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Legislator > Kurt Fevella
State Senator
Kurt Fevella
(R) - Hawaii
Hawaii Senate District 20
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022
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State Capitol
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-6360
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB572 | Relating To Housing. | Adds loan funds administered by certified Nonprofit Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) for certain for-sale affordable housing projects to the list of loan priorities for the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund. Expands the use of moneys in the revolving fund to allow financing as matching funds for CDFIs to mobilize other funding sources. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB583 | Relating To Naming Rights. | Allows the naming rights of the Stadium Facility and Convention Center Facility to be leased to any public or private entity. Requires any revenues derived from advertising or marketing in or on the Stadium Facility or Convention Center Facility to be deposited into the appropriate special fund of the facility. Authorizes the display of the name of any entity that leased the naming rights to a stadium operated by the Stadium Authority on the exterior of the stadium. (CD1) | Vetoed |
| SB104 | Relating To Corrections. | Beginning 7/1/2026, restricts the use of restrictive housing in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Establishes a restrictive housing legislative working group to develop and recommend more comprehensive laws, policies, and procedures regarding restrictive housing for members of vulnerable populations by 1/8/2027. Requires the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to review restrictive housing placements on an annual basis. Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, by 12/1/2027, to implement policies and procedures recommended by the restrictive housing working group related to committed persons. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature and Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB31 | Relating To Property. | Authorizes a person who discovers a recorded discriminatory restrictive covenant to take certain actions, without liability, to invalidate the covenant. Defines discriminatory restrictive covenant. (CD1) | Vetoed |
| SB38 | Relating To Housing. | Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide counties with an opportunity to comment on certain housing development projects. Prohibits the legislative body of a county from imposing stricter conditions than the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, stricter area median income requirements, or a reduction in fee waivers to housing development proposals that would increase the cost of the project. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB66 | Relating To Housing. | Establishes procedures and requirements for single-family and multi-family housing project applicants to apply for an expedited permit, including requirements for completeness of expedited permit applications, duties of licensed professionals and the counties during construction, and applications for owner-builder exemptions. Takes effect 7/1/2026. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1252 | Relating To Dementia. | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Geriatric Medicine to coordinate and incorporate training on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia for health care providers into existing University of Hawaii programs; and review, update, and develop a dementia curriculum to be incorporated into existing University of Hawaii programs with the goal of establishing a local, informed dementia workforce. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB589 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish an installation goal for customer-sited distributed energy resources in the State. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish tariffs to achieve the installation goal and for grid services programs, microgrids, and community-based renewable energy. Ensures that certain levels of compensation are provided for solar and energy storage exports from customer-sited distributed energy resources as part of grid service programs and requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish grid service compensation values. Clarifies when a person who constructs, maintains, or operates a new microgrid is not considered a public utility. Authorizes wheeling of renewable energy and requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish policies and procedures to implement wheeling and microgrid service tariffs. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB119 | Relating To Nursing. | Appropriates funds to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB292 | Relating To Sexual Exploitation. | Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB383 | Relating To Small Purchases. | Increases the minimum amount for purchases constituting small purchase procurements that are subject to an electronic system, from $25,000 to $50,000. Requires a report to the Legislature. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB951 | Relating To Child Protection. | Requires mandatory written reports of child abuse or neglect to the Department of Human Services to include the military status of the child's parent or other persons responsible for the child's care, if known. Requires the Department of Human Services to inform the appropriate authority for the branch of the United States military when, upon receiving a report of child abuse or neglect, there is sufficient information to determine that the report involves a family where one of the parents, guardians, or alleged perpetrators is a member of an identifiable branch of the United States military. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB601 | Related To Law Enforcement. | Requires law enforcement to post notice that a warranted or warrantless search has been conducted on a property. Requires a law enforcement officer to secure any entrance used by an officer in the search. Requires law enforcement agencies to develop a policy for securing the entrances to a house, store, or other building designated as a place to be searched after a search is completed. Allows the breaking of any doors, gates, other bars to the entrance, closets, and other closed places during a search when reasonable and other means of entering the space are not reasonable. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1281 | Relating To Telehealth. | Extends the sunset date of Act 107, SLH 2023, which allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system, until 12/31/2027. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB423 | Relating To The Early Learning Board. | Requires one voting member of the Early Learning Board to have experience as a local provider of early childhood education and development services. Adds the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the Early Learning Board. Requires the Early Learning Board to invite the President of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or their designee, to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Board. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB330 | Relating To Invasive Species Prevention. | Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to enforce federal quarantines. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB65 | Relating To Housing. | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of housing units. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB88 | Relating To The Hawaii National Guard. | Authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE, TRICARE Dental Program, and vision coverage to all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Hawaii National Guard ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1146 | Relating To The Ala Wai Canal. | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the development of an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to help with debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai watershed and establishment of two graduate assistant positions to assist with the action plan and pre-engineering concept plan. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB385 | Relating To Condominiums. | Requires condominium associations to provide electronic copies of their governing documents, as amended or restated, to unit owners or their authorized agents, upon request, at no cost. Repeals the authority of condominium associations to charge a reasonable fee for administrative costs associated with the handling of a request for association documents. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB576 | Relating To Financial Administration. | Amends the required contents of legislative reports to be submitted by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Amends the scope of moneys to be deposited into and the allowable uses of moneys expended from the Public Housing Special Fund. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1300 | Relating To School Meals. | Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students who currently qualify for reduced-price lunch. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students whose family income is not more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB855 | Relating To Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. | Clarifies the definition of "covered employer" under the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. Requires covered employers to automatically enroll covered employees into the Hawaii Retirement Savings Program unless the employee opts out. Repeals the limit on the total fees and expenses that can be spent for the Program each year. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB752 | Relating To Insurance. | Beginning 1/1/2026, amends the notice period for a property insurer to notify a policyholder of a cancellation, including cancellation due to nonpayment, or nonrenewal of a policy of property insurance. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB336 | Relating To The Defense Of State Employees. | Requires the Attorney General, on behalf of the State, to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees from civil actions or proceedings, under certain circumstances. Clarifies that the employee may employ their own attorney at the employee's own expense. Establishes a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the Attorney General declines to defend the employee. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB295 | Relating To Domestic Abuse Protective Orders. | Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violations of temporary restraining orders and orders for protection. Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a domestic abuse protective order if the court makes an on-the-record determination that the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine. Specifies that any conviction for violation of a temporary restraining order issued under the same judicial case number as an order for protection shall be treated as a prior violation of an order for protection. Clarifies when the court may suspend certain jail sentences for violations of domestic abuse protective orders. (HD2) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB321 | Relating To Transportation. | Provides that in any county with a population of less than 250,000, fee simple absolute title of a privately owned highway, road, alley, street, way, lane, bikeway, bridge, or trail is deemed transferred to adjacent property owners or the community association if certain conditions are met. Effective 7/1/2027. Sunsets 7/1/2032. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB102 | Relating To Restaurants. | Prohibits third-party restaurant reservation services from advertising, listing, promoting, facilitating, enabling, or selling restaurant reservations without first obtaining a written agreement from the applicable restaurant authorizing the action. Establishes a private cause of action for civil remedies. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR60 | Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Develop A Plan To Produce Sufficient Housing To Meet The State's Demand. | RESOLUTION urging the hawaii housing finance and development corporation to develop a plan to produce sufficient housing to meet the state's demand. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1229 | Relating To The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. | Extends the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program to 6/30/2030. Gives preference to for-sale housing development projects developed under governmental assistance programs approved by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB828 | Relating To Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits. | Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for adenocarcinoma or mesothelioma of the respiratory system; cancer of the buccal cavity, colon, pharynx, and thyroid; and malignant melanoma. Specifies that an employer may prove that the cancer or disease was not associated with the firefighting duties to deny medical benefits under workers' compensation law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB26 | Relating To Affordable Housing. | Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB382 | Relating To Procurement. | Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the summary of scores, during a debriefing requested by a non-selected offeror. Authorizes the disclosure of a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score after any protest is resolved and the contract is executed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB177 | Relating To Aquaculture. | Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB717 | Relating To Collective Bargaining. | Repeals the prohibition placed on certain employees exempt from Civil Service Law from grieving a suspension or discharge. Allows any employee who is a member of an appropriate bargaining unit to grieve a suspension or discharge. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB952 | Relating To Child Welfare Services. | Requires the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Office of Wellness and Resilience, to design a five-year Child Welfare System Diversion and Intervention Pilot Program to support families and children involved, at risk of involvement, or at risk of reinvolvement with Child Welfare Services. Specifies that the Department of Human Services shall implement and administer the pilot program. Allows the Department to contract with public and private entities to provide necessary services. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB989 | Relating To Economic Development. | Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist small businesses with technology enablement and develop project management software to simplify the facilitated application process for small businesses. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB1202 | Relating To Campaign Finance. | Allows campaign funds to be used for a candidates child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1279 | Relating To Pharmacists. | Authorizes a registered pharmacist under contract with a covered entity for purposes of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to supervise the filling or receipt of a prescription via telehealth in certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SCR32 | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Collaborate With The Department Of Transportation To Use Inmate Work Furlough Programs For State Roadway And Highway Maintenance. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of corrections and rehabilitation to collaborate with the department of transportation to use inmate work furlough programs for state roadway and highway maintenance. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR58 | Urging The Counties Of The State To Install A Minimum Set Of Accessible Recreational Playground Equipment In Each Playground Located In A County Park And To Establish Comprehensive Maintenance Plans That Ensure The Long-term Safety, Cleanliness, And Functionality Of Each Playground. | RESOLUTION URGING the COUNTIES of the state TO INSTALL a minimum set of ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN each playground located in a county park and to establish comprehensive maintenance plans that ensure the long-term safety, cleanliness, and functionality of each playground. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR31 | Endorsing Taiwan's International Participation, Supporting The Signing Of A United States-taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement, And Commemorating The Relationships And Exchanges Between The State Of Hawaii And Taiwan. | RESOLUTION ENDORSING TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING THE SIGNING OF A UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND COMMEMORATING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND TAIWAN. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB298 | Relating To Human Services. | Appropriates funds to be expended by the Department of Human Services to increase funding for Medicaid in-home services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB299 | Relating To Loan Repayment For Healthcare Professionals. | Appropriates funds for the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SCR22 | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Collaborate With Relevant Agencies To Develop Initiatives And Outreach Programs To Inform Kupuna About Emergency Preparedness. | RESOLUTION requesting the hawaii emergency management agency to collaborate with relevant agencies to develop initiatives and outreach programs to inform kupuna about emergency preparedness. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR57 | Urging The Congress Of The United States To Enact A National Reinsurance Program To Address The Multi-state Insurance Crisis Resulting From Catastrophic Natural Disasters. | RESOLUTION Urging the Congress of the United States to enact a national reinsurance program to address the multi-state insurance crisis resulting from catastrophic natural disasters. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR21 | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Make Available To Correctional Facility Staff Members Throughout The State Clinical Counseling Services That Are Separate And Distinct From The Existing Mental Health Resources Available To Inmates. | RESOLUTION requesting the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation To make available to correctional facility staff members throughout the State clinical counseling services that are separate and distinct from the existing mental health resources available to inmates. | Crossed Over |
| SCR24 | Strongly Urging The United States Department Of Defense To Maintain All References To The 100th Infantry Battalion And 442nd Regimental Combat Team On Its Websites For The Public. | RESOLUTION strongly urging the united states department of defense to maintain all references to the 100th infantry battalion and 442nd regimental combat team on its websites for the public. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR65 | Urging The Stadium Authority To Finalize A Contract For The Construction Of The New Aloha Stadium And To Continue Its Efforts In Earnest To Create The New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District. | RESOLUTION URGING THE STADIUM AUTHORITY TO FINALIZE A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM AND TO CONTINUE ITS efforts IN EARNEST TO CREATE THE new aloha stadium entertainment district. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR112 | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Light Up City Hall With Purple Lights On August 7, 2025, In Honor Of National Purple Heart Day. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO LIGHT UP CITY HALL WITH PURPLE LIGHTS ON AUGUST 7, 2025, IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY. | Crossed Over |
| SB71 | Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. | Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund that targets workforce rental housing projects for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median income. Authorizes the Director of Finance to transfer funds from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund into the Mixed-Income Subaccount. Appropriates funds into and out of the Mixed-Income Subaccount of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB414 | Relating To Restoring Access To Disaster-affected Areas. | Requires the Department of Transportation to institute proceedings to condemn certain lands in Lahaina to build a new access road from Keawe Street to the Kilohana and Kalaiola sites developed in the Villages of Leialii. Appropriates funds out of the Major Disaster Fund for the appraisals and other preparations for the condemnation proceedings. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB228 | Relating To Excited Delirium. | Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a medical examiner, coroner, or health care provider from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new Hawaii Rule of Evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SCR94 | Urging The Hawaii Department Of Agriculture And Department Of Agriculture Of The County Of Maui To Take Further Meaningful Action To Address The Axis Deer Overpopulation. | RESOLUTION urging the HAWAII Department of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture of the County of Maui to take further meaningful action to address the axis deer overpopulation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR93 | Urging The Governor, Mayors Of Each County, And The State To Work Towards A Just Climate Future By Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Policy And Decision-making Processes Related To Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, And Climate Resiliency. | RESOLUTION urging the Governor, MAYORS of each county, and the State to work towards a just climate future by integrating indigenous knowledge into policy and decision-making processes related to climate adaptation, climate mitigation, and climate resiliency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR88 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Establish And Administer A Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING the department of agriculture to establish AND ADMINISTER a microbial algae soil products pilot program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR56 | Urging The United States Government To Develop A National Biodiversity Strategy. | RESOLUTION urging the united states government to develop a national biodiversity strategy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR41 | Encouraging Each County To Establish Its Own Biosecurity Plan That Prioritizes The Needs Of The County. | RESOLUTION encouraging each county to establish its own biosecurity plan that prioritizes the needs of the county. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB763 | Relating To The Department Of Law Enforcement. | Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3) | Crossed Over |
| SCR50 | Urging The University Of Hawaii President And Board Of Regents To Establish A Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Program At The University Of Hawaii Maui College. | RESOLUTION Urging the university of Hawaii president and board of regents to establish a bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Hawaii maui COLLEGE. | Crossed Over |
| SCR8 | Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For A Percentage Of The Costs Of Intravenous Ketamine Therapy To Treat Depression. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS BOTH THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE COSTS OF INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE THERAPY TO TREAT DEPRESSION. | Crossed Over |
| SCR231 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Install And Utilize Electronic Scanning Equipment At Each State Airport And Harbor To Scan For Illegal Fireworks. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL AND UTILIZE ELECTRONIC scanning EQUIPMENT AT EACH STATE AIRPORT AND HARBOR TO SCAN FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR63 | Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Study The Establishment Of A Hawaii Workforce Excellence Award Program. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to Study the ESTABLISHMENT of a Hawaii WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE award program. | Crossed Over |
| SCR90 | Requesting The Agribusiness Development Corporation To Assume Responsibility For The Routine Maintenance And Repair Of The Kohala Ditch. | RESOLUTION Requesting the agribusiness development corporation to assume responsibility for the routine maintenance and repair of the kohala ditch. | Crossed Over |
| SCR203 | Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Explore The Feasibility Of Establishing An Alzheimer's Disease Research Center And Identify The Requirements For Receiving Federal Funding From The National Institute On Aging For Alzheimer's Disease Research. | RESOLUTION requesting the university of hawaii to explore the feasibility of establishing an alzheimer's disease research center and identify the requirements for receiving federal funding from the national institute on aging for alzheimer's disease research. | Crossed Over |
| SCR23 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation And Department Of Law Enforcement To Study The Possibility Of A Highway Patrol And Speed Cameras Along Major Freeways And Highways In Primary Areas Of Speeding. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of transportation and department of law enforcement to study the possibility of a highway patrol and speed cameras along major freeways and HIGHWAYS in primary areas OF speeding. | Crossed Over |
| SCR209 | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Identify Existing Large Trees Along Evacuation Routes And Trim, Spray, Or Remove Trees Having The Potential To Obstruct The Evacuation Route; Conduct Comprehensive Risk Assessments For Specific High-risk Trees; Implement Best Practices In Urban Forestry; And Strengthen Community-based Disaster Preparedness Initiatives. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to identify existing large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove trees having the potential to obstruct the evacuation route; conduct comprehensive risk assessments for specific high-risk trees; implement best practices in urban forestry; and strengthen community-based disaster preparedness initiatives. | Crossed Over |
| SCR239 | Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services, Department Of Land And Natural Resources, And The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Provide Universal Changing Accommodations In All State Facilities, State Parks, And City And County Parks. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation to provide universal changing accommodations in all state facilities, state parks, and city and county parks. | Crossed Over |
| SCR84 | Urging The County Of Maui, In Conjunction With The Maui Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, And Department Of Defense, To Conduct Real-time Wildfire And Other Disaster Drills Involving The Maui Community. | RESOLUTION urging the county of maui, in conjunction with THE maui emergency management Agency, hawaii emergency management agency, and department of defense, to conduct real-time wildfire and other disaster drills involving the maui community. | Crossed Over |
