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Legislator > Elijah Pierick
State Representative
Elijah Pierick
(R) - Hawaii
Hawaii House District 39
In Office - Started: 11/08/2022
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
415 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-8490
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB134 | Relating To Elections. | Requires the Chief Election Officer to provide a system for the electronic filing of nomination papers. Requires that the system for the electronic filing of nomination papers be provided at no additional cost to the filer. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2028. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB359 | Relating To Covered Offender Registration. | Amends covered offender registration laws by expanding the definition of "sexual offense" to include additional sexual offenses from the Penal Code. Provides that the exception to covered offender registry public access requirements for a first-time misdemeanor offense does not apply when the covered offense was committed against a minor. Clarifies that a person who is required to report their location of residence in person every year under the covered offender registration requirements shall report during the thirty-day period following the offender's birthday, rather than from the offender's actual date of birth. Specifies how certain covered offenses are to be tiered for purposes of seeking termination of registration requirements. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB712 | Relating To Health. | Prohibits drug manufacturers from denying, restricting, or prohibiting the acquisition, shipping, or delivery of a 340B drug to pharmacies contracted with 340B covered entities under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. Authorizes 340B covered entities and the Attorney General to bring a civil action for enforcement within four years of a violation. Beginning 7/1/2026, requires each 340B covered entity in the State to report certain information annually to the hospital trade association operating in the State and requires the hospital trade association to prepare and publicly post an aggregate report of reports submitted by each 340B covered entity. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB862 | Relating To Transportation Services. | Authorizes the use of motorcoaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services if certain conditions are met. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB750 | Relating To The Environment. | Requires the Department of Health to conduct a statewide needs assessment to determine what will be needed to reduce waste generation, increase reuse, improve recycling collection services, and expand local processing of materials through an extended producer responsibility program for packaging materials and paper products. Establishes an advisory council to review the draft needs assessment and propose recommendations throughout the assessment process. Requires the Department of Health to hold a public hearing on the draft needs assessment and complete and submit the needs assessment to the Legislature by 12/31/2027. Appropriates funds. (CD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB951 | Relating To Prescription Drugs. | Allows a patient who has been seen in person by a health care provider who is in the same medical group as the prescribing provider authorized pursuant to section 329-33, HRS, to be prescribed an opiate prescription for a three-day supply or less via telehealth. (SD1) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB806 | Relating To Fireworks. | Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct fireworks sting operations and establish an explosives and firearms laboratory. (CD1) | Passed |
| HB735 | Relating To Wastewater. | Allows an individual wastewater system to serve up to five bedrooms, regardless of the number of dwellings, dwelling units, or accessory units, whether attached or detached, with certain exclusions. (CD1) | Passed |
| HB1231 | Relating To Traffic Safety. | Establish a safe routes to school program vehicle registration surcharge on certain motor vehicle registrations to be imposed and collected no later than 12/31/2025. Prohibits the use of facial recognition software in the operation of any photo red light imaging detector systems or automated speed enforcement systems. Clarifies the citations and summons procedures for the Automated Speed Enforcement Detector Systems Program. (CD1) | Passed |
| HB472 | Relating To Digital Identification. | Allows digitized identification cards to be accepted as a valid form of identification, under certain conditions. Authorizes state and county law enforcement agencies to accept a digitized identification card as proof of a person's identity beginning 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB620 | Relating To Education. | Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB286 | Relating To The Individual Housing Account Program. | For taxable years, beginning 1/1/2026, increases the maximum annual deduction for contributions to, and maximum account levels for, individual housing accounts. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB303 | Relating To Healthcare Preceptors. | Expands the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors, including removing "primary care" from the criteria to qualify as a preceptor. Adds dietitians, physician assistants, and social workers to the list of preceptors and eligible students. Expands eligibility for the tax credit to include accredited residency programs that require preceptor support. Adds the Director of Health and representatives of residency programs with eligible students to the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2) | Crossed Over |
| HB643 | Relating To The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Program. | Establishes short-term management initiatives for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Appropriates funds for activities and positions related to coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation control. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HCR164 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu, County Of Maui, County Of Hawaii, And County Of Kauai To Create And Maintain A Comprehensive List Of Hurricane Refuges And Shelters Electronically Accessible To The Public. | RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, COUNTY OF MAUI, COUNTY OF HAWAII, AND COUNTY OF KAUAI TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HURRICANE REFUGES AND SHELTERS ELECTRONICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR66 | Requesting The State Building Code Council To Adopt, Amend, Or Update The State Building Code To Authorize Point Access Block Construction For Residential Buildings Up To Six Stories In The State. | RESOLUTION requesting the state building code council to adopt, amend, or update the STATE building code to authorize point access block construction for residential buildings up to six stories in the state. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR137 | Urging The Department Of Transportation, Department Of Education, And City And County Of Honolulu To Implement Visibility Enhancement Measures On The Kuahelani Avenue Crosswalk At Kipapa Elementary School. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ON THE KUAHELANI AVENUE CROSSWALK AT KIPAPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. | In Committee |
| HCR19 | Urging The Governor To Create A Task Force On Military Partnership To Develop And Strengthen The Public-military Relationship In Hawaii. | RESOLUTION urging the governor to create a task force on military partnership to develop and strengthen the public-military relationship in hawaii. | In Committee |
| HR159 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu, County Of Maui, County Of Hawaii, And County Of Kauai To Create And Maintain A Comprehensive List Of Hurricane Refuges And Shelters Electronically Accessible To The Public. | RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, COUNTY OF MAUI, COUNTY OF HAWAII, AND COUNTY OF KAUAI TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF HURRICANE REFUGES AND SHELTERS ELECTRONICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR131 | Urging The Department Of Transportation, Department Of Education, And City And County Of Honolulu To Implement Visibility Enhancement Measures On The Kuahelani Avenue Crosswalk At Kipapa Elementary School. | RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ON THE KUAHELANI AVENUE CROSSWALK AT KIPAPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR52 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Work With Stakeholders To Construct A Sidewalk For Pedestrian Safety While Traveling Between Iroquois Point And Ewa Beach. | RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN IROQUOIS POINT AND EWA BEACH. | Crossed Over |
