Hse Referral sheet template, revision no. 00002

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		REFERRAL
HB1906	RELATING TO WATER CARRIER RATE REGULATION. Establishes the Hawaii Water Carrier Rates Board to review, evaluate, and set rates, fees, and charges for water carriers under chapter 271G, HRS. Transfers water carrier rate setting functions, powers, duties, records, personnel and cases from the Public Utilities Commission to the Hawaii Water Carrier Rates Board. Establishes the Hawaii Water Carrier Rates Board special fund. Requires annual reports to legislature and a sunset review in the last year. Sunsets 6/30/2032.	TRN/LAB, CPC, FIN
HB1907	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Requires the City and County of Honolulu to transfer to the State the City and County of Honolulu's authority to construct a Makakilo Drive extension. Appropriates moneys.	TRN, FIN
HB1908	RELATING TO THE MAKAKILO DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT. Transfers land from the City and County of Honolulu to the Department of Transportation to complete the Makakilo Drive Extension project. Establishes the Makakilo Drive Extension Task Force to coordinate the project. Authorizes use of the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund to support sustainable design elements of the project. Appropriates funds.	TRN, FIN
HB1909	RELATING TO THE BUDGET. Requires the Governor to submit a recommended budget for deferred repair and maintenance and capital improvements on existing state-owned buildings and infrastructure.	LAB, FIN
HB1910	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Requires the Hawaii Department of Transportation to identify any roadways other than Makakilo Drive that may be used as emergency egress routes in Makakilo. Requires the Department to plan for, design, and construct an emergency egress route in Makakilo under certain circumstances. Appropriates moneys.	TRN, FIN
HB1911	RELATING TO BRIBERY. Adds to the offense of bribery the offering or accepting of any pecuniary benefit because of any action previously taken by a public servant in the person's official capacity.	JHA
HB1912	RELATING TO TIME LIMITATIONS ON CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. Provides that for any offense based on misconduct by a public servant, the appliable period of limitations for a criminal prosecution shall not commence until discovery of the offense by law enforcement.	JHA
HB1913	RELATING TO VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Establishes within the Office of Veterans' Services a mental health coordinator position at the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home. Provides that the mental health coordinator is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Director of the Office of Veterans' Services. Appropriates moneys.	PBS, HLT, FIN
HB1914	RELATING TO PENALTIES. Establishes enhanced terms of imprisonment for burglary and theft offenses, which shall apply when the value of the property exceeds certain dollar amounts. Increase penalties for habitual property crime offenders. Establishes the selling of stolen property as a theft offense.	JHA
HB1915	RELATING TO INJURIOUS MATERIALS. Prohibits placing, dropping, or leaving injurious materials on highways, lanes, roads, streets, and alleys.	TRN, JHA
HB1916	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC TRUST LANDS. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii prohibiting live-fire training exercises on public trust lands.	WAL/PBS, JHA, FIN
HB1917	RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST WORKING GROUP. Appropriates moneys to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to facilitate the hiring of necessary staff and the purchase of equipment and professional services on behalf of the public land trust working group.	WAL, JHA, FIN
HB1918	RELATING TO TAXATION. Imposes conveyance tax on the transfer of a controlling interest of an entity with an interest in real property. Stipulates that the imposition of the conveyance tax on transfers of entity ownership shall not apply to any transfer of interest or acquisition between entities wholly owned by the same common ownership that results in no change in the beneficial ownership. Imposes the conveyance tax on certain transfers of real property at the lowest tax rate.	WAL, FIN
HB1919	RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. Beginning 7/1/2027, prohibits counties from imposing minimum parking mandates for certain developments.	HSG, WAL, JHA
HB1920	RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT. Clarifies that 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.	HSG, FIN
HB1921	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Allows an existing cesspool that lawfully serves a single dwelling unit in a priority level 3 area to continue serving that dwelling unit and additional bedrooms constructed on the same parcel, subject to certain conditions. Authorizes the Department of Health to adopt rules and authorizes the restriction of additional bedrooms where continued cesspool use impacts water quality or human health.	EEP, HLT, JHA
HB1922	RELATING TO HOUSING. Establishes the Pro-Housing Score Program to evaluate each county's performance in expanding housing opportunities and reducing regulatory barriers. Requires the counties to publish their respective pro-housing scores online and HHFDC to publish certain related information and data on a public dashboard. Establishes criteria for deeming a county noncompliant. Establishes builder's remedies for certain housing projects in transit-oriented development areas. Specifies that if a county is deemed noncompliant, the planning director or an equivalent county officer responsible for land use approvals are responsible for approving or denying certain affordable housing development applications. Establishes procedures for certain transit-oriented development housing project appeals. Appropriates funds.	HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN
HB1923	RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UTILITIES. Requires county boards of water supply to publicly disclose through its website service connection availability for residential permitting and construction.	HSG, WAL, JHA
HB1924	RELATING TO RECYCLING. Establishes the mattress stewardship program. Establishes the mattress stewardship special fund.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB1925	RELATING TO CLIMATE EDUCATION. Requires the Department of Education to establish a climate literacy certificate program to provide students with an advanced understanding of climate change through academic coursework and hands-on learning.	EDN, FIN
HB1926	RELATING TO RED HILL. Appropriates funds for studies on remediation of substances released from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; environmental monitoring and testing; research on groundwater modeling and sampling; and independent testing and verification of water data, to be published on a public dashboard. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to seek reimbursement from the United States Department of Defense.	WAL, EEP, FIN
HB1927	RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT. Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, and transit projects in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Adds a definition of "green infrastructure". Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to submit a report to the Legislature making recommendations for implementing green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines.	WAL, EEP, FIN
HB1928	RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING. Repeals the Deposit Beverage Container Program and replaces it with the Recycling Refund Producer Responsibility Organization Program.	EEP, CPC, FIN