| SB227 | Relating To Fireworks. | Establishes the Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division within the Department of Law Enforcement. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SCR77 | Declaring The Intent That Projects With Housing Units That Qualify For Housing Credits Under Act 31, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2024, Are Still Eligible To Receive Housing Credits After The Repeal Of Act 31 If The Housing Projects Were Approved By The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation Before July 1, 2031, And Requesting The Corporation And Each County To Include Certain Information When Approving Housing Projects For Housing Credits. | RESOLUTION declaring the intent that projects with housing units that qualify for housing credits under act 31, SESSION laws of hawaii 2024, are still eligible to receive housing credits after the repeal of Act 31 if the housing projects were approved by the hawaii housing finance and development corporation before july 1, 2031, and requesting the Corporation and each county to include certain information when approving housing projects for housing credits. | Crossed Over |
| SCR59 | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Partner With The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission To Collaboratively Improve And Facilitate The Continued Repair, Rehabilitation, And Redevelopment Of The Kihei Ramp. | RESOLUTION Requesting the department of land and natural resources to partner with the kahoolawe island reserve commission to collaboratively improve and facilitate the continued repair, rehabilitation, and redevelopment of the kihei ramp. | Crossed Over |
| SCR61 | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Review And Evaluate The Cost-benefit And Return On Investment Of A Possible Sponsorship Of A Michelin Guide For Restaurants Across The State. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of business, economic development, and tourism to review and evaluate the COST-BENEFIT AND return on investment of a possible sponsorship of a michelin guide for restaurants across the state. | Crossed Over |
| SCR75 | Requesting The County Of Maui To Employ An Archaeologist For The Purpose Of Historic Preservation In Rebuilding Lahaina. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO EMPLOY AN ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN REBUILDING LAHAINA. | Crossed Over |
| SCR229 | Requesting Each County Police Department In The State To Purchase And Deploy Explosion Detection Technology To Locate And Respond To Explosions Caused By The Illegal Use Of Firearms And Fireworks. | RESOLUTION Requesting Each County Police Department in the state to purchase and deploy explosion detection technology to locate and respond to explosions caused by the illegal use of firearms and fireworks. | Crossed Over |
| SCR222 | Requesting The Office Of Consumer Protection Of The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs To Convene A Task Force To Assess Issues Related To The Availability Of Payment Options From Tow Companies. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Office of consumer protection of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to convene a task force to assess issues related to the availability of payment options from tow companies. | Crossed Over |
| SCR26 | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation, In Planning And Designing The New Oahu Community Correctional Center In Halawa, To Include Circuit And District Court Facilities And Establish A Release Procedure Under Which Detainees Or Inmates, Upon Release, Are Transported To A Site Other Than Residential Communities Or Public Spaces. | RESOLUTION Requesting the department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in planning and designing the new Oahu Community Correctional Center in Halawa, to include circuit and district court facilities and Establish a release procedure under which detainees or inmates, upon release, are transported to a site other than residential communities or public spaces. | Crossed Over |
| SR17 | Endorsing Taiwan's International Participation, Supporting The Signing Of A United States-taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement, And Commemorating The Relationships And Exchanges Between The State Of Hawaii And Taiwan. | RESOLUTION ENDORSING TAIWAN'S INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING THE SIGNING OF A UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND COMMEMORATING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND TAIWAN. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR41 | Urging The Congress Of The United States To Enact A National Reinsurance Program To Address The Multi-state Insurance Crisis Resulting From Catastrophic Natural Disasters. | RESOLUTION Urging the Congress of the United States to enact a national reinsurance program to address the multi-state insurance crisis resulting from catastrophic natural disasters. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR42 | Urging The Counties Of The State To Install A Minimum Set Of Accessible Recreational Playground Equipment In Each Playground Located In A County Park And To Establish Comprehensive Maintenance Plans That Ensure The Long-term Safety, Cleanliness, And Functionality Of Each Playground. | RESOLUTION URGING the COUNTIES of the state TO INSTALL a minimum set of ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN each playground located in a county park and to establish comprehensive maintenance plans that ensure the long-term safety, cleanliness, and functionality of each playground. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR207 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Install And Utilize Electronic Scanning Equipment At Each State Airport And Harbor To Scan For Illegal Fireworks. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL AND UTILIZE ELECTRONIC scanning EQUIPMENT AT EACH STATE AIRPORT AND HARBOR TO SCAN FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR71 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Establish And Administer A Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING the department of agriculture to establish AND ADMINISTER a microbial algae soil products pilot program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR197 | Requesting The Office Of Consumer Protection Of The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs To Convene A Task Force To Assess Issues Related To The Availability Of Payment Options From Tow Companies. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Office of consumer protection of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to convene a task force to assess issues related to the availability of payment options from tow companies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR77 | Urging The Hawaii Department Of Agriculture And Department Of Agriculture Of The County Of Maui To Take Further Meaningful Action To Address The Axis Deer Overpopulation. | RESOLUTION urging the HAWAII Department of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture of the County of Maui to take further meaningful action to address the axis deer overpopulation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR60 | Declaring The Intent That Projects With Housing Units That Qualify For Housing Credits Under Act 31, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2024, Are Still Eligible To Receive Housing Credits After The Repeal Of Act 31 If The Housing Projects Were Approved By The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation Before July 1, 2031, And Requesting The Corporation And Each County To Include Certain Information When Approving Housing Projects For Housing Credits. | RESOLUTION declaring the intent that projects with housing units that qualify for housing credits under act 31, SESSION laws of hawaii 2024, are still eligible to receive housing credits after the repeal of Act 31 if the housing projects were approved by the hawaii housing finance and development corporation before july 1, 2031, and requesting the Corporation and each county to include certain information when approving housing projects for housing credits. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR58 | Requesting The County Of Maui To Employ An Archaeologist For The Purpose Of Historic Preservation In Rebuilding Lahaina. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO EMPLOY AN ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN REBUILDING LAHAINA. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR73 | Requesting The Agribusiness Development Corporation To Assume Responsibility For The Routine Maintenance And Repair Of The Kohala Ditch. | RESOLUTION Requesting the agribusiness development corporation to assume responsibility for the routine maintenance and repair of the kohala ditch. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR45 | Urging The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation To Develop A Plan To Produce Sufficient Housing To Meet The State's Demand. | RESOLUTION urging the hawaii housing finance and development corporation to develop a plan to produce sufficient housing to meet the state's demand. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR46 | Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Review And Evaluate The Cost-benefit And Return On Investment Of A Possible Sponsorship Of A Michelin Guide For Restaurants Across The State. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of business, economic development, and tourism to review and evaluate the COST-BENEFIT AND return on investment of a possible sponsorship of a michelin guide for restaurants across the state. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR184 | Requesting The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Identify Existing Large Trees Along Evacuation Routes And Trim, Spray, Or Remove Trees Having The Potential To Obstruct The Evacuation Route; Conduct Comprehensive Risk Assessments For Specific High-risk Trees; Implement Best Practices In Urban Forestry; And Strengthen Community-based Disaster Preparedness Initiatives. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to identify existing large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove trees having the potential to obstruct the evacuation route; conduct comprehensive risk assessments for specific high-risk trees; implement best practices in urban forestry; and strengthen community-based disaster preparedness initiatives. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR163 | Requesting The University Of Hawaii To Explore The Feasibility Of Establishing An Alzheimer's Disease Research Center And Identify The Requirements For Receiving Federal Funding From The National Institute On Aging For Alzheimer's Disease Research. | RESOLUTION requesting the university of hawaii to explore the feasibility of establishing an alzheimer's disease research center and identify the requirements for receiving federal funding from the national institute on aging for alzheimer's disease research. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR18 | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Collaborate With The Department Of Transportation To Use Inmate Work Furlough Programs For State Roadway And Highway Maintenance. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of corrections and rehabilitation to collaborate with the department of transportation to use inmate work furlough programs for state roadway and highway maintenance. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR40 | Urging The United States Government To Develop A National Biodiversity Strategy. | RESOLUTION urging the united states government to develop a national biodiversity strategy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR50 | Urging The Stadium Authority To Finalize A Contract For The Construction Of The New Aloha Stadium And To Continue Its Efforts In Earnest To Create The New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District. | RESOLUTION URGING THE STADIUM AUTHORITY TO FINALIZE A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM AND TO CONTINUE ITS efforts IN EARNEST TO CREATE THE new aloha stadium entertainment district. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR48 | Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Study The Establishment Of A Hawaii Workforce Excellence Award Program. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to Study the ESTABLISHMENT of a Hawaii WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE award program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR25 | Encouraging Each County To Establish Its Own Biosecurity Plan That Prioritizes The Needs Of The County. | RESOLUTION encouraging each county to establish its own biosecurity plan that prioritizes the needs of the county. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR43 | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Partner With The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission To Collaboratively Improve And Facilitate The Continued Repair, Rehabilitation, And Redevelopment Of The Kihei Ramp. | RESOLUTION Requesting the department of land and natural resources to partner with the kahoolawe island reserve commission to collaboratively improve and facilitate the continued repair, rehabilitation, and redevelopment of the kihei ramp. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR32 | Urging The University Of Hawaii President And Board Of Regents To Establish A Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Program At The University Of Hawaii Maui Campus. | RESOLUTION Urging the university of Hawaii president and board of regents to establish a bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Hawaii maui campus. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR38 | Supporting The Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group's Request For Resources And Timeline Extension For Fiscal Year 2025-2026. | RESOLUTION sUPPORTING the native hawaiian intellectual property working group's request for resources and timeline extension for fiscal year 2025-2026. | In Committee |
| SR93 | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Light Up City Hall With Purple Lights On August 7 Of Each Year In Honor Of National Purple Heart Day. | RESOLUTION requesting the city and county of honolulu to light up city hall with purple lights on august 7 OF EACH YEAR in honor of national purple heart day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR205 | Requesting Each County Police Department In The State To Purchase And Deploy Explosion Detection Technology To Locate And Respond To Explosions Caused By The Illegal Use Of Firearms And Fireworks. | RESOLUTION Requesting Each County Police Department in the state to purchase and deploy explosion detection technology to locate and respond to explosions caused by the illegal use of firearms and fireworks. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR201 | Urging The Med-quest Division Of The Department Of Human Services And Developmental Disabilities Division Of The Department Of Health To Amend The Eligibility Criteria For The Medicaid 1915(c) Home And Community-based Services Waiver. | RESOLUTION URGING THE MED-QUEST DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO AMEND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MEDICAID 1915(C) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER. | In Committee |
| SR67 | Urging The County Of Maui, In Conjunction With The Maui Emergency Management Agency, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, And Department Of Defense, To Conduct Real-time Wildfire And Other Disaster Drills Involving The Maui Community. | RESOLUTION urging the county of maui, in conjunction with THE maui emergency management Agency, hawaii emergency management agency, and department of defense, to conduct real-time wildfire and other disaster drills involving the maui community. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR76 | Urging The Governor, Mayors Of Each County, And The State To Work Towards A Just Climate Future By Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Policy And Decision-making Processes Related To Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, And Climate Resiliency. | RESOLUTION urging the Governor, MAYORS of each county, and the State to work towards a just climate future by integrating indigenous knowledge into policy and decision-making processes related to climate adaptation, climate mitigation, and climate resiliency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR226 | Urging The Med-quest Division Of The Department Of Human Services And Developmental Disabilities Division Of The Department Of Health To Amend The Eligibility Criteria For The Medicaid 1915(c) Home And Community-based Services Waiver. | RESOLUTION URGING THE MED-QUEST DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO AMEND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MEDICAID 1915(C) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER. | In Committee |
| SCR89 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Convene A Working Group To Develop A Plan To Create An Educational Pathway In The University Of Hawaii Community College System To Equip Interested Students With The Necessary Entry Level Knowledge, Skill Set, Expertise, And Advancement Potential In The Field Of Meat Processing. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING the Department of Agriculture to convene a working group to develop a plan to create an educational pathway in the university of Hawaii community college system to equip interested students with the necessary entry level knowledge, skill set, expertise, and advancement potential in the field of meat processing. | In Committee |
| SR72 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Convene A Working Group To Develop A Plan To Create An Educational Pathway In The University Of Hawaii Community College System To Equip Interested Students With The Necessary Entry Level Knowledge, Skill Set, Expertise, And Advancement Potential In The Field Of Meat Processing. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING the Department of Agriculture to convene a working group to develop a plan to create an educational pathway in the university of Hawaii community college system to equip interested students with the necessary entry level knowledge, skill set, expertise, and advancement potential in the field of meat processing. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR215 | Requesting The Department Of Accounting And General Services, Department Of Land And Natural Resources, And The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Provide Universal Changing Accommodations In All State Facilities, State Parks, And City And County Parks. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation to provide universal changing accommodations in all state facilities, state parks, and city and county parks. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR64 | Requesting The Department Of Human Resources Development To Establish The Hawaii State Fellows Program. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Human Resources Development to Establish the Hawaii state fellows program. | In Committee |
| SCR113 | Requesting The Governor To Issue A Proclamation Designating Hawaii As A Purple Heart State On August 7, 2025. | RESOLUTION requesting the governor to issue a proclamation designating hawaii as a purple heart state on august 7, 2025. | In Committee |
| SR94 | Requesting The Governor To Issue A Proclamation Designating Hawaii As A Purple Heart State On August 7, 2025. | RESOLUTION requesting the governor to issue a proclamation designating hawaii as a purple heart state on august 7, 2025. | In Committee |
| SR28 | Strongly Supporting And Recommending The Implementation Of The Revised 2025 Hawaii Patient Bill Of Rights. | RESOLUTION strongly supporting and recommending the implementation of the revised 2025 hawaii patient bill of rights. | In Committee |
| SCR45 | Strongly Supporting And Recommending The Implementation Of The Revised 2025 Hawaii Patient Bill Of Rights. | RESOLUTION strongly supporting and recommending the implementation of the revised 2025 hawaii patient bill of rights. | In Committee |
| SR49 | Requesting The Department Of Human Resources Development To Establish The Hawaii State Fellows Program. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Human Resources Development to Establish the Hawaii state fellows program. | In Committee |
| SR4 | Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For A Percentage Of The Costs Of Intravenous Ketamine Therapy To Treat Depression. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS BOTH THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE COSTS OF INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE THERAPY TO TREAT DEPRESSION. | In Committee |
| SB1545 | Relating To Nepotism. | Repeals language in the State's Code of Ethics that exempts the legislative and judicial branches from prohibitions against nepotism in public employment. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB819 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to establish an international teacher license for certain visa holders and the requirements to obtain the international teacher license. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB816 | Relating To Due Process Protections. | Establishes the Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program to provide legal representation to individuals in immigration-related proceedings in immigration court. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB191 | Relating To Energy Assistance. | Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist eligible households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain information and assistance to recipients of the program. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB338 | Relating To Taxation. | For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025, temporarily reinstates the Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit and expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB422 | Relating To Education. | Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB558 | Relating To Value-added Products. | Establishes a Food and Product Innovation Network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for the development of Food and Product Innovation Network facilities. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB340 | Relating To Collective Bargaining In Public Employment. | Clarifies that the Hawaii Labor Relations Board has the authority to enforce its own orders issued pursuant to state law governing collective bargaining in public employment, in addition to discretion to seek judicial enforcement of its orders under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SR158 | Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution. | RESOLUTION APPLYING TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CALL AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION TO PROPOSE CERTAIN LIMITED AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. | In Committee |
| SCR140 | Applying To The United States Congress To Call An Article V Convention To Propose Certain Limited Amendments To The United States Constitution. | RESOLUTION APPLYING TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CALL AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION TO PROPOSE CERTAIN LIMITED AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. | In Committee |
| SB1185 | Relating To Agriculture. | Establishes within the Department of Agriculture a working group to review and make recommendations on amending or repealing unnecessary or obsolete laws pertaining to agriculture. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB301 | Relating To Dogs. | Establishes an additional penalty for a dog owner whose dog destroys property while on land zoned for agricultural use. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB411 | Relating To Capital Improvement Projects At State Small Boat Harbors And State Parks. | Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to engage in certain capital improvement projects at state small boat harbors and state parks without prior approval from the Legislature and Governor for existing facilities. Requires quarterly reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 5 years after the effective date. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB378 | Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation. | Establishes a working group within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to identify existing mixed-use developments in Maui County that could be acquired by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation for use as affordable housing and commercial rental leases. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB391 | Relating To Recycling. | Establishes an End-of-Life Lithium-ion Battery Management Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB361 | Relating To The Community Outreach Court. | Permanently establishes and appropriates funds for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. Effective 4/23/2057. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB716 | Relating To Hawaii Employment Security Law. | Expands the circumstances where the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations may waive the requirements for individuals to register to work and report to an employment office to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Authorize the Department to allow individuals to report to a location other than an employment office or other location approved pursuant to its rules. Beginning 4/1/2027, requires notices of determinations and documentation relating to appeals to be sent electronically, unless the election for mail is made. Allows an individual to change an elected withholding status more than once during a benefit year. Amends the statutory definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work". Repeals the requirement for individuals to post their work availability online to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Repeals the statutory provision for joint experience rating. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB562 | Relating To Invasive Species. | Establishes a Plant Nursery Registry Program to regulate the sale of nursery stock. Requires certain plant nurseries to register with the Department of Agriculture. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB40 | Relating To State Finances. | Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to utilize revenue bonds when securing a line of credit or other instrument of indebtedness for the Bond Volume Cap Recycling Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB1278 | Relating To The General Excise Tax. | Exempts from the state general excise tax any grants received from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund by an eligible business pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Requires the Department of Taxation to notify all taxpayers eligible for refunds of any state general excise tax paid for grants received from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund of their eligibility and requires taxpayers to file refund claims no later than six months following notification. Requires any state general excise taxes paid by eligible businesses for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants to be refunded to the taxpayer. Effective 7/1/3000. Applies retroactively to 3/11/2021. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB1032 | Relating To Campaign Finance. | Prohibits foreign entities and foreign-influenced business entities from making contributions, expenditures, electioneering communications, or donations for election purposes. Allows every business entity that contributes or expends funds in a state election to certify that the entity is not and will not be a foreign corporation or foreign-influenced business entity if the entity intends to make contributions or expenditures within an election cycle. Specifies that if the conditions that determine whether a business entity qualifies as a foreigninfluenced business entity are held unconstitutional by a final judgment, including all appeals, the Campaign Spending Commission is required to establish revised conditions that are constitutional. Requires noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures to obtain a statement of certification from each top contributor required to be listed in an advertisement avowing that no funds were derived from foreign entities or foreign-influenced business entities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB984 | Relating To Water Pollution. | Requires a landowner in possession of ten thousand or more acres in the State to be liable for damages and fines arising from runoff originating on the land and entering into state waters. Requires the Department of Health to prioritize enforcement of water pollution control regulations in rural areas where there are existing reports of runoff and other terms of water pollution. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SR182 | Requesting The Establishment Of An Intergovernmental Task Force To Eradicate Illegal Gambling And Drug Activities And To Establish Community Safe Zones. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE TO ERADICATE ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND DRUG ACTIVITIES AND TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY SAFE ZONES. | In Committee |