| HR48 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Work With Stakeholders To Construct A Sidewalk For Pedestrian Safety While Traveling Between Iroquois Point And Ewa Beach. | RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN IROQUOIS POINT AND EWA BEACH. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR70 | Requesting The Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Expand Its Personal And Professional Development Programs To Include Community Service Programs. | RESOLUTION requesting the department of corrections and rehabilitation to expand its personal and professional development programs to include community service programS. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR19 | Urging The Governor To Create A Task Force On Military Partnership To Develop And Strengthen The Public-military Relationship In Hawaii. | RESOLUTION urging the governor to create a task force on military partnership to develop and strengthen the public-military relationship in hawaii. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR60 | Requesting The State Building Code Council To Adopt, Amend, Or Update The State Building Code To Authorize Point Access Block Construction For Residential Buildings Up To Six Stories In The State. | RESOLUTION requesting the state building code council to adopt, amend, or update the STATE building code to authorize point access block construction for residential buildings up to six stories in the state. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR134 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct An Impact Assessment Of Eliminating Cost-sharing For Certain Diagnostic And Supplemental Breast Examinations. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to conduct an impact assessment of eliminating cost-sharing for certain diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. | In Committee |
| HCR18 | Requesting A Study On The Feasibility Of Establishing An Environmental Protection Agency-certified Laboratory In Hawaii To Test Drinking Water Samples For Toxic Chemicals And Other Contaminants. | RESOLUTION requesting A study on the feasibility of establishing an environmental protection agency-certified laboratory in hawaii to test drinking water samples for toxic chemicals and other contaminants. | In Committee |
| HR18 | Requesting A Study On The Feasibility Of Establishing An Environmental Protection Agency-certified Laboratory In Hawaii To Test Drinking Water Samples For Toxic Chemicals And Other Contaminants. | RESOLUTION requesting A study on the feasibility of establishing an environmental protection agency-certified laboratory in hawaii to test drinking water samples for toxic chemicals and other contaminants. | In Committee |
| HB131 | Relating To Research. | Allows agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain research purposes. | Crossed Over |
| HB751 | Relating To Organic Waste. | Establishes statewide goals for solid waste reduction and organic waste diversion. Requires each county to incorporate into its next integrated solid waste management plan revision a plan to divert certain organic waste generated within the county in alignment with established state benchmarks. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | Crossed Over |
| HR22 | Requesting The Promotion And Expansion Of The City And County Of Honolulu Neighborhood Security Watch Program. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Promotion and Expansion of the City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Security Watch Program. | In Committee |
| HR20 | Requesting The Auditor Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Review And Audit The Current Permitting, Inspection, And Penalty Process For Monster Homes, And To Identify And Recommend Improvements To Address Associated Issues. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE auditor OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO REVIEW AND AUDIT THE CURRENT PERMITTING, INSPECTION, AND PENALTY PROCESS FOR MONSTER HOMES, AND TO IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATED ISSUES. | In Committee |
| HCR34 | Urging The United States Congress To Call A Convention For Proposing Amendments Pursuant To Article V Of The United States Constitution Limited To Proposing Amendments That Impose Fiscal Restraints On The Federal Government, Limit The Power And Jurisdiction Of The Federal Government, And Limit The Terms Of Office For Its Officials And Members Of Congress. | RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION LIMITED TO PROPOSING AMENDMENTS THAT IMPOSE FISCAL RESTRAINTS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LIMIT THE POWER AND JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND LIMIT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR ITS OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. | In Committee |
| HR45 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Take Immediate Action To Address Illegal Dumping In Ewa Beach. | RESOLUTION urging the city and county of honolulu to take immediate action to address illegal dumping in ewa beach. | In Committee |
| HCR51 | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Construct A New Swimming Pool Complex. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX. | In Committee |
| HR12 | Urging The United States Environmental Protection Agency To Provide Federal Assistance For The City And County Of Honolulu's Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Improvements. | RESOLUTION urging the united states environmental protection agency to provide federal assistance for the city and county of honolulu's wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements. | In Committee |
| HCR12 | Urging The United States Environmental Protection Agency To Provide Federal Assistance For The City And County Of Honolulu's Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Improvements. | RESOLUTION urging the united states environmental protection agency to provide federal assistance for the city and county of honolulu's wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements. | In Committee |
| HCR13 | Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Social And Financial Assessment Of Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Traditional Native Hawaiian Healing And Cultural Practices Offered Through Federally Qualified Health Centers Or Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems. | RESOLUTION requesting the auditor to conduct a social and FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT of PROPOSED mandatory health insurance coverage for traditional native hawaiian healing and cultural practices offered through federally qualified health centers or native hawaiian health care systems. | In Committee |
| HR21 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Revise Real Property Assessment Procedures For Kupuna. | RESOLUTION urging the city and county of honolulu to revise real property assessment procedures for kupuna. | In Committee |
| HCR22 | Requesting The Promotion And Expansion Of The City And County Of Honolulu Neighborhood Security Watch Program. | RESOLUTION Requesting the Promotion and Expansion of the City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Security Watch Program. | In Committee |
| HCR21 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Revise Real Property Assessment Procedures For Kupuna. | RESOLUTION urging the city and county of honolulu to revise real property assessment procedures for kupuna. | In Committee |
| HCR20 | Requesting The Auditor Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Review And Audit The Current Permitting, Inspection, And Penalty Process For Monster Homes, And To Identify And Recommend Improvements To Address Associated Issues. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE auditor OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO REVIEW AND AUDIT THE CURRENT PERMITTING, INSPECTION, AND PENALTY PROCESS FOR MONSTER HOMES, AND TO IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATED ISSUES. | In Committee |
| HR71 | Requesting The Insurance Commissioner To Study The Impact Of Uninsured Motorists In Hawaii. | RESOLUTION requesting the insurance COMMISSIONER to study the impact of uninsured motorists in Hawaii. | In Committee |
| HR168 | Urging The United States Congress To Enact Legislation To Exempt Residents Of Hawaii From The Federal Income Tax. | RESOLUTION urgING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION to exempt RESIDENTS OF HAWAII from the FEDERAL INCOME TAX. | In Committee |
| HR129 | Urging The Department Of Law Enforcement, City And County Of Honolulu, And Honolulu Police Department To Partner With Local Businesses And Organizations To Create Disposal Programs For Illegal Fireworks. | RESOLUTION urging the Department of Law Enforcement, City and County of Honolulu, and Honolulu Police Department to partner with local businesses and organizations to create disposal programs for illegal fireworks. | In Committee |
| HR154 | Urging The Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus To Reintroduce And Advocate For The Passage Of The "engage The Pacific Act. | RESOLUTION URGING THE CONGRESSIONAL PACIFIC islands Caucus to Reintroduce AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE "ENGAGE THE PACIFIC ACT?. | In Committee |
