Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 225)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2460
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Expands under certain circumstances the types of employees protected by the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and all individuals subject to the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2481
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Requires the Department of Human Services to record any child welfare interview conducted by the Department when administering certain child welfare services. Requires the Department to store the recordings for a minimum of five years and under certain conditions. Prohibits the sharing of the recordings unless certain conditions are met. Establishes criminal penalties for violating prohibitions against sharing of the recordings.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2475
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
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. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2444
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2469
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Establishes an unrealized gains surcharge on certain property transfers subject to the estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. Except for certain types of properties within estates, lowers the applicable exclusion amount allowed.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1776
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/9/26
Refer
2/10/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Beginning 7/1/2027, requires the Office of Consumer Protection to publish an accessible, multilingual notice of tenant rights online. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2477
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to place historical markers acknowledging the landform on which the Hawaii Kai Towne Center is sited as Maunalua Island and to consult with the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts on the design standard of the historical markers. Requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to pay for any costs related to the placing of the historical markers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2497
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Requires electric utilities, excluding electric cooperatives, to maintain an online bill impact analysis tool for electric generation projects that provides full disclosure to ratepayers of the top-level assumptions used to calculate the per-project impact on customer bills. Requires electric utilities to submit an annual report to the Public Utilities Commission. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2495
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/17/26
Refer
2/17/26
Requires the Office of Consumer Protection to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding actions taken in response to potential violations of the Residential-Landlord Tenant Code. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2490
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Prohibits the manufacture or sale of surfboard wax that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2439
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Requires quarterly rather than annual reporting of all use of restricted use pesticides. Amends the contents of reports to include specific geospatial data and information and increased detail on the amount of restricted use pesticides used. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to develop an online reporting tool for restricted use pesticides. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2448
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Enacts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act (Modified). Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2462
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Increases designated income check-off amounts for the Hawaii Election Campaign Fund to $6 for taxpayers filing individual returns with $6 or more of state income tax liability and for spouses filing joint returns with $12 or more of state income tax liability.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2498
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Requires each county Director of Finance to notify all applicable state and local agencies upon receipt of official notification of a vehicle transfer from a transferor. Requires each county Director of Finance to establish a centralized notification system to applicable agencies for every vehicle transfer by 7/1/2027.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2456
Introduced
1/22/26
Refer
1/28/26
Increases the liquor tax and adjusts it for future inflation.