| SCR207 | Requesting The Establishment Of An Intergovernmental Task Force To Eradicate Illegal Gambling And Drug Activities And To Establish Community Safe Zones. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE TO ERADICATE ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND DRUG ACTIVITIES AND TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY SAFE ZONES. | In Committee |
| SB639 | Relating To Underground Storage Tanks. | Requires an owner or operator of an underground storage tank or tank system with a confirmed release to meet certain standards for the restoration of the environment. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that any detection of these contaminants in the vicinity of an underground storage tank or a tank system after a confirmed release is a result of the confirmed release. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB614 | Relating To Hawaiian Independence Day. | Establishes the twenty-eighth day of November of each year as "La Kuokoa", Hawaiian Independence Day, as a state holiday, rather than a day of observance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB419 | Relating To Insurance. | Requires each motor vehicle insurance policy to cover the replacement cost of a child passenger restraint system that was damaged or in use by a child during a motor vehicle accident for which liability coverage under the policy is applicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB789 | Relating To School Cafeteria Meal Costs. | Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than one-quarter of the cost of preparing the meals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| SR202 | Urging The State Of Hawaii To Prohibit Certain Leases Of Public Land To The United States Department Of Defense. | RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROHIBIT certain LEASEs of PUBLIC LAND TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. | In Committee |
| SCR220 | Urging The Mayor Of The City And County Of Honolulu, Honolulu Police Department, And Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney's Office To Collaborate With Local Businesses And Community Partners To Implement Safe And Sound Programs In Ewa Beach, Kapolei, And Waianae. | RESOLUTION Urging the mayor of the city and county of honolulu, HONOLULU police department, and HONOLULU prosecuting attorney's office to collaborate with local businesses and community PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT SAFE AND SOUND PROGRAMS IN EWA BEACH, KAPOLEI, AND WAIANAE. | In Committee |
| SCR232 | Recognizing September 2nd As Richard "buffalo" Keaulana Day. | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing september 2nd as richard "buffalo" keaulana day. | In Committee |
| SCR234 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Implement A Three-year Pilot Program That Shortens School Hours On Fridays For One Elementary School, One Middle Or Intermediate School, And One High School To Allow Students More Time To Work On Homework. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM THAT SHORTENS SCHOOL HOURS ON FRIDAYS FOR ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE MIDDLE OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL TO ALLOW STUDENTS MORE TIME TO WORK ON HOMEWORK. | In Committee |
| SCR223 | Requesting The Department Of Health To Establish And Maintain A Tire Inventory Database. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A TIRE INVENTORY DATABASE. | In Committee |
| SR189 | Requesting The Department Of Education And Department Of Law Enforcement To Collaborate On Ensuring Safety At Public Elementary School And State Prekindergarten Program Campuses. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE ON ENSURING SAFETY AT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND STATE PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM CAMPUSES. | In Committee |
| SR211 | Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Establish, In Collaboration With The City And County Of Honolulu, Fair Policies And Processes For Towing And Disposing Of Vehicles That Belong To Active Duty Servicemembers And That Are Abandoned On State Or City Property. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of law enforcement to establish, in collaboration with the city and county of honolulu, fair policies and processes for towing and disposing of vehicles that belong to active duty servicemembers and that are abandoned on state or city property. | In Committee |
| SCR237 | Urging The Department Of Natural Resources To Adopt A Game Management Plan That Incorporates Ethical Means Of Game Population Control Into Sustainability Strategies. | RESOLUTION urging the department of natural resources to adopt a game management plan that incorporates ethical means of game population control into sustainability STRATEGIES. | In Committee |
| SCR240 | Urging The State Of Hawaii To Prohibit Certain Leases Of Public Land To The United States Department Of Defense. | RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROHIBIT certain LEASEs of PUBLIC LAND TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. | In Committee |
| SR200 | Requesting The Governor To Increase Knowledge And Use Of Native Hawaiian Concepts And Practices On Health And Well-being In The State Council On Mental Health. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH. | In Committee |
| SR208 | Recognizing September 2nd As Richard "buffalo" Keaulana Day. | RESOLUTION recognizing september 2nd as richard "buffalo" keaulana day. | In Committee |
| SCR213 | Urging The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Not Approve Any New Land Disposition Or Renew Any Land Disposition To The United States Military That Allows For Or Facilitates Any Military Training Activities On State-owned Lands. | RESOLUTION URGING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO NOT APPROVE ANY NEW LAND DISPOSITION OR RENEW ANY LAND DISPOSITION TO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY THAT ALLOWS FOR OR FACILITATES ANY MILITARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES ON STATE-OWNED LANDS. | In Committee |
| SR183 | Requesting The Judiciary To Urge Courts To Prioritize Victim And Witness Rights To Speedy Trials. | RESOLUTION requesting the judiciary to urge COURTS to prioritize victim AND WITNESS rights to speedy trials. | In Committee |
| SR191 | Urging The Department Of Human Services To Increase Reimbursement Rates To Primary Care Physicians For Services To Med-quest Recipients. | RESOLUTION urging the department of human services to increase reimbursement rates to primary care physicians FOR services to med-quest recipients. | In Committee |
| SCR228 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Establish A Pilot Program In Public Schools And Charter Schools To Have Available Staff Trained In Epinephrine Administration. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of education to establish a pilot program in public SCHOOLS and charter schools to HAVE AVAILABLE staff TRAINED in epinephrine administration. | In Committee |
| SR206 | Requesting The Department Of Education To End The Practice Of Mandating That Certain Students Attend A School Outside Their Service Area. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Education to end the practice of mandating THAT certain students attend a school outside their service area. | In Committee |
| SCR230 | Requesting The Department Of Education To End The Practice Of Mandating That Certain Students Attend A School Outside Their Service Area. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Education to end the practice of mandating THAT certain students attend a school outside their service area. | In Committee |
| SCR227 | Urging All Entities Against Using More Than One Million Gallons Of Water Per Year For Recreational Or Ornamental Purposes. | RESOLUTION URGING ALL ENTITIES against USING MORE THAN ONE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR FOR RECREATIONAL OR ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES. | In Committee |
| SCR189 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of The Moneys Appropriated To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands Pursuant To Act 279, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2022. | RESOLUTION REquesting the Auditor to conduct an audit of the MONEYS appropriated to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Pursuant to Act 279, Session laws of hawaii 2022. | In Committee |
| SCR235 | Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Establish, In Collaboration With The City And County Of Honolulu, Fair Policies And Processes For Towing And Disposing Of Vehicles That Belong To Active Duty Servicemembers And That Are Abandoned On State Or City Property. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of law enforcement to establish, in collaboration with the city and county of honolulu, fair policies and processes for towing and disposing of vehicles that belong to active duty servicemembers and that are abandoned on state or city property. | In Committee |
| SR188 | Urging The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Not Approve Any New Land Disposition Or Renew Any Land Disposition To The United States Military That Allows For Or Facilitates Any Military Training Activities On State-owned Lands. | RESOLUTION URGING THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO NOT APPROVE ANY NEW LAND DISPOSITION OR RENEW ANY LAND DISPOSITION TO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY THAT ALLOWS FOR OR FACILITATES ANY MILITARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES ON STATE-OWNED LANDS. | In Committee |
| SCR236 | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Establish A Towing Authority To Manage Towing Services And Towing Contracts On Behalf Of The City And County. | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH A TOWING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE TOWING SERVICES AND TOWING CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY. | In Committee |
| SR187 | Urging The Department Of Education To Establish A Pilot Program At Ewa Beach Elementary School That Provides Ice Cream As A Dessert Option For Students Who Have Good Attendance. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM AT EWA BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES ICE CREAM AS A DESSERT OPTION FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE. | In Committee |
| SR181 | Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department Of Land And Natural Resources, University Of Hawaii, And Land Use Commission To Provide Enhanced Public Notice For Changes In Land Use Or Boundary Changes. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND LAND USE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE ENHANCED PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CHANGES IN LAND USE OR BOUNDARY CHANGES. | In Committee |
| SR213 | Urging The Department Of Natural Resources To Adopt A Game Management Plan That Incorporates Ethical Means Of Game Population Control Into Sustainability Strategies. | RESOLUTION urging the department of natural resources to adopt a game management plan that incorporates ethical means of game population control into sustainability STRATEGIES. | In Committee |
| SR210 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Implement A Three-year Pilot Program That Shortens School Hours On Fridays For One Elementary School, One Middle Or Intermediate School, And One High School To Allow Students More Time To Work On Homework. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM THAT SHORTENS SCHOOL HOURS ON FRIDAYS FOR ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE MIDDLE OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL TO ALLOW STUDENTS MORE TIME TO WORK ON HOMEWORK. | In Committee |
| SR186 | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Assess The Feasibility Of Implementing A Senior Citizen Discount Program To Provide A Twenty Percent Discount On Certain Goods And Services For Low- To Moderate-income Elders In The State. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A TWENTY PERCENT DISCOUNT ON CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES FOR LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME ELDERS IN THE STATE. | In Committee |
| SR195 | Urging The Mayor Of The City And County Of Honolulu, Honolulu Police Department, And Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney's Office To Collaborate With Local Businesses And Community Partners To Implement Safe And Sound Programs In Ewa Beach, Kapolei, And Waianae. | RESOLUTION Urging the mayor of the city and county of honolulu, HONOLULU police department, and HONOLULU prosecuting attorney's office to collaborate with local businesses and community PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT SAFE AND SOUND PROGRAMS IN EWA BEACH, KAPOLEI, AND WAIANAE. | In Committee |
| SR192 | Urging The Counties To Seek Revenues From Alternative Sources, Including Transit-based Advertising, Before Imposing Any New Or Increased Mass Transit Fare. | RESOLUTION urging the counties to seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertising, before imposing any new or increased mass transit fare. | In Committee |
| SCR219 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Study The Feasibility And Advisability Of Eliminating The State's Safety Inspection Requirements For Motor Carrier Vehicles. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ELIMINATING THE STATE'S SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES. | In Committee |
| SCR216 | Urging The Department Of Human Services To Increase Reimbursement Rates To Primary Care Physicians For Services To Med-quest Recipients. | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the department of human services to increase reimbursement rates to primary care physicians FOR services to med-quest recipients. | In Committee |
| SCR214 | Requesting The Department Of Education And Department Of Law Enforcement To Collaborate On Ensuring Safety At Public Elementary School And State Prekindergarten Program Campuses. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE ON ENSURING SAFETY AT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND STATE PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM CAMPUSES. | In Committee |
| SR193 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Establish And Operate A Personal Aircraft Fireworks Inspection Pilot Program. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A PERSONAL AIRCRAFT FIREWORKS INSPECTION PILOT PROGRAM. | In Committee |
| SR196 | Urging The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Repeal, Revoke, Or Buy Out The Remainder Of The Lease Of The Prince Kuhio Plaza And Resell That Lease At Fair Market Value To A New Entity That Agrees To Properly Maintain The Property. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO REPEAL, REVOKE, OR BUY OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE LEASE OF THE Prince Kuhio Plaza AND RESELL THAT LEASE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE TO A NEW ENTITY THAT AGREES TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE property. | In Committee |
| SR198 | Requesting The Department Of Health To Establish And Maintain A Tire Inventory Database. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A TIRE INVENTORY DATABASE. | In Committee |
| SCR185 | Urging The Legislature To Conduct Mandatory Inquiries Into All Fatalities And Serious Injuries That Occurred To Children Involved In Child Welfare Services. | RESOLUTION urging the LEGISLATURE to conduct mandatory inquiries into all fatalities and serious injuries that occurred to children involved in child welfare services. | In Committee |
| SR190 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Implement A Veterinary Technician Pilot Program At James Campbell High School, Focusing On Animal-assisted Therapy For Troubled Youth. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN PILOT PROGRAM AT JAMES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL, FOCUSING ON ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY FOR TROUBLED YOUTH. | In Committee |
| SCR217 | Urging The Counties To Seek Revenues From Alternative Sources, Including Transit-based Advertising, Before Imposing Any New Or Increased Mass Transit Fare. | RESOLUTION urging the counties to seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertising, before imposing any new or increased mass transit fare. | In Committee |
| SCR215 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Implement A Veterinary Technician Pilot Program At James Campbell High School, Focusing On Animal-assisted Therapy For Troubled Youth. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN PILOT PROGRAM AT JAMES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL, FOCUSING ON ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY FOR TROUBLED YOUTH. | In Committee |
| SCR206 | Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department Of Land And Natural Resources, University Of Hawaii, And Land Use Commission To Provide Enhanced Public Notice For Changes In Land Use Or Boundary Changes. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND LAND USE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE ENHANCED PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CHANGES IN LAND USE OR BOUNDARY CHANGES. | In Committee |
| SR203 | Urging All Entities Against Using More Than One Million Gallons Of Water Per Year For Recreational Or Ornamental Purposes. | RESOLUTION URGING ALL ENTITIES against USING MORE THAN ONE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR FOR RECREATIONAL OR ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES. | In Committee |
| SR194 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Study The Feasibility And Advisability Of Eliminating The State's Safety Inspection Requirements For Motor Carrier Vehicles. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ELIMINATING THE STATE'S SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES. | In Committee |
| SR166 | Urging The Legislature To Conduct Mandatory Inquiries Into All Fatalities And Serious Injuries That Occurred To Children Involved In Child Welfare Services. | RESOLUTION urging the LEGISLATURE to conduct mandatory inquiries into all fatalities and serious injuries that occurred to children involved in child welfare services. | In Committee |
| SCR208 | Requesting The Judiciary To Urge Courts To Prioritize Victim And Witness Rights To Speedy Trials. | RESOLUTION requesting the judiciary to urge COURTS to prioritize victim AND WITNESS rights to speedy trials. | In Committee |
| SCR221 | Urging The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Repeal, Revoke, Or Buy Out The Remainder Of The Lease Of The Prince Kuhio Plaza And Resell That Lease At Fair Market Value To A New Entity That Agrees To Properly Maintain The Property. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO REPEAL, REVOKE, OR BUY OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE LEASE OF THE Prince Kuhio Plaza AND RESELL THAT LEASE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE TO A NEW ENTITY THAT AGREES TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE property. | In Committee |
| SCR224 | Requesting The Hawaii Employer-union Benefits Trust Fund Board Of Trustees And Department Of Human Services Med-quest Division To Ensure That All Offered Health Plans Provide Twelve Per Cent Of Monthly Insurance Premium Payments Directly To Each Respective Member-patient's Primary Care Provider. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Hawaii Employer-Union Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division to ensure that all offered health plans provide twelve per cent of monthly insurance premium payments directly to each respective member-patient's primary care provider. | In Committee |
| SR170 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of The Moneys Appropriated To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands Pursuant To Act 279, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2022. | RESOLUTION REquesting the Auditor to conduct an audit of the MONEYS appropriated to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Pursuant to Act 279, Session laws of hawaii 2022. | In Committee |
| SR199 | Requesting The Hawaii Employer-union Benefits Trust Fund Board Of Trustees And Department Of Human Services Med-quest Division To Ensure That All Offered Health Plans Provide Twelve Per Cent Of Monthly Insurance Premium Payments Directly To Each Respective Member-patient's Primary Care Provider. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Hawaii Employer-Union Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division to ensure that all offered health plans provide twelve per cent of monthly insurance premium payments directly to each respective member-patient's primary care provider. | In Committee |
| SR204 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Establish A Pilot Program In Public Schools And Charter Schools To Have Available Staff Trained In Epinephrine Administration. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of education to establish a pilot program in public SCHOOLS and charter schools to HAVE AVAILABLE staff TRAINED in epinephrine administration. | In Committee |
| SCR210 | Urging The Department Of Education To Establish A Pilot Program At Ewa Beach Elementary School That Provides Ice Cream As A Dessert Option For Students Who Have Good Attendance. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM AT EWA BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES ICE CREAM AS A DESSERT OPTION FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE GOOD ATTENDANCE. | In Committee |
| SR209 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Indoor Athletic Courts And Gymnasiums At Elementary Public Schools. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP INDOOR athletic COURTS AND GYMNASIUMS AT ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | In Committee |
| SCR212 | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Assess The Feasibility Of Implementing A Senior Citizen Discount Program To Provide A Twenty Percent Discount On Certain Goods And Services For Low- To Moderate-income Elders In The State. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A TWENTY PERCENT DISCOUNT ON CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES FOR LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME ELDERS IN THE STATE. | In Committee |
| SR212 | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Establish A Towing Authority To Manage Towing Services And Towing Contracts On Behalf Of The City And County. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH A TOWING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE TOWING SERVICES AND TOWING CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY. | In Committee |
| SCR233 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Indoor Athletic Courts And Gymnasiums At Elementary Public Schools. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP INDOOR athletic COURTS AND GYMNASIUMS AT ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | In Committee |
| SCR218 | Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Establish And Operate A Personal Aircraft Fireworks Inspection Pilot Program. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A PERSONAL AIRCRAFT FIREWORKS INSPECTION PILOT PROGRAM. | In Committee |
| SR214 | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Relocate, With Dignity, The Homeless Encampments From The Waianae Small Boat Harbor And Provide A Timeline For Removal. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to relocate, with dignity, the homeless encampments FROM the Waianae Small Boat Harbor and provide a timeline for removal. | In Committee |
| SCR211 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Identify Schools Having Aging Equipment And Replace The Equipment With New And Modernized Equipment. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Education to identify schools having aging equipment and replace the equipment with new and modernized equipment. | In Committee |
| SCR225 | Requesting The Governor To Increase Knowledge And Use Of Native Hawaiian Concepts And Practices On Health And Well-being In The State Council On Mental Health. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH. | In Committee |
| SCR238 | Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Relocate, With Dignity, The Homeless Encampments From The Waianae Small Boat Harbor And Provide A Timeline For Removal. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to relocate, with dignity, the homeless encampments FROM the Waianae Small Boat Harbor and provide a timeline for removal. | In Committee |
| SR185 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Identify Schools Having Aging Equipment And Replace The Equipment With New And Modernized Equipment. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Education to identify schools having aging equipment and replace the equipment with new and modernized equipment. | In Committee |
