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Current trends in Hawaii legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.
| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SB2125 | Passed | Allows the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires that unlicensed teachers hired on an emergency basis make continuous and verifiable p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Act 030, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). |
| #2 | SB3069 | Passed | Part I: Makes conforming amendments to section 76-16(b), HRS, for positions the Department of Accounting and General Services is authorized to establish and fill pursuant to section 266(b)(9), HRS, and requires annual reports to the Legislature. Part... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 081, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). |
| #3 | SB874 | Passed | Requires veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client, for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to be filled at the pharmacy o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-29 Act 066, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166). |
| #4 | SB3136 | Passed | Amends prohibitions on the use of lead materials in drinking water distribution to align with the Safe Drinking Water Act and related Code of Federal Regulations. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 109, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1209). |
| #5 | HB1692 | Passed | Part I: Requires drivers approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning signals to slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed and make a lane change if possible and safe to do so or come to a complete stop if necessary. Part II: Provides certain... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 095, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1195). |
| #6 | HB1696 | Passed | Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen. Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State. Prohibits a person under twenty-one years ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-21 Act 022, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). |
| #7 | SB2727 | Passed | Lengthens the statute of limitations to file a complaint of discrimination with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to one year. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-28 Act 056, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). |
| #8 | HB2417 | Passed | Clarifies administrative driver's license revocation procedures by specifying the effect of the notice of administrative revocation and conforming related administrative review and hearing provisions. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 071, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1171). |
| #9 | SB2818 | Passed | Clarifies the penalties for violations of boating and ocean recreation laws pursuant to chapter 200, HRS. Clarifies the violations that constitute unauthorized conduct. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-28 Act 058, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158). |
| #10 | SB2272 | Passed | Authorizes the Department of Health to accept accreditation or certification from an accreditation organization or a certification organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as demonstration that a licensed home health ag... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 105, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). |
| #11 | HB1800 | Enrolled | Adjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 20252027 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1224) |
| #12 | HB649 | Passed | Revises provisions relating to state small boat harbors fees and permits. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-29 Act 062, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). |
| #13 | HB1541 | Passed | Exempts certain positions in the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital from civil service. Authorizes the Director of Health to appoint two additional associate administrators and two project manage... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-28 Act 057, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). |
| #14 | SB2400 | Passed | Exempts persons operating wing-in-ground craft engaged in the transportation of passengers from the application of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "winginground craft". (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-29 Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). |
| #15 | HB1710 | Passed | Authorizes SHPD to conduct a phased review of a proposed project on private property under certain circumstances. Amends the process and deadlines by which SHPD must provide written concurrence or non-concurrence for proposed projects on private prop... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 076, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1176). |
| #16 | SB2466 | Passed | Specifies that the Chief Election Officer may only be terminated for cause. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 082, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1182). |
| #17 | SB2519 | Passed | Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 107, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1207). |
| #18 | HB1824 | Passed | Allows small condominium associations with a building or buildings of no more than two stories to waive the requirement for the reserve study to be reviewed by an independent reserve study preparer if a majority of unit owners at a meeting approve th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 100, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200). |
| #19 | SB2697 | Passed | Prohibits vehicles from driving on the shoulder of a roadway, except in certain circumstances. Specifies that a vehicle with an expired registration of one or more years may be subject to impoundment. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Inc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 073, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1173). |
| #20 | SB2835 | Passed | Part I: Clarifies that class 10 special licenses may be granted for a period not to exceed three days per application. In counties with fewer than two hundred thousand residents but more than one hundred thousand residents, amends application require... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 106, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1206). |
| #21 | SB2756 | Passed | Appropriates funds for equipment for the Hawaii Island Branch of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 097, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). |
| #22 | HB2093 | Passed | Provides for the temporary sealing of certain medical records and professional evaluations filed in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings pending a judicial determination on the need for continued sealing. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27 Act 047, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1147). |
| #23 | SB2934 | Passed | Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment to be based in the Central Maui area of the County of Maui and fund pay-related personnel costs for state-certified emergency medical... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 086, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). |
| #24 | HB2096 | Passed | Clarifies and expands procedures for aggravated circumstances determinations in Child Protective Act proceedings. Authorizes the Family Court to make a finding of aggravated circumstances at any stage of a Child Protective Act proceeding before the t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27 Act 048, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1148). |
| #25 | HB2104 | Passed | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 096, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1196). |
| #26 | SB3157 | Passed | Removes county-specific expenditure restrictions for funds in the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to reissue procurement for the Automated Speed Enforcement Systems Program every f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 094, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). |
| #27 | SB3144 | Passed | Repeals the requirement that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations regulate hoisting machines and certify their operators and the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board, including its rules requiring a separate state crane operator cert... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Act 041, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141). |