| HCR49 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu To Take Immediate Action To Address Illegal Dumping In Ewa Beach. | RESOLUTION urging the city and county of honolulu to take immediate action to address illegal dumping in ewa beach. | In Committee |
| HCR135 | Urging The Department Of Law Enforcement, City And County Of Honolulu, And Honolulu Police Department To Partner With Local Businesses And Organizations To Create Disposal Programs For Illegal Fireworks. | RESOLUTION urging the Department of Law Enforcement, City and County of Honolulu, and Honolulu Police Department to partner with local businesses and organizations to create disposal programs for illegal fireworks. | In Committee |
| HCR159 | Urging The Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus To Reintroduce And Advocate For The Passage Of The "engage The Pacific Act. | RESOLUTION URGING THE CONGRESSIONAL PACIFIC islands Caucus to Reintroduce AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE "ENGAGE THE PACIFIC ACT?. | In Committee |
| HR49 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu And Developers To Coordinate Their Infrastructure Plans And Collaborate With Stakeholders To Ensure Adequate Infrastructure Be In Place Prior To Building New Housing Developments. | RESOLUTION Urging the City and County of Honolulu and developers to coordinate their infrastructure plans and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure adequate infrastructure be in place prior to building new housing developments. | In Committee |
| HCR53 | Urging The City And County Of Honolulu And Developers To Coordinate Their Infrastructure Plans And Collaborate With Stakeholders To Ensure Adequate Infrastructure Be In Place Prior To Building New Housing Developments. | RESOLUTION Urging the City and County of Honolulu and developers to coordinate their infrastructure plans and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure adequate infrastructure be in place prior to building new housing developments. | In Committee |
| HR47 | Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu To Construct A New Swimming Pool Complex. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX. | In Committee |
| HR73 | Requesting The Attorney General To Develop And Recommend A Process By Which Government Officials' Salaries Shall Be Determined By Voters. | RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND A PROCESS BY WHICH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS' SALARIES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY VOTERS. | In Committee |
| HR72 | Requesting The Governor To Take Any Actions Necessary To Reestablish An Interisland Ferry System In The State. | RESOLUTION requesting the governor to take any actions necessary to reestablish aN INTERISLAND ferry system in the state. | In Committee |
| HR84 | Commending The United States Air Force Reserve Command, 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Medical Operations Flight On Their Meritorious Humanitarian Service For Mental Health Support In The Maui Wildfire Response. | RESOLUTION commending the United states Air Force Reserve Command, 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Medical Operations Flight on their MERITORIOUS humanitarian service for mental health support in the maui wildfire response. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1343 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB628 | Relating To Education. | Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to persons who did not receive a diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services and persons 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 |
| HB640 | Relating To Child Welfare. | Requires the Office of the Ombudsman to publish an annual report on its website that identifies the number and nature of complaints that it receives regarding the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services. Requires the Child Welfare Services Branch to provide notification to certain parties that complaints can also be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3) | Crossed Over |
| HB763 | Relating To Civic Education. | Establishes the civic education trust fund to support programs benefiting civic education of public school students. Appropriates funds for the expansion of civic education in the public schools and for full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher positions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB749 | Relating To Cesspools. | Establishes a Cesspool Conversion Section within the Department of Health's Wastewater Branch, which shall be responsible for facilitating the conversion of cesspools within the State. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Cesspool Conversion Section. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | Crossed Over |
| HB677 | Relating To Identification. | Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and other relevant identification necessary for successful reentry into society, as soon as practicable. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate the process of obtaining identifying documents for inmates released to work furlough, extended furlough, or community placement programs, by providing the forms necessary for the inmate to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to the inmate as soon as practicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB594 | Relating To Hotels. | Requires hotelkeepers to provide adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors under certain conditions. Allows for recovery of damages by injured consumers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | In Committee |
| HB490 | Relating To Insurance. | Requires the Insurance Commissioner to study the feasibility of the mutual insurance model for condominium associations and submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB334 | Relating To Traffic Citations. | Establishes that intentional destruction or damage to a traffic camera is a class C felony. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB332 | Relating To Recycling. | Establishes a lithium-ion battery recycling working group within the Department of Health to assess recycling methods for small and medium format lithium-ion batteries. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1417 | Relating To Farms. | Creates an exclusion from income tax for the first $50,000 of gross income earned by farmers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1444 | Relating To Motor Vehicles. | Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to be conducted every two years rather than annually. | In Committee |
| HB288 | Relating To School Bus Services. | Authorizes the Department of Education to use alternative vehicles for student transportation under certain conditions. Allows the Department of Education to institute a staggered school hours program in public schools. Appropriates funds for the purchase of alternative vehicles and individuals to obtain CDL licensure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB673 | Relating To Emergency Management. | Amends chapter 127A, HRS, to clarify state and county authority. Prohibits the Governor or a mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital specifics during a state of emergency. Adds definition of the term "severe warning". Allows the Legislature and county councils to terminate a state of emergency, in whole or in part, issued by the Governor or a mayor, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB711 | Related To Driving Under The Influence. | Requires defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child by the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner while under the influence of drugs or alcohol to make restitution in the form of financial support to each surviving child of the victim. | In Committee |