| SB25 | Relating To Housing. | Authorizes a county to reduce the number of housing units that may be built within any portion of the county only if the county increases the number of housing units that may be built elsewhere in the county, such that there is no net loss in residential capacity. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB51 | Relating To Public Financing For Candidates To Elected Office. | Establishes a comprehensive system of public financing for all candidates seeking election to state and county public offices in the State of Hawaii, to begin with the 2028 general election year. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB642 | Relating To Insurance. | Requires all health insurance policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed after 12/31/2025, to provide optional coverage for standard fertility preservation services for persons undergoing medically necessary cancer-related treatments that may cause iatrogenic infertility. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB588 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Authorizes certain government entities to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems and exempt the systems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency No-Rise/No-Impact declaration requirements under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB494 | Relating To Charter Schools. | Requires the Auditor to conduct a financial audit of each charter school under the State Public Charter School Commission. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to take action based on the Auditor's recommendations. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SR82 | Urging The Director Of Health And The Director Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Encourage Hospitals And Prisons To Offer More Healthy Food Options That Consist Of Minimallyprocessed Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains, Legumes, Nuts And Seeds, Herbs And Spices, And Non-dairy Beverages, Rather Than Ultra-processed Foods. | RESOLUTION urging the Director of Health and the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation to encourage hospitals and prisons to offer more healthy food options that consist of minimally-processed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, herbs and spices, and non-dairy beverages, rather than ultra-processed foods. | In Committee |
| SR95 | Requesting The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Health And State Public Charter School Commission, To Conduct A Study On The Practices Of Managing Heat Exposure In Department And Charter Schools To Protect Students' Health During Outdoor Activities. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Public Charter School Commission, to conduct a study on the practices of managing heat exposure in department and charter schools to protect students' health during outdoor activities. | In Committee |
| SR83 | Urging The Department Of Health And University Of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center To Take All Action Necessary To Incentivize Wastewater Treatment Plants To Test Sewage Sludge, Reclaimed Water, And Any Other Residual Material For The Presence Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY to incentivize WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTs TO TEST SEWAGE SLUDGE, reclaimed water, AND ANY OTHER RESIDUAL MATERIAL FOR THE PRESENCE OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. | In Committee |
| SR55 | Requesting The Department Of Education And Department Of Health To Update Vaccination Forms And Recordkeeping For Public School And Charter School Students. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of education and department of health to update vaccination FORMS AND recordkeeping for public school and charter school students. | In Committee |
| SCR72 | Requesting The Department Of Education And Department Of Health To Update Vaccination Forms And Recordkeeping For Public School And Charter School Students. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of education and department of health to update vaccination FORMS AND recordkeeping for public school and charter school students. | In Committee |
| SCR102 | Urging The Department Of Health And University Of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center To Take All Action Necessary To Incentivize Wastewater Treatment Plants To Test Sewage Sludge, Reclaimed Water, And Any Other Residual Material For The Presence Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center TO TAKE ALL ACTION NECESSARY to incentivize WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTs TO TEST SEWAGE SLUDGE, reclaimed water, AND ANY OTHER RESIDUAL MATERIAL FOR THE PRESENCE OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. | In Committee |
| SCR101 | Urging The Director Of Health And The Director Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Encourage Hospitals And Prisons To Offer More Healthy Food Options That Consist Of Minimallyprocessed Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains, Legumes, Nuts And Seeds, Herbs And Spices, And Non-dairy Beverages, Rather Than Ultra-processed Foods. | RESOLUTION urging the Director of Health and the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation to encourage hospitals and prisons to offer more healthy food options that consist of minimally-processed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, herbs and spices, and non-dairy beverages, rather than ultra-processed foods. | In Committee |
| SCR114 | Requesting The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Health And State Public Charter School Commission, To Conduct A Study On The Practices Of Managing Heat Exposure In Department And Charter Schools To Protect Students' Health During Outdoor Activities. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Public Charter School Commission, to conduct a study on the practices of managing heat exposure in department and charter schools to protect students' health during outdoor activities. | In Committee |
| SR29 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Management And Financial Audit Of The State's Medicaid Health Care Insurance Contractors On A Biennial Basis. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to conduct A management and financial audit of the State's medicaid health care insurance contractors on a biennial basis. | In Committee |
| SCR46 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Management And Financial Audit Of The State's Medicaid Health Care Insurance Contractors On A Biennial Basis. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to conduct A management and financial audit of the State's medicaid health care insurance contractors on a biennial basis. | In Committee |
| SR34 | Urging The Department Of Education And Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Adopt A Curriculum For High School Students To Participate In The Youth Civil Defense Corps. | RESOLUTION Urging the department of education and hawai?i emergency management agency to adopt a curriculum for high school students to participate in the youth civil defense corps. | In Committee |
| SCR52 | Urging The Department Of Education And Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Adopt A Curriculum For High School Students To Participate In The Youth Civil Defense Corps. | RESOLUTION Urging the department of education and hawai?i emergency management agency to adopt a curriculum for high school students to participate in the youth civil defense corps. | In Committee |
| SB133 | Relating To Energy. | Authorizes state facilities to wheel electricity produced by their own facility from renewable energy sources to other state facilities pursuant to administrative rules or orders established by the Public Utilities Commission. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB103 | Relating To Electric Vehicle Batteries. | Establishes a two-year Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling and Reuse Working Group within the Hawaii State Energy Office. Requires the working group to examine how to maximize the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle batteries and recommend electric vehicle battery management practices. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SCR19 | Requesting The Department Of Education To Make Available Recreational Facilities To The Public During Non-peak Hours And Non-school Days. | RESOLUTION Requesting the department of education to make available RECREATIONAL FACILITIES to the public during non-peak HOURS and non-school days. | In Committee |
| SCR29 | Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to assess the social and financial effects of mandatory health insurance coverage for biomarker testing. | In Committee |
| SCR28 | Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Colorectal Cancer Screenings. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to assess the social and financial effects of proposed mandatory health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screenings. | In Committee |
| SR15 | Requesting The State Health Planning And Development Agency And Department Of Health To Hold A Public Meeting For All Certificate Of Need Applications For Any Proposed Special Treatment Facility In Neighborhoods With Community Associations. | RESOLUTION requesting the state health PLANNING and development agency and department of health to hold a public MEETING for ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR any proposed special treatment facility in NEIGHBORHOODS with community associations. | In Committee |
| SCR25 | Requesting The State Health Planning And Development Agency And Department Of Health To Hold A Public Meeting For All Certificate Of Need Applications For Any Proposed Special Treatment Facility In Neighborhoods With Community Associations. | RESOLUTION requesting the state health PLANNING and development agency and department of health to hold a public MEETING for ALL CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR any proposed special treatment facility in NEIGHBORHOODS with community associations. | In Committee |
| SCR27 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Audit Of The Department Of Education's Capital Improvement Project Finances. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to conduct an audit of the department of education's capital improvement project finances. | In Committee |
| SB1543 | Relating To Government Accountability. | Requires each purchasing agency to provide justification for hiring external consultants. Caps the amount each agency can spend on external consultants. Requires each agency to seek approval from the Legislature for consulting contracts exceeding a certain dollar amount. Requires each agency to disclose new contracts with external consultants. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Compliance Audit Unit to conduct regular audits of agency consultant contracts to assess cost-effectiveness and compliance. Requires each chief procurement officer to ensure that inherent government functions are not delegated to a contractor. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB1575 | Relating To Insurance. | Allows authorized insurers in the State to offer building and hurricane damage insurance for condominium buildings at a lesser rate than the building's prior surplus lines insurance policy for the same coverage. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB1619 | Relating To The Cosmetology Licensure Compact. | Authorizes the Governor to enter into a Cosmetology Licensure Compact on behalf of the State to provide a streamlined process that allows cosmetologists to obtain a multistate license enabling them to practice cosmetology in another state without obtaining a separate license under the laws of that state. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Authorizes the Governor to enter into the Compact. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB1620 | Relating To Natural Hair Braiding. | Exempts natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. | Crossed Over |
| SB964 | Relating To Waste-to-energy. | Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to establish a publicprivate partnership to develop a waste-to-energy generating facility in each county having a population below 800,000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| SB878 | Relating To Kupuna Housing. | Extends the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to 6/30/2028. | Crossed Over |
| SB971 | Relating To Traffic. | Provides that if a law enforcement officer lawfully stops a motor vehicle and the operator is cited for driving without a valid license, the officer shall not permit the operator to resume the use of the motor vehicle. Requires the motor vehicle to be moved by a licensed driver or towed at the owner's expense. Provides that the cited operator is responsible for arranging the operator's transportation from the scene of the stop. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| SB1621 | Relating To Nail Technicians. | Exempts nail technicians from licensing requirements. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB319 | Relating To Marijuana. | Changes from 1 ounce to 30 grams the minimum amount of marijuana that constitutes the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree. Increases from 3 grams or less to 15 grams or less the amount of marijuana that constitutes the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree. | In Committee |
| SB534 | Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. | Clarifies the process by which the Hawaii Community Development Authority may approve residential development on certain parcels of Kakaako Makai. Raises the building height limit and the maximum floor area ratio on certain parcels in the area. Requires a certain percentage of the residential units developed on certain parcels to be allocated to households at or below a certain income level in perpetuity, with priority given to certain essential workforce in the area. Limits the sale of residential units developed in certain residential developments to prospective owner-occupants. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to determine a Kakaako Makai association fee to be collected from residents, tenants, and lessees of certain parcels to be deposited into a special account in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Special Fund to fund various services and projects in the Kakaako Makai area. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1255 | Relating To Government Records. | Amends the Uniform Information Practices Act to require each contract to perform a government function to expressly require the contractor to retain records in accordance with the retention schedule of the agency and provide the agency with access to all records subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act; define "government function" and "trade secret"; clarify that "government record" includes information that is created, received, maintained, or used by a private person in performance of a government function contract; and prohibit agencies from denying a request for access to records of a contractor used in the performance of a government function on the basis of trade secret or other proprietary information. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1569 | Relating To Sports Wagering. | Allows for the regulation of sports wagering by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes licensing requirements for sports wagering operators and sports wagering suppliers. Specifies that sports wagering shall not be considered games of chance or gambling. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB95 | Relating To Vehicle Safety. | Creates additional fines for any individual found operating a vehicle or moped without a current certificate of inspection. | In Committee |
| SB573 | Relating To Condominiums. | Requires condominium associations to repair defective conditions of common elements that constitute health or safety violations. Allows unit owners to make the repairs at the association's expense. | In Committee |
| SB513 | Relating To Water. | Authorizes the Department of Health to allow any county to implement a Gray Water Recycling Program that permits certain small farms of less than ten square acres in size the ability to use gray water for the purposes of irrigation. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB376 | Relating To Tax Credits. | Establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxpayers who construct or install improvements to their residence that increase the residence's fire safety rating as calculated by the taxpayer's homeowner's insurance policy. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB426 | Relating To An Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program. | Establishes an Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program to be administered by the University of Hawaii to provide financial support for early learning program service providers in the State to participate in state- or federally-approved early learning apprenticeship programs. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB451 | Relating To Persons With Disabilities. | Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB450 | Relating To Autism. | Appropriates funds to increase the funding for the Med-QUEST Division's reimbursement for applied behavioral analysis services for persons with autism. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB641 | Relating To Alcohol. | Defines "low alcohol by volume spirits beverage". Establishes a tax on low alcohol by volume spirits beverages at a rate of $0.85 per wine gallon. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB561 | Relating To Conservation Enforcement. | Appropriates funds for equipment for the Oahu Branch of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB565 | Relating To Pololu Valley Management Efforts On Hawaii Island. | Appropriates moneys for Pololu Valley management, including for the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop the trailhead; develop the infrastructure necessary to accommodate parking; install appropriate informational, historical, and educational signage; design and construct restroom facilities; and establish positions to manage the trail area. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB617 | Relating To The Environment. | Requires, for each draft environmental impact statement, a public hearing in the community directly affected by the underlying proposed action. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB582 | Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism. | Transfers the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Transfers the authority held by the Comptroller over the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Establishes the Performing Arts Grants Program to support performing arts in the State. Clarifies the scope of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' responsibilities to include the coordination, planning, promotion, marketing, and execution of performing arts events. Amends the authority for funds from the works of art special fund to be used only for costs related to the acquisition of works of art and the planning, design, construction of works of art and related appurtenances. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB7 | Relating To Healthy Workplaces. | Prohibits any employer or employee from subjecting an employee to abusive conduct. Requires employers and certain employees to take all reasonable preventative and responsive measures to ensure a safe work environment free of abusive conduct. Prohibits employers and certain employees from taking retaliatory actions against employees who engage in certain protected acts. Establishes a penalty, private cause of action, and remedies. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules. | In Committee |
| SB18 | Relating To Historic Preservation. | Appropriate funds into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund for the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological survey necessary to compile the inventory. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB416 | Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code. | Prohibits rental agreements from prohibiting tenants from keeping pet animals in dwelling units, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB293 | Relating To Real Property Transactions. | Requires a seller or its agent in a residential real property transaction to disclose that the United States Postal Service cannot deliver mail or packages to the residential real property being offered for sale. | In Committee |
| SB322 | Relating To Medicaid. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve the full funding, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1266 | Relating To Burial Sites. | Establishes an inter-division program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources consisting of certain agencies to address the location, movement, and restoration of Hawaiian burial sites or iwi, exposed or likely to be exposed by coastal erosion. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1272 | Relating To Towing. | Requires towing truck operators to obtain a towing license. Establishes the Towing Authority within the Department of Transportation to issue towing licenses and regulate towing operations. Prohibits the act of vehicle mobilization without a valid towing license. Prohibits the counties from enacting ordinances that provide less consumer protections than state law. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB958 | Relating To Cesspools. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Cesspool Compliance Pilot Grant Project. Establishes three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB817 | Relating To Out-of-state Offices. | Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish an out-of-state office in the Philippines. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB710 | Relating To Child Welfare. | Establishes the Child Welfare Task Force to develop strategies and policy changes to transform and improve the State's child welfare system. Requires support from the Department of Human Services. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB709 | Relating To Mental Health. | Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to track and publicly report certain data relating to crisis reports, emergency mental health transports, and court-ordered treatments. Requires the DOH to respond to reports about persons having severe mental illness who are in need of assistance, assess whether those persons fulfill criteria for assisted community treatment, and coordinate the process for an assisted community treatment order if indicated. Establishes that a court's denial of a petition for involuntary commitment shall serve as notification to the DOH that the subject of the petition should be evaluated for assisted community treatment. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB759 | Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation. | Adds the Chairperson of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, or the Chairperson's designee, to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors. Amends quorum requirements for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Board of Directors. | In Committee |
| SB762 | Relating To Agricultural Crimes. | Establishes the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council. Expands the duties of the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with and support the Council. Requires all moneys, revenues, and fines received and processed by the Council to be deposited into the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Allows moneys in the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund to be expended to cover the costs of the Council. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB69 | Relating To Deposits Of Public Funds. | Requires the Director of Finance to consider, before the selection of a depository for the state treasury, the beneficial effects to the State of using depositories within the State, including but not limited to lending at favorable terms for the creation of certain affordable housing units. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB2 | Relating To Trees. | Establishes a two-year Fruit Tree Harvest Pilot Program. Requires state agencies, to the extent practicable, to plant fruit trees in new or renovated landscaping that includes trees within the boundaries of the program. Authorizes persons to harvest fruit from those fruit trees. Provides that the State is not liable for any injuries or illnesses resulting from the harvesting or ingesting of fruit, including food-borne illness. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB612 | Relating To Rent To Build Equity. | Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to conduct a study on rent-to-build equity for existing and future state-financed housing. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB249 | Relating To Local Agricultural Products. | Clarifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB417 | Relating To Contractors. | Establishes as a class B felony the unlicensed performance of contractor work, during or within 5 years following a national emergency, state of emergency, or disaster proclamation, in an affected political subdivision. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB522 | Relating To The Halaula Agricultural Parcel. | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the purchase of the Halaula Agricultural Parcel for agricultural development. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB493 | Relating To Veterinarians. | Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Fee to support recruitment and retention of veterinarians in the State. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program to support qualified veterinarians committed to or currently working in veterinary medicine in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB500 | Relating To Coffee Labeling. | Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines regional origin. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB523 | Relating To Agricultural Biosecurity. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and administer a Biosecurity Fencing Cost-Sharing Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB556 | Relating To Rural Emergency Hospitals. | Creates a framework for the licensure of rural emergency hospitals by the Department of Health. Provides for the continuation of Medicaid policy protections for hospitals transitioning to a rural emergency hospital designation. | In Committee |
