Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 290)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1118
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Refer
1/21/26
Prohibits any business established after January 1, 2026, that uses, rents, or offers for rent mopeds in the course of their commercial business, from using a combustion engine-powered moped. Establishes penalties.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1342
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Expands programming and training for the comprehensive offender re-entry program under the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reduce the rate of recidivism and increase inmate marketability and workforce readiness. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB233
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes a state breast milk bank under the Department of Health. Establishes the breast milk bank special fund. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB241
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/26
Establishes the Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund in the Department of Land and Natural Resources to minimize the impacts of, and respond to, climate crises, which, beginning 1/1/2026, will be funded by a $25 tax on transient accommodations. Exempts certain housing used for emergencies during a state disaster from the Transient Accommodations Tax. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1184
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Refer
1/28/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Refer
2/6/25
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the development of a controlled-environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon research and teaching site in Manoa, Oahu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB989
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
2/28/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
2/2/26
Removes outdated requirements for plans filed with the registrar's office. Updates the permissible drawing scales used in plans. Clarifies statutory fees are pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Accounting and General Services. Authorizes the Department of Accounting and General Services to approve the format of plans. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB21
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to include in its plan of operation insurance coverage for commercial properties twice denied by private insurers.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB543
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/26
Part I: Establishes a WAI Policy Coordinator and other positions within the Commission on Water Resource Management for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature, Governor, and Mayor and City Council of the City and County of Honolulu. Appropriates funds. Part II: Allows the Commission of Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel. Repeals the position of Deputy to the Chairperson of the Commission and establishes the position of Executive Director of the Commission. Amends the composition of the Commission and administratively attaches it to DLNR. Authorizes entities to challenge an emergency order of the Commission under certain conditions. Establishes fines for certain water use offenses. Amends the Commission's authority to declare water emergencies and issue orders to address them and declare water shortages and related notice requirements. Specifies that the nominating committee of the Commission shall include one person appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1472
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires a provider of broadband internet access services to be transparent with network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband internet access services. Prohibits a provider of broadband internet access services from blocking lawful websites, impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic, engaging in paid prioritization or application-specific differential pricing, or interfering with or disadvantaging users of broadband internet access services. Requires an applicant of a broadband-related permit seeking a state-granted or county-granted right to attach small cell or other broadband wireless communication devices to utility poles to comply with certain practices.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB975
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Codifies and makes permanent the Hawaii Carbon Smart Land Management Assistance Program under the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB150
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Establishes a Water Alliance Initiative Policy Coordinator for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB257
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Provides that a new certificate of birth issued by the State shall include a designation of the sex of the person born, based on the genitalia of the person. Authorizes amendments of designations of sex on certificates of birth, provided that the birth registrant is an adult, and a new designation is based on the genitalia of the birth registrant, as confirmed by a physician or physician's assistant. Requires certain original certificates to be unsealed and new certificates to be marked as amended with regard to sex designation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB279
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Conforms fentanyl to the possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB451
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1121
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Refer
1/21/26
Beginning 1/1/2027, establishes a preference in the Hawaii Public Procurement Code that favors bids or offers from businesses that intend to use a higher proportion of allelectric construction vehicles in Department of Transportation construction projects.