HB1929	RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to develop a Molokai Biosecurity Plan to prevent the spread of invasive species found elsewhere in the State to the island of Molokai. Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds and appropriates funds for a plants and plant materials inspection and quarantine facility on the island of Molokai and facility staffing.	AGR, FIN
HB1930	RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Prohibits merchants from imposing credit card processing fees or convenience fees, under certain conditions. Ensures that payment processing costs are reasonable and transparent. Prohibits merchants from imposing surcharges on debit card transactions. Effective 1/1/2027.	CPC
HB1931	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes a State Noxious Weed Coordinator and updates the process for designating and managing noxious weeds. Allows public proposals to add or remove noxious weed designations. Requires notice and public reporting. Clarifies the authority of the Department and Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Authorizes updates to the noxious weed list by order, classifies noxious weeds into three categories. Strengthens enforcement and penalties. Updates departmental duties for noxious weed control and eradication.	AGR, JHA, FIN
HB1932	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE AND HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND BEACHES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate and healthy native ecosystems and beaches, shall be protected and shall not be infringed.	EEP/WAL, JHA, FIN
HB1933	RELATING TO THE COUNTIES. Authorizes the counties to close public lands when necessary to protect public health, ensure public safety, or preserve natural or cultural resources.	WAL, JHA
HB1934	RELATING TO LIBRARIES. Requires the State Librarian to establish an Imagination Library of Hawaii Program to provide one free book each month to children from birth through five years of age who reside in the State. Appropriates funds.	EDN, FIN
HB1935	RELATING TO PERSONAL INFORMATION. Requires every government agency that maintains, uses, collects or processes the home address of a covered public servant or candidate, to ensure that their home address is not publicly accessible. Requires every government agency to redact or otherwise remove home addresses from certain websites, databases, and printed documents or publications. Authorizes an individual to request disclosure of the home address, under certain circumstances. Allows a covered public servant or candidate to object to the disclosure of their home address.	LAB, JHA
HB1936	RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES. Establishes the State Boating Facility Management Lease Program within the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease management of the entire Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor. Repeals provisions relating to the leasing of certain fast and submerged lands of Ala Wai Boat Harbor. Requires annual reports to the Legislature.	WAL, FIN
HB1937	RELATING TO TAXES. Excludes the sale of a motor vehicle to a lessor of rental motor vehicles for use as a rental motor vehicle as a sale at wholesale. Imposes the maximum allowable excise tax on the use of tangible personal property in the State for the importation or purchase of a motor vehicle by a lessor of rental motor vehicles for use as a rental motor vehicle. Establishes a Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund to pay a temporary hazard pay bonus to certain eligible teachers. Beginning 7/1/2026 until 7/1/2030, deposits the additional tax revenue generated by this Act into the Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund.	TRN, EDN, FIN
HB1938	RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Prohibits the use of fireworks in the presence of a minor under the age of sixteen unless the person has a valid permit and complies with safety requirements.	JHA
HB1939	RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit by providing additional credits to qualified productions that have a workforce of at least eighty per cent local hires and that either have an above-the-line workforce of at least thirty per cent local hires, invest in qualified production infrastructure, feature indigenous content, or conduct post-production in the State; establishing that the minimum local hires requirement will increase to eighty-two per cent in the third consecutive taxable year that the additional credit is claimed and to eighty-five per cent in the fifth consecutive taxable year; authorizing the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to waive the credit cap per qualified production for one qualified production each fiscal year; and requiring the Hawaii Film Office to submit an annual report to the Legislature.	ECD, FIN
HB1940	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS. Requires a condominium association to make available on an internet site the association's general ledgers, project information form (RR-105C), and statement of accounts at no cost to a unit owner or the unit owner's authorized agent. Reduces the reasonable fee a condominium association may charge to provide copies of association documents from $1 per page to 75 cents per page.	CPC
HB1941	RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the requirements for productions to qualify for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax to include completing at least fifteen per cent of the production's principal photography and post-production in the State within the same taxable year the production is qualifying for the Tax Credit.	ECD, FIN
HB1942	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a 100th Infantry Battalion history curricula plan beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. Establishes a one-year 100th Infantry Battalion history curriculum pilot program within certain public high schools during the 2026-2027 school year. Requires a report to the Legislature.	EDN, FIN
HB1943	RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Expands the purposes of the establishment and operation of offices in out-of-state locations to include serving Hawaii's businesses and tourism efforts through various initiatives. Requires, and appropriates funds for, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out‑of-state office in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Beijing office and Taipei office to promote "Made in Hawaii" branded products and increase the export of Hawaii products.	ECD/TOU, FIN
HB1944	RELATING TO TOURISM. Establishes and designates the Corporation for the Stewardship of Hawaii Tourism, a nonprofit organization, as the official destination stewardship organization for the State. Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority.	TOU, WAL, FIN
HB1945	RELATING TO GAMING. Beginning 8/1/2027, authorizes gaming on cruise ships while a cruise ship is traveling within any state waters or for specified times while docked at a state harbor. Imposes a twenty per cent wagering tax on the adjusted gross receipts derived from gaming on cruise ships. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to report to the Legislature.	ECD, CPC/JHA, FIN
HB1946	RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF TIME SHARES. Provides that applications for registration renewal required by section 514E-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be deemed approved upon delivery. Provides that any amendment to a required time share plan registration shall be deemed approved by operation of law on the forty-fifth day after the amendment is submitted to the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, unless the Director issues a deficiency letter within that period. Effective 1/1/2027.	TOU, CPC
HB1947	RELATING TO TOURISM. Repeals the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Establishes the Office of Tourism within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Division of Destination Management within the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 1/1/2027.	TOU/WAL, JHA, FIN