| SB511 | Relating To Housing. | Clarifies that projects seeking exemptions from planning and development laws and rules may be modified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation under certain conditions. Authorizes HHFDC to make recommendations to appropriate Legislative bodies. Requires HHFDC or a county to accept an application seeking certain exemptions within thirty days, and to process the application within one hundred twenty days before final approval by a county legislative body for certain housing projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB420 | Relating To Education. | Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB381 | Relating To Public Agency Meetings. | Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB421 | Relating To Literacy. | Requires the Department of Education to administer a general dyslexia screening to all students in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the Department of Education to continue to administer the general English language arts universal screening for students in kindergarten through grade nine. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with teacher training programs to ensure prospective candidates are trained on literacy instruction, including evidence-based intervention, to support all students. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB425 | Relating To Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs. | Clarifies that the civil service exemption for personal service contracts for building, custodial, and grounds maintenance services with qualified community rehabilitation programs shall not cost more than $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity, regardless of the number of contracts or qualified community rehabilitation programs utilized for the personal service. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB711 | Relating To Gubernatorial Appointments. | Requires any appointment of a person by the Governor to serve in the Executive Branch in the position of an advisor to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate if that person's salary is greater than $200,000, and is not paid from the Governor's budget. Requires the Governor to transmit Governor's Messages to the Senate President containing nominations for each gubernatorial appointee who was appointed to their advisor position before the effective date of this Act and whose salary is greater than $200,000, and is not paid from the Governor's budget. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB3 | Relating To Water. | Establishes a public trust purpose for the Commission on Water Resource Management. Allows the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent counsel. Repeals the First Deputy to the Chairperson of the Commission on Water Resource Management. Establishes the Executive Director of the Commission on Water Resource Management. Administratively attaches the Commission on Water Resource Management to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Authorizes members of the Commission on Water Resource Management to be eligible to serve as chairperson. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Director of Health to serve as ex officio voting members ineligible to serve as chairperson. Authorizes entities to whom an emergency order is directed to challenge the order under certain conditions. Clarifies the notification requirements and contents of declarations of water shortages. Establishes fines. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB47 | Relating To State Holidays. | Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of each year as the Lunar New Year. Establishes the Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB68 | Relating To The Department Of Housing. | Establishes the Department of Housing. Places the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and Hawaii Public Housing Authority within the Department of Housing for administrative purposes. Replaces the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism with the Director of Housing on the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB67 | Relating To Inclusionary Zoning. | Prohibits any law, ordinance, or rule from imposing an inclusionary zoning requirement on housing offered exclusively for sale or rent in perpetuity to buyers or renters who are residents of the State, are owner-occupants or renters, and do not own any other real property. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB315 | Relating To Feral Pigs. | Creates an expedited permitting process to authorize the destruction or control of feral pigs on privately owned land, if the feral pigs have caused or are likely to cause substantial damage to agricultural or aquacultural crops, indigenous plants or wildlife, or pose a threat to human health and safety. | In Committee |
| SB953 | Relating To Hospitals. | Establishes the State's Hospital Price Transparency Act. Prohibits hospitals from taking certain debt collection actions against a patient if the hospital is not in compliance with hospital price transparency laws. Allows patients and patient guarantors to file suit against hospitals in violation. Requires hospitals to make public and post their Medicare reimbursement rates no later than 10/1/25 and deems violations as an unfair and deceptive act or practice. Requires the Department of Health to conduct performance assessments of hospitals for adherence to federal transparency rules annually and make a list of hospitals with poor performance available on its website no later than 2/1/2026. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules. | In Committee |
| SB998 | Relating To The Hawaii First Responders Memorial. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services to hire a consultant to evaluate potential locations and designs for the Hawaii First Responders Memorial. | In Committee |
| SB384 | Relating To Victim Restitution. | Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB199 | Relating To Hawaiian Culture. | Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to establish and maintain Native Hawaiian cultural centers within the State. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to construct one cultural center on Oahu by 2040. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit reports to the Legislature regarding the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' compliance with this Act. Appropriates funds for the planning and design of the first Native Hawaiian cultural center. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB202 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Requires electric utilities to compensate customer-generators for excess electricity credits. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB215 | Relating To Towing Companies. | Changes the fees that a towing company may charge to tow vehicles left unattended on private and public property. Prohibits a towing company or parking management company from installing immobilization devices on motor vehicles. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB73 | Relating To County Permits. | Requires county permitting agencies to establish and fill positions exclusively to process permit applications submitted for state projects. Appropriates funds. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB135 | Relating To The Labeling Of Macadamia Nuts. | Specifies that the macadamia nut labeling requirements apply if the applicable products are produced in whole or in part from Hawaii-grown and Hawaii-processed macadamia nuts. Effective 1/2/2026. | In Committee |
| SB50 | Relating To Consumer Protection. | Establishes as a deceptive practice advertising, displaying, or offering a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, subject to certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB101 | Relating To Medical School Tuition. | Requires graduates of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine who have paid in-state tuition to serve as a physician in the State for at least 2 years following their medical residency or fellowship. Begins with the class of 2029. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB599 | Relating To Transportation. | Requires the Department of Transportation or appropriate county department when disposing of a deceased cat or dog from a public roadway to scan the animal for a microchip, record certain information, and report that information to the appropriate county animal services or animal service contractors. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB624 | Relating To Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. | Requires certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian home lands to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB502 | Relating To Vehicles. | Allows all-terrain vehicle to drive on streets with posted speed limits of not more than forty-five miles per hour. Allows all-terrain vehicles to drive in the evening and night if they are equipped with headlights, tail lights, and while displaying a slow moving vehicle emblem. Allows drivers of all-terrain vehicles to wear a safety helmet with a securely fastened chin strap. Includes in the definition of "utility-terrain vehicle" a motor vehicle that accommodates one driver and one passenger sitting side-by-side, and up to six people in seat belts. | In Committee |
| SB527 | Relating To Education. | Appropriates funds for the establishment of five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) positions within the Civil Rights Compliance Branch of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB557 | Relating To Health. | Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to serve the island of Molokai. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB496 | Relating To Agriculture. | Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB504 | Relating To Agriculture. | Establishes a Local Agriculture Transportation Cost Reimbursement Program within the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers a portion of their costs to transport livestock, livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain supplies, under certain conditions. Establishes a position to administer the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB626 | Relating To Disaster Preparedness. | Prohibits the planting of large trees along evacuation routes. Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees having the potential to obstruct an evacuation route. Defines evacuation route. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB526 | Relating To The Women's Court. | Establishes a temporary three-year Women's Court Pilot Program within the second, third, and fifth circuits. Establishes temporary positions. Requires a report. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB418 | Relating To Regulatory Sunset Review In Hawaii. | Establishes a regulatory review program overseen by the Department of the Attorney General to evaluate all Hawaii Administrative Rules adopted by state agencies and identify any rules that should be retained, modified or repealed. Requires each state agency to review 20 per cent of their rules every year and submit a report to the Department of the Attorney General. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to notify the Governor and Legislature of any noncompliance by a state agency, adopt rules, and submit annual reports to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB462 | Relating To Procurement Contracts. | Requires all performance incentive contracts to specify a pricing basis, performance goals, and a formula in calculating the contractor's profit, fees, or price decrease if the specified performance goals are exceeded or not met. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB379 | Relating To Affordable Housing. | Requires that Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation housing projects include a restrictive covenant that states that the units designated as affordable housing, as described in the submitted project application, shall remain as affordable housing in perpetuity. Prohibits development of affordable housing in a special flood hazard area. | In Committee |
| SB563 | Relating To Water Infrastructure. | Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct a statewide agricultural water infrastructure study. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB681 | Relating To The General Excise Tax. | Repeals the exemption to the general excise tax for agricultural businesses engaged in the production of genetically engineered agricultural products. | In Committee |
| SB712 | Relating To The Preschool Open Doors Program. | Expands the preschool open door program's eligibility criteria. Repeals the requirement that open door program providers be accredited. | In Committee |
| SB165 | Relating To Housing. | Clarifies the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing trust" to specify organizations that exclusively serve qualified residents as defined in section 201H-32, HRS. | In Committee |
| SB187 | Relating To A Library In Ewa Beach. | Requires the Department of Education to transfer the Ewa Beach Public and School Library from the State Public Library System to James Campbell High School. | In Committee |
| SB189 | Relating To Breast Cancer Screening. | Expands mandatory health insurance coverage for low-dose mammography for occult breast cancer to include any supplemental imaging deemed medically necessary for a patient of any age having an above-average risk for breast cancer as determined by the use of a risk-factor modeling tool. On or before 1/1/2026, expands mandatory health insurance coverage to include additional supplemental imaging for any patient, regardless of age, as deemed medically necessary by the patient's primary care provider. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB375 | Relating To Government. | Establishes and appropriates moneys for a Select Commission on Government Restructuring within the Office of the Governor. Requires interim reports and a final report to the Legislature. Dissolves the Commission on 12/31/2027. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB337 | Relating To Collective Bargaining. | Authorizes the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to furnish a list of five qualified and experienced interest arbitrators in the event the parties fail to select the neutral third member of the arbitration panel. Clarifies that the list of five interest arbitrators may contain arbitrators from both the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB324 | Relating To Pharmacists. | Mandates reimbursement for services provided by participating registered pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice by private and public health plans in the State beginning January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| SB323 | Relating To Mental Health. | Authorizes a person intoxicated by alcohol, under the influence of drugs, or incapacitated by substances, including a minor, to voluntarily admit themself to a psychiatric facility or a behavioral health crisis center for an emergency evaluation to determine need for treatment. | In Committee |
| SB749 | Relating To Housing. | Requires rental housing projects to maintain, in perpetuity, fifty per cent of the project's units for certain low-income tenants to be eligible for assistance under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rental assistance program. | In Committee |
| SB950 | Relating To Trauma-informed Care. | Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to design, implement, and administer trauma-informed organizational assessments and a training curriculum for Child Welfare Services to support the development of a trauma-informed child welfare system in the State. Allows the office to contract with public and private entities to provide necessary services. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB981 | Relating To The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism. | Requires the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study the impacts of the incremental minimum wage increases pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, on businesses and other employers. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB976 | Relating To Intoxicating Liquor. | Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the Liquor Commission or Liquor Control Adjudication Board of each county to adopt rules and regulations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB296 | Relating To Minors. | Authorizes a physician, upon consultation with a minor patient who indicates that the minor was the victim of a sexual offense, with the consent of the minor patient, to perform customary and necessary examinations to obtain evidence of the sexual offense and may prescribe for and treat the patient for any immediate condition caused by the sexual offense. Provides that the consent of the parent, parents, or legal guardian of a minor offender who has been committed to the Hawaii youth correctional facilities is not necessary in order to authorize hospital, medical, mental health, dental, emergency health, or emergency surgical care. | In Committee |
| SB24 | Relating To Limited-profit Housing Associations. | Establishes an organizational, tax, and regulatory framework for limited-profit housing associations. Establishes the Limited-Profit Housing Council to oversee limited-profit housing associations. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB76 | Relating To Housing. | Clarifies that the dwelling units eligible for the Rent-to-Own Program shall be units that are for sale in fee simple or leasehold on state or county land under a lease with an initial term of not less than ninety-nine years. Increases the time period that the sales price of dwelling units under the Rent-to-Own Program shall remain fixed from five years to ten years after the rental agreement is executed. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB49 | Relating To Terminal Illnesses. | Authorizes manufacturers of investigational drugs or biological products that are pending approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to make the drugs or products available to terminally ill patients under certain conditions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB609 | Relating To The Office Of Veterans' Services. | Appropriates moneys to the Office of Veterans' Services to perform its statutory duties, including maintaining a center that provides information, counsel, aid, and assistance to veterans, their families, and their dependents; and cooperating with federal agencies responsible for the administration of rights and benefits granted to veterans, their families, and their dependents. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB640 | Relating To Artificial Intelligence. | Requires corporations, organizations, or individuals engaging to commercial transactions or trade practices to clearly and conspicuously notify consumers when the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence chatbot or other technology capable of mimicking human behaviors. Authorizes private rights of action. Establishes statutory penalties. | In Committee |
| SB474 | Relating To Psychologists. | Requires clinical psychologists employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to obtain licensure within five years from the date of employment. Sunsets on 7/1/2030. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB92 | Relating To Emergency Medical Response. | No later than January 1, 2026, requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to install and maintain automated external defibrillators in all state buildings, including all public schools. Requires DAGS to establish a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan and work with the counties to implement the plan into the counties' emergency service provider protocols. Requires DAGS to provide trainings on the use of automated external defibrillators and the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for state employees and security staff of certain state agencies. Makes appropriations. | In Committee |
| SB74 | Relating To State Construction Projects. | Establishes the Office of the State Architect within the Department of Accounting and General Services to be headed by the State Architect. Authorizes the State Architect to organize, manage, and oversee the design review of all state construction projects and issue design approvals. Establishes the Design Review Special Fund. Requires the State Architect to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature. Authorizes DAGS to provide centralized design review services for state construction projects and issue design approvals through the State Architect. Exempts state construction projects from county building permit, inspection, and certificate of occupancy requirements, subject to certain conditions. Makes appropriations. | In Committee |
| SB8 | Relating To Jury Duty. | Beginning 1/1/2027, allows an advanced practice registered nurse to claim exemption from service as a juror. Effective 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2032. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB1204 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii. | Reestablishes the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii as an organized research unit within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) that is administered by a director appointed by the University of Hawaii's board of regents with direct lines of reporting to the chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, provost of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and dean of JABSOM. Requires funds expended from the Research and Training Revolving Fund for JABSOM and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii to be used for research and research-related purposes only. Repeals provisions that required the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii to be administratively affiliated with JABSOM. | In Committee |
| SB1253 | Relating To Boards And Commissions. | Clarifies that the prohibition against board and commission holdover members from holding office beyond the end of the second regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office takes precedence over any conflicting statutes. | In Committee |
| SB1136 | Relating To Insurance. | Establishes ratemaking regulations for insurers who base their rates on a policyholder or applicant's wildfire risk. Amends the definition of "prospective loss costs" to incorporate catastrophe modeling instead of historical aggregate losses. Prohibits insurers from basing certain insurance rates on past loss experience within or outside the State. Requires insurers to provide a list of items that may be covered under a homeowners insurance policy issued or renewed on or after 1/1/2026, as additional living expenses when a claim for additional living expenses is made. If a loss relating to a state of emergency occurs, requires coverage for additional living expenses for a period of not less than 24 months from the loss, subject to other policy provisions. Requires that coverage for additional living expenses not limit a policyholder's right to recovery if the insured home is made uninhabitable by a covered peril and allows an insurer to provide a reasonable alternative remedy that addresses the property condition that precludes reasonable habitation of the insured premises. Requires additional living expenses coverage for at least 2 weeks for certain losses incurred if a state of emergency is accompanied by an order of civil authority restricting access to the home. Beginning on 1/1/2026, requires each newly issued or renewed homeowners insurance policy that covers a property within the State to provide for the replacement cost value of the insured property. Amends the determination of over insurance under section 431:l0E-102, HRS. | In Committee |
| SB765 | Relating To Beekeeping. | Clarifies the registration process for beekeepers with the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department of Agriculture to provide guidance and support to registered beekeepers to help beekeepers adhere to certain industry standards and best management practices. Establishes a limitation on liability for any registered beekeeper who follows industry standards and best practices. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB250 | Relating To Taxation. | Creates an income tax credit for qualified transportation costs incurred by certain taxpayers who ship agricultural products and inputs between counties. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB27 | Relating To Housing. | Exempts housing developments that have obtained financing commitments from the State from the requirement to obtain approval from the applicable county council. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB506 | Relating To Agriculture. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a study on agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Appropriates funds for the one-year study on agricultural markets for Hawaii farmers. Establishes and funds two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions to collect agricultural data and conduct data analysis for public consumption. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB476 | Relating To Fireworks. | Increases fines that may be assessed against certain fireworksrelated violations. Effective 7/1/2025. | In Committee |
| SB498 | Relating To Agricultural Workforce Housing. | Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB590 | Relating To The State Parks Special Fund. | Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection. | In Committee |
| SB631 | Relating To The Department Of Human Resources Development. | Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to allow other executive branch departments to select applicants for civil service positions from the applicant pool for initial screening. | In Committee |
| SB615 | Relating To Procurement. | Requires that any procurement change order that increases the contract cost by more than fifty per cent or substantially increases the scope of work be considered a new contract for procurement purposes. | In Committee |
| SB606 | Relating To The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs. | Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to make all business registration applications available online. Requires all applications to contain certain contact information. | In Committee |
| SB525 | Relating To Mandatory Prior Written Notice And Consent In Contracts To Provide Cremation Services. | Beginning 10/1/2025, requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that contract to provide cremation services to provide written notice if precious metals are recovered after cremation and to obtain written consent before the sale or recycling of any recovered precious metals. Requires mortuaries, cemeteries, and pre-need funeral authorities that have contracted to provide cremation services to give certain notice of updated terms by 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB580 | Relating To The School Facilities Authority. | Clarifies that the School Facilities Authority is responsible for certain development, planning, and construction projects for prekindergarten, preschool, and child care facilities, as well as workforce housing. Allows the School Facilities Authority to use the Department of Education for certain recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Allows the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private development agencies to develop prekindergarten facilities. Exclude School Facilities Authority Board workgroups and subcommittees from the Sunshine Law, except as it relates to permitted interactions. | In Committee |
| SB251 | Relating To Invasive Species. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and carry out an Invasive Species Placard Program for plant nurseries. Allows a county to adopt an Invasive Species Placard Program if the Department does not adopt the Program within a certain number of years. | In Committee |
| SB387 | Relating To Service Animals. | Requires the Department of Agriculture to be responsible for all neighbor island inspection permit fees for service animals that are located in the State and are being transported for release at Kona, Kahului, or Lihue airports. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB722 | Relating To Property Forfeiture. | Restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a felony offense where the property owner has been convicted of an underlying felony offense. Directs forfeiture proceeds to the general fund. Amends the allowable expenses for moneys in the Criminal Forfeiture Fund. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Amends the deadline for the Attorney General to report to the Legislature on the use of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Limits the transfer of certain forfeiture property to federal agencies. Establishes records requirements. | In Committee |
