Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 49)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1252
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires DAGS and DPS, in consultation with the legislature and other entities, to plan and implement security improvements at the state capitol. Requires DAGS to remove all parking meters from the capitol parking facility and reallocate parking in the capitol district. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1191
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the continued administration of the Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program and to provide matching funds to beneficiaries who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1394
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Prohibits hospitals and medical facilities from using mechanical, chemical, or physical restraints or seclusion on minors and vulnerable adult patients, except when necessary.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB500
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funds to establish a permanent Educational Support Associate position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' Kona Cooperative Extension.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1546
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Requires retirants rehired as teachers or administrators in teacher shortage areas or in difficult-to-fill positions to be paid at least the minimum salary for their experience and qualifications. Prohibits rehired retirants from receiving additional employment benefits. Directs the Department of Education to adopt rules to identify teacher shortage areas and difficult-to-fill positions.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB262
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Protects consumers, who are purchasing their first vehicle, from predatory interest rates by setting a maximum interest rate of two per cent for consumers with a credit score below six hundred and zero per cent for consumers with a credit score of six hundred or more. Authorizes existing avenues of redress from usury under chapter 478 to apply to this Act.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB503
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services to hire a consultant to evaluate potential locations and designs for the Hawaii First Responders Memorial. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB723
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Mandates state agencies to prioritize purchasing from local vendors whenever feasible. Allows state agencies to split contracts across multiple local vendors to enhance participation and competitiveness. Specifies when contracts may be awarded to multiple vendors.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB219
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Provides state and county employees with five days of paid family leave each calendar year.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB309
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Refer
1/30/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Refer
3/11/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Refer
4/16/26
Refer
4/17/26
Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1416
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Reduces the time required to store unclaimed personal effects of an evicted tenant.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1474
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Exempts from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code contracts by government bodies to procure certain construction projects.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB509
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB609
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/7/25
Refer
2/7/25
Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1372
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Permits condominium associations to borrow from or reallocate their reserve funds provided the loan is repaid within one year. Effective upon approval.