Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 153)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3248
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/6/26
Establishes labeling requirements for kolehao products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2481
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home Program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3321
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires establishment of a biological aquatic risk-based framework for assessment and approval of aquatic livestock importation and movement. Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt rules implementing species risk categorization, tiered biocontainment standards, per-arrival disease testing, and interagency coordination procedures. Establishes an interagency working group. Requires development of species-specific risk matrices, interagency working group coordination with automatic permit approval timelines, and performance accountability. Establishes an implementation timeline. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2497
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the counties, including officers, employees, and authorized agents of the Department and counties, shall not be liable for costs relating to the entering of private property to control or eradicate pests. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish a working group that comprises signatories of the biosecurity government-industry agreements for joint-decision making. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2613
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Permits the sale of commercial drink products that contain no more than 10 milligrams of hemp-derived cannabinoids to persons twenty-one years of age or older. Establishes penalties for the sale or furnishing of cannabinoid drink products to, and the purchase or possession of cannabinoid drink products by, persons under twenty-one years of age.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2605
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/12/26
Refer
2/12/26
Establishes a position within the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to support implementation and coordination of specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved and neurodiverse populations. Appropriates funds for the position, programs, and interventions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2572
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity a three-year Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2529
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the thirteenth representative district.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3299
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Clarifies that the Preschool Open Doors Program is open to all children, including children in foster care, who meet the eligibility requirements of the program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2516
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Increases the age of an individual who is required to wear a helmet for electric foot scooters and bicycles. Prohibits a person from operating any class of electric bicycle or electronic micro-mobility device unless that person wears a helmet. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3315
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Allows applicants or primary caregivers to make a one-time purchase of medical cannabis after the submission of the applicant's certification form while waiting for confirmation of registration from the Department of Health. Requires the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation to facilitate the temporary authorization. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2608
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/9/26
Refer
2/10/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Authorizes building permit variances for certain high-efficiency electric water heating systems utilizing heat pump technology. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2581
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Refer
3/18/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Establishes the Hawaii Community Resilience Hub Program within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to support the development of community-based resilience hubs across the State and leverage federal, philanthropic, and private-sector funding for disaster preparedness and climate resilience. Requires the Agency to identify locations on each island that can be used as state disaster response and mitigation hubs when a state of emergency is declared. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2537
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes patient rights with respect to timely access to specialists and referrals and prior authorization determination timelines. Establishes certain requirements for health carriers for prior authorization determinations. Establishes certain requirements for the use of automated decision support tools for claims determinations and utilization review. Requires health carriers to establish certain safeguards for protected health information. Establishes certain reporting requirements for network adequacy. Establishes certain provider protections. Expands the Insurance Commissioner's enforcement authority.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3281
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Refer
2/10/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Establishes the criminal offense of promoting an illegal electronic gambling device. Authorizes civil penalties and actions relating to premises on which an illegal electronic gambling device has been used. Allows the Attorney General, any county prosecuting attorney, any county police chief, or the Director of Law Enforcement to take certain actions against places used to commit certain offenses that qualify as a nuisance. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)