judiciary Package; Uniform Probate Code; Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings; Sealing of Medical Records and Professional Evaluations)
(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 894-26)
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RELATING TO VACANCIES. (Office of Elections Package; Vacancies; Candidates; State Senators)
(Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 895-26)
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7. Introduction of Resolutions
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House session will be in recess on Monday, March 9, 2026.
House session will convene at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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