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| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB2309 | Passed | Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to include children of a sibling as qualifying relatives of lessees for the purposes of lease transfer and lease successorship, in the same manner currently allowed for spouses, children, gr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 164, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266). |
| #2 | 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). |
| #3 | SB1432 | Passed | Authorizes the Department of Health to continue providing services statewide to Hansen's disease patients living in the community. Repeals sections of Chapter 326, Hawaii Revised Statutes, upon the 1year anniversary of the passing of the last patient... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-26 Act 171, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273). |
| #4 | HB1802 | Passed | Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources and certain public or private entities to seek the approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to operate conservation banks for situations where a person or entity is required to provid... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-09 Act 208, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). |
| #5 | HB2583 | Passed | Establishes the Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to expand micro-lending capacity by providing statefunded loan loss reserves or other credit enhancement that absorbs... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 183, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1285). |
| #6 | 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). |
| #7 | 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). |
| #8 | HB1573 | Passed | Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to certify to the Department of the Attorney General annually that the manufacturer received a Marketing Granted Order from the federal Food and Drug Administration and that the manufactur... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 190, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1292). |
| #9 | SB3253 | Passed | Recognizes the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity established pursuant to Senate Resolution 94, Senate Draft 1, Regular Session of 2026, to protect and expand populations of endangered species and other wildlife in the State. (CD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-10 Act 226, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328). |
| #10 | 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). |
| #11 | 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). |
| #12 | 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). |
| #13 | 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). |
| #14 | 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). |
| #15 | 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). |
| #16 | 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). |
| #17 | 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). |
| #18 | 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). |
| #19 | 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) |
| #20 | 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). |
| #21 | 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). |
| #22 | 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). |
| #23 | 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). |
| #24 | 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). |
| #25 | 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). |
| #26 | 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) |
| #27 | 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). |
| #28 | 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). |
| #29 | 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). |
| #30 | SB2360 | Passed | Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for the purposes of the Enterprise Zone Program to include certain retail sales of tangible personal property; processing of certain value-added agricultural products; research development, sale, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 182, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1284). |
| #31 | 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). |
| #32 | 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). |
| #33 | 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). |
| #34 | 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). |
| #35 | 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). |
| #36 | 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). |
| #37 | 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). |
| #38 | 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). |
| #39 | 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). |
| #40 | 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). |
| #41 | HB1858 | Passed | Amends the various requirements in the event of a fetal death, including registration of certain fetal deaths, filing and preparation of a certificate of fetal death, and issuance of a permit for removal, burial, or other disposition. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 137, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1238). |
| #42 | 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). |
| #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 | 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). |
| #45 | 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). |
| #46 | HB1718 | Passed | Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments. Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or oth... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-24 Act 130, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231). |
| #47 | SB3204 | Passed | Establishes a two-year Family Resilience Pilot Program within the Office of Wellness and Resilience. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to be expended by the Department of Human Services f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 201, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). |
| #48 | SB2580 | Passed | Amends the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit (tax credit) by, beginning for costs incurred after 12/31/2025, providing an additional credit to qualified productions with a workforce of at least eighty percent local ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07 Act 185, on 07/06/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). |
| #49 | 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). |
| #50 | 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). |