HB1948	RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. Prohibits lodging establishments from providing 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.	TOU, EEP, JHA
HB1949	RELATING TO THE GREEN FEE. Establishes the Green Fee Transparency and Accountability Program and Green Fee Resiliency Impact Dashboard, to be administered by the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Appropriates funds.	TOU, EEP, FIN
HB1950	RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Establishes the State-led Marketing and Branding Special Fund and requires that a portion of all transient accommodations taxes that would otherwise be deposited into the general fund be deposited into the special fund, to be used for state-led marketing, branding, and tourism management. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop and submit to the Legislature an annual comprehensive marketing, branding, and tourism management plan.	TOU/ECD, FIN
HB1951	RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Requires the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience to establish a Center for Biosecurity Research, Education, and Extension to develop and implement innovative solutions for detecting, monitoring, eradicating, and managing invasive species. Appropriates funds.	HED, AGR, FIN
HB1952	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvements for the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Agricultural Research and Extension Station on Kauai.	HED, AGR, FIN
HB1953	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes the Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Requires a report to the Legislature. Repeals 6/30/28. Appropriates funds.	AGR, FIN
HB1954	RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT. Includes fraudulent impersonation or false depiction through artificial intelligence or materially deceptive media in the offenses of identity theft.	JHA
HB1955	RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Increases the contract award value that triggers required proof of vendor compliance from $2,500 to $6,000.	FIN
HB1956	RELATING TO FRESHWATER WATERWAYS. Prohibits residing in, on, or within fifty feet of a freshwater waterway. Authorizes state and local law enforcement agencies, including county police, the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Conservation and Resources Enforcement Program, and the Department of Law Enforcement, to enforce the prohibition.	WAL, JHA
HB1957	RELATING TO SAFE ENTRYWAYS. Establishes, for a city with a population greater than three hundred thousand, enforcement procedures to prevent domiciling or storing personal property on public property in a manner that blocks, obstructs, or otherwise impedes ingress or egress to private doorways or entranceways.	JHA
HB1958	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Establishes, for a city with a population greater than three hundred thousand, enforcement procedures to prevent domiciling or storing of personal property on public property within a bus stop area, if a person does not intend to use the public transportation services.	TRN, JHA
HB1959	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. Effective 6/29/2026.	HSH, JHA
HB1960	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 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 Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules.	TOU, LAB, JHA
HB1961	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 for individuals and health care facilities harmed as a result of interference with a health care facility. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive or other equitable relief.	HLT, JHA
HB1962	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.	HSH, JHA
HB1963	RELATING TO IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE. Establishes the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images as a criminal offense. Amends the criteria for an extended term of imprisonment to include an offender whose act of attempting to commit or committing the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images against a minor or vulnerable adult resulted in the victim's death.	HSH, JHA
HB1964	RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL. Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Requires the State Building Code Council to provide annual training to state and county permitting agency employees. Appropriates funds for the training, subject to a matching funds requirement from the counties.	WAL, FIN
HB1965	RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE. Requires all health carriers to allocate, initially, not less than 6% of the carrier's total medical expenditures to primary care providers, with the percentage increasingly incrementally to 12%. Requires health carriers to pay primary care providers directly, rather than through administrative mechanisms. Places restrictions on downcoding and claim modifications. Requires health carriers to ensure access to primary care in rural areas, including access to Primary Care Access Visits and Community Access Primary Care Sites. Requires Insurance Commissioner to administer requirements established in bill. Requires the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to apply the Act, to the extent permitted by federal law and subject to any federal approvals, to Medicaid managed care organizations. Requires reports. Requires the Auditor to evaluate the impact of the Act on various metrics 3 years after the measure's effective date. Establishes the primary care stabilization special fund.	HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN
HB1966	RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SPECIAL FUND. Amends the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund by authorizing the deposit of revenues from billable emergency medical services. Amends the composition, allowable uses, and establishes a cap on the special fund.	HLT, FIN
HB1967	RELATING TO PERMITTING. Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop a permitting workforce pipeline in partnership with the University of Hawaii and community colleges and coordinate with state and county permitting agencies on certain tasks related to classification levels, salary and benefits, hiring, and responsibilities of employees. Appropriates funds.	ECD, HED, FIN
HB1968	RELATING TO PERMITTING. Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop a statewide permitting intake platform. Appropriates funds for the development of the platform, subject to a matching funds requirement from the counties.	ECD, WAL, FIN
HB1969	RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury.	HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN
HB1970	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER. Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center Hawaii Tumor Registry.	HED, FIN
HB1971	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and health plans under the State's Medicaid managed care program to provide coverage for biomarker testing.	HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN
HB1972	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. The tax credit applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026.	HSH, ECD, FIN
HB1973	RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes within the Department of Health the KupunAloha 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 moneys for the program.	HLT/HSH, FIN
HB1974	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.	HLT/HSH, FIN
HB1975	RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. Repeals the sunset for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna and for positions to support the program.	HSH, FIN
HB1976	RELATING TO DEMENTIA. Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, fire chiefs, Law Enforcement Standards Board, and Department of Health to provide or require the provision of at least 1 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 review and recommend dementia-specific training curricula that address the recognition and signs of Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia.	HLT, PBS, FIN
