HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2026

 

 

March 25, 2026

 

 

34th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

 

Received message number 6, transmitting proposed changes to the Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Supplemental Budget.

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

 

 

H.R. No. 207

HONORING DR. DAVID LASSNER FOR A LIFETIME OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI SYSTEM AND THE STATE AND RECOGNIZING HIS ENDURING LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.

 


 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1398-26

S.B. No. 2595, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

(ADC; Lease; License; Rental; DOE; Appraised Market Value Rate; Food and Product Innovation Network)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            HEALTH

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1399-26

S.B. No. 3199, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

(JABSOM; Mental Health; Emerging Therapies; Task Force; Reports)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1400-26

S.B. No. 3132, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE.

(DOH; Syndromic Surveillance Data)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1401-26

S.B. No. 2591, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NOISE.

(DOH; Noise; Refuse Collection Vehicles; Operation; Time; Restrictions)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1402-26

S.B. No. 2089, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

(DHS; Medicaid; Prospective Payment System; Reimbursement; Mental Health Services; Mental Health Professionals; Rules)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1403-26

S.B. No. 2108, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO JURISDICTION.

(Family Court; Jurisdiction; Criminal Offenses; Minor Defendants; Abuse; Trauma)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1404-26

S.B. No. 2970, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

(Code of Ethics; Prohibited Contracts; Principal State Department; Relatives and Household Members; Responsibility; Violations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1405-26

S.B. No. 2530, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

(CSC; State Contractors; State Grantees; Officers; Immediate Family Members; Prohibited Contributions; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1406-26

S.B. No. 2442, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTS BY THE JUDICIARY.

(Judiciary; Community-Based Organizations; Contract for Services; Access to Justice; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1407-26

S.B. No. 3076, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT.

(DoTAX; ATG; Tobacco Products; Asset Forfeiture; Inspections; Seizures)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1408-26

S.B. No. 2532, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.

(Campaign Spending Commission Package; Electronic Filing System)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1409-26

S.B. No. 2721, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

(Hawaii Penal Code; Advisory Committee Recommendations; Implementation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1410-26

S.B. No. 2055, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

(Civil Rights Commission; Civil Rights Violations; Helpline; Annual Report; Monthly Report; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1411-26

S.B. No. 2312, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

(UIPA; Agency Function Contracts; Contractors; Record Retention and Access Requirements; Government Records; Exceptions)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1412-26

S.B. No. 2152, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.

(Constitutional Amendment; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1413-26

S.B. No. 2438, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CIVIL INTERFERENCE WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS.

(AG; Counties; Hawaii Civil Rights Protection Act; Constitutional and Statutory Rights; Civil Remedies; Relief)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1414-26

S.B. No. 2982, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

(CSC; Campaign Finance; Foreign Entities; Foreign-Influenced Business Entities; Exemption; Cargo Carriers)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1415-26

S.B. No. 2528, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS.

(Campaign Spending Commission Package; Partial Public Financing; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1416-26

S.B. No. 2919, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.

(Office of the Public Defender; Position; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1417-26

S.B. No. 2446, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

(Intermediate Court of Appeals; Membership)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1418-26

S.B. No. 2315, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO SPECIFY THAT THE STANDARD FOR VOTER APPROVAL OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATURE IS A MAJORITY OF ALL THE VOTES TALLIED UPON THE QUESTION.

(Constitutional Amendment; General Elections; Amendment Process; Tallying; Votes)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1419-26

S.B. No. 2544, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(HHFDC; DURF; Hawaii Builds Pilot Program; Exemptions; Permit Reviews; Interagency Coordination; Reports)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1420-26

S.B. No. 2060, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.

(HHFDC; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Mixed-Income Subaccount; Transfer of Moneys; Project Criteria; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            HOUSING

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1421-26

S.B. No. 2069, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND.

(HHFDC; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program; Computation of Interest; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Affordable Housing Revolving Fund)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1422-26

S.B. No. 3011, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

(HPHA; Pet Animals; Allowed; Positions; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1423-26

S.B. No. 2342, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

(HHFDC; Qualified Allocation Plan; Working Group; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1424-26

S.B. No. 2075, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT.

(Public Procurement; Local Preference; Hawaii Bidders; Hawaii Offerors; Competitive Sealed Bidding; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Debarment; Rules)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1425-26

S.B. No. 2578, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE FILM INDUSTRY.

(DBEDT; Hawaii Film Commission; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Film Industry Development Special Fund; Establishment; Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund; Workforce Development; Film; Media; Reports; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1426-26

S.B. No. 2580, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE MOTION PICTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND FILM PRODUCTION INCOME TAX CREDIT.

(DOTAX; DBEDT; Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit; Qualified Production; Costs; Third-Party Certification)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1427-26

S.B. No. 2835, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LIQUOR.

(Intoxicating Liquor; Liquor License; Class 10 Special License; Liquor Commission; Fines; Educational and Enforcement Programs)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1428-26

S.B. No. 3084, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

(Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Matching Funds; Research and Development Grants)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1429-26

S.B. No. 3322, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(Law Enforcement Officers; Law Enforcement Agencies; Facial Coverings; Visible Identification; Civil Immigration Enforcement)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1430-26

S.B. No. 3053, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.

(DOH; DLNR; Comprehensive Watershed-based Water Quality Monitoring Pilot Program; Waikele Watershed; Report; Mangrove Removal; 19th Senatorial District; Appropriations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1431-26

S.B. No. 888, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

(AG; OCP; Unfair or Deceptive Practices; Smart Household Security Device Data; Prohibition; Consent; Law Enforcement Agencies; Warrants; Emergency Situation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS/HEALTH

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1432-26

S.B. No. 709, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

(DOH; DLE; Mental Health; Assisted Community Treatment; Crisis Intervention Officers; Emergency Examination and Hospitalization; Administration of Treatment Over the Patient's Objection)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

 

7.         Announcements