| SB993 | Relating To Geothermal Energy Exploration. | Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to conduct a statewide environmental assessment for, and subsequently administer, a Geothermal Resources Characterization Program under the direction of the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center at the University of Hawaii. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB854 | Relating To Immigration. | Establishes a Universal Representation in Immigration Proceedings Program within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Office of Community Services to provide access to legal representation, under certain conditions. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB996 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Clarifies that adjustments linked to premium interest rates for high yield credit are just and reasonable. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to include these incremental adjustments to the rate for electricity generated from nonfossil fuels. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB364 | Relating To State Boating Facilities. | Establishes a State Boating Facility Lease Program within the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to be administered by DOBOR. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural to lease Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor for private development, management, maintenance, and operation. Repeals provisions relating to the leasing of fast lands and submerged lands of Ala Wai Boat Harbor. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Repeals the State Boating Facility Lease Program on 6/30/2045. | In Committee |
| SB70 | Relating To Housing. | Requires eligible applicants of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to be either governmental agencies or organizations that are required to use all financial surplus, excluding fees, to develop additional housing in the State. (SD1) | In Committee |
| SB386 | Relating To Water Systems. | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to acquire all West Maui water systems by eminent domain and hold the water systems in trust for the County of Maui to manage. | In Committee |
| SB75 | Relating To Housing. | Establishes a working group to revise the State's Qualified Allocation Plan, the prioritization of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund, and the terms of loans made from the RHRF. Requires a report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB733 | Proposing Amendments To The Hawaii State Constitution To Establish A Continuous Legislative Session. | Establishes a continuous Legislature. Requires the Legislature to convene at least once each month. Repeals language regarding special sessions, adjournment, and recesses. Creates a 2-year deadline for a bill to be submitted for gubernatorial consideration. Standardizes the number of days that the Governor must approve or veto a bill submitted for consideration. Requires the passage of the legislative budget within 45 days before the end of each fiscal year. Prohibits members of the legislature from holding any position of employment in the private sector during their term. Authorizes members to serve in the United States military reserves, National Guard, or hold any lawful position of government employment, subject to certain current ethical limitations. Establishes salaries of the members of the Legislature pursuant to recommendations by the Commission on Salaries submitted during the 2028 regular session, unless those recommendations are amended by law. | In Committee |
| SB380 | Relating To Non-general Funds. | Reclassifies certain non-general funds of the Department of Accounting and General Services, pursuant to the recommendations made by the Auditor in Auditor's Report No. 23-17. | In Committee |
| SB300 | Relating To State Legislative Vacancies. | Establishes unspecified deadlines for the governor to appoint, and for political parties to nominate, individuals to fill certain state senatorial vacancies. Provides that if the Governor fails to appoint an individual to fill a state legislative vacancy by an applicable statutory deadline, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make the appointment within an unspecified number of calendar days after the deadline. | In Committee |
| SB372 | Relating To State Naming Commission. | Establishes an Advisory Commission in the Department of Accounting and General Services to propose names or a change of names for state buildings, parks, facilities, and events. | In Committee |
| SB46 | Relating To Insurance. | Requires all health insurers in the state, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover annual mental health wellness examinations. | In Committee |
| SB974 | Relating To Foster Care. | Prohibits the Department of Human Services from using any social security income payments, including supplemental income payments it receives on behalf of a child under foster custody of the Department to cover the cost of foster care services. Requires the Department of Human Services to deposit all social security income payments received on behalf of a child under foster custody of the Department into a savings account that shall be made accessible to the child when the child leaves foster care custody. | In Committee |
| SB94 | Relating To Temporary Restraining Orders. | Increases the mandatory minimum jail sentence for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order from forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Requires mandatory mental health counseling for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order. | In Committee |
| SB318 | Relating To Genetic Information. | Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules establishing privacy requirements for directtoconsumer genetic testing in the State. Requires the Department's rules to specify whether consumers' genetic information may be used for purposes of investigative genetic genealogy. | In Committee |
| SB163 | Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. | Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce the highest number of units, per dollar, per year. Repeals all other priorities and preferences for projects utilizing the RHRF. | In Committee |
| SB629 | Relating To The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. | Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to mail beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, monthly accountability reports that contain certain information on leases and fiscal matters. | In Committee |
| SB625 | Relating To Hawaiian Home Lands. | Authorizes the election of the members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Establishes the elected office of Director of Hawaiian Home Lands, the holder of which shall have administrative oversight over the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Subject to congressional approval. | In Committee |
| SB654 | Relating To Land Leases. | Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to repeal, revoke, or buy out the remainder of the lease of the real property under the Prince Kuhio Plaza, in Hilo, Hawaii, and resell that lease at fair market value to a new entity that agrees to properly maintain the plaza. | In Committee |
| SB521 | Relating To Access To Water On Hawaiian Home Lands. | Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to work with the appropriate county board or department of water supply to provide access to potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian home lands; provided that any agreement between DHHL and that county board or department of water supply is made available to the public. | In Committee |
| SB193 | Relating To Crime. | Specifies that the penalty for sex trafficking shall be payment of a fine of no less than $50,000 but no more than $100,000, and a definite term of imprisonment of up to 20 years without the possibility of a suspended sentence, probation, or parole. Provides that consent to sexual conduct is not a defense. Defines "sexual conduct". Provides that a minor who reports that the minor is a victim of sex trafficking shall not be subject to criminal liability. | In Committee |
| SB200 | Relating To Speedy Trials. | Creates a statutory right of victims and witnesses of sexual offenses under part V of chapter 707, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to a speedy trial in criminal cases involving adult defendants. Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a prompt trial to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress of the proceedings. | In Committee |
| SB190 | Relating To Safe Neighborhoods. | Allows a person who has been convicted of 3 misdemeanors committed in Ewa Beach, Kapolei, or Waianae, to be sentenced to a term of geographic restriction during which the person is prohibited during certain hours from entering the specific area where the acts occurred. Mandates a sentence of imprisonment for 30 days for a violation of the geographic restriction. | In Committee |
| SB750 | Relating To Government Property. | Transfers from the Department of Land and Natural Resources certain state boating facilities on Maui to the County of Maui with the corresponding revenue from those harbors. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB727 | Relating To Health. | Requires suppliers of water in the State to adjust the level of fluoride in its public water system in conformance with a standard published by the Board of Water Supply of each county until the issuance of a proclamation by the Governor declaring the date on which all residents of the State have either obtained or affirmatively rejected dental insurance coverage and provide a certified copy to the Revisor of Statutes. Requires the Department of Health to provide suppliers of water with technical assistance and training and submit annual status reports to the Legislature regarding the public water systems' status of compliance with the fluoride adjustment requirement. Allows the Department of Health to reimburse suppliers of water for necessary expenses incurred for compliance. Requires the Department of Health to monitor dental insurance coverage of the State's residents, submit annual status reports to the Legislature, and upon confirmation that all residents of the State have either obtained or affirmatively rejected dental insurance coverage, submit a written verification to the Governor. Requires the Governor to issue a proclamation. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB1203 | Relating To Cognitive Assessments. | Requires all health care providers who accept Medicare to provide a cognitive assessment as part of the Medicare Part B annual wellness visit for Medicare beneficiaries sixty-five years of age or older, with certain exceptions. Requires health care providers to submit certain information to the Executive Office on Aging and the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature on an annual basis. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB1280 | Relating To Consumer Protection. | Prohibits covered entities in the State from entering into contracts with drug manufacturers that limit the covered entities' use of contract pharmacies. Voids contract provisions for certain drugs if the provisions are based on the maximum allowable cost payment model. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a civil action for violations. | In Committee |
| SB1271 | Relating To The Termination Of Pregnancy. | Prohibits the abortion of a fetus that is capable of feeling pain. Prohibits abortions by dismemberment. Provides certain exceptions. Establishes penalties. | In Committee |
| SB1518 | Relating To Energy. | Authorizes the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to establish a two-year Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program to provide 50 per cent matching grants to Hawaii awardees of alternative energy research grants from the United States Department of Defense Office of Naval Research. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to adopt administrative rules to implement the Hawaii Office of Naval Research Grant Program. Establishes the Alternative Energy Research and Development Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB1584 | Relating To Adult Content. | Requires adult content providers and adult content consumers to register with the Department of Accounting and General Services. Requires the collection of registration fees from adult content providers. Requires adult content providers to charge mandatory subscription fees to adult content consumers. Imposes monetary penalties for noncompliance. Deposits moneys collected into the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund. | In Committee |
| SB1273 | Relating To Education. | Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated for Bargaining Unit (5), provides annual salary step increases for public school teachers and educational officers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and comply with specified requirements. | In Committee |
| SB1643 | Relating To The Use Of Intoxicants While Operating A Vehicle. | Lowers the blood alcohol content threshold for driving while under the influence of an intoxicant. | In Committee |
| SB1644 | Relating To Transportation. | Establishes that development of a fixed guideway system in a county having a population greater than 500,000 is a function of state government. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop a fixed guideway system in a county having a population greater than 500,000. Requires the Department of Transportation to transfer the fixed guideway system to the respective county upon completion. Transfers functions of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to the Department of Transportation. | In Committee |
| SB1646 | Relating To Health Insurance. | Requires the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees to negotiate with health insurance carriers to ensure that 12% of monthly premium payments are paid directly to primary care providers. Requires the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to allocate 12% of monthly premium payments directly to primary care providers. | In Committee |
| SB1546 | Relating To Retired Teachers. | Requires retirants rehired as teachers or administrators in teacher shortage areas or in difficult-to-fill positions to be paid at least the minimum salary for their experience and qualifications. Prohibits rehired retirants from receiving additional employment benefits. Directs the Department of Education to adopt rules to identify teacher shortage areas and difficult-to-fill positions. | In Committee |
| SB1544 | Relating To Wireless Communication Devices In Schools. | Requires each public school to implement a policy to prohibit students from using cellular phones and other wireless communication devices during school hours, subject to exceptions for education, health, and emergencies. | In Committee |
| SB1647 | Relating To Human Services. | Appropriates moneys to the Department of Human Services for direct payment to primary care physicians for services provided to Med-QUEST recipients. | In Committee |
| SB1645 | Relating To Insurance. | Provides that after 12/31/2025, each new or renewed contract between a mutual benefit society and a physician for a fee for service plan shall provide for: (1) The reimbursement of the physician's increased overhead costs, cost of living increases, and increased costs caused by inflation; and (2) An increase of 10% in the reimbursement rate of services after each 5-year period that the physician is in service. | In Committee |
| SB1542 | Relating To Age Verification For App Developers And App Stores Act. | Beginning 7/1/2027, requires app store providers to determine the age category for each of their users in the State and verify their age; provide a mechanism for parents to block minors from downloading unsuitable apps; and obtain parental consent before allowing a minor to use their app store or download and purchase apps. Requires certain app store providers to provide parents with a mechanism to set filters and usage limits for minors. Requires certain app store providers to display age ratings and content description for each app available in their app store. Establishes age verification and parental consent requirements for certain app developers. Establishes violations as unfair or deceptive act or practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules no later than 7/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB1618 | Relating To Journalism. | Establishes a Journalistic Ethics Commission within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes a Journalistic Code of Ethics. Requires news media outlets to provide training in the ethics of journalism to journalists and editors in their employ. Establishes a Journalistic Ethics Review Board to be administratively attached to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Requires the Journalistic Ethics Review Board to handle complaints and appeals regarding violations of the Journalistic Code of Ethics. Requires the Journalistic Ethics Commission to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes penalties for violations. Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to conduct an analysis of the journalism program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Social Sciences. Requires the Board of Regents to report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB10 | Relating To Air Filters. | Prohibits the sale and use of disposable air filters beginning January 1, 2030. Requires the State to establish reusable air filters as the new standard. | In Committee |
| SB48 | Relating To The State Building Code Council. | Requires the State Building Code Council to assess the financial impact of the adoption of a code or standard on single-family and multi-family homes. Requires the State Building Code Council to also include amortized utility costs when adopting codes or standards. Amends annual reporting requirements for the State Building Code Council to include assessment of costs and determinations of benefits for residents. | In Committee |
| SB89 | Relating To Tobacco Products. | Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking. | In Committee |
| SB42 | Relating To The Rental Housing Revolving Fund. | Repeals statutory language requiring certain housing projects have at least five per cent of available units be for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals statutory language providing grants to developers for rental units set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income in any project financed in part or in whole by the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals statutory language requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish an application process for Rental Housing Revolving Fund allocation that gives preference to projects providing units for persons and families with incomes at or below thirty per cent of the median family income. | In Committee |
| SB607 | Relating To Disabled Veterans. | Exempts disabled veterans from the State's vehicle weight tax and repeals the exemption for disabled veterans from the State's annual vehicle registration fee. | In Committee |
| SB616 | Relating To Motor Vehicles. | Requires the immediate towing of any parked motor vehicle that is not properly registered, does not display a valid safety inspection sticker, or is parked in violation of any state traffic law. | In Committee |
| SB653 | Relating To Nuisance Abatement. | Requires the court to impose a mandatory fine per violation for nuisance abatement laws related to gambling offenses. Allows citizens who bring civil nuisance abatement suits against places used for illegal gambling the same rights and protections as those afforded to victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings. | In Committee |
| SB649 | Relating To Transportation. | Requires the Department of Transportation to inspect personal aircraft that enter the State and land at state airports for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized transportation of fireworks and article pyrotechnic into the State. Requires the Department to coordinate with an appropriate law enforcement agency or county fire department to dispose of prohibited fireworks and articles pyrotechnic. | In Committee |
| SB610 | Relating To Education. | Establishes the rounding up for teachers' salaries special fund, to be administered by the Department of Education. Requires electric utilities and county boards of water supply to provide an option for customers to voluntarily round up their bill to the nearest dollar or provide a specific contribution amount. Deposits the proceeds into the rounding up for teachers' salaries special fund. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB575 | Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews. | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract its review of proposed state projects, projects on privately owned historic property, and projects affecting historic properties to third-party consultants if the Department is unable to complete its review within sixty days. | In Committee |
| SB605 | Relating To Education. | Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in kindergarten through grade twelve. Requires students in grades nine through twelve to complete a one-half credit in financial literacy before graduation. Requires the Board of Education to provide professional development to teachers who are teaching financial literacy courses. | In Committee |
| SB645 | Relating To Vacant State Positions. | Requires that state public service positions vacant for longer than 2 years be removed from the state budget. | In Committee |
| SB652 | Relating To Motor Vehicle Tires. | Requires tire retailers to collect and submit to the Department of Health certain information relating to tires sold by the retailer. Requires the Department of Health to establish and maintain a database containing this information. | In Committee |
| SB646 | Relating To Safety. | Requires the Department of Education to assign school resource officers or guards to serve at public elementary schools and state prekindergarten programs. Requires report to the Legislature. Requires the Department of Education to seek funding from federal grants. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB638 | Relating To Employment Practices. | Requires employers to provide employees with paid breaks. | In Committee |
| SB574 | Relating To The Public Prekindergarten Program. | Allows children having a parent or guardian who is a public school teacher to have priority for enrollment in the Executive Office on Early Learning public prekindergarten program. | In Committee |
| SB622 | Relating To Dust Monitoring. | Requires landfills to have dust monitoring stations. | In Committee |
| SB623 | Relating To The State Council On Mental Health. | Requires the State Council on Mental Health to include an unspecified number of members with demonstrated knowledge of or work experience involving native Hawaiian health practices. Requires council members to receive annual training on topics related to native Hawaiian healing and health. | In Committee |
| SB670 | Relating To Single-use Plastics. | Prohibits lodging establishments in the State from providing personal care products packaged in small plastic containers in any sleeping room accommodations, space within sleeping room accommodations, and bathrooms used by the public or guests. Establishes civil penalties. | In Committee |
| SB667 | Related To Toxic Chemicals. | Requires state agencies that monitor environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels (EALs) to ensure the preservation of a safe environment. Prohibits modifications to EALs unless certain procedural requirements are met. Establishes a process to allow any resident to petition for modifications to an established EAL. | In Committee |
| SB620 | Relating To Hemp. | Requires the Department of Health to construct, operate, and maintain a hemp manufacturing facility. Requires permitted hemp processors to provide certain updated information to the Department of Health no later than 60 days after a relevant event. Explicitly prohibits any person from selling to consumers any hemp biomass, regardless of whether the biomass consists of hemp leaves or hemp floral material, or both. Imposes requirements relating to the form of certain orally consumable manufactured hemp products. Imposes certain labeling requirements. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB611 | Relating To Fireworks. | Prohibits the sale, importation, personal use, and commercial use of all fireworks, except consumer fireworks. Removes permitting requirements for consumer fireworks. | In Committee |
| SB702 | Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Hawaii State Constitution To Recognize And Protect The Inherent And Inalienable Right Of All People To Clean Water And Air, A Healthful Environment And Climate, Healthy Native Ecosystems, And Beaches. | Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches, shall be protected and shall not be infringed. | In Committee |
| SB655 | Relating To Richard "buffalo" Keaulana Day. | Designates September 2nd of each year as "Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana Day". | In Committee |
| SB628 | Relating To Taxation. | Increases the general excise tax by 1%. Establishes the teacher salary special fund within the Department of Education. Requires that increased general excise tax revenues be deposited into the teacher salary special fund and the school facilities special fund. | In Committee |
| SB647 | Relating To Electric Bicycles. | Amends various definitions of "moped" throughout the Hawaii Revised Statutes to exclude low-speed electric bicycles. Deletes an unused term from Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Establishes regulations for low-speed electric bicycles and clarifies the applicability of certain conflicting regulations that are applicable to all bicycles. | In Committee |
| SB650 | Relating To Health. | Makes financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver a Class A felony. | In Committee |
| SB648 | Relating To The Department Of Health. | Requires the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health to amend its eligibility criteria for the home and community-based services Medicaid waiver to include individuals having an intellectual or a developmental disability and a comorbid mental illness. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB718 | Relating To Equity. | Requires all places of public accommodation and public entity constructions constructed after 7/31/2026, to provide universal changing accommodations that are equally accessible regardless of gender. | In Committee |
| SB708 | Relating To Prescriptive Authority For Clinical Psychologists. | Authorizes and appropriates moneys for the Board of Psychology to grant prescriptive authority to clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege beginning 7/1/2026. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB714 | Relating To Medicaid. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to provide Medicaid coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program for income-qualified pregnant persons and children who are otherwise ineligible due to their immigration status. | In Committee |
| SB713 | Relating To Medicaid. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to provide health insurance through Medicaid's Children's Health Insurance Program to income-qualified children and pregnant persons regardless of their immigration status. | In Committee |
| SB651 | Relating To Tax Expenditure Accountability. | Requires laws that enact, modify, or extend the availability of a tax expenditure to contain specific information, revenue estimates, and analyses before becoming law. Allows the disclosure of certain tax credit information. | In Committee |
| SB715 | Relating To Medicaid. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to achieve full funding status, including estimated payment increases, of Medicaid home- and community-based services. | In Committee |
| SB618 | Relating To Taxation. | Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit by requiring the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to publish on its website the names of the qualified productions and the amount of the tax credits certified per qualified production per filing year. | In Committee |