HB1977	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the Department of Health to procure a Maternal and Infant Health Information Mobile Application to provide qualified individuals with information on federal and state programs and resources for prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum individuals and their families. Requires DOH to issue a request for proposals. Authorizes DOH to procure or otherwise contract for an existing mobile pregnancy application. Appropriates funds.	HLT, FIN
HB1978	RELATING TO THE WEST HAWAII REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. Appropriates funds for the planning, design, site work, and construction of a new outpatient care center in North Kona.	HLT, FIN
HB1979	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. Shortens the period within which certain judicial proceedings involving environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for actions that propose the use of land for, or construction of, affordable housing or clean energy projects must be initiated. Requires judicial proceedings involving actions that propose the use of land for, or construction of, affordable housing or clean energy projects to be filed directly with the Supreme Court and prohibits the Supreme Court from awarding attorneys' fees in these judicial proceedings.	EEP, HSG, JHA
HB1980	RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that at least twenty-five per cent of parking stalls 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. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.	EEP, LAB, FIN
HB1981	RELATING TO A PROGRAM TO CHARACTERIZE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL AND GEOTHERMAL AND UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES STATEWIDE. Establishes a Geothermal, Carbon Sequestration, and Underground Water Resource Characterization Program via slim hole bores and a related statewide environmental assessment. Appropriates funds for the program and positions to support the program.	EEP, FIN
HB1982	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for certain geothermal resource exploration and development activities and the hiring of consultants.	EEP, JHA, FIN
HB1983	RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES. Authorizes geological subsurface characterization activities conducted by a public research institution under certain conditions. Clarifies that boreholes or test holes drilled for the purposes of geological subsurface characterization are distinct from water well exploration and geothermal or mineral exploration. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to designate the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center of the University of Hawaii, or a successor entity, as the repository for data collected from any geological subsurface characterization activity. Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to designate a repository or be the repository for any scientific data collected from any geological subsurface characterization activity on lands it holds in trust. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend its exemption list to specify that certain geological subsurface characterization activities shall be exempt from the environmental review process or shall only require an exemption notice. Requires the University of Hawaii to amend its exemption list to specify that certain geological subsurface characterization activities shall be exempt from the environmental review process or shall only require an exemption notice. Requires the Department of Health to amend its rules related to hazardous waste and hazardous waste management for consistency with federal regulations to specify that certain waste products generated by geological subsurface characterization activity are exempt from hazardous waste management requirements. Requires that the first site where a borehole or test hole is drilled shall be on lands owned by DHHL. Establishes the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology of UH Manoa. Appropriates funds.	EEP/WAL, JHA, FIN
HB1984	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to establish a self‑certification process for behind‑the‑meter, customer‑sited solar distributed energy resource systems that deems permit applications approved and allows applicants to proceed to build solar distributed energy resource system immediately. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to develop guidance for determining specific conditions when a Federal Emergency Management Agency-mandated No-Rise Certification is not required for a solar distributed energy resource system located in a regulatory floodway.	EEP, WAL, CPC
HB1985	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. PART II: Allows certain extensions of the deadline for cesspool conversions. PART III: Authorizes and appropriates funds to the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants as necessary to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and website to educate homeowners and wastewater industry professionals about information and resources regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines.	EEP, WAL, FIN
HB1986	RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD. Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules by 1/1/2028 governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State.	TRN, EEP, FIN
HB1987	RELATING TO THE FUEL TANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Requires the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee to hold at least one regular meeting during each calendar quarter. Appropriates funds.	EEP, FIN
HB1988	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Prohibits the harvesting of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection.	WAL, JHA
HB1989	RELATING TO WATER RETENTION. Directs the University of Hawaiʻi School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology to conduct a study that identifies, analyzes, and evaluates possible methods to capture, retain, and store rainwater and storm water runoff for counties with a population of more than five hundred thousand. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.	HED, FIN
HB1990	RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. Establishes penalties for an owner of real property's failure to remediate zoning violations, including fines and liens. Permits a county planning or permitting agency or the Attorney General, or a private entity under certain circumstances, to commence foreclosure proceedings if the owner fails to satisfy certain conditions.	WAL, JHA
HB1991	RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX. Replaces the defined liquor categories subject to the liquor tax with alcohol-by-volume categories. Adjusts the liquor tax rates for inflation.	CPC, FIN
HB1992	RELATING TO FORECLOSURES. Authorizes the public sale of a foreclosed mortgaged property or unit on a state website to be developed and maintained by the Judiciary. Requires the public notice of the public sale of the mortgaged property or unit to include the date, time, and website address of the sale if the sale is to be held on a state website. Appropriates funds.	JHA, FIN
HB1993	RELATING TO DEAF INDIVIDUALS. Authorizes deaf motor vehicle owners to register their vehicle as being owned by a deaf individual so that a deafness designation appears when a law enforcement officer accesses the motor vehicle's information.	TRN, JHA
HB1994	RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS. Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals, as well as those issuing verifications of a disability-related need for an emotional support animal, to provide written notice of certain laws relating to emotional support animals. Requires persons or businesses that sell or provide certificates, vests, or identification tags that identify an animal as an emotional support animal to provide to the buyer or recipient written notice of certain laws relating to emotional support animals. Establishes penalties.	CPC, JHA
