Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 51)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB531
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes provisions for the storage and maintenance of a stock supply of bronchodilators at schools. Requires the Department of Education to establish a protocol for the storage, usage, and administration of bronchodilators. Establishes provisions regarding the administration of certain medications by a volunteer at Department of Education schools. Clarifies labeling requirements for bronchodilator prescriptions issued to the Department of Education for a stock supply of bronchodilators.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB481
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Allows a dental graduate from a dental college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada to be an eligible candidate for a community service license (CSL). Repeals the requirement that the licensing examinations be completed within five years of a request for a CSL. Repeals the requirement that a CSL applicant provide a copy of an active, unrestricted dental practice license form another state. Repeals the prohibition against a person who failed the license examination from obtaining a CSL. Requires a CSL to be eligible for conversion to an unrestricted dental practice license when a dental provider who holds a CSL completes at least five thousand hours of community service to patients in the State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB455
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Beginning September 30, 2028, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to within the nearest twenty-five cents using the Urban Hawaii Consumer Price index to take effect on January 1 of the following year unless the adjustment would result in a lower minimum wage rate.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB256
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/19/25
Refer
3/19/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Requires an owner or operator of a waste-to-energy facility to comply with certain United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations for emission limitations as they existed on 12/31/2024, unless emission limitations are made more stringent by federal regulations or by the state air pollution control permit issued to that owner or operator by the Department of Health. Sunsets 6/30/2027. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB965
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Establishes a microplastic filtration rebate program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1573
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Refer
1/21/26
Requires the Department of Agriculture to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Allows the Department of Agriculture to request information related to easements prior to any transfer of certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Requires approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the Board of Agriculture before removing pasture lands for reforestation, or other public purposes.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB158
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Allows striking workers to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB517
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Prohibits parking of motor vehicles on the grounds of Iolani Palace. Requires DAGS to remove the blacktop, parking area, and paid parking adjacent to Iolani Palace. Requires DLNR to develop and maintain a pedestrian area adjacent to Iolani Palace. Requires DAGS and DLNR to report on cost analysis.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB77
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/26
Exempts state and county lands leased after July 1, 2025, for an initial period of not less than ninety-nine years from chapters 516 and 516D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB589
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes the Hawaii Condominium Mutual Insurance Company to provide property and casualty insurance to high-rise residential condominium properties and the owners of those units. Establishes a loan fund to assist associations of apartment owners experiencing increased insurance costs. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1387
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in work-based learning programs established and regulated by the Department of Education.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1545
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Refer
2/28/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Repeals language in the State's Code of Ethics that exempts the legislative and judicial branches from prohibitions against nepotism in public employment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB504
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Program within the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers a portion of their costs to transport livestock, livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain supplies, under certain conditions. Establishes a position to administer the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB1449
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/18/25
Refer
3/18/25
Report Pass
4/1/25
Refer
4/23/25
Requires utilization review entities to submit data relating to the prior authorization of health care services to the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Establishes the Health Care Appropriateness and Necessity Working Group within the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii House Bill HB1155
Introduced
1/23/25
Refer
1/23/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Refer
3/17/25
Report Pass
4/3/25
Prohibits all governmental bodies and public employees from procuring services for project management through non-governmental third-party contracts, except for certain procurements of independent verification and validation contracts for information technology services. Temporarily authorizes, until 6/30/2027, outside contractors who prepared specifications and work statements in the development of a Department of Transportation solicitation to bid on those projects if certain requirements are satisfied. Requires a report by the Department of Transportation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)