OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 10

12th LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 10, 2026

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture & Food Systems

CAA -  Culture & Arts

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

ECD -   Economic Development & Technology

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

HED -  Higher Education

HLT -   Health

HSG -   Housing

HSH -   Human Services & Homelessness

JHA -   Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

LAB -   Labor

LMG -  Legislative Management

PBS -   Public Safety

TOU -  Tourism

TRN -   Transportation

WAL -  Water & Land


 

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Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB1805

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.

Establishes an independent Office of the Child Advocate within the Office of the Ombudsman to oversee and evaluate the delivery of services to children and their families by various state agencies and entities, receive and investigate complaints, and make recommendations for improvement.  Requires annual reports to the Governor, Legislature, and public.  Appropriates funds.

 

LMG, FIN

HB2110

RELATING TO NEPOTISM.

Subjects legislative and judicial employees to the same ethical standards prohibiting nepotism that are applicable to other state employees.

 

LMG, JHA