Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 159)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB464
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Allows direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees. Requires the liquor commission of each county to adopt rules and regulations.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB466
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
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.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB467
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045, at the same rates, if the county does so before 1/1/2028; Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019, or after 12/31/2045; and Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges received from the State for counties having a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopt a county surcharge on state tax.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB468
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Repeals existing statutory language that: (1) declares that the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic devices are a statewide concern; and (2) preempts all local ordinances and regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic devices.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB469
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/26
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund and, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB47
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
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)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB470
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes a deferred retirement option program to allow qualified officers who are eligible for retirement to continue working.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB481
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Allows a dental graduate from a dental college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada to be an eligible candidate for a community service license (CSL). Repeals the requirement that the licensing examinations be completed within five years of a request for a CSL. Repeals the requirement that a CSL applicant provide a copy of an active, unrestricted dental practice license form another state. Repeals the prohibition against a person who failed the license examination from obtaining a CSL. Requires a CSL to be eligible for conversion to an unrestricted dental practice license when a dental provider who holds a CSL completes at least five thousand hours of community service to patients in the State.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB482
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
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.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB483
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Appropriates funding for the Department of Human Services to conduct a rate study for Medicaid home health services in Hawaii.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB484
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/26
Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amount.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB459
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/26
Requires the Deputy Director of Highways of the Department of Transportation to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB46
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Requires all health insurers in the state, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover annual mental health wellness examinations.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB460
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Specifies that any minor who resides in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse may file a petition for and be granted an order of protection or temporary restraining order.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB461
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/21/25
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue an order of wage payment violation to employers in violation of the State's Wages and Hour Law. Establishes penalties, enforcement, and appeal procedures related to orders of payment violations. Amends the definition of "wage" under the State's Wage and Hour Law to clarify that it means compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee regardless of how it is calculated.