| HB861 | Relating To Transportation. | Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1286 | Relating To Pedestrian Safety. | Prohibits pedestrians from walking along the roadway of an interstate highway, an auxiliary interstate highway, or certain state highways except while conducting authorized first responder duties or highway maintenance duties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB838 | Relating To Teachers. | Increases the bonus for teachers who achieve and maintain a current national board certification from $5,000 to $10,000. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB689 | Relating To Sexual Exploitation. | Establishes safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB674 | 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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB572 | Relating To General Excise Tax. | Exempts food and groceries from certain healthcare-related goods or services that were not the general excise tax. Expands general excise tax exemptions to include purchased under the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB98 | Relating To Authentic Assessments. | Authorizes public school complexes to use authentic assessments as part of classroom-based performance assessments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1442 | Relating To Office Of Entrepreneurship. | Establishes the Office of Entrepreneurship. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund to fund a program in partnership with the Office that creates opportunities in film, media, electronic sports, and creative industries for new businesses. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1328 | Relating To Midwives. | Continues a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Reestablishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| HB295 | Relating To Hawaiian Home Lands. | Amends the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, to authorize the transfer of a living beneficiary's place on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' waitlist for any residential, agricultural, or pastoral tract to a qualified application successor who is at least one-fourth Hawaiian, if the beneficiary dies. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB737 | Relating To Historic Preservation. | Redefines "historic property" with respect to the State Historic Preservation Program. Deletes the requirement for an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned single-family detached dwelling unit to have a historic preservation review if the unit or townhouse is over fifty years old. | In Committee |
| HB1202 | Relating To Teacher Compensation. | Recognizes prior teaching experience at an equal salary rating for teachers entering or reentering into the service of the Department of Education. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1200 | Relating To Teacher To Student Ratios. | Codifies the board of education's policy for class sizes to promote quality education and positive student-teacher interactions. Informs parents if changes to class sizes are needed. | In Committee |
| HB772 | Relating To Campaign Finance. | Disallows the use of campaign funds to purchase up to two tickets for an event or fundraiser held by another candidate or committee. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB1197 | Relating To Clinical Psychology. | Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to utilize student education partnerships to increase the amount of mental health care providers in correctional facilities across the State. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1321 | Relating To The Hawaii State Building Codes. | Requires the counties to adopt the Hawaii state building codes no later than one year after its adoption. Authorizes a county with a population in excess of 500,000 to amend its building energy conservation code to require more stringent energy-saving performance. | In Committee |
| HB639 | 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, with certain exemptions. Requires developers that sell, offer for sale, advertise, or make available artificial intelligence chatbots to disclose that their chatbots use artificial intelligence. Authorizes private rights of action. Establishes statutory penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB625 | Relating To Education. | Establishes a nationally certified school psychologist incentive program. Appropriates funds for the incentive program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB336 | 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 |
| HB1346 | Relating To Education. | Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated for Bargaining Unit (5) and subject to the availability of funds, provides annual salary step increases for public school teachers who have completed a year's satisfactory service and comply with specified requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | In Committee |
| HB284 | Relating To Housing. | Requires counties to grant building permits within sixty days if the application is stamped and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met. | In Committee |
| HB752 | Relating To Environmental Stewardship Fees. | Effective 7/1/2027, establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through which the Department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Special Fund effective 7/1/2025. Allocates a certain amount of transient accommodations tax revenues to the special fund. Requires report to the Legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the environmental stewardship fee program. Appropriates funds for the environmental stewardship fee strategic plan and positions for the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program. | In Committee |
| HB883 | Relating To Emergency Management. | Requires the Hawaii emergency management agency to inventory all designated emergency shelters and their ability to withstand a category one hurricane or higher. Requires Hawaii emergency management agency to publish a publicly available list of shelters and their respective hurricane ratings. Appropriates funds for a hurricane shelter retrofit program and director. | In Committee |
| HB1329 | Relating To Communities. | Requires any state or county department pursuing any major plan or work effort that is likely to significantly affect members of any community to: (1) Conduct a public hearing on the issue, and post notices on the department's website; and (2) Send direct notices of the public hearing to state and county elected officials who have constituents in the community. | In Committee |
| HB1419 | Relating To Fire Protection. | Defines stages of wildfire suppression efforts. | In Committee |
| HB1443 | Relating To Education. | Establishes a high school law enforcement curriculum-to-career pipeline initiative. Appropriates funds to develop and implement the program. | In Committee |
| HB1398 | Relating To Property. | Establishes an expedited procedure to remove persons from a property who are not tenants or former tenants. Establishes criminal offenses for persons who illegally occupy and damage property, for making a false statement to detain real property, and for fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property. | In Committee |
| HB1339 | Relating To General Excise Tax. | Exempts food and groceries from the general excise tax. Expands a 2024 session law exempting certain medical and dental services to include all medical and dental services. | In Committee |
| HB1342 | Relating To Offender Reentry Programs. | Expands programming and training for the comprehensive offender re-entry program under the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reduce the rate of recidivism and increase inmate marketability and workforce readiness. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1340 | Relating To Crimes Against Elders. | Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older. | In Committee |
| HB1335 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes a general excise tax exemption for the gross proceeds or income from the manufacture, production, packaging, and sale of diapers. Establishes a surcharge on the general excise tax and use tax for the sale or use of luxury cars. | In Committee |
| HB1212 | Relating To Pornographic Websites. | Requires any commercial entity that knowingly publishes pornographic material on an internet website that is accessible to persons in the State to use an age verification system to ensure that the pornographic material is not accessed by a minor. | In Committee |
| HB1341 | Relating To Insurance. | Establishes tax credits for insurers providing full property coverage to owners and associations of condominiums in the amount equal to twenty per cent of the insurance premium. Provides additional ten per cent tax credits to insurers incorporated in the State. | In Committee |
| HB1396 | Relating To Custodial Interference. | Includes in the crime of custodial interference in the first degree the taking, enticing, concealing, or detaining of a minor from a person who has a right to custody pursuant to a Voluntary Establishment of Paternity. | In Committee |
| HB1395 | Relating To Neighborhood Boards. | Requires counties that use neighborhood boards to ensure that: (1) Board member terms do not exceed one year; and (2) Neighborhood residents may vote for members of their corresponding neighborhood board by electronic means and in-person means. Requires certain reports to and from the Office of Elections. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| HB1412 | Relating To Sunshine Laws. | Designates the neighborhood commission as the appropriate oversight authority for application of the sunshine law to neighborhood boards. Authorizes neighborhood boards to discuss official government reports without placing it on the agenda, provided that no decision-making can be made. | In Committee |
| HB1397 | Relating To Parental Rights. | Prohibits the State and counties from adopting or ordaining any rules, regulations, or ordinances that infringe upon a parent's right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child, except in certain narrowly tailored circumstances. | In Committee |
