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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 | HB1800 | Passed | 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] | 2026-06-26 Act 175, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277). |
| #2 | HB1959 | Passed | Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 192, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1294). |
| #3 | HB1870 | Passed | By 1/1/2027, requires all state and county agencies that operate protected community locations to adopt and post written policies that identify nonpublic areas, establish procedures for warrant verification and staff response, prohibit the collection... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 162, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263). |
| #4 | SB2175 | Passed | Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution for sale of any disposable electronic smoking devices in the State. Establishes penalties. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 189, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1291). |
| #5 | HB1509 | Passed | Repeals the authorization of a physician to transmit a treatment plan by mail or facsimile and the requirement that the physician submit the plan to an address or facsimile number provided by the employer. Requires an employer to file a response, eit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 131, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). |
| #6 | HB1881 | Passed | Prohibits passenger or cargo ropeways in all land use districts, with an exemption for government entities subject to legislative approval. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 172, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274). |
| #7 | SB3320 | Passed | Requires the Food and Product Innovation Network to integrate a coordinated food safety and regulatory framework. Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish key performance indicators for the Food and Product Innovation Network, d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 187, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1289). |
| #8 | SB2494 | Passed | Establishes a statute of limitations of nine years for a bribery offense. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-10 Act 225, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1327). |
| #9 | HB1969 | Passed | Requires the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a state-funded financial assistance program to offer state-funded colorectal screenings and treatment for certain persons. Requires state-funded coverage for follow-up treatment for c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-10 Act 219, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1321). |
| #10 | SB3255 | Passed | Authorizes cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, except for cash transactions that total $0.01 or $0.02, which are to be rounded up to $0.05. Exempts transactions in which payment is made by demand or negotiable instru... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 159, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). |
| #11 | HB1728 | Passed | Requires the counties to allow for the installation and operation of rainwater catchment systems for potable and nonpotable uses on all properties. Allows the counties to require registration, inspection, or notification of rainwater catchment system... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-09 Act 209, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). |
| #12 | HB1838 | Passed | Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243). |
| #13 | SB2983 | Passed | Establishes the offense of criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property, punishable as a misdemeanor. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 128, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229). |
| #14 | HB2050 | Passed | Increases the expenditure limit and the amount of partial public campaign financing available for all elective offices. Adjusts the minimum amount of qualifying contributions certain candidates must receive to participate in the program. Increases th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 136, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1237). |
| #15 | HB2293 | Passed | Clarifies the scope of the Department of Education's harm to students registry by excluding K-12 students and by providing that contractors and volunteers are included only if their roles involves interaction with students. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 127, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1228). |
| #16 | HB2443 | Passed | Integrates the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs into emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. Establishes a Disability Integration Specialist position, to be lo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 133, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). |
| #17 | HB1391 | Passed | Establishes the Hawaii-Ireland Trade Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 180, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282). |
| #18 | HB472 | Passed | Authorizes the display of a mobile driver's license to a law enforcement officer on a mobile electronic device, under certain conditions. Limits a law enforcement officer's access to only the information necessary to verify the driver's license crede... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 157, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). |
| #19 | SB2153 | Passed | Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to convene a Bona Fide Farmer Working Group to develop multi-tiered, matrix-based definitions for the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 167, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1269). |
| #20 | SB2600 | Enrolled | Makes a deposit into the emergency and budget reserve fund pursuant to article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264) |
| #21 | SB2598 | Passed | Authorizes the use of moneys in certain special and revolving funds for operation and administration costs of related programs. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund moneys for the acquisition of interests or rights... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 147, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1248). |
| #22 | HB1854 | Passed | Establishes the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office to certify and decertify community behavioral health clinics and provide technical assistance for clinics seeking certification. Establishes the Certified Community Behavioral Heal... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 145, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1246). |
| #23 | SB2921 | Passed | Transfers to the general fund the excess balances of various non-general funds and programs. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 148, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1249). |
| #24 | SB2892 | Passed | Appropriates funds to the City and County of Honolulu to facilitate the receipt, handling, and humane disposition of feral chickens that have already been caught. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 169, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1271). |
| #25 | SB3029 | Passed | Requires each county, in collaboration with the Hawaii Community Development Authority, to establish a Summer Streets Pilot Program that closes vehicular traffic and repurposes roads for pedestrian and cyclist use, outdoor events, and other community... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 176, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1278). |
| #26 | SB3083 | Passed | Requires notification to the security forces of each branch of the military when a protective order is issued in a case involving a military-affiliated individual. Requires the Judiciary, Department of Law Enforcement, and county police departments t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 163, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1265). |
