Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 366)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2869
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Amends the existing prohibition on conversion therapy by prohibiting the practice on persons of all ages and the advertisement of such practice. Explicitly provides that talk therapy in the form of pure speech is exempt from the prohibition on conversion therapy. Takes effect upon the certification by the Attorney General that the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the holding in Chiles v. Salazar, 116 F.4th 1178 (10th Cir. 2024).
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3025
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/19/26
Refer
3/19/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop, implement, and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt for residents of the State, subject to the availability of program funds. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2943
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish and enforce vegetation management requirements to prevent wildfires caused by electric utilities.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2104
Introduced
1/26/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/12/26
Refer
2/12/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/9/26
Refer
4/22/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Extends the time to fill vacancies that occur during an Island Burial Council member's term. Provides per diem compensation in the form of a stipend for Island Burial Council members representing geographic regions. Adjusts the Island Burial Councils' quorum for business to be a majority of the appointed council members, but no fewer than three members. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2076
Introduced
1/26/26
Refer
1/28/26
Establishes appropriate sanctions for the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2070
Introduced
1/26/26
Refer
1/28/26
Adds new preferences for state and county employees to the eligibility criteria for housing development programs administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Clarifies the Corporation's authority to adopt rules and determine the order of applicant preferences.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2915
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Repeals the requirement that a certain amount received from the cigarette tax on the wholesale price of each article or item of certain tobacco products deposited into the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund must be used for debt service of capital expenditures and building maintenance. Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3006
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires any petitioner for a district boundary amendment to obtain certification from the Commission on Water Resources Management that enough water is available for the project needs without causing harm to the relevant aquifers and provide that certification to the Land Use Commission.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2118
Introduced
1/26/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers certain authority and responsibilities held by the Comptroller regarding the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds for positions within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 1/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2115
Introduced
1/26/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/12/26
Refer
2/12/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to issue supplemental contracts to community-based organizations to address increases in costs related to labor, insurance, utilities, rent, and gas. For any multi-year contracts entered into or renewed beginning in fiscal year 2027-2028, requires the Department of Human Services to issue a Request for Information to determine whether any existing contract remains fiscally sound and thereafter determine, with the consent of the contractor, whether a new request for proposals should be issued. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB2097
Introduced
1/26/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Enrolled
4/23/26
Enrolled
4/24/26
Authorizes administrative drivers license revocation hearings to be conducted using interactive conference technology, including teleconference, videoconference, and voice over internet protocol systems. Clarifies that evidence in hearings conducted via interactive conference technology may be submitted and exchanged electronically. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3005
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to establish a Community Action Center in Chinatown. Expenditure contingent upon the City and County of Honolulu providing matching funds. Appropriation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2924
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Appropriate funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for the construction of the Kanehili community hale, a new access road, and a parking lot at the Kanehili homestead. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2950
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Authorizes captive insurance companies to underwrite, reinsure, or otherwise assume catastrophic property and casualty risks, subject to the approval and continuing supervision of the Insurance Commissioner. Allows the Commissioner to set certain minimum standards for captive insurance companies underwriting catastrophic property and casualty risk. Requires captive insurance companies underwriting catastrophic property and casualty risk to provide certain information in reports to the Commissioner. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2954
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires the Department of Transportation to complete and publish a traffic engineering study before installing specified traffic safety devices or changing posted speed limits on state highways. Establishes a publicly accessible dashboard for requests, studies, decisions, and public comments. Requires annual reporting to the Legislature.