Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 66)

Page 66 of 409
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB18

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Appropriate funds into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund for the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological survey necessary to compile the inventory. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB527

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Appropriates funds for the establishment of five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Civil Rights Compliance Branch of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB638

Introduced
1/21/25  
Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a certified copy of a criminal background check or credit report. Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee if a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report is available. Requires a landlord or the landlord's agent to provide, upon request, a certified copy of an applicant's criminal background check or credit report.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1551

Introduced
1/23/25  
Bans businesses from providing single-use plastic bags and nonrecyclable paper bags to customers. Assesses a fee that businesses shall charge for allowable bags provided to customers. Establishes penalties.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB127

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB478

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Requires operators of low-speed electronic bicycles to possess a valid driver's license, instruction permit, or provisional license.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB571

Introduced
1/21/25  
Limits condominium board members to serving no more than two consecutive terms. Allows such members to resume their positions after one term has passed since their departure.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB684

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the Board of Education to adopt administrative rules to ban the usage of cell phones at Department of Education schools.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB873

Introduced
1/17/25  
Prohibits physicians and surgeons from performing certain procedures on individuals born with variations in their physical sex characteristics who are under one year of age, unless the procedure is a surgery required to address an immediate risk of physical harm.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1138

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires health plan insurers to align their prior authorization processes with Medicare policies.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1208

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Allows authorized employees of the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to inspect and provide a certificate of certain evidence of speed limit violations obtained by automated speed enforcement systems. Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation to establish and implement the automated speed enforcement systems program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1330

Introduced
1/23/25  
Increases the cap for awards to assist businesses applying for the Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Adds purchasing of renewable energy systems as an eligible expense and clarifies that training on both new and existing manufacturing equipment is an eligible expense for the Manufacturing Development Grant Program. Clarifies that no tax credit is available for renewable energy systems purchased with a grant received under the Manufacturing Development Grant Program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1662

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
2/28/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a certified copy of a criminal background check or credit report. Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee if a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report is available. Requires a landlord or the landlord's agent to provide, upon request, a certified copy of an applicant's criminal background check or credit report. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB358

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Requires all public buildings, including public school buildings, constructed after January 1, 2026, to be designed to withstand category five hurricanes and be used as shelters in the event of an emergency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB799

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the Department of Education to select materials for inclusion, circulation, and exclusion in school library collections according to certain criteria. Requires the Department of Education to uphold the freedom to read. Prohibits the Department of Education from excluding books based on certain criteria. Requires the State Librarian to select materials for inclusion, circulation, and exclusion in school library collections according to certain criteria. Requires the State Librarian to uphold the freedom to read. Prohibits the State Librarian from excluding books based on certain criteria.