| SB584 | Relating To The Natural Energy Laboratory Of Hawaii Authority. | Clarifies that the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority's duties include supporting aquaculture. | In Committee |
| SB643 | Relating To Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards. | Extends the State's energy-efficiency portfolio standards from 2030 to 2045 and updates the standards. Authorizes the public utilities commission to adjust the 2045 and interim standards. | In Committee |
| SB594 | Relating To Crimes Against Seniors. | Removes the requirement that a perpetrator of certain crimes knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a person sixty years of age or older. | In Committee |
| SB577 | Relating To Rental Housing Project Disaster Recovery Permits. | Authorizes departments to issue permits for the development of multi-family rental housing projects on state or county land that was used for a multi-family rental housing project before a state emergency. | In Committee |
| SB627 | Relating To Down Payments. | Establishes within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation a current and returning resident down payment program to provide matching funds for the down payment on a primary residence. Appropriates moneys and establishes positions. | In Committee |
| SB613 | Relating To The Hawaiian Language. | Requires that each Department of Education public school student earn 2 credits in Hawaiian language for a high school diploma. Establishes a 2-year pilot program for Hawaiian language instruction at Noelani Elementary School and Nanakuli High and Intermediate School. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB630 | Relating To Abandoned Vehicles. | Authorizes each county director of finance to waive, for up to one year, certain abandoned vehicle tow, storage, and other charges, fees, and fines owed to the county. | In Committee |
| SB621 | Relating To Public Lands. | Requires that all lease extensions for public lands be subject to public auction. | In Committee |
| SB619 | Relating To Stream Water Quality. | Implements a 4-phase plan for the Department of Health to address contamination of Ulehawa Stream. Requires the University of Hawaii to provide assistance. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB644 | Relating To Real Property. | Repeals the Land Court. Requires registered owners of an interest in property registered in land court to deregister their interest. Requires the land court to inform registered owners of the requirement to deregister. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB1055 | Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | 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. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rates, including establishing additional positions. | In Committee |
| SB1114 | Relating To Housing. | Authorizes large landowners to petition the Land Use Commission to allow the development of elderly housing on portions of agricultural lands. | In Committee |
| SB1053 | Relating To A Child Tax Credit. | Establishes a refundable child tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. | In Committee |
| SB1112 | Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. | Amends the membership of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to include the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission or the Chairperson's designee. | In Committee |
| SB872 | Relating To Education. | Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs. | In Committee |
| SB880 | Relating To The Executive Office On Aging. | Establishes a temporary Medi-Medi Project within the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program administered by the Executive Office on Aging to assist older adults, Medicare beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, and other underserved populations who may qualify for various low-income subsidy programs to gain access to their benefits. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB859 | Relating To Public Employment. | Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth or placement of a child or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. Requires the employee to agree to subsequently work for the employer for at least 12 weeks upon return to service except under certain conditions. | In Committee |
| SB877 | Relating To Human Services. | Appropriates funds to increase the funding for Medicaid in-home services, conditioned on the Department of Human Services obtaining the maximum federal matching funds. | In Committee |
| SB965 | Relating To Towing. | In addition to the current requirement that towing companies allow individuals to pay by cash, credit card, or debit card, requires towing companies to have an on-site automatic teller machine. Specifies that a towing company cannot charge for tows if noncompliant. | In Committee |
| SB1056 | Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code. | Restricts how much and how often a landlord may increase rent over the course of a twelve month period. | In Committee |
| SB1054 | Relating To Paid Family Leave. | By 1/1/2027, requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to establish a family and medical leave insurance program and begin collecting payroll contributions to finance payment of benefits. By 1/1/2028, requires the Department to start receiving claims and paying benefits under the program. Specifies eligibility requirements and employee protections under the program. | In Committee |
| SB1138 | Relating To Insurer Prior Authorization. | Requires health plan insurers to align their prior authorization processes with Medicare policies. | In Committee |
| SB881 | Relating To Food Security. | Establishes the Hawaii Food Security Special Fund to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels to those provided in federal fiscal year 2023. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB966 | Relating To Motor Vehicles. | Requires the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the counties of the State, to establish a 1-year unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot program to encourage motor vehicle registration and mandate the surrender or impoundment of unregistered motor vehicles after the expiration of the program. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB967 | Relating To Health. | Requires Medicaid and private insurance coverage for intravenous ketamine therapy to treat depression. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB962 | Relating To Raw Milk. | Authorizes and decriminalizes the sale of raw milk, raw milk products, and raw milk dairy products directly from producers to consumers for human consumption, subject to certain restrictions. Authorizes the direct sale of raw goat milk for pet consumption. Establishes labeling requirements. Requires the Board of Agriculture and Department of Health to adopt rules no later than 7/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB857 | Relating To Care Homes. | Prohibits the licensing of an adult residential care home, expanded adult residential care home, or developmental disabilities domiciliary home that is financed, managed, operated, supervised, directed, or owned in whole or in part by a person convicted of a gambling offense. | In Committee |
| SB982 | Relating To A State Hotel. | Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to collaborate to actively plan for the design, construction, and operations and management of a state hotel. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB874 | Relating To Veterinary Medicine. | 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 veterinarianclient-patient relationship. Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications prescribed by veterinarians. Authorizes the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine to establish penalties, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a license. | In Committee |
| SB760 | Relating To Land Use. | Authorizes rodeos on lands that are zoned for agricultural use. | In Committee |
| SB764 | Relating To Physician Shortage. | Establishes a 1-year Physician Licensing Subsidy Pilot Program within the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to provide subsidized licensing fees for eligible medical school graduates and out-of-state physicians applying for initial licensure in the State. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to collaborate with the Department of Health, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, and other stakeholders to promote the pilot program; adopt rules; and submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2026. | In Committee |
| SB807 | Relating To Housing. | Expands the time period within which a county legislative body must approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove housing projects the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation develops or assists under a government assistance program from forty-five days to ninety days. | In Committee |
| SB761 | Relating To The North Kohala Kynnersly East Site Land Parcel. | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Agricultural Development Corporation for the purchase of the North Kohala Kynnersly East Site Land Parcel for agricultural development. | In Committee |
| SB815 | Relating To Enterprise Zones. | Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for enterprise zone program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone that is to be used or consumed by the purchaser and not for resale, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, and the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health care related sectors. | In Committee |
| SB751 | Relating To Marina Restoration. | Establishes a procedure for the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease fast lands and submerged lands that were destroyed by an event triggering a Presidential Disaster Declaration. | In Committee |
| SB766 | Relating To Public Lands. | Provides that a survey of the land to be set aside shall not be a condition precedent to the setting aside of public lands to any department or agency of the State. | In Committee |
| SB818 | Relating To Immigration. | Prohibits certain covered educational entities and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation facilities from collecting information regarding citizenship or immigration status or allowing officers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter certain facilities, except under specific circumstances. | In Committee |
| SB879 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes a refundable Family Caregiver Tax Credit for nonpaid family caregivers. Requires the Department of Taxation to report to the Legislature before the convening of each Regular Session. | In Committee |
| SB949 | Relating To Land Court. | Establishes a working group to reform or eliminate the land court in Hawaii. | In Committee |
| SB994 | Relating To Energy Assistance. | Establishes the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human Services to assist qualifying households in paying their energy bills. Requires the Public Utilities Commission Public Benefits Fee Administrator to provide certain assistants to recipients of the program. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB858 | Relating To Procurement. | Replaces the five per cent bid preference for bidders for a public works contract with an estimated value of $250,000 or more, who is a party to an apprenticeship agreement registered with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with a five per cent earned credit that can be applied to certain future public works contract bids for a duration of three years after the chief procurement officer issues the earned credit certificate. Authorizes purchasing agencies to audit and have full access to the books and records of contractors or subcontractors relating to the contractor's compliance with requirements of the earned credit bid preference. Requires contractors and subcontractors to maintain relevant records for three years. Requires the contractor to submit reports as required by the Chief Procurement Officer. | In Committee |
| SB968 | Relating To Teacher Loans. | Requires the Department of Education to establish a teacher loan forgiveness program to assist in the payment of loans for teachers who commit to teaching in the Hawaii public school system. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB568 | Relating To Feral Animals. | Designates the Department of Land and Natural Resources as the primary agency for the trapping of feral goats, sheep, and pigs. Requires the Department to establish a program to humanely manage populations of feral goats, sheep, and pigs in the State by trapping. | In Committee |
| SB569 | Relating To Health. | Makes an appropriation for the operation of an additional ambulance for the island of Hawaii to be based in Makalei. | In Committee |
| SB564 | Relating To Infrastructure. | Establishes a working group within the Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the State's port and harbor system and the potential viability of each location in that system to support current and future agricultural product transportation methods and needs. Requires a report. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB566 | Relating To The Spaying And Neutering Of Animals. | Establishes a spay and neuter special fund. Establishes a spay and neuter special fund advisory committee to develop eligibility criteria for and manage the disbursement of the special fund. Authorizes, and requires the Director of Taxation to amend the individual state income tax form to facilitate, the designation of tax refund moneys to be paid to the spay and neuter special fund. Appropriates moneys into and out of the special fund. | In Committee |
| SB570 | Relating To Goats. | Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from establishing or implementing bag limits for goats in public hunting areas. | In Committee |
| SB567 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes an income tax credit for medically-related travel expenses not covered by insurance. | In Committee |
| SB518 | Relating To Commercial Activity Permits. | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to update the online Wiki Permits service to include locations for which a right-of-entry permit for commercial activity is available via the service. Requires public input prior to the removal of any location from the list of available locations. Requires the Department to refund fees for right-of-entry permits if the permitted location is removed from the list of available locations before the commercial activity occurs. | In Committee |
| SB510 | Relating To The Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District. | Directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules lifting the moratorium on fishing in the Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District. | In Committee |
| SB475 | Relating To Colorectal Cancer. | Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury. | In Committee |
| SB507 | Relating To Meat Processing. | Establishes a working group within the Department of Agriculture to develop a plan that creates an educational pathway in the University of Hawaii community college system to equip interested students with the necessary entry level knowledge, skill set, expertise, and advancement potential in the field of meat processing. Require reports to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB514 | Relating To Wildfires. | Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund Corporation within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to provide compensation for property damage resulting from catastrophic wildfires in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature and Governor. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB517 | Relating To Agriculture. | Establishes a Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and other relevant stakeholders. Establishes the Microbial Algae Soil Products Pilot Program Special Fund. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt administrative rules. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB503 | Relating To Dam And Reservoir Safety. | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to incorporate into their assessment process the possession of dam insurance or the active seeking of dam insurance by private dam owners, as part of their valid mitigation strategies, in conjunction with approved modifications or repairs. Authorizes the DLNR to relax any restrictions and stringent standards on a dam or appurtenance upon verification of certain insurance coverage. Authorizes the DLNR to consider a dam, reservoir, or appurtenance is safe absent certain documents. Shifts the burden of proof to the DLNR to find that a dam is categorized as high-risk. Establishes additional requirements for the DLNR and Board of Land and Natural Resources regarding the Dam and Appurtenance Improvement or Removal Grant Program. | In Committee |
| SB528 | Relating To Marriage Of Minors. | Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. | In Committee |
| SB495 | Relating To Meat Processing. | Appropriates funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop, construct, and support facilities that can accommodate shock aging processes for meat products. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund for programmatic funding relating to facilities using shock aging processes for meat products. Authorizes the Agribusiness Development Corporation to contract with existing and future slaughterhouses in the State. | In Committee |
| SB555 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Creates a presumption for workers' compensation purposes that diseases of the heart in firefighters and law enforcement officers were proximately caused by and resulted from the nature of the person's employment if certain conditions are met. Exempts injuries caused by disease of the heart from certain time limitations applicable to workers' compensation claims. Establishes a process for regular physical examinations of firefighters and law enforcement officers to reduce heart disease risks. | In Committee |
| SB516 | Relating To Land Use. | Permits film production on lands that are zoned for agricultural use in counties with a population of less than five hundred thousand and that meet other conditions. Establishes the Agricultural Film Production Land Use Oversight Committee to monitor and enforce compliance with regulations on film permit activities on agricultural zoned lands. | In Committee |
| SB499 | Relating To Agriculture. | Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to develop a succession planning education program to educate and assist farmers and ranchers in the process of transitioning agricultural businesses to new owners. Requires the program to connect individuals interested in entering farming or ranching, or existing farmers or ranchers interested in expanding their business, with farmers and ranchers who have not yet identified a successor owner. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB512 | Relating To Firefighting. | Requires the State Fire Marshal to establish a Statewide Firefighting Helicopter Program. Appropriates funds for the State Fire Marshal to obtain helicopters, facilities equipment, drones, and supplies; hire and train staff; and do other things necessary to ensure that the Program is ready to begin providing aerial firefighting services on 7/1/2026. | In Committee |
| SB519 | Relating To Aquatic Life. | Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend the definition of "aquarium purposes", in Hawaii Administrative Rules, to allow a bona fide aquaculture entity or scientific research entity to collect aquatic life without a permit so long as the aquatic life remains in the county in which it was collected while it is alive. | In Committee |
| SB505 | Relating To The Minimum Wage. | Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation. | In Committee |
| SB515 | Relating To The Sugar-sweetened Beverages Fee Program. | Establishes a Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture that, beginning 1/1/2026, imposes a fee on the distribution and sale of sugar-sweetened beverages in the State. Establishes the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Special Fund. Requires moneys in the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Special Fund to be expended for the Hawaii Healthy Food Incentive Program and administration of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fee Program. Allows the Department to contract with a third-party to administer the program. Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the program. Requires the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to adopt rules by 12/31/2025. Establishes criminal and civil penalties. Requires reports to the Legislature and the Governor. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB508 | Relating To Search And Rescue. | Establishes the hike safe card program and search and rescue special fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure. Exempts persons who possess a hike safe card from search and rescue cost reimbursement, under certain conditions. Requires counties and the State Fire Council to adopt ordinances or rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements. Raises the penalty for criminal trespass from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. Makes appropriations. | In Committee |
| SB554 | Relating To Workers' Compensation. | Requires claims of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by first responders to be compensable under workers' compensation under certain conditions if the post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from the first responder acting within the course and scope of the first responder's employment. Defines "first responder." Exempts injuries caused by post-traumatic stress disorder from certain time limitations applicable to workers' compensation claims. | In Committee |
| SB369 | Relating To Resiliency. | Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for food and beverage supply chain activities. | In Committee |
| SB409 | Relating To The Department Of Education. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to design and construct photovoltaic panel coverings over playgrounds at all Department of Education schools. | In Committee |
| SB360 | Relating To Homelessness. | Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB377 | Relating To Taxation. | Exempts medical services from the general excise tax. | In Committee |
| SB389 | Relating To The General Excise Tax. | Expands the general excise tax exemption established by Act 47, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, to include amounts received by optometrists, audiologists, and chiropractors, for healthcare-related goods or services purchased under the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs. | In Committee |
| SB368 | Relating To Medical Records. | Requires health care providers to provide patients with copies of billing records within ten working days of a request from the patient and provide written notice to patients if there is a credit on the patient's account. Clarifies that health care providers must respond to medical record requests from patients in a timely manner pursuant to federal regulations, with exceptions. Establishes penalties for violations. | In Committee |
| SB310 | Relating To Taxation. | Authorizes a county with a pre-existing surcharge to continue the surcharge after December 31, 2030, at a lower rate of one-fourth per cent. Authorizes counties that have not adopted a surcharge ordinance on state tax to adopt a surcharge ordinance at the current rate of one-half of one per cent through December 31, 2030, and at a rate of one-fourth of one per cent after December 31, 2030. Expands the authorized use of surcharge revenues to more than capital costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project for counties with a population greater than five hundred thousand. | In Committee |
| SB341 | Relating To Reimbursement Of Public Officers And Employees. | Requires the State or a county to reimburse an officer or employee within thirty calendar days of a request for reimbursement for travel costs that the officer or employee loaned to the State or a county. Requires the State or a county to pay a percentage of interest on the total amount owed to an officer or employee until the loan is fully reimbursed. | In Committee |
| SB294 | Relating To Health Care Workforce Development. | Appropriates funds to support educational training programs to expand the State's health care workforce. Allocates funds to the Department of Education for health care certificate programs and classroom renovations for health care training in public high schools. Allocates funds to the University of Hawaii for education programs that support certified nurse assistants in becoming licensed practical nurses. | In Committee |
| SB316 | Relating To Infrastructure Maintenance In Housing Subdivisions. | Requires lot owners in subdivisions that are not planned communities to pay for the repair and maintenance of subdivision roads. Authorizes counties to assess and collect fees for repair and maintenance of subdivision roads if no courtappointed or deeddesignated entity is authorized to do so. Requires counties to provide certain services to associations. Restricts provisions to counties having a population greater than 200,000 but less than 500,000. Extends the reporting date and sunset date for the working group established pursuant to Act 200, SLH 2022. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB317 | Relating To Lactation Consultants. | Establishes the Board of Lactation Consultants of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and requires that lactation consultants be licensed by the board. | In Committee |
| SB415 | Relating To Trail Accessibility. | Establishes the Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program within the Division of State Parks of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Establishes the Accessible Wilderness and State Parks Trails Program Special Fund. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB413 | Relating To Fireworks. | Establishes a civil cause of action that may be brought by any person, other than an officer or employee of the State or employee of a local governmental entity in the State, for certain violations or aiding or abetting certain violations of the Fireworks Control Law. | In Committee |
| SB388 | Related To Teacher Loans. | Establishes a teacher loan program revolving fund to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-fill positions of Department of Education schools. Allows a loan to be forgiven for teachers who become a licensed teacher in Hawaii or for teachers who will commit to teach for seven years at a Hawaii public school or public charter school. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB408 | Relating To Education. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to increase per-pupil expenditures to $18,000 per student. | In Committee |
| SB393 | Relating To Hospitals. | Requires any hospital with an operating room licensed by the Department of Health to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke. | In Committee |
