Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 33)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB407
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Re-establishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1165
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires the Department of Health to determine standards for safe levels of nicotine in products to ensure the prevention of addiction. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to restrict the sale of any products that contain levels of nicotine that exceed the standards determined by DOH. Authorizes DOH and DCCA to adopt rules.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1500
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Repeals the authority of the Department of Education to set the price for school meals, except to provide a lower rate or free meals through rules. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB594
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors under certain conditions. Allows for recovery of damages by injured consumers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB562
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Establishes a Plant Nursery Registry Program to regulate the sale of nursery stock. Requires certain plant nurseries to register with the Department of Agriculture. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB469
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/26
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund and, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB404
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals or of certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses that identify an animal as an emotional support animal to provide certain disclaimers to the buyer or recipient. Establishes penalties.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB968
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Requires the Department of Education to establish a teacher loan forgiveness program to assist in the payment of loans for teachers who commit to teaching in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1454
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires employers to reimburse employees for vehicle mileage expenses incurred when using their personal vehicle to carry out employee duties or at the direction of the employer.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB878
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Extends the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to 6/30/2028.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1472
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Authorizes supplemental allotments and transfer of unrequired balances for capital improvement program projects and establishes a protocol fund for each state principal department. Effective upon approval.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1289
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to submit certifications with the Department of Taxation annually, stating that the manufacturer's products comply with federal regulations. Requires the Department of Taxation to maintain a directory of manufacturers of electronic smoking devices and e-liquids whose certifications the Department approved. Imposes penalties.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1196
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes a high school law enforcement curriculum-to-career pipeline initiative. Appropriates funds to develop and implement the program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1633
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Establishes a Green Building Tax Credit for costs related to the construction of a primary structure made with at least thirty per cent Hawaii-grown hemp material. Allows any hemp processor with a permit from the Department of Health to sell an edible or beverage cannabinoid product that contains a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 2.5 milligrams per serving and not more than twenty-five servings per package. Prohibits the sale of an edible or beverage cannabinoid product to any person less than twenty-one years of age. Establishes child-resistant packaging requirements for edible cannabinoid products. Clarifies the tetrahydrocannabinol concentration limit for a non-edible legacy cannabinoid product or manufactured hemp product shall be subject only to federal restrictions. Amends the definition of "hemp biomass" to include stalks and foliage material. Requires the Department of Health to establish a dedicated hemp program to regulate hemp that is separate from the regulatory process for cannabinoid products with a high concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB978
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Provides the Public Utilities Commission the authority to appoint a receiver to take temporary action necessary to assure continued adequate electric services from regulated investor-owned electric utilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)