Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 246)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1543

Introduced
1/21/26  
Specifies a time limit for the validity of a finding of no significant impact of a final environmental assessment or acceptance of a final environmental impact statement for a proposed action. Requires an agency or applicant to commence a new environmental review process for the proposed action if the validity expires.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1504

Introduced
1/21/26  
Short form bill relating to antitrust.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2319

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) grant writer position within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and converts the position from temporary to permanent. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2068

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, on how to maximize housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Establishes a position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2365

Introduced
1/21/26  
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules mandating that each primary caregiver and substitute caregiver in a Community Care Foster Family Home be a licensed nurse or certified nurse aide. Makes the requirements for primary and substitute caregivers applicable to all Community Care Foster Family Homes, regardless of the number of clients in the home.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2158

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program to support qualified veterinarians committed to or currently working in veterinary medicine in the State. Authorizes the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine to enter into agreements, including memoranda of understanding, with the University of Hawaii, the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association, and accredited out-of-state schools to increase the availability of accredited veterinary programs and licensure opportunities to residents of the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2273

Introduced
1/21/26  
Requires that employers pay all workers' compensation claims for compensable injuries and not deny claims without reasonable cause or during a pending investigation. Creates a presumption of compensability for claims submitted by employees excluded from coverage under the Hawaii prepaid health care act. Requires that employers notify medical services providers of any billing disagreements and allows providers to charge an additional rate to employers for outstanding balances owed for undisputed charges. Establishes dispute resolution procedures for employers and providers who have a reasonable disagreement over charges. Requires employers to deny a treatment plan within 3 days of receipt of a treatment plan or the treatment plan is deemed accepted.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2268

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/6/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Report Pass
4/10/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Requires all places of public accommodation and public entity construction projects planned and designed after 7/31/2027 to provide at least one universal changing accommodation within the building in a public restroom, with certain exceptions. Makes conforming amendments to sections 489-6, 489-7.5, and 489-8, HRS, to prevent conflicts among the provisions. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2259

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Establishes the Hawaii Dementia Initiative Business Recognition Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2121

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official announcement broadcast via television or the Internet during a state of emergency. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast. Requires a news media outlet to display the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture window during broadcasts of official emergency announcements.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2232

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Establishes a three-year Tiny Home Grant Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Requires counties and nonprofit organizations that are awarded a grant to submit an annual report to the HHFDC. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds and establishes a position. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2156

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Permits film production on certain lands zoned for agricultural use under certain conditions, including obtaining land use special permits. Establishes the Agricultural Film Production Land Use Oversight Committee within the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish film permit application requirements and processes, facilitate the issuance of special permits for film production on agricultural zoned parcels, and advise and make recommendations relating to the regulation of film productions on agricultural zoned lands. Requires DBEDT to adopt rules. Requires DBEDT to consult with state and county agencies to issue permits for film production within an agricultural district using the consolidated film permit process under certain circumstances. Includes temporary filming activities as a permissible conditional accessory use of lands within the agricultural district. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2124

Introduced
1/21/26  
Requires that defendants convicted of arson offenses be sentenced to mandatory imprisonment and a maximum fine.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2366

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Amends the fee exemption period for individuals possessing a disabled paid parking exemption permit from the first 2.5 hours or the maximum amount of time the meter allows, whichever is longer, to the first 4.5 hours.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2350

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/26/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Aquaculture and Livestock Support Services Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity that relate to agricultural enterprises to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Requires that the regulatory functions of the Aquaculture and Livestock Support Services Branch remain within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)