HB1995	RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Provides that people who are blind or deaf are eligible to apply for and receive a disabled paid parking permit.	HLT, JHA
HB1996	RELATING TO HEARING AIDS. Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts from the sale of hearing aids received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual. Sunsets 1/1/2028.	HLT, ECD, FIN
HB1997	RELATING TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. Authorizes the inclusion of language addressing individualized accommodations and supports during emergency situations and evacuations in individualized education programs for students with disabilities. Requires support and guidance from the Department of Education.	EDN, PBS, JHA
HB1998	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. Establishes exceptions.	CPC, JHA
HB1999	RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS. Requires certain information to appear at the beginning of notices for public meetings.	JHA
HB2000	RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO REPAIR. Establishes a right to repair for wheelchairs.	CPC, JHA
HB2001	RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY. Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "love My Library Day" in the State.	CAA, JHA
HB2002	RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. Establishes and appropriates funds for the Neighborhood Security Watch Grant Program to help fund certain activities and rental payments of established neighborhood security watch groups and neighborhood citizen patrol groups that rent government-owned facilities for a fee to carry out their duties.	JHA, FIN
HB2003	RELATING TO DIGITAL FINANCIAL ASSET TRANSACTION KIOSKS. 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; 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.	CPC, JHA
HB2004	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Extends the Librarian Pilot Program established by Act 135, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, through 2030. Authorizes the Department of Education to select a second school complex on Oahu to be part of the pilot program if no appropriate school complex on the neighbor islands can be identified.	EDN, FIN
HB2005	RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Establishes a statewide language access education and workforce development program at the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds.	HED, LAB, FIN
HB2006	RELATING TO CHILD WELL-BEING. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a Hawaii Rx kids program to improve the economic stability of households with very young children who reside in the State through a one-time payment and several monthly payments.	HSH, FIN
HB2007	RELATING TO THE HOUSEHOLD AND DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES TAX CREDIT. Increases a taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit. Extends the sunset date of the temporary increase in maximum employment-related expenses that are used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit, established by Act 163, SLH 2023, to 6/30/2030. Sunsets 6/30/2030.	HSH, ECD, FIN
HB2008	RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes a new bracket for higher-income earners for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2029.	FIN
HB2009	RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT. Extends child care subsidies to disabled parents or guardians, regardless of their employment status. Requires the Department of Human Services to evaluate caregiver capacity and dependent-care responsibilities when determining eligibility for medicaid home- and community-based services. Requires the Department of Human Services to update its evaluation form and functional assessment protocols related to level of care and at-risk needs determinations. Appropriates funds.	HSH, FIN
HB2010	RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes a surcharge on taxable income exceeding $1,000,000 to provide funding, if approved by the Legislature, for the State Medicaid Program.	HSH, FIN
HB2011	RELATING TO PET ANIMALS. Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, canceling, restricting, otherwise terminating, or charging higher rates for a commercial general liability insurance policy, homeowners insurance policy, renters insurance policy, or dwelling fire policy based on the breed of any dog that is kept on the insured premises.	HSG, CPC
HB2012	RELATING TO COMMUNITY LITERACY LABS. Establishes and appropriates funds for the Department of Education to establish and implement a two-year Community Literacy Labs Pilot Program.	EDN, HSH, FIN
HB2013	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to develop and implement a comprehensive safety plan that includes the use of safety technologies for all public housing statewide. Requires the Authority to adopt policies that protect civil liberties and safeguard data and engage with public housing residents regarding the use of safety technologies. Appropriates funds.	HSG, JHA, FIN
HB2014	RELATING TO 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.	AGR, CPC
HB2015	RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING. Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines "regional origin".	AGR, CPC
HB2016	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM. Requires the Board of Regents to grant a waiver on all tuition for qualifying native Hawaiian and Hawaiian students enrolled within the University of Hawaii System.	HED, JHA, FIN
HB2017	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. For taxable years beginning 1/1/2027, amends the Important Agricultural Land Qualified Agricultural Cost Tax Credit to: (1) include Hawaiian home lands designated for subsistence agriculture, supplemental agriculture, or pastoral in the definition of "important agricultural lands"; and (2) expand the definition of "qualified agricultural costs" to include costs relating to the planting of orchard or fruit-bearing crops, or expenditures related to the clearing of former sugar and pineapple plantation lands.	AGR, JHA, FIN
HB2018	RELATING TO CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT. Appropriates funds for the purchase of equipment for the Hawaii Island Branch of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.	WAL, FIN
HB2019	RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning to administer funding for family-child interaction learning programs.	EDN, FIN
HB2020	RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES. Requires 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.	TRN, JHA
HB2021	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Establishes safe riding behaviors for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of high-speed electric devices in certain locations. Beginning 12/31/2026, 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". 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 3 electric bicycle. Authorizes a person under the age of fourteen to operate class 2 electric bicycles under supervision. Prohibits a person from riding a class 3 electric bicycle on a sidewalk. Authorizes a person to ride a class 1 or class 2 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-driven cycle" with the term "motor scooter".	TRN, JHA
HB2022	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. Specifies that the county annual vehicle registration fee is equal to the state annual motor vehicle registration fee.	TRN, FIN
HB2023	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Beginning with the 2030 model year, requires new passenger vehicles to be equipped with passive intelligent speed assistance systems. Beginning 7/1/2030: makes circumventing or tampering with an active intelligence speed assistance system a misdemeanor; requires the Department of Transportation to select a vendor for the installation and maintenance of active intelligent speed assistance systems; and 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.	TRN, JHA, FIN
