Hawaii State Senator

Karl Rhoads 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 48)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR178

Introduced
3/16/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/9/26  
Refer
4/10/26  
Report Pass
4/20/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Refer
4/27/26  
Urging All State And County Agencies Involved In Construction Procurement To Implement Prompt Payment Transparency Measures And Expressing Appreciation To The Public Works Division Of The Department Of Accounting And General Services For Its Efforts.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR146

Introduced
3/16/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Requesting The Department Of Human Resources Development To Undertake A Comprehensive Statewide Review Of Civil Service Class Specifications, Minimum Qualifications, And Classifications And Develop Recommendations For A Phased Modernization Implementation Plan.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR167

Introduced
3/16/26  
Supporting The Reactivation Of, And Urging The Governor To Appoint Members To, The Hawaii Health Authority To Plan For A Transition To A Maximally Cost-effective Single-payer Health Care System For The State, To Be Implemented As Soon As Possible After Waivers Have Been Obtained To Capture All Major Sources Of Federal Funding Flowing To The State Through Medicare, Medicaid, And Tricare.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR137

Introduced
3/16/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Evaluate Whether The State Should Implement A Demerit Point System For Traffic Violations.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR193

Introduced
3/16/26  
Requesting The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs To Evaluate Registration, Reporting, And Transparency Mechanisms For Trusts Formed Under Chapter 554g, Hawaii Revised Statutes, And Other Large Private Trusts.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR175

Introduced
3/16/26  
Requesting Health Maintenance Organizations In The State To Adhere To And Be Held Accountable For Issuing Timely Reimbursements Of Health Care Claims Pursuant To The State's Clean Claims Statute.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR182

Introduced
3/16/26  
Requesting The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs To Evaluate Registration, Reporting, And Transparency Mechanisms For Trusts Formed Under Chapter 554g, Hawaii Revised Statutes, And Other Large Private Trusts.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR169

Introduced
3/16/26  
Supporting The Implementation Of The Recommendations From All Cycles Of The Universal Periodic Review By The United Nations Human Rights Council, Where Applicable To The State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR136

Introduced
3/16/26  
Urging The United States Department Of State To Restore The Prior Format, Organization, And Substantive Completeness Of The Country Reports On Human Rights Practices.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR165

Introduced
3/16/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Requesting The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission To Examine The Applicability Of Existing State Anti-discrimination Laws To Algorithmic And Automated Decision Systems.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3037

Introduced
1/23/26  
Relating To Fireworks.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2919

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
3/10/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Relating To The Office Of The Public Defender.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2982

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
3/25/26  
Relating To Campaign Finance.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2966

Introduced
1/23/26  
Relating To Property Insurance.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB3162

Introduced
1/28/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Relating To Strategic Food Reserves.