Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 245)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1506
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Short form bill relating to nonprofits.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1529
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Reduces the quorum requirement for boards and commissions to a majority of current voting members of a board or commission. Reduces the number of affirmative votes needed to validate action of a board or commission to a majority of members voting at a meeting with quorum.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2289
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/17/26
Refer
2/17/26
Exempts from the certificate of need requirements certain health care facilities and services that provide certain health care services, serve federally designated medically underserved rural areas, lower patient costs, are unlikely to be overprescribed, and assist certain vulnerable populations. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2083
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Establishes the State-Owned Historic Properties Preservation Plan Working Group within the Department of Land and Natural Resources to ensure the preservation of state-owned historic properties and inherited lands. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2336
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Requires State departments, offices, and agencies to ensure and enforce that all arborists and other professionals in its employ, including contractors, who manage trees or lands that will impact public trees adhere to best management practices. Effective 7/1/2525. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2084
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and conduct a Marine Life Conservation District Carrying Capacity Program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report to the Legislature and adopt administrative rules. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2018
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Transfers the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development for administrative purposes. Removes the manager of the Coastal Zone Management Program from the Commission. Adds a representative from the University of Hawaii to the Commission.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2152
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
2/24/26
Engrossed
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Enrolled
3/5/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from seventy to seventyfive years of age. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2136
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Establishes safe riding behaviors for electric bicycles. Prohibits the operation of high-speed electric devices in certain locations. 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 to apply to electric micro-mobility devices. 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 word "motor-driven cycle" with the word "motor scooter".
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2164
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to incorporate into their assessment process the possession of dam liability insurance or the active seeking of dam liability insurance by private dam owners, as part of their valid mitigation measures, in conjunction with approved modifications or repairs. Prohibits the DLNR from classifying a dam as high hazard based only on its engineering risk assessment results. Authorizes the DLNR to relax any restrictions and stringent standards on a dam or appurtenance upon verification of certain insurance coverage. Authorizes the DLNR to consider a dam, reservoir, or appurtenance is safe absent certain documents. Shifts the burden of proof to the DLNR to find that a dam is categorized as high-hazard. Establishes additional requirements for the DLNR and Board of Land and Natural Resources regarding the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2087
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Establishes a three-year Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program to be administered by the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to subsidize the cost of certain health insurance deductibles for eligible individuals. Authorizes the Department to contract with a nonprofit health insurer or community-based organization to operate the Pilot Program; provided that the Department shall allow the operator to access state-backed reinsurance or risk stabilization support for the operation of the Pilot Program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2054
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/23/26
Refer
3/23/26
Report Pass
4/1/26
Prohibits the Hawaii National Guard from deploying to assist federal troops, federal law enforcement, or the national guard of any other state operating in Hawaii when the Governor has objected to the deployments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2316
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2287
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/26/26
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to contract with community-based organizations to provide preventive and early intervention mental health services to adolescents within the community. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2043
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/22/26
Report Pass
2/4/26
Engrossed
2/6/26
Refer
2/12/26
Report Pass
4/7/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Until 12/31/2031, specifies that captive insurance companies that are not risk retention captive insurance companies are subject to examination no later than five years after licensure and any additional examination at the discretion of the Insurance Commissioner. On or after 1/1/2032, subjects captive insurance companies that are not risk retention captive insurance companies to examination at least once every five years. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to submit a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2031. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)