HB2024	RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER COVID-19 HAZARD PAY PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish and administer the Construction Worker COVID-19 Hazard Pay Program. Appropriates funds to pay eligible construction workers a one-time payment in recognition for essential labor performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sunsets 6/30/2031.	LAB, FIN
HB2025	RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Prohibits digital navigation applications from providing an alert, indication, or other type of notice to users of the presence of law enforcement personnel or a law enforcement operation at any specific location.	TRN, JHA
HB2026	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Restricts motor vehicles that tow a motor vehicle or trailer from the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes going in the same direction with exemptions. Specifies penalties for restricted motor vehicles who drive in the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes moving in the same direction. Applies restrictions and penalties to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.	TRN, JHA
HB2027	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Prohibits vehicles from driving on the shoulder of a roadway, except in certain circumstances. Authorizes the Department of Transportation and county police departments to impound vehicles with expired registrations of three years or more and seize and dispose of vehicles with expired registrations of five years or more, under certain conditions. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Increases the fine amount for owners of out-of-state motor vehicles who fail to register the vehicle in the State. Establishes minimum and maximum statutory penalties for violations relating to the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.	TRN, JHA
HB2028	RELATING TO LABOR DAY. Establishes a refundable tax credit for employers who provide a paid Labor Day holiday to construction workers. Provides a mechanism for claiming the refundable tax credit.	LAB, ECD, FIN
HB2029	RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING. Requires the Committee on Weights to develop recommendations for a weighted student formula that achieves resource parity between public schools and independent schools of the State. Requires reports to the Legislature.	EDN, FIN
HB2030	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION AFFORDABILITY. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish a clean vehicle rebate program to provide rebates for the purchase or lease of new and used zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Establishes the clean vehicle special fund. Establishes a transportation affordability and energy security tax.	TRN, EEP, FIN
HB2031	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Part I: Establishes the Administrative Hearings Division with the Department of Transportation and transfers certain administrative hearing powers to the Division, including matters related to automated red light camera and speed enforcement traffic citations, oversized and overweight vehicles on state highways, commercial driver's license appeals, on-demand taxi services at airports, transportation network company permit appeals, airport and harbor matters, and highway encroachments. Part II: Beginning 1/1/2027, requires all marked vehicles operated by law enforcement agencies in the State and subsidized vehicles of law enforcement officers to be equipped with functioning dashboard cameras. Requires each law enforcement agency to establish policies and procedures and submit an annual report to the Legislature. Requires the Attorney General to provide oversight for the use of dashboard cameras by law enforcement agencies.	TRN, JHA, FIN
HB2032	RELATING TO TAXATION. PART II: Exempts the sale of groceries and nonprescription drugs from the general excise tax. PART III: Removes the state income tax on unemployment compensation benefits. PART IV: Doubles the standard deduction for individuals earning less than $100,000 and joint filers earning less than $200,000. Repeals the incremental increases on standard income tax deduction amounts. PART V: Increases the maximum adjusted gross income allowed to qualify for the low-income household renters' income tax credit and increases the credit amount. PART VI: Repeals the incremental changes to income tax brackets and removes the tax liability for the first $100,000 of individual income earned.	ECD, FIN
HB2033	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. PART I: Requires sellers and licensed dealers to ensure that a motor vehicle is equipped with a front number plate mounting bracket or device. Requires a licensed dealer or owner to securely fasten number plates on vehicles. PART II: Amends the Traffic Code relating to street racing. PART III: Expands the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program to high-risk locations of state or county highways as determined by the Department of Transportation. Appropriates funds. PART IV: Allows counties to use automatic license plate recognition systems to identify vehicles without current inspection or registration certificates and issue citations with fines waivable if compliance is demonstrated. Establishes data privacy and retention requirements. Allows counties, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to use red light and speed camera systems for enforcement. PART V: Authorizes the installation of cameras on the stop arm of a school bus to record footage for evidence of a violation for passing or overtaking a school bus while the bus is stopped and its visual signals are turned on. Amends the fines for passing or overtaking a school bus while the bus is stopped and its visual signals are turned on.	TRN, JHA, FIN
HB2034	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program to offer fully subsidized public transit passes for department employees.	TRN, LAB, FIN
HB2035	RELATING TO TIME LIMITATIONS FOR CRIMES. Adds sexual assault in the third and fourth degrees to the list of offenses which are not subject to a time limitation for prosecution.	JHA
HB2036	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Prohibits private passenger automobile insurance businesses from stockpiling excess premium profits. Requires private passenger automobile insurance businesses to return excess premium profits to consumers.	CPC, FIN
HB2037	RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the aggregate cap on credits allowed in any given year for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000.	ECD, FIN
HB2038	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish a Clean Transportation Alternatives Incentive Program that returns funds to eligible residents of the State who meet a certain income threshold or use a certain amount of gasoline as fuel for transportation.	TRN, EEP, FIN
HB2039	RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 32nd representative district.	FIN
HB2040	RELATING TO PROTECTION OF MINORS. Protects minors from addictive content by imposing special requirements for operators regarding consent, notifications, and age verification. Protects minors from having their online personal data processed without parental consent.	HSH, CPC, JHA
HB2041	RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. Part I: Establishes an Ombudsman's Office and gives the Real Estate Commission the authority to investigate complaints. Part II: Broadens the list of documents an association must maintain and provide to unit owners.	CPC, JHA
HB2042	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires an audit for a self-insured employer or an insurance carrier that defaults in workers' compensation payments to identify other instances of unpaid compensation claims.	LAB, CPC