| HB1445 | Relating To Education. | Requires the department of education to equip all classroom doors with interior locks, maintain a public address system, feature an emergency access route, and maintain fire alarms. Mandates the establishment of school emergency plans. Requires schools conduct regular testing and emergency preparedness drills. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1441 | Relating To Theft. | Creates the offense of organized retail theft. Provides penalties for organized retail theft. Creates an organized retail theft task force. | In Committee |
| HB1394 | Relating To Health. | Prohibits hospitals and medical facilities from using mechanical, chemical, or physical restraints or seclusion on minors and vulnerable adult patients, except when necessary. | In Committee |
| HB1305 | Relating To Fireworks. | Requires the Department Education, in coordination with the Department of Health, to develop a fireworks education and marketing program for implementation in public schools, including charter schools, and distribution to private schools. | In Committee |
| HB1311 | Relating To Condominium Proxy Voting. | Removes from the standard condominium proxy form the option of giving a proxy vote to the board of directors of a condominium association as a whole or to those directors present at an association meeting. | In Committee |
| HB1227 | Relating To Family Leave. | Establishes a paid family leave program for state and county employees. Authorizes a qualifying employee to take up to twelve 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. | In Committee |
| HB1272 | Relating To A Hawaii Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Program. | Establishes the Hawaii Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program, to be administered by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1252 | Relating To The State Capitol. | Requires DAGS and DPS, in consultation with the legislature and other entities, to plan and implement security improvements at the state capitol. Requires DAGS to remove all parking meters from the capitol parking facility and reallocate parking in the capitol district. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1251 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes a refundable income tax credit to offset the increase in real property insurance premiums for certain properties. | In Committee |
| HB1224 | Relating To Education. | Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations. | In Committee |
| HB1228 | Relating To Solid Waste. | Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of waste or disposal facilities that are near or above a significant aquifer. Allows counties to apply for exemptions to state siting standards if they meet certain criteria. | In Committee |
| HB1199 | Relating To Office Of Legislative Analyst. | Requires the office of legislative analyst to produce fiscal notes on all fiscal bills. Prohibits a committee from making a decision on a fiscal bill without a fiscal note. Mandates that fiscal notes be made available to the public. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB1201 | Relating To Insurance. | Establishes tax credits for insurers providing full property coverage to owners and associations of condominiums in the amount equal to twenty per cent of the insurance premium. Provides additional ten per cent tax credits to insurers incorporated in the State. | In Committee |
| HB1216 | Proposing To Amend The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii Regarding State Justices And Judges. | Proposes to amend the state constitution to:(1) require the election of state justices and judges, as provided by law; authorize the governor and chief justice to make interim appointments for vacancies in the offices of the chief justice, supreme court, intermediate appellate court, and circuit courts, or district courts, respectively; and (3) repeal provisions pertaining to the judicial selection commission. | In Committee |
| HB1249 | Relating To Disaster Preparedness. | Requires each public school to develop a disaster and attack preparedness plan by 1/1/2026 that includes shelter-in-place drills. Requires each school to maintain emergency goods sufficient for at least 48 hours in its facilities. | In Committee |
| HB1242 | Relating To Hawaiian Language Immersion Education. | Requires the Department of Education to implement a plan for a Hawaiian language immersion school in Kapolei that shall be ready to educate students in grades kindergarten through 12 by the 2028-2029 school year. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| HB1213 | Relating To Taxation. | Imposes a conveyance tax rate of 300% on sales of residential real property to persons who have not filed a Hawaii state income tax return within the preceding 4-year period. | In Committee |
| HB1253 | Relating To Probation. | Establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Program to be administered by the Judiciary. | In Committee |
| HB1198 | Relating To Minors. | Establishes civil liability for any commercial entity that knowingly or intentionally publishes or distributes materially harmful to minors without following certain age verification requirements. | In Committee |
| HB1190 | Relating To Campaign Finance. | Repeals the authority for campaign funds to carry over to subsequent elections. Requires, at the latest, for campaign funds not expended to escheat to the State after a certain period. Requires the Campaign Spending Commission to make reasonable efforts to return escheated funds to contributors with any remaining balance to fund partially publicly financed campaigns. | In Committee |
| HB1186 | Relating To Bed Bugs. | Prohibits landlords, including those operating in public housing and educational dorm settings, from renting a dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a current bed bug infestation. Establishes procedures that landlords shall take upon receiving notice of an actual or suspected bed bug infestation. | In Committee |
| HB1215 | Relating To General Excise Tax Exemption. | Exempts from the general excise tax, amounts received by a contractor for contracting work performed in a county having a population of more than one hundred twenty-five thousand but less than one hundred eighty-five thousand. | In Committee |
| HB1225 | Relating To Mental Health. | Amends the definition of "dangerous to self". Defines the terms "gravely disabled" and "psychiatric deterioration". Broadens the term of "imminently dangerous to self and others". Increases the maximum period of emergency hospitalization. | In Committee |
| HB1226 | Relating To Transportation. | Categorizes electric bicycles into three classes based on speed and operation. Requires electric bicycle manufacturers and distributors to apply a label to each electric bicycle. Authorizes county police to confiscate bicycles for certain offenses. Increases penalty fee paid upon redemption. Imposes a requirement that counties inform individuals of the applicable traffic code, safety information, and penalties for violations at the time of registering a bicycle. | In Committee |
| HB1196 | Relating To Education. | Establishes a high school law enforcement curriculum-to-career pipeline initiative. Appropriates funds to develop and implement the program. | In Committee |
| HB1195 | Relating To Education. | Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations. | In Committee |
| HB1214 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes a landlord resident tenant tax credit. | In Committee |
| HB130 | Relating To Fees For Public Records Under Chapter 92f. | Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Provides for a waiver of fees in certain circumstances when the public interest is served by a government record's disclosure. | In Committee |
| HB887 | Relating To Prevailing Wages. | Requires prevailing wages for human services providers. | In Committee |
| HB898 | Relating To Motor Vehicle Registration. | Classifies certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration. Effective 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| HB899 | Relating To Growth And Development In Sexuality Health Education Curriculum. | Requires that student health and sexuality health education programs include discussion of fetal growth and development. Outlines specific content to be included. | In Committee |
| HB908 | Relating To Early Learning. | Establishes a three-year pilot program within the early learning system to administer a home-based early learning program. Serves three and four-year-old children. Provides individualized software instruction in reading, mathematics, and science. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB955 | Relating To The General Excise Tax. | Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by a nurse entrepreneur for health care-related goods and services purchased under Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE. | In Committee |
