Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 189)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2718
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Appropriates funds to the Food Hub Pilot Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3022
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Enrolled
4/22/26
Establishes the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program to honor individuals who have made considerable and outstanding contributions to the State and serve as inspirations to others. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3023
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires the Department of Education to implement a process to allow students to use preferred names to strengthen inclusivity in public schools.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3024
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Clarifies and strengthens the State's protections against sex-based harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation that occur in public schools, public charter schools, or at the University of Hawaii, including discrimination based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and pregnancy-related conditions. Establishes procedures for investigations and decision-making. Requires mandatory reporting by certain employees. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to conduct a comprehensive legal review. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3025
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/19/26
Refer
3/19/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Refer
3/30/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop, implement, and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt for residents of the State, subject to the availability of program funds. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3026
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Prohibits health care facilities, health care providers, and emergency medical services from furnishing medical debt to a consumer credit reporting agency. Prohibits consumer credit reporting agencies from reporting or maintaining medical debt information in the file on a consumer.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3027
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Establishes patient rights with respect to timely access to specialists and referrals and prior authorization determination timelines. Establishes certain requirements for health carriers for prior authorization determinations. Establishes certain requirements for the use of automated decision support tools for claims determinations and utilization review. Requires health carriers to establish certain safeguards for protected health information. Establishes certain reporting requirements for network adequacy. Establishes certain provider protections. Expands the Insurance Commissioner's enforcement authority.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3003
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Defines "portable solar generation device" and establishes certain requirements for their regulation and use. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish an online registration system. Requires reports to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3004
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Adds a minimum penalty and maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code and authorizes the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Establishes factors the CWRM must consider when determining the amount of the penalty. Increases maximum fines, for violations that cause harm, every five years from 2030 to 2045.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3005
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to establish a Community Action Center in Chinatown. Expenditure contingent upon the City and County of Honolulu providing matching funds. Appropriation.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3006
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires any petitioner for a district boundary amendment to obtain certification from the Commission on Water Resources Management that enough water is available for the project needs without causing harm to the relevant aquifers and provide that certification to the Land Use Commission.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3007
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Report Pass
5/1/26
Enrolled
5/6/26
Establishes the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for administrative purposes only. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for an Executive Director position and Specialist position within the Office of Community Culture, Arts, and Innovation. Establishes the Community and Cultural Partnership Program. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3008
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Amends Act 289, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, to replace the Senior Residence at Iwilei parcel with the Westridge parcel, change the transfer date for the Alii Tower parcel to 12/31/2026, changes the deadline for approval by the City and County of Honolulu to 12/31/2027, and changes the repeal date to 1/1/2028.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3009
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish residential electricity rate structures that prioritize affordability and equity. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a lifeline baseline performance standard, a medical essential needs energy program, and a new tariff. Requires electric utilities to file revised tariffs no later than twelve months after the Public Utilities Commission has issued a final decision and order under this Act. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to convene a stakeholder process for developing and implementing this Act.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB3015
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/30/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Prohibits government entities from making personal information publicly accessible through a publicly accessible information system or publicly accessible source of information, except under certain conditions. Allows individuals who reasonably believe their personal information is publicly accessible through a government entity's publicly accessible information system or publicly accessible source of information to submit a written notice to the entity to require corrective action. Establishes a cause of action to compel compliance. Establishes statutory penalties for intentional noncompliance. Requires government entities to adopt and implement policies and procedures to prevent personal information from being publicly accessible. Requires government entities that own, license, maintain, use, collect, or possess personal information to implement and maintain certain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect the personal information. Requires government entities to provide notice to individuals in the case of a breach of a security system protecting personal information. Requires government entities to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)