Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 10)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1288
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes a Rare Disease Advisory Council within the Department of Health to advise the State on the needs of rare disease patients.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1192
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Prohibits the denial of a school meal to a student based on the student's ability to pay. Requires the Department of Education and department schools to certify that all students eligible for certain programs receive free or reduced-price meals. Prohibits a department school from publicly identifying or stigmatizing a student. Requires the school to directly inform a parent or guardian regarding a student's unpaid meal fund account balance.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB322
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve the full funding, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB388
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Defines and prohibits the offense of torture.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB779
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the State to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the Attorney General declines to defend the employee.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1000
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacherrequested classroom supplies.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB369
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for food and beverage supply chain activities.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1380
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Dental Program, and vision coverage to all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than 30 days in the service of the State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB749
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Establishes a Cesspool Conversion Section within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch, which shall be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Cesspool Conversion Section. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB495
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the number of years members may serve in the Legislature to a maximum of sixteen years.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1631
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes the Hawaii Civics Collaborative within the Department of Accounting and General Services to promote civics engagement and perpetuate the Aloha Spirit. Requires the Department of Education, University of Hawaii Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Public Access Room, and other community organizations to facilitate civic engagement education statewide. Establishes two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) civic education specialist positions within the Department of Education. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1386
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily or voluntarily induction into the armed services of the United States and to persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB233
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Requires the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Program to design and implement a plan to increase jobs that strengthen emergency preparedness and climate resilience. Authorizes the use of the Energy Security Special Fund to advance the State's goals of strengthening emergency preparedness and climate mitigation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1519
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for prior authorization process in the State, including disclosure and notice requirements for utilization review entities regarding their prior authorization requirements and restrictions; qualifications and criteria for prior authorization review and appeals personnel; prior authorization process for non-urgent and urgent health care services, including the time frame by which utilization review entities must render a decision; adverse determination and appeal processes; prohibition of prior authorization for emergency health care services and medication for opioid use disorder; payments to health care providers; length and duration of prior authorizations; and exemptions for certain health care providers. Requires health insurers to utilize NCPDP SCRIPT Standard electronic prior authorization transactions by 1/1/2026. Requires utilization review entities to submit annual reports to the Insurance Commissioner each year. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to adopt rules by 1/1/2026.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB174
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Requires the licensing of sellers of ammunition, and for the identification and proper permitting of purchasers or possessors of ammunition. Regulates ammunition in the same manner that firearms are regulated.