HB2043	RELATING TO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. Establishes the offense of criminal mischief as a petty misdemeanor for low level property offenses.	JHA
HB2044	RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY. Expands programming and training for the comprehensive offender reentry program under the department of corrections and rehabilitation to reduce the rate of recidivism and increase inmate marketability. Appropriates funds.	PBS, FIN
HB2045	RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS. Designates La Hoihoi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, as a state holiday in place of Statehood Day.	CAA, FIN
HB2046	RELATING TO THE ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI COMMISSION. Establishes and appropriates funds for the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Commission to coordinate and promote initiatives that support the use of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.	JHA, FIN
HB2047	RELATING TO THE AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Amends the process for the hiring of the Executive Director of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. Specifies that the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources is responsible for the appointment, oversight, and administrative authority over the Executive Director of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. Requires any formal position, recommendation, or advisory action of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee to be adopted at a duly noticed public meeting at which a quorum is present. Amends the reporting requirements of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee.	WAL, JHA
HB2048	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Establishes new requirements for the disposition of public lands, including requiring two-thirds approval of each house of the Legislature via concurrent resolution and with a supporting resolution from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and applies this requirement to the disposition of public lands to public utilities and renewable energy producers as well. Limits the duration of public land disposition to the United States military to twenty-five years. Requires any new land disposition to the United States military to be accompanied by a clean-up and remediation bond from the United States military to be deposited into the state treasury. Prohibits the Board of Land and Natural Resources from issuing any new land disposition to the United States military until the military, State, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs reach an agreement in principle on certain matters.	WAL/PBS, EEP/CPC, JHA
HB2049	RELATING TO HOUSING. Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system for the sale of properties with residential use, adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis, and applies a cost-of-living adjustment to conveyance tax rates. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in county-designated transit-oriented development areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax revenues to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust Fund.	HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN
HB2050	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 program. Increases the matching fund payments for excess qualifying contributions. Appropriates funds for the program.	JHA, FIN
HB2051	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Amends section 11-364, HRS, 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.	JHA, FIN
HB2052	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Prohibits state or county contractor's officers and any officer's immediate family, with contracts of $100,000 or more for goods or services or $250,000 or more for construction, from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the contract. Prohibits grantees, grantees' officers and grantees' officer's immediate family, with grants of more than $100,000, from contributing to candidate or noncandidate committees, candidates, or any person for any political purpose for the duration of the grant. Requires any unlawful contribution to be returned to the contributor or it will escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.	JHA, FIN
HB2053	RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Amends section 11-357, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to prohibit state and county elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions during any Regular Session or Special Session of the state Legislature, including any extension of any Regular Session or Special Session or any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend.	JHA, FIN
HB2054	RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION'S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM. Amends various sections of Hawaii's campaign spending laws by requiring designated campaign finance forms to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system.	JHA, FIN
HB2055	RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION. Adjusts the salaries of the Campaign Spending Commission's Executive Director and Associate Director to align with similar government officials who have compliance and enforcement responsibilities. Appropriates funds.	JHA, FIN
HB2056	MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Housing and Land Management and Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu as grants‑in-aid to comply with the requirements of Act 206, SLH 2017, and Act 210, SLH 2018.	WAL, FIN
HB2057	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU. Appropriates moneys as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Information Technology to upgrade the driver's license and motor vehicle application systems.	TRN, FIN
HB2058	RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTION OF COUNTY POSITIONS. Exempts positions of a county Housing and Community Development Office or Department from civil service laws.	HSG, LAB, JHA
HB2059	RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. Exempts emergency medical services personnel from commercial driver's license requirements. Amends the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" under State Traffic Code to replace ambulances with emergency medical services vehicles.	TRN, JHA
HB2060	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Amends the deadlines for the upgrade or conversion of cesspools to Director of Health-approved wastewater system or connection of cesspools to a sewerage system. Requires priority 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected by 12/31/2050, and phases the deadlines for lower priority cesspools in later years. Requires the Director of Health, in consultation with the counties, to determine the prioritization level of all cesspools in the State.	EEP, WAL, FIN
HB2061	RELATING TO FIREARMS. Appropriates moneys to support the State's gun buyback program, including at least two gun buyback events in each county.	JHA, FIN
HB2062	RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. Appropriates funds to the Judiciary for the enforcement of gun violence protective orders. Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct public awareness campaigns on gun violence protective orders.	JHA, FIN
HB2063	RELATING TO OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT. Authorizes licensed paramedics to administer buprenorphine after administration of an opioid antagonist in cases of opioid overdoses, under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Health to implement a phased pilot program in at least 1 county with verified linkage-to-care capacity and authorizes expansion of the program statewide as additional treatment resources become available. Requires a report to the Legislature evaluating program outcomes.	HLT, FIN
