Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 239)

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2495

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Requires the Office of Consumer Protection to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding actions taken in response to potential violations of the Residential-Landlord Tenant Code. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2496

Introduced
1/22/26  
Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Early Learning to administer funding for family-child interaction learning programs.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2497

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
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  
Requires electric utilities, excluding electric cooperatives, to maintain an online bill impact analysis tool for electric generation projects that provides full disclosure to ratepayers of the top-level assumptions used to calculate the per-project impact on customer bills. Requires electric utilities to submit an annual report to the Public Utilities Commission. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2488

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Establishes the position of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council Executive Director. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, rather than the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, for the HISC for fiscal year 2026-2027. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2489

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
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  
Requires each lease that the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity enters into, renews, or extends to include provisions stating that the Department may: (1) enter the leased premises; (2) order or otherwise require the lessee to maintain control of any invasive species on the leased premises; and (3) terminate the lease for refusal or violation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2485

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
2/23/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Establishes a temporary Solid Waste Management Working Group in the Office of the Governor to examine materials management policies and programs that reduce solid waste and protect the environment, and to present a list of alternative technologies to address solid waste management. Requires a report to the Legislature. Repeals 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2486

Introduced
1/22/26  
Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office to contract with a third-party consultant to develop a Climate Protection Plan for delivery to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2029. Establishes a Climate Protection Advisory Committee to assist the third-party consultant. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2487

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
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  
Refer
4/20/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Report Pass
5/1/26  
Enrolled
5/6/26  
Chaptered
6/5/26  
Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish performance-based incentives, including revenue adjustment mechanisms, cost control mechanisms, and reward and penalty mechanisms on or before 1/1/2027. Clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission is authorized to adopt alternative ratemaking procedures to establish electric utility rates and performance-based incentives. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2498

Introduced
1/22/26  
Requires each county Director of Finance to notify all applicable state and local agencies upon receipt of official notification of a vehicle transfer from a transferor. Requires each county Director of Finance to establish a centralized notification system to applicable agencies for every vehicle transfer by 7/1/2027.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2499

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Amends the processes for addressing party candidate and state senator vacancies.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB249

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/13/25  
Clarifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2490

Introduced
1/22/26  
Prohibits the manufacture or sale of surfboard wax that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2465

Introduced
1/22/26  
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to establish access to affordable health care as a fundamental right, subject to limitations balancing other essential public services.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2508

Introduced
1/23/26  
Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2509

Introduced
1/23/26  
Repeals law that provides that all local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are preempted and that existing local laws and regulations conflicting with the state law on smoking are null and void. Clarifies that counties retain the authority to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices, as long as the ordinances do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law on smoking.