| HB837 | Relating To Homeowner Associations. | Establishes an ombudsman's office for homeowner associations within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Establishes an ombudsman's office special fund. Requires board members of condominium associations, cooperative housing corporations, and planned community associations to meet certain educational requirements through classes offered by the ombudsman. Updates statutes relating to condominium associations, cooperative housing corporations, and planned community associations to integrate the role and functions of the ombudsman's office for homeowner associations. Appropriates funds for establishment of the ombudsman's office. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. | In Committee |
| HB853 | 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 |
| HB825 | Relating To Nuisance Abatement. | Offers rights and protections to citizens who bring civil nuisance abatement suits related to illegal gambling. Imposes a mandatory fine of $5,0000 for violating nuisance abatement laws related to gambling offenses. | In Committee |
| HB820 | Relating To Health Insurance. | Requires all health insurers in the State, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies under certain conditions. Applies to insurance policies, contracts, plans, or agreements issued or renewed in the State after 12/31/2025. | In Committee |
| HB845 | 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 |
| HB844 | Relating To Motor Vehicles. | Amend the State's regulation of sun screening devices on motor vehicles by lowering the allowable amount of light transmittance for vehicle windows from 35%, plus or minus 6%, to 25%, plus or minus 5%. | In Committee |
| HB854 | Relating To Mental Health Issues Of Committed Persons. | Appropriates $500,000, for each year of the fiscal biennium to the department of corrections and rehabilitation to procure a new software for electronic record keeping of medical records. Requires a report to the legislature. | In Committee |
| HB884 | Relating To Agricultural Lands. | Prohibits certain foreign parties or their agents, trustees, and fiduciaries 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 |
| HB846 | Relating To Contractors. | Raises the threshold exemption under the contractor licensing law's handyman exemption from $1,500 to $2,500. | In Committee |
| HB865 | 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 |
| HB881 | Relating To Public Utilities. | Establishes and implements the Catastrophic Wildfire Securitization Act, to allow public utilities to securitize rates in order to raise capital that can be used to pay for costs and expenses arising out of catastrophic wildfires. | In Committee |
| HB823 | Relating To Emergency Evacuation Routes. | Requires and appropriates moneys for the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the City and County of Honolulu, to assess and develop an improvement plan for emergency evacuation routes along the Waianae coast. Authorizes the Department to request input and assistance from the United States Navy. Requires a report to the Legislature. | In Committee |
| HB882 | Relating To Income Tax Credits. | Amends the amount of total income tax credits available. Increases the annual per production and aggregate caps. Provides the State with alternative marketing opportunities in lieu of a shared-card, end-title screen credit. | In Committee |
| HB876 | Relating To Healthcare Preceptors. | Adds psychology, physician assistant, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, clinical social worker, rehabilitation counselor, and school counselor students to the definition of "eligible student" under the qualifications for the healthcare preceptor tax credit. Amends the definition of "preceptor" by adding psychologists, physician assistants, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, rehabilitation counselors, and school counselors to the list of preceptors eligible to receive the tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. | In Committee |
| HB835 | Relating To Condominiums. | Imposes a less deferential standard of negligence on officers and directors of condominium associations incorporated under HRS 414D. Ensures that officers and directors of condominium associations are held accountable by imposing a reasonable person standard of negligence. | In Committee |
| HB930 | Proposing An Amendment To Article X, Section 1, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Require That The Statewide Public School System Be Thorough And Efficient. | Proposes an amendment to article X, section 1, of the Hawaii State Constitution to require that the statewide public school system be thorough and efficient. | In Committee |
| HB890 | Relating To Condominium Associations. | Establishes the Ombudsman's Office for Condominium Associations within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Updates the Condominium Property Act to integrate the role and functions of the ombudsman's office for condominium associations. Appropriates funds for establishment of the Ombudsman's Office for Condominium Associations. | In Committee |
| HB910 | Relating To Rare Diseases. | Establishes the rare disease advisory council to increase awareness and effective medical intervention for rare diseases. Establishes the rare disease advisory council special fund. Requires DOH and DOE to incorporate the importance of annual physical examinations for children in programs and literature. Amends the insurance code to include coverage for individuals with velocardiofacial syndrome and other genetic disorders. Exempts from cost sharing. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB944 | Relating To Neighborhood Boards. | Authorizes neighborhood boards to solicit suggestions for capital improvement projects and operating budget priorities from residents. Requires each county mayor to consider and respond in writing to the suggestions for capital improvement projects and operating budget priorities submitted by each neighborhood board. Requires each county council to consider the neighborhood boards' recommendations, the mayor's responses, and county fiscal health in determining the final budget. | In Committee |
| HB896 | Relating To Sexual Offenses. | Provides for a sentence of death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole upon a conviction for sex trafficking. Requires a separate sentencing proceeding by a jury, except if waived by the defendant, for a conviction for sex trafficking. Makes commercial sexual exploitation a class A felony. Makes conforming amendments. | In Committee |
| HB895 | Relating To The Enforcement Of Fireworks Laws. | Appropriates moneys to the county police departments to enforce applicable fireworks laws, subject to certain conditions. | In Committee |
| HB897 | Relating To The Nurse Licensure Compact. | Authorizes the Governor to enter the State into a multistate Nurse Licensure Compact that will allow a nurse who is licensed by a home state to practice under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state. Beginning 7/1/20 , requires each person who holds a multistate nurse license issued by another state and is employed by a health care facility to complete annual demographic data surveys. Authorizes the State Board of Nursing to charge different fees for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who hold a multistate license issued by the State. Provides that the Nurse Licensure Compact shall become effective and binding in the State two years after the Act takes effect. | In Committee |
| HB889 | Relating To The Transient Accommodations Tax. | Provides Hawaii taxpayers with a refundable transient accommodations tax credit. | In Committee |
| HB839 | Relating To The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. | Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow a person authorized to practice psychology in a compact state in which the person is not licensed. | In Committee |
| HB857 | Relating To Health Insurance. | Requires all accident and health or sickness insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations operating in the State to adopt policies, procedures, and criteria for approving or denying requests for prior authorization that are the equivalent to the guidelines for prior authorization established by Medicare. | In Committee |
| HB836 | Relating To Penalties. | Mandates courts to impose an enhanced sentence for theft and burglary offenses over a certain property value threshold. Increases penalties for habitual property crime perpetrators. Targets fencing operations and imposes enhanced sentencing to those who knowingly receive stolen property or resell such property. | In Committee |
| HB909 | Relating To School Bus Services. | Authorizes the Department of Education to use alternative vehicles for student transportation under certain conditions and appropriates funds for the purchase of alternative vehicles and individuals to obtain CDL licensure. Allows Department schools to initiate staggered start times. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB720 | Relating To Motor Vehicles. | Amend the State's regulation of sun screening devices on motor vehicles by lowering the allowable amount of light transmittance for vehicle windows from 35%, plus or minus 6%, to 25%, plus or minus 5%. | In Committee |
