Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 181)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3305
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes a universal, single payer health care system to be known as "Hawaii Care", to provide comprehensive health care benefits to all state residents and eventually replace all existing health care plans in the State. Designates the Hawaii Health Authority as the responsible agency for the comprehensive planning, implementation, and administration of Hawaii Care. Requires the Hawaii Health Authority to develop and submit a comprehensive implementation and administration plan to the legislature by a certain date. Establishes the Hawaii Care special fund. Requires the Hawaii Health Authority to adopt rules and submit reports to the Legislature. Requires the Governor to appoint members to the Hawaii Health Authority by 12/31/2026. Requires the Department of Human Services to apply for necessary federal waivers. Takes effect 180 days after the approval of the Hawaii Medicaid State Plan and necessary federal waivers. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3306
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Prohibits a financial risk-bearing entity from administering Medicaid services. Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with one or more administrative services organizations to perform non-risk administrative functions for the operation of the State's Medicaid program. Requires the Department to establish a Medicaid Care Coordination Program to contract with community-based programs to provide care coordination services. Requires physicians, other independent practitioners, hospitals, and other institutional providers to be paid or reimbursed directly by the State's medicaid agency. Requires the Department to establish regional health hubs in each county to serve as localized oversight bodies. Requires the Department to convene a Medicaid Stakeholder Advisory Group to support continuous improvement throughout the transition period. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriate funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3307
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Amends the membership and responsibilities of the Public Land Trust Working Group established under Act 226, SLH 2022. Requires the Working Group to submit four reports to the Legislature: by 8/1/2027, a first interim report regarding Act 178, SLH 2006, financial reporting and accounting; by 12/1/2027, a second interim report regarding the public land trust inventory; by 6/1/2028, a third interim report that includes a preliminary draft of findings and recommendations regarding Act 178 financial reporting and accounting and the public land trust inventory; and by 10/1/2028, a final report that includes proposed legislation. Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide administrative support to the Working Group in coordination with a third-party consultant.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3308
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Temporarily increases the total amount of public land trust revenues transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, while reaffirming the State's obligation to the twenty per cent pro rata share pursuant to the Hawaii State Constitution. Repeals 6/30/2028.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3309
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes the Ombudsman's Office for Condominium Owners and Associations within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Increases the biennial Condominium Education Trust Fund fee by $2.50 a year to pay for the ongoing costs of the Ombudsman's Office. Appropriates funds from the Condominium Education Trust Fund for establishment of the Ombudsman's Office.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3302
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Refer
4/21/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules to authorize and regulate farm kitchens on the same basis as home kitchens producing homemade food products. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3303
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
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. Establishes a general excise tax to be levied on sports wagering operator licenses. Establishes the Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund to be administered and expended by the Department of Health. Specifies that legal sports wagering and fantasy sports contests shall not be considered contests of chance or gambling. Authorizes the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to perform criminal history record checks on applicants and licensees relating to sports wagering.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3304
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires the State Auditor to conduct audits of Medicaid health care insurance contractors and the Department of Human Services and its Med-QUEST division at least once every two years, with the first audits to be conducted by 1/1/2027, and the reports to be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2027. Requires the Auditor to conduct audits. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB331
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Expands the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Requires the claimant to provide actual evidence of the nature and cause of the construction defect and extent of necessary repairs along with the notice of claim to the extent the claimant has evidence. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's proposal to inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant unreasonably rejects a contractor's proposal to inspect or an offer to remedy.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3310
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Extends for 10 years the master lease of Mauna Kea lands that is set to expire on December 31, 2033. Requires that subleases of Mauna Kea lands to astronomical observatories be extended for 10 years.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3311
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Establishes the Strengthen Hawaii Homes Program under the Department of Land and Natural Resources to award grants for qualified mitigation projects to mitigate against loss from fire. Provides eligibility criteria for residential property owners to receive grants and guidelines for contractors and assessors to perform work on mitigation projects. Establishes the Strengthen Hawaii Homes Revolving Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3312
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Establishes a program and income tax credit to incentivize the conversion of commercial properties into residential properties. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3295
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 4th senatorial district.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3296
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Establishes the Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/28. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3297
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
2/2/26
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer certain lands to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.