| HI | SB888 | Pass | Prohibits operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law enforcement agencies unless the user consents, the law enforcement agency obtains a judicial warrant, or there is an emergency situation involving a clear and pre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-14
Act 253, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1355). |
| HI | HB1888 | Pass | Part I: Requires the Department of Education and state public charter schools to take certain steps to better address the harassment of educational workers, including sports officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to assist educational workers, in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-14
Act 234, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). |
| HI | HB1573 | Pass | 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). |
| HI | HB1960 | Pass | Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program, or approve externally developed programs, to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-07
Act 191, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293). |
| HI | HB1870 | Pass | 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). |
| HI | HB2078 | Pass | 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). |
| HI | HB1838 | Pass | 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). |
| HI | HB2250 | Pass | 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). |
| HI | SB2471 | Pass | Reaffirms that artificial persons created under state law possess only those powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out lawful purposes, and that those powers do not include the power to spend money or contribute anything of value to influe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-14
Act 011, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1111). |
| HI | HB1753 | Enroll
Sine Die | Requires certain social media platforms to provide an accessible mechanism for users to delete their accounts on the platform and permanently erase all personal information and sensitive personal information associated with deleted accounts. Prohibit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-08
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | SB2438 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a civil cause of action for interference with constitutional and statutory rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion. Authorizes private rights of action. Authorizes actions to be brought by the Attorney General, County Corporatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-27
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783). |
| HI | SB3040 | Engross
Sine Die | Replaces the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission with the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742). |
| HI | SB3294 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the procedure that a circuit court shall follow upon the reversal or vacation of a person's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Requires the State to pay, through a warrant fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-20
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). |
| HI | SB2387 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes limits on transactions through digital financial asset transaction kiosks. Prohibits (1) the exchanging of United States currency, in an amount greater than $100, from new customers for digital financial assets; (2) any two customers from...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-20
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). |
| HI | SB709 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Director of Law Enforcement to adopt rules establishing training and certification standards and procedures for crisis intervention officers. Requires the Department of Health to approve the content of such training. Clarifies the scope ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). |
| HI | HB664 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to conduct community outreach on gun violence prevention, develop and administer a grant program for gun violence prevention, and develop and administer a gun violence resource bank. Moves the Gun Vio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | HCR199 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The President Of The United States To Return To The State All Recreational Facilities On Hawaii Public Lands That Are No Longer Required For The Defense Of The United States, Including Fort Derussy And The Hale Koa Hotel, Pursuant To The H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-31
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HR189 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The President Of The United States To Return To The State All Recreational Facilities On Hawaii Public Lands That Are No Longer Required For The Defense Of The United States, Including Fort Derussy And The Hale Koa Hotel, Pursuant To The H...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-31
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | SCR42 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Youth Digital Safety And Platform Accountability Working Group To Examine Technology-facilitated Abuse In The State And Develop Recommendations For Regulatory Safeguards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-19
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| HI | SR41 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Youth Digital Safety And Platform Accountability Working Group To Examine Technology-facilitated Abuse In The State And Develop Recommendations For Regulatory Safeguards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-19
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| HI | SCR72 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Conduct A Study On The Need To Update Self-defense Laws On Agricultural Lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1790 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii Center for Policing and Criminal Justice Research within the Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa to house the Hawaii Crime Lab. Requires law enforcement agencies and law ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| HI | SB2520 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, by repealing its sunset date and requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2031. Requires the Department of the Attorney General, in consul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-12
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB3077 | Engross
Sine Die | Adopts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (2023), as modified, to replace existing chapters related to advance health care directives and advance mental health care directives. Requires the Attorney General to convene a working group. Requires a r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-12
To House Health Committee |
| HI | SB3000 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State as parens patriae against any responsible party to recover certain costs or obtain certain relief, including costs and losses incurred by the Hawaii Hurric...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-04
The recommendation was not adopted. |
| HI | HB1654 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Attorney General to establish a confidential process for persons to anonymously file complaints against public employees. Requires the Attorney General to review and forward the complaints to the department, board, commission, or agency ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2116 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Attorney General to establish a confidential process for persons to anonymously file complaints against public employees. Requires the Attorney General to review and forward the complaints to the department, board, commission, or agency ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB2410 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires electronic smoking device and e-liquid manufacturers to certify to the Department of Attorney General annually that the manufacturer received a Marketing Granted Order from the federal Food and Drug Administration and that the manufacturer i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB3024 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifies and strengthens the State's protections against sex-based harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation that occur in public schools, public charter schools, or at the University of Hawaii, including discrimination based on gender identit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB2493 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the procedure that a circuit court shall follow upon the reversal or vacation of an individual's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Requires the State to pay advance compensa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB1665 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit annual reports to the Legislature pertaining to the offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree. Expands the definition of "terroristic threatening" to include any form of written o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB731 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a retirant employed as an investigator identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill position to be rehired without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement Syst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To Senate Labor and Technology Committee |
| HI | SB2841 | Intro
Sine Die | By July 1, 2027, requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers and transient ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2611 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii's rental market. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop and undertake a public education program regarding the prohibition. Establishes fines and penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB2502 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires operators of conversational artificial intelligence services in the State to issue certain disclosures to account holders and users. Requires operators to develop protocols to respond to prompts or content associated with, and prevent the pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HB1552 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that, in the event of a vacancy in the position of Chief Election Officer, the Attorney General shall serve as the Interim Chief Election Officer until the Elections Commission appoints a new Chief Election Officer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2592 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of the Attorney General to publish, on the Department's public website, an annual report that compiles information on firearms, firearm-related deaths and injuries, and firearm violations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB1640 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires financial institutions to establish policies for identifying financial exploitation and the training of employees. Establishes procedures for reporting suspected financial exploitation. Requires financial institutions to delay transactions, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB3237 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes statewide standards for state and county agencies, officers, and employees, and recipients of state funds, to limit participation in civil immigration enforcement in or near protected community locations that provide state-funded services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | SB2767 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes provisions allowing registered voters to propose statutory and constitutional amendments by initiative and to approve or reject those amendments by ballot, as provided by law. Clarifies requirements and procedures for the initiative petit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB2813 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry within the Department of the Attorney General. Appropriates funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SB2729 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires law enforcement agencies and police oversight agencies to collect and report certain data regarding law enforcement stops, uses of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab affiliated with the University of Hawaii. Requires the Hawaii Cr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB2226 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State as parens patriae against any responsible party to recover certain costs or obtain certain relief, including costs and losses incurred by the Hawaii Proper...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | SB2139 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee. Adds the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the EMSAC.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SB1 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain foreign parties from owning, purchasing, or acquiring an interest in agricultural lands. Establishes an Office of Agricultural Intelligence within the Department of Agriculture to investigate claims that land is unlawfully owned by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee |
| HI | SB1006 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits certain foreign parties from owning, purchasing, or acquiring an interest in lands located with 10 miles of a military installation or land within the State. Establishes an Office of Intelligence within the Department of Defense to investig...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee |
| HI | SB798 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a Child Welfare Services Branch (CWS) Oversight Commission within the Department of the Attorney General to review and assess case management procedures, training, staffing levels and other support given to CWS and address issues identifi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-12-08
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | SB1029 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-12-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | HB278 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires county police departments and police oversight agencies to collect and report certain data regarding police stops, uses of force, and complaints to the Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division of the Department of the Attorney Genera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-12-08
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB609 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the posting of informational placards on sex trafficking and resources available to victims, in public buildings and at other specified locations. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop and make available a model placard. Requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-12-08
To House Human Services & Homelessness Committee |