| HB748 | Relating To Waste Or Disposal Facilities. | Prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of any waste or disposal facility on land that is near or above a significant aquifer as determined by the Department of Health. Reduces the required buffer zone around waste or disposal facilities. | In Committee |
| HB694 | Relating To A Child Tax Credit. | Establishes a refundable child tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. | In Committee |
| HB764 | Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Section 4, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Establish Term Limits For Legislators. | Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the Legislature, as provided by law, for terms beginning after the general election of 2028. | In Committee |
| HB192 | Relating To Foreign Ownership Of Agricultural Land. | Prohibits foreign entities from owning, leasing, or holding a controlling interest in more than an unspecified number of acres of agricultural land. Limits the lease term for agricultural land by foreign entities. Requires foreign entities that own or lease interest in agricultural lands to file an annual report with the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB672 | Relating To Public Assistance. | Allows the Department of Human Services to administer and provide public assistance to eligible residents of the State during a Governor-Declared State of Emergency. | In Committee |
| HB630 | Relating To Common Interest Communities. | Provides for the administrative dissolution of any planned community association or condominium association in existence as of 7/1/2027. Provides the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs the powers currently provided to planned community associations and condominium associations under chapters 421J and 514B, HRS, and each planned community's or condominium's bylaws and other governing documents. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to submit a report and proposed legislation to the Legislature with recommendations to administer planned communities and condominiums. | In Committee |
| HB647 | Relating To Marriage Of Minors. | Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments. | In Committee |
| HB507 | Relating To Cesspools. | Appropriates funds for the cesspool compliance pilot grant project. | In Committee |
| HB516 | Relating To Housing. | Repeals the requirement imposed on the counties to allow for the construction of at least two accessory dwelling units on all residentially zoned lots. Establishes the accessory dwelling unit housing development program with the Hawaii Community Development Authority to award subsidies to individuals who build accessory dwelling units. Exempts those accessory dwelling units from general excise tax for the first 3 years of rental. | In Committee |
| HB488 | Proposing Amendments To The Hawaii Constitution To Promote Accountability In Elected Officials. | Proposes to amend the state constitution to suspend or bar criminally charged or convicted elected officials from office and impose term limit requirements on elected officials. | In Committee |
| HB571 | Relating To Condominiums. | Limits condominium board members to serving no more than two consecutive terms. Allows such members to resume their positions after one term has passed since their departure. | In Committee |
| HB573 | Relating To Consumer Protection. | Creates an exemption within the existing limits on recovery to ensure that accepting restitution under chapter 487 does not prohibit an individual from a separate recovery from an action brought under chapter 480 for unfair and deceptive practices. | In Committee |
| HB633 | Relating To Fireworks. | Prohibits fireworks. Imposes penalties. | In Committee |
| HB593 | Relating To Treatment For Mental Illness. | Establishes a pilot program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, e.g., "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless adult individuals suffering from serious brain disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB514 | Relating To Wind Energy. | Creates an offshore wind energy working group to generate a roadmap to define standards to consider in the developmental process for offshore wind energy. Requires the working group to submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2027 regular session. | In Committee |
| HB575 | Relating To Taxation. | Provides an income tax deduction for tips received by tipped employees. | In Committee |
| HB601 | Relating To Elections. | Increases the number of voter service centers in the State. Requiring all voter services centers to operate during the same days and hours statewide. Clarifies that during each day of operation, during all hours of operation, each voter service center is to provide in-person voter registration, receive absentee and election-by-mail ballots, allow voters to vote in person, and provide voting machine services for persons with disabilities. Appropriates moneys to the counties for the administrative costs of voter service centers. | In Committee |
| HB515 | Relating To Transportation. | Categorizes electric bicycles into three classes based on speed and operation. Establishes regulations for electric bicycles. Requires electric bicycle manufacturers and distributors to apply a label to each electric bicycle specifying the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage of the electric bicycle. Imposes licensure and insurance requirements for class three electric bicycles. | In Committee |
| HB518 | Relating To Small Claims Court. | Prohibits licensed attorneys from representing clients in small claims court. | In Committee |
| HB598 | Relating To Health. | Prohibits the imposition of cost-sharing requirements for certain diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. | In Committee |
| HB634 | Relating To Dangerous Dogs. | Increase penalties for bodily injuries to humans caused by unprovoked dangerous bog bites resulting from dog owner negligence. | In Committee |
| HB574 | Relating To Taxation. | Establishes an income tax credit of $3,000 for retired service members of the Hawaii National Guard. | In Committee |
| HB632 | Relating To Condominiums. | Prohibits a condominium association or its board of directors from enforcing de minimis violation of association bylaws, rules, or regulations. Defines "de minimis violations". Requires condominium associations to provide persons accused of violations the right to appeal to the board of directors. Requires a condominium to disclose this right of appeal to alleged violators. | In Committee |
| HB631 | Relating To Common Interest Communities. | Prohibits condominium associations and planned community associations from requiring a unit owner to pay a filing fee, application fee, or other similar fee, when applying to improve, alter, repair, or renovate a portion of the unit owner's unit or other real property, including an exterior portion of the unit. | In Committee |
| HB623 | Relating To Education. | Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. | In Committee |
| HB312 | Relating To The Department Of Human Services. | Requires the department of human services to provide written notice to a parent of the parent's rights when conducting an investigation regarding a child who is or may be subject to imminent harm. | In Committee |
| HB291 | Relating To Use Of Force In Self-protection. | Clarifies when the use of deadly force is not justified. Removes the requirement to retreat or surrender possessions prior to using deadly force. | In Committee |
| HB355 | Relating To An Income Tax Credit. | Establishes a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses paid to retrofit a residence with wind resistive devices. | In Committee |
| HB124 | Relating To Professional Land Surveyors. | Establishes a ten year statute of repose for land surveyors, after which time a complaint for a civil action cannot be made. | In Committee |
| HB206 | Relating To The Hawaiian Language. | Requires each public high school in the State to require students to complete and pass 2 full years of Hawaiian language courses as a condition of graduation. | In Committee |
| HB216 | Relating To Prescription Drugs. | Establishes requirements for the clinical review criteria and clinical practical guidelines used to establish step therapy protocols. Provides a process for a patient to request an exception to using step therapy protocols. Establishes insurance coverage requirements relating to the use of step therapy protocols and standards to appeal an adverse step therapy exception determination. | In Committee |
| HB289 | Relating To Education. | Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations. | In Committee |