| #28 | SB3137 | Passed | Removes duplicative food-related statutory material and aligns all food-related provisions under chapter 328, HRS. Ensures adequate statutory authority for permits, fees, inspections, and enforcement. On 6/30/2027, repeals the Sanitation and Environm... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 108, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). |
| #29 | SB3154 | Passed | Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Act 038, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138). |
| #30 | SB3102 | Passed | Clarifies the consulting role and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation in the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' development and implementation of port pilot licensure standards, requirements, and criteria. Repeals Port Alle... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-21 Act 023, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1123). |
| #31 | SB3131 | Passed | Updates state position titles in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by changing "private secretary" to "executive assistant" and "secretary" to "administrative assistant", where applicable. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27 Act 050, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150). |
| #32 | HB2300 | Passed | Adjusts the applicability of Act 134, SLH 2025, to clarify the threshold for Department of Education procurement of local edible produce and packaged food products. Prohibits the artificial division and parceling of DOE procurements of local edible p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 116, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1216). |
| #33 | HB2250 | Passed | Makes appropriations and approves payments for claims against the State, its officers, and its employees. (SD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Act 029, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1129). |
| #34 | HB2246 | Passed | Establishes the Agricultural Grant Program and Agricultural Grant Revolving Fund to allow the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to retain and expend federal indirect overhead reimbursements for the purposes of grant searching, application, ex... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 101, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). |
| #35 | HB2314 | Passed | Modernizes Hawaii's emergency medical services laws to align with current best practices and adopt a time-sensitive emergency medical systems of care model. Expands the Community Paramedicine Program to include integrated mobile health care; permit a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 085, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185). |
| #36 | HB2310 | Passed | Part I: Provides an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services to replace general fund appropriations redirected to provide emergency food assistance during the 2025 federal government shutdown. Part II: Appropriates funds to supplem... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-21 Act 021, on 05/21/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). |
| #37 | HB2272 | Passed | Makes emergency appropriations for collective bargaining cost items for the members of bargaining unit (11) and their excluded counterparts, including health premium payments and the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Act 026, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1126). |
| #38 | SB3218 | Passed | Part I: Substitutes the word "tax increment" with "resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity" for purposes of the Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Act, except under certain circumstances. Part II: Conforms state law concerning co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Act 031, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). |
| #39 | HB2361 | Passed | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council. Requires the chairperson of the Council to be selected by the voting members from among all voting and nonvoting members on a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 091, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1191). |
| #40 | SB3229 | Passed | Authorizes the use of the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund to conduct donor evaluations. Requires the related report to the Legislature to include any donor evaluations conducted using moneys from the fund. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 117, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). |
| #41 | SB2075 | Passed | Requires purchasing agencies to apply a five per cent flat rate local preference in evaluating bids or proposals from qualified Hawaii bidders or offerors who submit a timely preference certification. Establishes criteria for a bid or proposal to qua... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 087, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). |
| #42 | SB2268 | Passed | Requires all places of public accommodation and public entity construction projects planned and designed after 7/31/2027 to provide at least one universal changing accommodation within the building in a public restroom, with certain exceptions. Makes... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 102, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). |
| #43 | SB2607 | Passed | Authorizes the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects to determine the appropriate educational and examination requirements for landscape architect licensure. Clarifies experience requirements for landscape a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-29 Act 064, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). |
| #44 | SB3067 | Passed | Removes outdated requirements and formats for plans filed with the registrar's office. Updates permissible drawing scales used in plans. Clarifies that statutory filing fees are set pursuant to the rules adopted by the Department of Accounting and Ge... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 Act 079, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). |
| #45 | SB2398 | Passed | No later than 1/1/2029, requires each county board of water supply to publish a map of its service area and a list of service-restricted areas on their website. Specifies a procedure for responding to certain water availability requests. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27 Act 045, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). |
| #46 | SB2567 | Passed | Establishes a two-year pilot project to authorize public employers to petition for temporary restraining orders and injunctions against employment-related harassment of certain public employees. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 111, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1211). |
| #47 | SB2671 | Passed | Authorizes the mayor of each county to implement a pilot program to improve the speed, accountability, and quality of permit processing within that county through targeted staffing, performance incentives, and interdepartmental competition. Authorize... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 119, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). |
| #48 | HB1860 | Passed | Designates the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Exempts state funds received by the State of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra from chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 098, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1198). |
| #49 | HB1511 | Passed | Prohibits entities from distributing unsolicited mail or electronic mail that employs high pressure tactics or is reasonably likely to cause a consumer to believe that the sender is affiliated with another entity that the sender is not actually affil... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 Act 088, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188). |
| #50 | SB2881 | Passed | Provides that taxable income subject to reporting as distribution on Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-R may be subject to withholding at the taxpayer's election. Requires the Department of Taxation to adopt rules and prescribe forms. Applicable to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-09 Act 118, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1218). |