HB2064	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Provides a temporary income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a cesspool to a septic system or an aerobic treatment unit system or connecting to a sewer system. Permits the Department of Health, as a pilot program, to certify no more than two residential large capacity cesspools. Applies to taxable years after 12/31/2027. Sunsets 12/31/2032.	EEP, WAL, FIN
HB2065	RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION. Appropriates general funds into and out of the water pollution control revolving fund to provide additional low-interest loans for eligible projects.	EEP, WAL, FIN
HB2066	RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT. Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.	HLT, CPC, JHA
HB2067	RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Repeals law that provides that all local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are preempted and that existing local laws and regulations conflicting with the state law on smoking are null and void. Clarifies that counties retain the authority to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices, as long as the ordinances do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law on smoking.	HLT, CPC, FIN
HB2068	RELATING TO HOUSING. Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments.	HSG, FIN
HB2069	RELATING TO HOUSING. Repeals language prohibiting county legislative bodies from imposing stricter conditions or other requirements on certain housing projects of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.	HSG, JHA
HB2070	RELATING TO HOUSING. Adds new preferences for state and county employees to the eligibility criteria for housing development programs administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Clarifies the Corporation's authority to adopt rules and determine the order of applicant preferences.	HSG, FIN
HB2071	RELATING TO FAMILY. Exempts, under certain circumstances, parties alleging domestic abuse from participating in mediation during paternity or divorce proceedings.	HSH, JHA
HB2072	RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX. Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund.	HSG, HSH, FIN
HB2073	RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045 at the same rates if the county does so before 1/1/2028. Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019 or after 12/31/2045. Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges received from the State for counties having a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopt a county surcharge on state tax.	FIN
HB2074	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Establishes a gradient penalty structure for the offense of hindering prosecution in the first degree, based on the level of offense hindered.	JHA
HB2075	RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Establishes a class C felony penalty for the unlawful possession, control, or transfer of a firearm or ammunition in violation of a valid judicial protective order or restraining order.	JHA
HB2076	RELATING TO ASSAULT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. Establishes appropriate sanctions for the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree.	JHA
HB2077	RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities.	LAB, JHA
HB2078	RELATING TO HABITUAL VIOLENT CRIME. Amend Act 213, SLH 2024, by repealing its sunset date and requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2031. Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature.	JHA
HB2079	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Reestablishes the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026.	EEP, WAL, FIN
HB2080	RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS. Authorizes the rehiring of retirants for positions that are unique and critical to operations. Limits the duration of each retirant's reemployment to 4 years.	LAB, FIN
HB2081	RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING. Requires that state and county firefighters exempt from commercial driver licensure be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses.	TRN, LAB, FIN
HB2082	RELATING TO BRIBERY. Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery under certain circumstances.	JHA
HB2083	RELATING TO THE PROMOTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Amends the offense of promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near schools, school vehicles, public parks, or public housing projects or complexes to include homeless facilities.	HSH, JHA
HB2084	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Appropriates grant-in-aid moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program.	JHA, FIN
HB2085	RELATING TO ELDER CRIME VICTIMS. Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age.	HSH, JHA
HB2086	RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers.	TRN, JHA
HB2087	RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. Maintains the petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household member by repealing the sunset of amendments made to sections 709-906 and 853-4, HRS, by Act 19, SLH 2020. Repeals provisions authorizing a deferred acceptance of a guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses.	HSH, JHA
HB2088	RELATING TO ADOPTIONS. Adds the requirement that a written consent to adoption be notarized.	JHA
HB2089	RELATING TO CERTIORARI REVIEW BY THE HAWAII SUPREME COURT. Establishes a fixed disposition deadline requiring the Supreme Court to decide an application for certiorari within 60 days after the application is filed. Applies prospectively to cases in which the judgment or dismissal order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals was filed on or after the effective date of this Act.	JHA
HB2090	RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE ORDERS FOR PROTECTION. Removes the requirement that requests to withhold from public inspection the petition record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order be made orally.	JHA
HB2091	RELATING TO PETITIONS TO TEMPORARILY RESTRAIN AND ENJOIN HARASSMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE. Authorizes public employers to petition for temporary restraining orders and injunctions against employment-related harassment of certain public employees.	LAB, JHA
HB2092	RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS. Elevates the offense of harassment to a misdemeanor when committed against certain public servants in connection with their performance of a governmental function.	LAB, JHA
HB2093	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.	JHA
HB2094	RELATING TO JURY DUTY. Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds.	JHA, FIN
HB2095	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY. Appropriates supplemental moneys for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027.	JHA, FIN
HB2096	RELATING TO AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES IN CHILD PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS. Expands the authority of the family court in child protective proceedings to find that aggravated circumstances are present at any stage prior to the termination of parental rights, not only at the outset of the case or the return hearing. Specifies what acts of torture against a child constitute aggravated circumstances.	HSH, JHA
HB2097	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 (VoIP) systems. Clarifies that evidence in hearings conducted via interactive conference technology may be submitted and exchanged electronically.	JHA
HB2098	RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT. Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.	HLT, CPC, JHA
HB2099	RELATING TO VACANCIES. Amends the processes for addressing party candidate and state senator vacancies.	JHA
HB2100	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT DESTRUCTIVE LIVE-FIRE MILITARY TRAINING ON PUBLIC LANDS. Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit destructive live-fire military training on State public trust lands.	WAL/PBS, JHA, FIN