| HB287 | Proposing Amendments To Article X, Section 2 And Article Xviii, Section 12, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Establish Local Elected School Boards. | Proposes a constitutional amendment that would establish local school boards throughout the State to be elected by the voters and to serve no more than twelve years as a member. | In Committee |
| HB282 | Relating To Taxation. | Provides an income tax deduction for tips received by tipped employees. | In Committee |
| HB290 | Relating To Crimes Against Elders. | Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older. | In Committee |
| HB281 | Relating To General Excise Tax. | Exempts food and groceries from the general excise tax. Expands a 2024 session law exempting certain medical and dental services to include all medical and dental services. | In Committee |
| HB283 | Relating To Income Tax. | Eliminates the state individual income tax. | In Committee |
| HB294 | Relating To Department Of Hawaiian Homelands Leases. | Requires leases used in the conveyance of available lands as defined by section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, as amended, to conform to the requirements for securitization by federally insured lending programs. | In Committee |
| HB296 | Relating To Office Of Legislative Analyst. | Requires the office of legislative analyst to produce fiscal notes on all fiscal bills. Prohibits a committee from making a decision on a fiscal bill without a fiscal note. Mandates that fiscal notes be made available to the public. Appropriates funds. | In Committee |
| HB356 | Relating To The State Building Codes. | Requires all newly constructed single-family residences and apartment buildings located within specified geographic areas to be built to withstand certain categories of hurricanes and to contain residential safe rooms with attached bathrooms. Effective 1/1/2026. | In Committee |
| HB292 | Relating To Transportation. | Categorizes electric bicycles into three classes based on speed and operation. Requires electric bicycle manufacturers and distributors to apply a label to each electric bicycle. Authorizes county police to confiscate bicycles for certain offenses. Increases penalty fee paid upon redemption. Imposes a requirement that counties inform individuals of the applicable traffic code, safety information, and penalties for violations at the time of registering a bicycle. | In Committee |
| HB473 | Relating To Voter Registration. | Establishes a process, beginning on January 1, 2026, for automatically preregistering or registering public, charter, and private school-enrolled students who are at least 16 years old to vote. | In Committee |
| HB494 | Relating To Open Meetings. | Repeals the Legislature's exemption under the State's open meetings law. | In Committee |
| HB495 | Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Section 4, Of The Hawaii State Constitution To Establish Legislative Term Limits. | Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the number of years members may serve in the Legislature to a maximum of sixteen years. | In Committee |
| HB460 | 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 |
| HB493 | Relating To Ethics. | For purposes of the state ethics laws, subjects legislators to all ethics laws applicable to employees by including legislators within the definition of "employees". Repeals references to legislators under the state ethics laws made redundant by the inclusion. | In Committee |
| HB469 | Relating To Parking For Disabled Persons. | Requires the Disability and Communication Access Board to issue a disability travel placard to an applicant who has a valid removeable windshield placard and provides proof of travel. Effective 7/1/2027. | In Committee |
| HB482 | Relating To Illegal Camping. | Clarifies petty misdemeanor penalties for the offense of criminal trespass onto public parks and recreational grounds. Provides for seizure of abandoned or unattended personal property. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a homeless outreach and case management program. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify and restore vacated homeless encampment areas in the State and report to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. | In Committee |
| HB297 | Relating To Elections. | Requires that each county council district feature at least one voter service center for elections. Provides further, that each county council district must have one voter service center open on election day. | In Committee |
| HB298 | Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii, Section 4, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Establish Term Limits For Legislators. | Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the legislature to a maximum of twelve years in the house of representatives or senate, or both, for terms beginning on or after the general election of 2026. | In Committee |
| HB313 | Relating To Hawaiian Home Lands. | Allows designation of eligible homestead lots as enterprise zones for a period of twenty years. Provides state and local incentives to qualified businesses on homestead lots. | In Committee |
| HB311 | Relating To General Excise Tax Exemption. | Establishes general excise tax exemptions for various medical services, including dental services. | In Committee |
| HB285 | Relating To Insurance. | Establishes tax credits for insurers providing full property coverage to owners and associations of condominiums in the amount equal to twenty per cent of the insurance premium. Provides additional ten per cent tax credits to insurers incorporated in the State. | In Committee |
| HB293 | Relating To Public Land Trust Revenues. | Requires that all moneys in the pro rata portion of the Public Land Trust be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB589 | Relating To Renewable Energy. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB825 | Relating To Eviction Mediation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Nay |
| HB431 | Relating To Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB897 | Relating To Energy. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Nay |
| HB697 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB667 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB534 | Relating To Labeling Requirements. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1044 | Relating To The Stabilization Of Property Insurance. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB750 | Relating To The Environment. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Nay |
| HB860 | Relating To Liability. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| SB1220 | Relating To Renewable Gas Tariff. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB1367 | Relating To Installment Loans. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1156 | Relating To Special Facility Revenue Bonds. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1052 | Relating To The Universal Service Program. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB1231 | Relating To Traffic Safety. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1298 | Relating To Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| HB1482 | Related To Controlled Substances. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | Absent |
| SB66 | Relating To Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB70 | Relating To Condominium. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB752 | Relating To Insurance. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1048 | Relating To Solicitation Of Funds From The Public. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB1298 | Relating To Recycling. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB102 | Relating To Restaurants. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB65 | Relating To Housing. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| SB385 | Relating To Condominiums. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB420 | Relating To Remedies. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB529 | Relating To State Finances. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| HB544 | Relating To Pet Insurance. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1055 | Making An Emergency Appropriation To The Public Utilities Commission. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Nay |
| HB1259 | Relating To Transportation. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| HB1291 | Relating To Agriculture. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1422 | Relating To Motor Carriers. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| SB140 | Relating To Invasive Species. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Absent |
| SB385 | Relating To Condominiums. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1051 | Relating To Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards. | House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/22/2025 | Absent |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | Hawaii House District 39 | House | Republican | In Office | 11/08/2022 |