Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 284)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB447

Introduced
1/21/25  
Amends the types of occurrences for which the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors may request the Governor to declare a tourism emergency. Reduces the minimum balance to be maintained in the Tourism Emergency Special Fund through an allocation of transient accommodations tax revenues.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1013

Introduced
1/17/25  
Authorizes each qualifying individual taxpayer to claim an additional credit if the taxpayer claims any dependent under the age of eighteen.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB424

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establish certain minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios for hospitals. Establishes a process to obtain a variance from the minimum registered nurse staffing standards. Requires hospitals to establish hospital registered nurse staffing committees by 9/1/2025 to develop and adopt registered nurse staffing plans. Requires the staffing committees to submit a charter to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires hospitals to submit their registered nurse staffing plan on an annual basis, and implement the staffing plan. Establishes a complaint and appeals process and penalties. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1015

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Requires self-service stations to put Public Utilities Commission-approved labels on gas dispensing equipment to advise consumers on the effects of fossil fuel consumption to human health and the environment.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1309

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB839

Introduced
1/23/25  
Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow a person authorized to practice psychology in a compact state in which the person is not licensed.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB733

Introduced
1/17/25  
Establishes a continuous Legislature. Requires the Legislature to convene at least once each month. Repeals language regarding special sessions, adjournment, and recesses. Creates a 2-year deadline for a bill to be submitted for gubernatorial consideration. Standardizes the number of days that the Governor must approve or veto a bill submitted for consideration. Requires the passage of the legislative budget within 45 days before the end of each fiscal year. Prohibits members of the legislature from holding any position of employment in the private sector during their term. Authorizes members to serve in the United States military reserves, National Guard, or hold any lawful position of government employment, subject to certain current ethical limitations. Establishes salaries of the members of the Legislature pursuant to recommendations by the Commission on Salaries submitted during the 2028 regular session, unless those recommendations are amended by law.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB955

Introduced
1/23/25  
Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a nurse entrepreneur for health care-related goods and services purchased under Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB899

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires that student health and sexuality health education programs include discussion of fetal growth and development. Outlines specific content to be included.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB667

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires state agencies that monitor environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels (EALs) to ensure the preservation of a safe environment. Prohibits modifications to EALs unless certain procedural requirements are met. Establishes a process to allow any resident to petition for modifications to an established EAL.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1069

Introduced
1/17/25  
Repeals the requirement that a provider-patient relationship be established in person. Allows applicants or primary caregivers to temporarily purchase medical cannabis after the submission of the applicant's certification form.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB164

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Repeals statutory requirements for certain housing projects to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals certain statutory provisions for grants to developers for rental units eligible to be financed in part or in whole by the RHRF. Repeals statutory language requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish an application process for RHRF allocation that prioritized projects meeting certain requirements. Renames the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the State Housing Revolving Fund (SHRF). Clarifies eligible applicants of the SHRF. Authorizes the HHFDC to use funds from the SHRF for broader housing projects. Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the SHRF. Authorizes the HHFDC to transfer funds between the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount and the RHRF without legislative approval. Amends the criteria and eligibility requirements for applicant developers seeking assistance from the SHRF. Requires the HHDFC to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the SHRF by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce the highest number of units, per dollar, per year. Repeals all other priorities and preferences for projects utilizing the RHRF. Establishes a working group to revise the State's Qualified Allocation Plan, the prioritization of the SHRF, and the terms of loans. Requires a report to the Legislature. Allocates ten per cent of conveyance tax collections to the DURF. Removes the annual cap on conveyance taxes paid into the SHRF.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1358

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/7/25  
Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (14) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1075

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Makes a person or entity liable for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Requires counties to adopt ordinances and the State Fire Council to adopt rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB115

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Increases the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. (SD1)