| SB374 | Relating To Tax Increment Bonds. | Requires counties to commission a comprehensive economic impact analysis before issuing tax increment bonds and make the analysis publicly available. Requires counties issuing tax increment bonds to conduct publicly available biennial independent audits and report to the Legislature. Requires counties issuing tax increment bonds to establish a review board to oversee tax increment bond projects. Restricts the amount of total outstanding tax increment bonds that may be excluded from the calculation of a county's debt limits from exceeding twenty per cent. Conforms county debt limit statements law to exclude tax increment bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of tax increment bonds and excluding tax increment bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. | In Committee |
| SB392 | Relating To Electric Bicycles. | Amends the definition of electric bicycles subject to various state laws and classifies electric bicycles by top assisted speed. Establishes additional regulations for the registration and use of electric bicycles. Increases the minimum age to operate an electric bicycle. | In Committee |
| SB201 | Relating To Student Out-of-service-area Attendance. | Prohibits the Department of Education from mandating that any student attend a school outside the student's service area. Establishes a 5 year phaseout period. Requires the DOE to submit annual progress reports. | In Committee |
| SB208 | Relating To The Department Of Human Services. | Requires the Department of Human Services to assess the feasibility of offering a 20% discount on certain goods and services for the State's low- to moderate-income elders. | In Committee |
| SB247 | Relating To Agricultural Land Conveyance Tax. | Establishes a surcharge on the conveyance tax upon the net capital gain from the transfer or conveyance of agricultural land. | In Committee |
| SB210 | Relating To Public Lands. | Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from approving any land disposition to the United States military that allows for or facilitates any military training activities on the subject lands. Requires that any lease or lease extension between the State and the US Department of Defense or branches of the US military include certain provisions, including an acknowledgement that the State retains authority over all environmental matters within its jurisdiction. Provides that violation of state or federal environmental law, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting the health and safety of the State's residents, shall be grounds for terminating the lease. | In Committee |
| SB248 | Relating To Decentralization Of Department Of Education Farm To School. | Provides that complex area superintendents have the authority to implement the farm to school and farm to school meals programs. Requires certain school cafeteria supervisors to report directly to complex area superintendents. Establishes school cafeteria supervisor positions. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a compensation review of school cafeteria supervisor positions. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB192 | Relating To Explosion Detection Technology. | Requires the county police departments to purchase and deploy explosion detection technology equipment to assist in the location of and response to explosions caused by the illegal use of firearms and fireworks. Appropriates moneys to the counties as a grant in aid. | In Committee |
| SB211 | Relating To The Hawaii Community Development Authority. | Allows the raising of the building height limit for 2 of the 5 parcels owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the Kakaako Makai area to 400 feet. Lifts the current restriction against residential development on the 5 OHA-owned parcels in Kakaako Makai to allow residential development by OHA or by third parties to which OHA conveys the parcels. Requires OHA and any developer to provide written notice to any tenant or resident of potential aircraft related nuisances before entering into a lease, and to assess and propose mitigation efforts to address aircraft related nuisances in development plans and proposals. | In Committee |
| SB188 | Relating To A State Permitting Office. | Establishes the State Permitting Office within the Department of Transportation to process building and infrastructure permits for construction of state-owned buildings, state roads and highways, and other construction on state lands. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB186 | Relating To Motor Carrier Vehicles. | Repeals inspection requirements for motor carrier vehicles. | In Committee |
| SB197 | Relating To Public Notice. | Establishes enhanced public notice requirements for changes in land use by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources, or University of Hawaii and boundary changes by the Land Use Commission. Requires approval of the project by the community through a referendum of nearby adult residents except for projects within the Mauna Kea science reserve, which require a referendum by all adult residents of the country in which the Mauna Kea science reserve is located. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB207 | Relating To The Department Of Transportation. | Requires the Department of Transportation to install and use at each state airport and commercial harbor electronic equipment capable of scanning for illegal fireworks. | In Committee |
| SB198 | Relating To Public Lands. | Prohibits the State from leasing public lands to or extending the lease of the US Department of Defense or any branch of the US military if the department or branch is noncompliant with any environmental order, consent decree, or memoranda of agreement, or any law, rule, or order on a matter affecting residents' health and safety. Requires Department of Land and Natural Resources to request that the military agree to remediation of existing leased lands prior to the end of the lease term. | In Committee |
| SB206 | Relating To Property. | Prohibits nonresident aliens and businesses and trusts that are significantly controlled by nonresident aliens from acquiring certain residential property in the State, except as otherwise provided by law. | In Committee |
| SB196 | Relating To Education. | Requires each public or public charter school to have staff trained in the administration of, and authorized to administer, epinephrine. Requires signs to be displayed in school buildings stating the symptoms of anaphylaxis and the proper method for administering epinephrine. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB214 | Relating To Income. | Implements a phased elimination of the tip credit. | In Committee |
| SB195 | Relating To Public Transportation. | Requires the counties, before implementing any new mass transit fare or increasing any existing fare, to first seek revenues from alternative sources, including transit-based advertisements. Requires a county that decides, after seeking alternative revenue sources, to implement a new or increased mass transit fare to submit a justification report to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department of Transportation to reject or approve the proposed new mass transit fare or fare increase within 30 days of receiving a county's justification report. | In Committee |
| SB203 | Relating To Crime. | Establishes a special intergovernmental task force to eradicate illegal gambling and drug activities and to establish community safe zones across the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| SB209 | Relating To Water. | Prohibits the use of 1,000,000 or more gallons of water per year for recreational or ornamental purposes. | In Committee |
| SB162 | Relating To Workforce Development. | Establishes the Hawaii State Fellows Program within the Department of Human Resources Development to match talented applicants with full-time, paid fellowship roles in various state agencies for a period of ten to eleven months. Establishes minimum qualifications and procedures for eligible applicants to apply to the program. Gives preference to eligible program applicants who have pre-existing ties to the State or a demonstrated commitment to long-term leadership in the State. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to coordinate with state agencies to implement and promote the program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB213 | Relating To Children. | Requires medically appropriate and reasonable life-saving and life-sustaining medical care and treatment for all infants born alive. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. | In Committee |
| SB194 | Relating To General Excise Tax Exemptions. | Establishes general excise tax exemptions for food, medical services, and feminine hygiene products. | In Committee |
| SB178 | Relating To Surfing. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to support the establishment of surfing as an interscholastic sport. | In Committee |
| SB160 | Relating To Mental Health. | Requires the Department of Health to construct a mental health facility for inmates or detainees with mental health needs in the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB212 | Relating To Cesspools. | Authorizes the Director of Health to grant an exemption from the requirement to upgrade, convert, or connect a cesspool if the State is unable to present evidence that the cesspool is affecting the State's drinking water supply or recreational waters. | In Committee |
| SB132 | Relating To Small Business Loans. | Establishes the Hawaii start-up business loan program. Establishes the Hawaii start-up business loan program special fund. Requires DBEDT to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding the program. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| SB164 | Relating To Housing. | Repeals statutory requirements for certain housing projects to be eligible for loans from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Repeals certain statutory provisions for grants to developers for rental units eligible to be financed in part or in whole by the RHRF. Repeals statutory language requiring the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish an application process for RHRF allocation that prioritized projects meeting certain requirements. Renames the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to the State Housing Revolving Fund (SHRF). Clarifies eligible applicants of the SHRF. Authorizes the HHFDC to use funds from the SHRF for broader housing projects. Establishes the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount within the SHRF. Authorizes the HHFDC to transfer funds between the Housing Efficiency and Innovation Subaccount and the RHRF without legislative approval. Amends the criteria and eligibility requirements for applicant developers seeking assistance from the SHRF. Requires the HHDFC to maximize the amount of housing built that utilizes loans from the SHRF by prioritizing projects with the shortest projected loan repayment terms that produce the highest number of units, per dollar, per year. Repeals all other priorities and preferences for projects utilizing the RHRF. Establishes a working group to revise the State's Qualified Allocation Plan, the prioritization of the SHRF, and the terms of loans. Requires a report to the Legislature. Allocates ten per cent of conveyance tax collections to the DURF. Removes the annual cap on conveyance taxes paid into the SHRF. | In Committee |
| SB64 | Relating To Education. | Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires each public school in the State, including charter schools, to employ, or retain under contract, at least 1 mental health professional for every 250 students enrolled, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Department of Education to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026. Appropriates moneys for the Department of Education to contract for mental health professionals and to establish an unspecified number of fulltime equivalent mental health professional positions within the Department of Education. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. | In Committee |
| SB44 | Relating To Housing Discrimination. | Authorizes the counties to prohibit discrimination against a renter based on the renter's source of income. | In Committee |
| SB85 | Relating To Permits. | Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, or School Facilities Authority. Repeals 1/1/2030. | In Committee |
| SB28 | Relating To The Land Use Commission. | Specifies that a simple majority of affirmative votes of the members of the Land Use Commission present at a meeting and qualified to vote is required for any boundary amendment. | In Committee |
| SB86 | Relating To Education. | Establishes a two-year pilot program that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free school lunch to all students enrolled at a department school. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals on 6/30/2027. | In Committee |
| SB1 | Relating To Agricultural Lands. | 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 a prohibited foreign party. Requires the Attorney General to undertake enforcement activities. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| SB91 | Relating To Education. | Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student. | In Committee |
| SB98 | Relating To Low-speed Electric Bicycles. | Increases the minimum age to operate a low-speed electric bicycle from fifteen to sixteen years of age. | In Committee |
| SB63 | Relating To Education. | Beginning with the - school year, requires public elementary, middle, and high school classes to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Requires the Department of Education to adjust state-provided bus and school meal schedules accordingly. | In Committee |
| SB87 | Relating To Mental Health At The University Of Hawaii. | Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. | In Committee |
| SB99 | Relating To Government. | Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as a school resource officer or investigator in positions identified by the Department of Education or the Department of the Attorney General, respectively, as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators. | In Committee |
| SB29 | Relating To The Motor Vehicle Rental Industry. | Repeals the definition of "vehicle license recovery fees". Limits to vehicle license and registration fees and weight taxes the fees and taxes that a motor vehicle lessor may pass on to a lessee. Amends the prorated amount of vehicle license and registration fees and weight taxes that a motor vehicle lessor may pass on to a lessee. Repeals the requirement that rental car companies submit annual audits to the Office of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. | In Committee |
| SB84 | Relating To Education. | Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, establishes a pilot program that requires the Department of Education to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training for public school students in grades six through twelve as part of existing health or physical education curriculum. Requires all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools in the state to have a cardiac emergency response plan as part of the pilot program. Establishes standards for the cardiac emergency response plan. Requires school officials to work with county emergency medical service providers to integrate the cardiac emergency response plan into the counties' emergency response plan into the counties' emergency medical service provider protocols. Authorizes uncertified trainers to instruct others in the administration of an automated external defibrillator or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the course does not result in certification. Terminates at the end of the 2029-2030 school year. | In Committee |
| SB72 | Relating To Housing. | Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to consider as a preference under chapter 201H, HRS, the proximity between the housing location and the applicant's place of employment; whether the applicant is a state or county employee; and whether the applicant is a returning resident that left the State to attend a university, college, or trade school and has graduated within the past two years. Requires, for any project developed or administered by the HHFDC under chapter 201, HRS, the HHFDC to set aside as a matter of preference an undetermined per cent of available units for state or county employees, when feasible. Requires HHFDC to determine the order of preferences and rank applicants accordingly, select applicants based on application date within the pool of similarly ranked applicants, and validate the preference status of applicants before occupancy of a unit. Authorizes HHFDC to adopt rules to establish additional eligibility criteria. | In Committee |
| SB34 | Relating To Mental Health. | Requires the Department of Education to identify an absence due to the mental health of a student as an excused absence. Defines the term "excused absence". Exempts an absence due to the mental health of a student from the enforcement of penalties relating to compulsory attendance at school. Limits the number of excused absences that may be taken by a student due to mental health reasons. | In Committee |
| SB39 | Relating To Voter Registration. | Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment applications or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system. | In Committee |
| SB32 | Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. | Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. | In Committee |
| SB41 | Relating To The Conveyance Tax. | Allocates ten per cent of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Removes the annual cap on conveyance taxes paid into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund. | In Committee |
| SB36 | Relating To The Land Use Commission. | Requires the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands that are designated for urban growth under a county general plan or county development plan as being in the urban district at the request of the county. | In Committee |
| SB80 | Relating To The Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. | Establishes the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Program. Repeals the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program. Clarifies that the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation may utilize funds in the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the purchase of equity in for-sale housing development projects and interim primary or secondary financing. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB134 | Relating To Elections. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB133 | Relating To Surfing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB126 | Relating To Property Forfeiture. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB336 | Relating To The Defense Of State Employees. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB479 | Relating To The Hawaii Able Savings Program. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB662 | Relating To Transportation. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB583 | Relating To Naming Rights. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB242 | Relating To Electric Vehicle Batteries. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB280 | Relating To The Community Outreach Court. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB589 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB302 | Relating To Cannabis. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB250 | Relating To Health. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB237 | Relating To Peer Support Programs. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB742 | Relating To Data Sharing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB431 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB441 | Relating To Cigarette Taxes. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB496 | Relating To Mmaki Tea. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB442 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB430 | Relating To Internships. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB474 | Relating To Fall Prevention. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB897 | Relating To Energy. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB550 | Relating To Fireworks. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB613 | Relating To Homeless Youth. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB935 | Relating To Government. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB933 | Relating To The State Budget. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB855 | Relating To Hawaii Retirement Savings Act. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB865 | Relating To Agriculture. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB934 | Relating To The State Budget. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB700 | Relating To Cognitive Assessments. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB712 | Relating To Health. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1065 | Relating To Skills-based Hiring. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB713 | Relating To A Rate Study For Home Health Services. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB705 | Relating To The Executive Office On Aging. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB1146 | Relating To The Ala Wai Canal. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB750 | Relating To The Environment. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB736 | Relating To Wastewater Systems. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB879 | Relating To Cesspool Conversions. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1221 | Relating To Stormwater Management Systems. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB969 | Relating To Waste Or Disposal Facilities. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1252 | Relating To Dementia. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB943 | Relating To Homelessness. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1396 | Relating To Economic Development. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB1491 | Relating To Departmental Data Sharing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1030 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1038 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1032 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1434 | Relating To Universal Immunization Funding Program. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB987 | Relating To Procurement. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB1027 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1026 | Making Emergency Appropriations For Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1035 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1029 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1168 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii Revenue Bonds. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB1028 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1034 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1501 | Relating To Energy. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1571 | Relating To Tourism. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1298 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB1567 | Relating To The Classification And Compensation Systems. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1439 | Making Appropriations For Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1477 | Relating To Social Services. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1462 | Relating To Crisis Services. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1482 | Related To Controlled Substances. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1409 | Relating To Transit-oriented Development. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB1424 | Relating To Appropriations. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1483 | Relating To Fireworks. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB104 | Relating To Corrections. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB30 | Relating To Mopeds. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB38 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB38 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB66 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB66 | Relating To Housing. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB72 | Relating To Pharmacy. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB383 | Relating To Small Purchases. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB162 | Relating To Collective Bargaining. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB159 | Relating To Qualified Community Rehabilitation Programs. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB447 | Relating To A Department Of Health Pilot Program. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB228 | Relating To License Plates. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB341 | Relating To The Issuance Of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds To Assist Hawaii Island Community Health Center. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB316 | Relating To The Green Jobs Youth Corps. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB694 | Relating To The Detention Of Minors. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB359 | Relating To Covered Offender Registration. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB960 | Relating To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB735 | Relating To Wastewater. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB718 | Relating To Positions At The John A. Burns School Of Medicine. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB1298 | Relating To Recycling. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB1245 | Relating To Pharmacists. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB1322 | Relating To Mental Health. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB1031 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1454 | Relating To The Wage And Hour Law. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1323 | Relating To Health Care. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB1429 | Relating To Medical Cannabis. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB1170 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii Resident Tuition Fee. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB1091 | Relating To Sewer Transmission Lines. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB1171 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii Relief Funding. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB1422 | Relating To Non-general Funds Of The Department Of Health. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB1169 | Relating To University Of Hawaii Conference Center Revolving Fund. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| HB1033 | Relating To Public Employment Cost Items. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1179 | Relating To Rural Emergency Hospitals. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| SB1502 | Relating To The University Of Hawaii. | Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Government Operations Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Health and Human Services Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Higher Education Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Housing Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Labor and Technology Committee | 1 | |
| Detail | Hawaii Senate Ways and Means Committee | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Hawaii Senate District 20 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 | |
| HI | Hawaii Senate District 19 | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 11/06/2018 | 01/22/2024 |