| #27 | HB2279 | Passed | Amends the expungement orders law to reflect that a person who is arrested for or charged with a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of their arrest record for that incident. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 152, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). |
| #28 | HB2344 | Enrolled | Establishes a temporary, independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments, and closures based on the federal Base Realignment and Closure model. Requi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264) |
| #29 | HB2474 | Passed | Authorizes the State to enter into nonbinding international cooperative agreements with national governments; national ministries, departments, or agencies; provincial or regional governments; or international intergovernmental bodies relevant to the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 181, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). |
| #30 | HB2498 | Passed | Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 146, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). |
| #31 | SB2340 | Passed | Clarifies that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who meet an intermediate care facility or nursing facility level of care shall not be denied residency in a certified community care foster family home solely because of thei... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 199, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301). |
| #32 | SB3245 | Passed | Requires the Department of Human Services to adjust the minimum certification periods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits households, participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project, and report to the Legislature. Effecti... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 193, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1295). |
| #33 | SB2247 | Passed | Prohibits any Executive Branch employee who is nominated or appointed by the Governor to a compensated position subject to confirmation by the Senate from engaging in certain campaign fundraising activities. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-10 Act 228, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). |
| #34 | SB2532 | Passed | Amends various sections of Hawaii's campaign spending laws by requiring designated campaign finance forms to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system. Effective 11/4/2026. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-10 Act 227, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1329). |
| #35 | SB3045 | Passed | Beginning 1/1/2027, requires all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations in the State, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies under certa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 197, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). |
| #36 | HB1548 | Passed | Limits the maximum term of imprisonment for misdemeanors that are not crimes of violence, or for offenses that are not crimes of violence punishable by up to or not exceeding one year, to three hundred sixty-four days. Allows individuals previously s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 143, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). |
| #37 | SB177 | Passed | Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an evaluation and authorization process to import and transport aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aqua... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 165, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1267). |
| #38 | HB2095 | Passed | Appropriates supplemental funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2025 and ending 6/30/2027. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 178, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). |
| #39 | SB3324 | Passed | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to increase funding for certain Medicaid home- and community-based services, including residential services offered in community care foster family homes and expanded adult residential care homes... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 198, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1300). |
| #40 | SB2135 | Passed | Establishes the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images as a criminal offense. Amends the criteria for an extended term of imprisonment to include defendants whose act of attempting to commit or committing the offense of nonconsensual ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 196, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). |
| #41 | SB3096 | Passed | Increases employer contribution rate for normal cost and accrued liability for police officers, firefighters, and corrections officers to ensure that the amortization period for the unfunded accrued liability of the State's Employees' Retirement Syst... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 134, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235). |
| #42 | HB1920 | Passed | Clarifies that, for tax credits issued after 7/1/2026, a partner or member that is a partnership or limited liability company that has been allocated a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit may either further allocate the credit or transfer, sell, or assign ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-09 Act 205, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). |
| #43 | HB1721 | Passed | Clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certain certificate of occupancy requirements for purposes of expedited permits. Requires state or county inspectors to inspect all projects with expedited permits. Repeals 6/30/2031. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 177, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). |
| #44 | SB3073 | Passed | Specifies the types of cases in which evidence must be retained post-conviction and the process by which evidence may be disposed of earlier than the standard period of retention, which includes a procedure for defendants to oppose the disposal of bi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 150, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1251). |
| #45 | SB2802 | Passed | Appropriates funds to establish a bachelor's degree program in agricultural science at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu; to fund one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position; and for supplies and equipment to support the programs. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 154, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1255). |
| #46 | SB2543 | Passed | Establishes a five-year Office of the State Construction Manager Pilot Program to provide guidance and recommendations on the design review of certain state construction projects that are administered by the Department of Accounting and General Servi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 135, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). |
| #47 | HB1864 | Passed | For policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2026, requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons undergoi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-10 Act 218, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1320). |
| #48 | SB3007 | Passed | Establishes the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes only. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for an Executive D... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 174, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1276). |
| #49 | HB2078 | Passed | Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the habitual violent crime offense in addressing repeat violent crime in the Stat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 155, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256). |
| #50 | SB2338 | Enrolled | Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation employees from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264) |
